How I Learned To Shave My Legs With Conditioner And Other Stories

Here's a glance at what's on tap in Seventeen magazine this month.

Turn to p. 117 to get Scarlett Johansson's flirting moves! Flip to p. 42 to score great deals and look like a star! Dating Clinic: See Pete Wentz's love tips on p. 102! Perfect Skin Tips: Say goodbye to breakouts once and for all on p. 70!

Sigh. (If I had a dollar for every time a teen or womens magazine had promised "once and for all" to rid me of 1) breakouts 2) cellulite 3) someone's cheatin' heart, I would have enough money to find a cure for all three.) Well, once upon a time... there was Sassy magazine. The thinking teen's guide to music, DIY, and even helpful tips like alternative uses for conditioner (really handy at summer camp). It was less about how to make the boys happy than how to make yourself happy. Well, there's a new book out that sings the praises of Sassy... and remembers the days of the Sassy cult, it's called: How Sassy Changed My Life: A Love Letter To The Greatest Teen Magazine Of All Time. We're going to talk to one of the co-authors... and talk to another grown up Sassy fan, who went on to start Venus 'Zine. In the meantime, please feel free to post why Sassy changed your life! Also, what do you think is the natural offspring of Sassy... Bitch? Bust? (Dare I say it...) Jane?

 

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Sassy magazine did not only change my life, it was my life. My mother handed me a Sassy one day saying, "This just looked liked you." I was hooked immediately. The happiest moments of my Sophmore year in high school were those mid-month days when the lastest issue was found waiting for me in the mailbox. That magazine taught me how to dye my hair with Kool-Aid, turn an old pair of jeans into a skirt, and be at ease with my eccentric, artsy adolescent self. I adored Sassy, and I still miss it.

Sent by Jenny | 2:07 PM ET | 07-17-2007

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