This magazine cover is from women's magazine Vogue and is the March issue. The price is just below the date line showing that this particular magazine is priced at £4.10 suggesting that the target audience would range from B's-C2's around the age of 20-40. As I stated before the magazine is aimed directly at women  and our subconsciousness would recognise this as there is a strong use of the colour pink which in our society holds connotations of femininity. The magazines main image is that of rising star Lana Del Ray who is rapidly gaining a larger fan base due to her originality in music. This image will be very effective as it would draw in an audience who are her fans and possibly people who are intrigued over her recent success. The puff at the top right hand side of the magazine also re-enforces this as it promotes her to a wider audience who may not know of her "The fascinating Lana Del Ray".  The main image of Lana shows that she has a strong sexuality through her eyes (which always are making direct eye contact) but also respectable as she very well covered up which again would draw in the target audience as they feel that if they read about this star they have a greater insight into becoming her. The mast head is the most prominent part of the text as it is enlarged and is coloured in pink striking the eye as well as missing the "G" out of the word "Vogue". This is done as the magazine is so well known and is embedded in most of the populations mind we ultimately recognise what magazine it is by looking at the first "V" of the title. The lay out of this magazine is fairly simple compared to other magazines again portraying style and class which would appeal to a higher class audience.    What, why and how words are used in magazines is no coincidence, for example one of the puffs in this magazine shows that "Essential international collections issue". The word that is most notable is the first word "Essential" as it is in a different font and colour again inticing the audience by making them thinking they if it's essential then they must have it.