On the 8th of August the 50th issue of ‘Oh Comely’ magazine will be published! I have loved ‘Oh Comely’ since the very first issue so I thought I’d write this post to share my appreciation of this beautiful publication.

If you have never read Oh Comely – grab a cup of tea and settle down in a comfy spot – you won’t regret it – I promise. Oh Comely promotes self love, creativity and most importantly keeping your curiosity sacred. Life can get hectic for everyone but this publication gives you that breath of fresh air when you need it.

Oh Comely is not only an independent magazine but also a community where strangers become friends. I can definitely vouch for that – a couple of years ago I let an old friend borrow my Oh Comely issues and unfortunately they were lost. I’d collected every issue from day one so I was very upset about this. I shared my story on Twitter – not really expecting anything, I was just sad and wanted somewhere to rant about it…To my surprise Oh Comely retweeted me, before I knew it so many Oh Comely readers were sending me lovely messages and offering to send me copies of their duplicate issues or ones they’d already read. I couldn’t believe it, I met so many amazing people and I managed to restore my lost collection – every single issue, all thanks to a bunch of lovely people that Oh Comely brought together. I couldn’t believe how kind people were and how many other readers wanted to help me. It was such a lovely experience that made me appreciate how many great people there are out there.

In order to celebrate 50 issues of Oh Comely magazine I’m hosting a giveaway of 5 surprise issues of the magazine – to enter go to my Instagram post by clicking here tag a friend in the post – a winner will be selected at random at 5pm on the 10th of August!

Thank you for reading, I can’t wait to share this beautiful publication with the winner.

Alys x