Summer Heats up as Fashion Maven Garcelle Beauvais Graces Cover of July/August Issue of All-digital, VIVmag

NEW YORK, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer is heating things up, and the July/August issue of VIVmag, the original all-digital luxury lifestyle magazine for women, is no exception.  Featuring Garcelle Beauvais, the issue will delight readers with summer beauty tips, spas for every occasion and take-home lessons from renowned spa chefs.  The issue is now available to member subscribers on its dedicated iPad app, and through Zinio for the iPad, iPhone, Mac and PC.

"VIVmag is about staying beautiful, both inside and out, and cover girl Garcelle radiates confidence and beauty as she opens up about her lust for life, healing from a broken marriage, grieving for her home country of Haiti and overcoming stereotypes," said Anne M. Russell, editor-in-chief, VIVmag.  "With beauty tips and take-home lessons from top spa chefs, VIVmag readers will find themselves inspired for summer."  

Features in the July/August issue highlight summer beauty tips, take-home lessons from top spa chefs and finding the right spa for every occasion:

• Summer Beauty? No Sweat! – Tips to make sure the summer heat, sun or chilly AC don't ruin your skin and hair and to look fresh all summer long.
• The Right Spa for a Big Moment  - Sometimes you just need to get away to ponder and process after a dramatic up or down. This article highlights the five best spas for contemplating, celebrating or even finding solace.
• Take-Home Lessons from Top Spa Chefs- Transform healthy meals from blah to spa with these four easy-to-follow concepts from America's best spa kitchens.

"VIVmag is so much more than a magazine; it's a destination aimed to give our readers an immersive, interactive and inspiring experience," said VIVmag's Global Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Jeanniey Mullen.  "It's perfect summer reading material."

For a sneak peek at the July/August 2011 Issue of VIVmag, visit www.vivmag.com/issues.

About VIVmag

VIVmag is a leading women's luxury lifestyle media brand designed to exclusively enable women to celebrate their magnificence. VIVmag's core product is its all-digital, highly interactive magazine, which delivers reliable, accurate and inspirational journalism in areas that impact every woman's life: fashion, beauty, fitness, wellness and nutrition. VIVmag entertains and informs, helping women achieve the confidence that comes from engaging life at a higher level- from interactive exercise demonstrations to point-and-click purchasing power right from its pages.  Through the VIVmagnificent Woman program, well-deserving, influential and inspirational women from around the globe are honored for their extraordinary achievements and tireless philanthropic efforts, and are connected with other magnificent women. VIVmag has attracted a circulation of 350,000 of the world's most influential women. To learn more about VIVmag, please visit www.VIVmag.com.

About Zinio

Zinio is where the world reads, interacts with and explores the largest selection of magazines across the most popular reading devices. No other platform provides global access to more than 4,200 magazine titles covering every major genre, industry, specialty and hobby. Zinio users currently download millions of magazine issues a month in 33 languages and 19 currencies – from every major global publisher. The company is focused on creating an intuitive and effortless reading experience that transforms how we read, from passive to active, from solo to social. With Zinio, readers can easily search for what they are passionate about, share with friends, save and curate content, shop for products and house and store all of their favorite magazines in their Zinio applications.

Founded in 2001 and privately held, Zinio is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, London, Paris, Barcelona and Taipei.  For more information, please visit www.zinio.com, or follow us on Twitter at @Zinio.

SOURCE VIVmag