glossies

Slick photo paper

Glossies are magazines printed on glossy paper, typically fashion, celebrity, or lifestyle publications with high-quality photography: She flipped through the glossies at the salon.

The term distinguishes these slick, image-heavy magazines from newspapers or matte-printed material.

Glossies can also mean glossy photographs, especially professional prints with a shiny finish.

magazines

Vogue

Renowned style periodical

GQ · W · periodical · publication · newsstand · subscriber · circulation · editorial · spread · cover

aesthetic

sheen

Soft surface luster

  • lusterSoft reflected light
  • gleamFaint reflected light
  • shinyReflecting light smoothly

sleek · polished · reflective · slick · smooth · lacquered · varnished · buffed · shimmer · brilliance

celebrity

tabloid

Sensationalist newspaper format

A-lister · red-carpet · scandal · exposé · candid · exclusive · headline · publicist · fame · notoriety

photography

print

Transfer text to paper

  • finishBring to completion
  • coatingApplied surface covering
  • matteNon-reflective surface finish

satin · emulsion · enlargement · darkroom · developer · inkjet · surface · laminate · stock · cardstock

Categories
Opposites
surface finish/texture

glossiesmattes

Image-masking sheets or finishes

matte finish · flat finish · satin finish · eggshell finish

publication type/prestige

glossiestabloids

Sensational gossip newspapers

pulps · rags · newsprint · fanzines · broadsheets

Family

glossiness, glossier, glossiest

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G