It is one of the earliest Icelandic periodicals featuring lifestyle-related topics.
[2] It covers topics related to women such as fashion and publishes interviews.
[3] The magazine also features news on sexual harassment against women, including a 2012 incident about Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson.
[4] One of the former editors-in-chief of Nýtt Líf is Hjördís Rut Sigurjónsdóttir.
[5] Nýtt Líf has awarded the Woman of the Year prize.