A few weeks ago..I caved, the Clinique craze seems to be everywhere right now, so I had to try it for myself. I've heard good to mixed reviews about their skincare, but I was yet to try any myself, so I jumped on the bandwagon, and bought the 3 step skincare routine. The set I bought contained a

• Liquid Facial soap
• Clarifying lotion
• Dramatically different Moisturiser

I have combination skin, sometimes it's drier, sometimes oiler, but I'd say it's fairly in the middle, it's not extremely dry, or extremely oily, I don't have to buy specific products for my skincare, usually general, but I think this set would probably be a lot better for those with oiler skin.

I really like the Facial soap best, I think it leaves your skin feeling really cool and healthy, which is always a must that we all want! The clarifying lotion does the same, but has a strong alcohol smell, which is a little off-putting, but I like the feel of it on my skin.  The Moisturiser has a lovely consistency, it's gel like, which I know a lot of people like, as opposed to the thick, creamy texture of lots of moisturisers.

Overall I am impressed, even though it's pricey, (this cost £20, for three mini products, yikes!), I think choosing the miniature options is a good idea, if you're like me, and new to Clinique product, and just want to see what all the fuss is about.

I've heard awesome things about their foundations, so that's next on my Clinique list!

Hi! After being megaaaaaaa busy with university presentations/test revision/being ill, I've just realised I haven't blogged about anything for ages, but here is my latest love, my beautiful, reliable and pretty Smashbox 'Full Exposure" palette.

I bought this a little while back on a complete whim, I went to Boots to purchase the Smashbox "Full Exposure" mascara, as I'd been told that it was amazing, and having never used anything in the Smashbox range before, I thought I'd give it a go! Smashbox is a lot pricer than drugstore makeup, I'd say it's more high end, but it's perfect if it's for a treat, a gift, or generally if you just fancy buying it!  Anywaaaaaaay, the mascara to purchase by itself was £20, but on the day I decided to go and buy it (I'm sure this wasn't coincidence, I'm sure it was the magic makeup people inside my head, forcing me to buy loads of new makeup, even though I've got so much I need to use up...), they'd just launched the highly coveted Full Exposure palette, which apparently went down a storm in America. The Palette cost £36, and came with a mini version of the mascara I initially wanted, and 14 GORGEOUS eyeshadows, so I was sold.

Firstly, the packaging is so sleek, it's like a little black book, which I'm sure will be perfect for travelling, and this is actually all the eyeshadow colours i'll ever need, I only ever wear nude/neutral colours, with the occasional smokey eye, so this is the perfect palette for me.  It has 14 shadows, 7 matte and 7 shimmer, and they all look AMAZING blended together, perfect for any day/night look. The brush is also amazing, you'd pay a good bit if you bought this brush by itself I would imagine, so to have all the eyeshadow colours I need, and a double ended brush, all in one set, it really is the perfect palette.

The mascara is also great, lengthens and gives volume, however, I am secretly please that I didn't buy the full size version yet, as I find this palette was a much better purchase, plus, I'm not quite as much of a fan of the mascara, as I am of Benefit's "They're Real" (best mascara ever, no joke).

I also not too long back, cheekily purchased the Urban Decay Naked 3, so once I've road tested that a   little more, I'm going to review that, thank you for reading! :D

Why has it become so mainstream to dislike Marilyn Monroe and anyone who finds her interesting?

I'm an absolutely huge Marilyn Monroe fan, fan as in watched her movies, read her memoirs, and also purchased loads of memorabilia, but lately, I couldn't help noticing that it seems to be popular to say "she wasn't an icon", when in fact, I think it's personal choice if someone finds a particular person iconic, they may not find her personally iconic, but someone else could find her story highly relatable.

I've never thought she was "aspirational", but I have found her story incredibly fascinating, and her imperfections, relatable, as a woman. I'm such a big fan of Marilyn because I'm obsessed with that pinup/1950's era, and I think she is the ultimate representation of old school Hollywood glamour, which is one of my main interests.  I get why people disagree that she's not the typical example of an icon, but there must be a reason that why, over 50 years after her death, so many women around the world class her as their icon.  Perhaps people need to realise that living a perfect life isn't the only definition of an icon, I think Marilyn's imperfections are the reason lots of women find her so fascinating, myself included.


I'm always going to be a fan of Marilyn, she's the Queen of Pinup.