Clinique 3 Stepsystem - Anti Blemish Solutions; Beautyreview
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Firstley a quick note to say, as i said in the post before this, i have been majorley busy with university work, and although i hate to say it, that comes first over most things, [not the boyfriend though :p]. But i'm back, so lets get on with this review!



Quick Review;

Name: Clinique 3stepsolutions anti-blemish
Price: i paid £30
Value for money: 9/10
Availability: Not available in boots, which is annoying, although available in debanhams and i think selfridges and house of fraiser

Long Review

First of all, for £30 you get the whole kid, three pots of the solutions, they are smaller than the full versions, which range from around £13 - £17 each, which was a bit pricey for me considering it was one of three, and has less chance of working. It has enough for a months worth in the box, if you use it twice a day, which i did for the first few days, but i cut back to once a day, at night, and its working fine, so its a good way to get more money's worth.
Yes, it is a bit pricey, but it does work for me, and i'm been using it for about a week and a half now. It takes a while to get rid of all the crap in your skin, so give it a few days to work, but it gets there.
The first step is a foaming wash, which is put on wet skin, and rubbed around your skin, need no more than two squirts as a little goes a long way.
The second step is a lotion which you have to shake very well as it's two parts. Put on a cotton wall ball, or a tissue works fine, and rubbed all over the face, again, a little goes a long way.
The third step is a moisturiser, where you don't need a lot, so i think its best to skimp a little bit on this and put it more in problem areas.

Overall after a week and half of using it, my skin, which can get quite terrible around the time of the month, when eating crappy food, not drinking water, and in general, is all even, clean and looks great. I'm happier with my skin than i have been in a long time, as i've always had acne when i was younger. It is best to make sure you do drink lots of water, even if its one thing you do, as it clears the skin up so much.

I'm not sure if the offer is still on, but when i bought this, clinique was doing a bonus, and the lady generiousley gave me one even though i hadn't bought two items. It contained loads of things; an eye cream, eye make up remover, small mascara, a small compact with a mirror, a blush, and two eyeshadows, a liquid soap, and a 7day scrub. This made it worthwile to me!

I'm very pleased with the product, i'm thinking about getting more when i run out, as its a small amount of money over a long period of time, but £30 is quite a lot. I was thinking of getting the blemish gel which is around £13, and you put that on the affected area and it's supposed to work quite well. It is worth getting again though.

Overall: 8/10
Advantages: Works for me, clears skin, evens out skin tone.
Disadvantages: Price, could not work for everyone, do have a few blemishes coming up still, but are quickley dealt with.

A quick note...
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just a quick note to say i am still active and i'm getting ideas for new posts which should be quite good, i have loads of work at the minute at university, which has ot come first, so thats why i havn't posted in a few weeks, will be back soon though! x

Links a la Mode ♥
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Links à la Mode : October 16th

Hola, ¿Que tal estas?
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Learning about other countries is so facinating. Its amazing that we all get so wrapped up in our own lives to think that there is a whole world of people doing other things in other ways and other cultures and other ways of living life. I love learning about different countries and their habits and mannerisms, their traditions and their holidays. My boyfriend and I have started to learn spanish, we have only had one lesson, yet we have learnt general greetings, numbers 1-20, a bit about nouns & verbs and a few nationalities, also asking people's names. I not only find the language interesting in itself, but also what i mentioned above. Our spanish tutor always enlightens us [as she is spanish herself] with common customs in spanish, and one thing i found amazing was that spanish people are often late, and this is not insulting and people don't get pissed off either. Whereas in England if that ever happened, and someone turned up half an hour late, you can bet that they have gone already. Also different meal times and what times are afternoon and night etc. I recommend learning a language to anyone, i understand its hard, but to motivate you, learn about their culture and mannerisms, the beauty of their country.
Moving on from general language and culture of other countries, there is also the fashion of other countries, which is always quite fun and facinating to learn about. Like the spanish dancer above, clothes are so interesting, as style changes as well as trends.

Design; Fashion Illustration
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Ever since i started blogging around two months ago, i've discovered a recent interest in fashion illustration. After reading on someones blog about the artist mia marie, and later contacting her and doing an interview [ see archives ], i have been inspired to create fashion illustration and learn more about photoshop and illustrator. I think i have got better at it, due to looking at tutorials and i think its truely an amazing piece of software and recommend them both to anyone. Both photoshop & illustrator go hand in hand, so they are both great together, although workable seperatley. I have never been that great at art, although i have had a continued interest in it, and i feel that both these programs are just a matter of putting time and effort into learning how to use them to become good at them. I now have this as a new hobby, and i absolutley love it. I love relaxing and learning something new about something i love doing.


(source; www.miaomiao.co.uk)

This is an example of mia's work.



This is a book which gives tutorials, pictures, help & advice on how to create fashion illustration using photoshop & illustrator, and also its currentley on my to buy list.

Okay i know this picture isn't really fashion illustration, although it's my first illustration;



the image i used in these pictures i also incorperated into my new title! =)