GLAMGLOW Limited Edition Marilyn Monroe Gravitymud

 Treat yourself to the most luxurious and decadent anti-ageing treatment with GLAMGLOW’s Marilyn Monroe Gold Gravitymud Mask.

Taking inspiration from my all-time hero and timeless Hollywood Icon Marilyn Monroe, this limited-edition face mask has been transformed into a pot of liquid gold.

 

Presented in a vintage gold, hexagonal box with Marilyn’s image and autograph in red, you’ll find a vibrant gold pot of Gravitymud along with a very art-deco esq luminous gold and bright red applicator.

Marilyn oozed glamour and sex appeal and as masks go, this is certainly a very sexy mask!

Rich, thick and resembling molton gold, it sits within its pot temping you to indulge in a little self care pampering.

GLAMGLOW’s Gravitymud mask has been developed as the perfect pick-me-up for dull, tired looking skin.

 

Powered by TEAOXI™ Liquorice and Marshmallow Leaf, this peel-off mask offers instant tightening and firming while Witch Hazel helps to tone.

Vizitight provides instantly firmer feeling skin, Lunarlift helps your skin to feel more toned and tighter and Cosmiplexion encourages your skin to feel younger and more resilient.

The cool, refreshing, gel-like texture of the mask is sheer pleasure to apply to your skin.

Using the soft silicon applicator, apply a generous layer of the liquid goodness to your skin avoiding your eyebrows and hairline.

 

Once on, simply sit back and relax for 20-30 minutes while it works its magic.

Unlike some masks, your skin won’t be left feeling tight or uncomfortable as it dries, just revived and refreshed.

 

Once completely dry, start to remove by peeling off from around the edges before rinsing any excess off with warm water.

Skin instantly feels softer, more toned and looks brighter.

 

Is this mask going to transform you into Marilyn Monroe?

No, it’s not a magic facemask.

 

However, if you enjoy the glamour and glitz that she embodies and are looking to improve the texture and appearance of your ageing skin, then I can highly recommend giving this luxurious mask a go a couple of times a week.

GLAMGLOW’s Limited Edition Marilyn Monroe Gravitymud Firming Treatment is available now from LookFantastic and costs £45.

Me & Marilyn: My Marilyn Monroe Collection

 Like millions of people around the world, I would class myself as a "fan" of Marilyn Monroe. Or as she was born, Norma Jeane.

I've loved her for as long as I can remember. Despite never knowing her, not being alive during her lifetime or even really knowing why. 

My grandfather loved her too, she was after all the ultimate 50's pin up.

Perhaps that's how I first came to know who she was. Years later at university I had the pleasure of studying several of her films during my the "gold age of cinema" module.

My curiosity and admiration grew to a point where I absorbed as much information about this woman and her tragically short life as I could.

Like doubtless millions other I own an impressive and beautiful collection of books about Marilyn; from large, heavy coffee shop books filled with beautiful photos to numerous books written about her life from various authors. Some who knew her, some who didn't.

I learnt from my reading that she in fact had a sister. This woman is called Bernice Miracle. 

A half sister as they shared the same mother, Gladys. 

What's more, she was still alive & had written a book about her life with her iconic sister.

Compelled by some unknown force after reading it, I wrote to her. 

I wanted to "feel" closer to Marilyn somehow, and to my utter astonishment, she replied.

Here I was, conversing with a living, breathing relative of my idol who not only knew Marilyn but was actually related to her and shared her genes. 

My heart soared when I received her letter speaking of Marilyn "sitting on a rainbow, waving a greeting" to me. 

I don't know why, but from this moment I decided I wanted to begin collecting Marilyn memorabilia.

Being a new graduate in a poorly paid job there was no chance of me ever being able to afford to buy something as amazing as something that Marilyn had once owned or worn (I did however drag my husband all the way to Bath just to attend an exhibition of many of her gowns and personal artefacts on temporary loan from a multi-millionaire mega collector) but I realised that there were still other wonderful items around that I myself might be able to lay my hands on.

9 or 10 years ago I partook in an auction in LA via online bidding and won two items which were being sold in a collection from the famed American publicist John Springers estate. 

He had once represented Marilyn.

I won an original, vintage photograph taken on the set of The Misfits which pictured her larking about with her co star Eli Wallach. It was both Marilyn & Clark Gables last film they'd ever make (or at least complete in Marilyn's case).

I just love it. She looks so genuinely happy in this un-posed, relaxed shot.

I also won one of my most prized possessions. An original Marilyn Monroe "Golden Dreams" calendar from 1954 featuring the famous "Red Velvet" photo session image of Monroe, taken by Tom Kelley in 1949. 

At the time of the photo session, Monroe was 22 years old and struggling with her career. By 1954, Monroe's career was skyrocketing.

She brushed off the media criticism of the calendar (and it's nudity) and refused to lie about the photographs when asked by the studio she was under contract to, 20th Century Fox.

I love her for this. 

Unapologetically brilliant, brave and strong. 

Also in my collection are two original LIFE magazines from the 50's featuring stunning spreads and articles about her, an original 50's newspaper advert for Lustre Cream Shampoo featuring Marilyn as their poster girl along with two original 50's "cinema books" to celebrate the release of Some Like it Hot & Bus Stop.

I'm not sure why I'm sharing this, I guess I just wanted to share some images of my teenie tiny collection which to many likely mean nothing, but to me mean so much.

For example, I love the interview in LIFE written by her then husband Arthur Miller. Look how blissfully happy she appears in the black and white photograph.

Equally I had never seen the photos of Marilyn transformed into the images of "Fabled Enchantresses", Including earlier cinematic contemporaries such as Marlene Dietrich & Jean Harlow before.

These images were just stunning to me and Indeed, remain so. 

My little collection is precious to me & I just wanted to share it so that any other Marilyn fans could enjoy seeing them too. 

I may have also revisited them due to the launch of a certain beauty brands limited edition Marilyn Monroe collaboration... keep your eyes peeled.

Floris Cherry Blossom

Floris, a favourite brand of the iconic Marilyn Monroe have launched an exciting new fragrance called Cherry Blossom (£99).

Available through Floris and also exclusively to Harrods, Cherry Blossom is a feminine, floral and fruity fragrance.

 The EDP is part of the Floris Private Collection, a collection where Floris’ in-house perfumer artfully composes each unique fragrance to express a  story behind its creation by combining exquisite ingredients sourced from around the world.

Some have been created as private commissions for customers before being offered for general release to the public while others, like Cherry Blossom, have been commissioned by the Floris family to mark a celebration.

Cherry Blossom is  celebrating the centuries-old tradition of “Hanami” in Japan, when friends and family would picnic under sakura trees to relax and appreciate the beautiful view of the cherry blossom‘clouds’, the delicate scent of which lingering in the breeze. 

Under these sakura trees, at cheerful feasts, folk of all backgrounds would lunch and drink sake whilst taking in the view of the beautiful flowers surrounding them.

The perfume itself is such a gorgeous fragrance with notes of bergamot, orange, pink peppercorn, peony, osmanthus , rose, musks, sandalwood and cherry blossom 

The packaging looks fit for a queen and the perfume is quite powerful so you really will only need a little spritz, don’t douse yourself in it!

At £99 for 100ml this is an expensive perfume, but it’s also a gorgeous one, so if you feel like treating yourself to a little decadence, this is the one for you!

Marilyn & Chanel No. 5

Any Marilyn fan worth her salt knows that Chanel No.5 is synonymous with the legendary actress.

  

 

When asked by a journalist what she wore to bed, she replied  ‘Chanel No.5’

 

The Iconic starlet can now be heard talking about the fragrance for the first time in a tape recording procured by Chanel just last month.

They have turned this into a short video which you can enjoy  HERE.