There is so much to read in the January issue of Marie Claire Australia that you had better be careful lest the summer slip right past you while you're absorbed in it's pages.

Yes, we hear you- it's the perfect read for the poolside, what with its mix of gorgeous fashion, thoughtful articles on modern-day issues and profiles of accomplished celebrities. We get it, we do- it's the mag for the woman with a heart for social justice and an eye on the latest fashion trends. In other words, it's the magazine for you. We're not saying that you shouldn't buy it, o no. We're just saying, 'be warned.' If you get lured in by Elle Macpherson's million dollar smile and think to yourself, 'I'll just have a quick flick through' then find yourself sprawled on your beach towel on a deserted beach in the early evening wondering what happened, don't say we didn't warn you.

Because tucked between the covers of the latest issue of this trusted Aussie title is an expose on sex slavery in Australia (you read that right), an excerpt from Portia de Rossi's tell-all autobiography, a heart-to-heart with The Body herself, a photo series on behind-the-scenes at Paris fashion week, all the newest fashions for summer, an article on the Chilean miners... shall we go on? Or is that quite enough?