Glo & Ray's #SummerGlo Event

My time at the #BloggersTeaParty

Last Sunday I had the pleasure of attending the #BloggersTeaParty, a blogger meet-up hosted by Olivia and Nadja. The meet-up was held at a tea shop called Drink Shop Do in Kings Cross and it was a perfect venue. From the outside it looks quite small, but the shop stretches backwards and there are three distinct spaces on the ground floor. Our meet-up was situated in the very back of the tea-shop and the lighting was low and moody. Everyone (or nearly everyone) ordered themselves a hot beverage and slice of cake and settled down to get chatting! I didn't know anyone at the meet-up before I went, although I'd been following quite a few of the girls on twitter when I found out who was attending. The group (which numbered about 30) was split up across five tables and the other three girls whom I sat with were Jasmine, Ellish and Hannah. I have to admit that I didn't mingle as much as I should have done, but the four of us got on really well and had a lot of fun!

The event was sponsored by many different brands. Olivia and Nadja did an amazing job organising everything and there was not only a very generous goody bag (featuring some amazing brands, including Make Up Revolution, Sleek, Balance Me, So?, Palmers, Giovanni Cosmetics and Sponge) but a sampling "beauty pick-n-mix" where everyone was able to choose some products from Ciate, Dr. Bronners, Jason and ForYou Skincare. I'm really looking forward to giving all of the products a try - I've already started using the Balance Me Eye Cream and the Sleek products because couldn't wait to try them! If there's anything you'd like to see a review of sooner rather than later then just let me know in a comment and I will put it near the top of my to-do list.

I can't stress how lovely I find blogger meet-ups, I've yet to attend one that I found disappointing and I've always ended up meeting fun, friendly and like minded individuals. The most beautiful thing about blogging is the wealth of new relationships the it offers up - all the new friendships, online and offline, as well as the more casual acquaintances that still bring with them smiles and entertainment. Olivia and Nadja's meet-up was particularly well organised and fun and I'm very thankful that they invited me! They're planning on hosting another London event (probably a Christmas event) so if that sounds like something you'd be interested in then you should definitely follow them both on twitter and keep your eyes peeled for any updates - @TMSBeautiful and @FjordBeauty.

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House of Fraser's #HouseOfFasion in Leeds

It's been a while since I started a post off with a giant image of my face, but when I'm having a good hair and make-up day I just can't resist taking a snap! Last night I headed down to Baracoa Luxe Bar in Leeds (and it really is pretty luxe) for House of Fraser's #HouseOfFasion - a charity event supporting Children's Heart Surgery Fund (link to their website here). The night showcased a number of fashion lines stocked by House of Fraser, Lush Apparel, AKA and LisaJayneDann, along with a make-up demonstration from Bobbi Brown and a charity raffle. I took some snaps whilst I was there (although my camera has played up a bit so I have to apologise for the lapse in quality) including some of my favourite fashion pieces from the night.

It was a great evening and I have to thank House of Fraser for inviting me along. The spring/summer fashion all looks lovely, I'm definitely going to have to head down to the Leeds store for a spot of shopping! It was also really nice to bump into some fellow bloggers - notably Joanna from Minty Essence, Katie from Curled Fantasies, Michelle from Satchels and Pearls, Faith from Music and Eyeliner and Hayley from Tea Party Beauty! That's all for today's post - I hope you enjoyed it and you can find all of House of Fraser's Spring/Summer collections on their website (link here).

What item(s) of clothing are you most looking forward to wearing in spring/summer once the sun has woken up from its winter slumber?

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#companybeautyweek Origins Ginzing Event

I got photobombed but as a punishment for my brother I'm using the photo anyway!

Yesterday I traveled to Southbank in London to attend the Origins Ginzing Event which was being hosted as part of #companybeautyweek. It was an event open to everybody and I jumped on the opportunity to go when I saw there were still tickets available. I love the Origins skincare products that I've tried and was very keen to test some of their other products. It was a great way to do so, there was a table with all of Origins skincare and you were welcome to touch, sniff and try out any of the products that caught your eye. There were also very helpful Origins consultants who were ready to help anybody with any queries and to offer product recommendations based on your skin type. Everybody was very friendly and it definitely encouraged me to go along to one of Origins' counters that they have in department stores where you can book a complimentary facial/skincare consultation. If you live in London, I met the ladies who work at the John Lewis counter and they were lovely - so definitely bop along if you'd like to get some personalized product recommendations and try out some of the products to see if you like them (or, more importantly, if your skin likes them).

The venue for the event was OXO2 which is situated on the south bank of the river Thames and the surroundings are just beautiful. You can see St. Paul's Cathedral which gets lit up when the sun sets! I also learnt that this is going to the venue for Cosmopolitan Blog Awards which surprised me as it isn't a huge venue. It's lovely and spacious though and was great for the Origins Ginzing Event as you could circulate through the space very easily making it easier to talk to everyone.

I actually went to the event by myself but was lucky enough to bump into and spend time with Ellie from Ellie's Ramblings, Becky from Lipgloss and Lashes, Ashleigh from Ashleigh's Tea Party and her friend Jen. I met quite a few other people over the course of the evening too so I'm sorry that I haven't mentioned everybody here!

Overall, I had a really lovely time. I had a lot of fun testing out all of the Origins skincare and makeup. I've completely fallen in love with the Zero Oil range (it smells so minty and delicious) as well as the GinZing moisturiser (which Ellie described as smelling like Terry's Chocolate Orange!). A big thank you to both Company Magazine and Origins for hosting such a lovely event. 

Have you attended any of the Company Beauty Week events?

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