#BLFW Bloggers Love Fashion Week - Day Two (In Pictures)

 

Day Two of #BLFW is over and I'm so sad to see it go. I've had such an amazing time and been lucky enough to share the experience with many of my favourite blogger friends. 

Day two started with a #VIB styling session where we were split into teams and tasked with styling a model with a choice of picks from numerous brands including Fever and Debenhams. I teamed up with Monica, Beth and Vicky to style our model with a gorgeous statement necklace from Debenhams, a chunky knit sweater and cigarette pants from Fever and a powder blue coat also Debenhams. I took a step back on the fashion side of things letting the fashion expert bloggers get to it and my contribution was selecting the necklace. What was hilarious was without even realising, we'd selected pieces which were the same as how the brand styled them in their look book.

I Picked up two gorgeous tops from Didis Boutique which I'm looking forward to wearing and creating some make up looks around . A gorgeous pair of pink pheasant feather earrings from Soundchick Accessories and the most incredible Swarovski leaf hair slide from Nina Rai Couture which I feel so blessed and thankful for. I cannot wait to share a look wearing the hair slide, it's probably one of the most beautiful hair accessories I now own!

I won a beautiful Metallic Nica Handbag in the tweet boutique and picked up a few beauty bits which i'm going to be testing out over the next few weeks and letting you know my thoughts on them. 

I met and connected with so many brands over the past two days including Beauty Works, Oxygenetix, FYT & Co and so many more.

I got to sit on the front row for the fashion show and I had such a fun time with Monica, Beth, April, Saida, Zaineb, Sarah, Katie. To top it off, I made new friends and caught up with old friends alike.

If you get a chance to attend a Bloggers Love event, I highly recommend them, Danielle puts so much love, effort and sheer hard work into every event she manages, and Zaineb from Blogging Gals is one of the most beautiful, talented girls I've had the pleasure of meeting. and I can't give them enough thanks for not only inviting me, but the opportunity to be a V.I.B as well as Being named Blogger of The Month.

Did you make it to Bloggers Love Fashion Week? Let me know in the comments! I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Em xxx

#BLFW Bloggers Fashion Week - Day One (In Pictures)

#BLFW Bloggers Love Fashion Week is back, and last night I headed to Penthouse in Leicester Square for Day One. I was super excited as I had been invited as a V.I.B at this years event. Danielle at Bloggers Love always puts so much thought and effort into the events she puts on and this was no exception. 

What I also love about Bloggers Fashion Week is being able to hang out with some of my favourite bloggers such as April, Monica, Beth, Saida, Zaineb and many more. 

I met some amazing brands at the VIB only event. Beauty Works and Leighton Denny both had some amazing products on display which i'm definitely looking forward to getting to know a little better. 

When 6'oclock struck, the doors opened and the main event began. There were so many incredible brands on display and a few stood out amongst them all.

My top Jewellery and accessories pick from day one goes to the Nina Rai Couture Collection. I absolutely fell in love with the Dante tiara. Each piece in the Nina Rai Couture Collection is made to order, and has so much attention to detail. You can really tell how much love and care has gone into making them. I'm certainly a new found fan and I'm so happy to have found the brand, who have had their pieces showcased in numerous noted magazines, includingVogue Italia.

My Top Designer Pick from day one goes to Verity Anne. Each piece of clothing is designed and hand made by Verity and not only does she ooze a tremendous amount of talent but she's also one of the sweetest designers i've ever met. Monica, almost ran over to her stand when we caught sight of her designs and her designers were a huge hit with bloggers.

My Top Boutique pick from day one goes to Didi's Boutique. I fell in love with the gorgeous powder blue embellished top and I can't wait to wear it soon. It's so sparkly, and I'm excited to pair it with some glistening make up. 

So that's my top picks and recap from Day One. There were so many amazing brands and bloggers at the event, and I could write all day long about how much fun I had. I'm looking forward to day two, and I can't wait to meet some new friends and new brands.

Did you attend Bloggers Love Fashion Week? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Em xxx

Eucerin Dermo Purifyer Cleanser Review

Skin care. Two little words which fill me with fear every time. I'll admit, it's one area in which my knowledge is lacking and when Escentual offered me the chance to review the Eucerin Dermo Purifyer Cleanser I gladly took it up as I could do with the help.

Eucerin is a new brand to me, I hadn't heard of it before, nor had I used any of their products. The purifyer cleaner enticed me as it has a soap free formula which is not only antibacterial but states that it removes excess sebum, as well as helping blemish and acne prone skin - which is just what I need after a few skin care disasters this year.

In order to give this product a fair review, I solely used the cleanser on it's own. I used it twice a day, by squeezing some product onto my hands, working into a lather with a drop of water and massaging into my dry skin. I found that applying in this way to dry skin helped lift and remove my make up. Even mascara and eyeliner budged with this product!

After using it for a couple of weeks, I didn't notice a massive difference to any excess sebum on my nose, but what I did notice was that my T-Zone seemed less oily and most importantly, my break outs seemed to be clearing up. I went through the entire bottle over the period of around a month or so and when I ran out, I stopped.  I'm a cynic, and I guess I didn't really take in how much my skin had improved using this product as after a couple of weeks of not using it - my acne prone skin was back and I had breakouts galore.

I guess, something clicked, and I had a light bulb moment, so I headed out to try and track it down in store and made my way to about the 3rd Boots before I found it and purchased it. At £9.00 it's high on the drugstore cleanser price scale, but after just a couple of days of welcoming it back into my life - I can safely say that for my skin, it's worth it. I'm hoping my skin will thank me for it, and it will calm down and get back to 'normal' - whatever normal may be. 

I'd love to hear your product recommendations for Acne Prone skin - let me know in the comments.

Em xxx

September Beauty Wishlist

I'm struggling to believe that it's September already and with Summer well and truly over, it's time to start thinking about Autumn beauty essentials... these 6 products have made their way onto my September wishlist...

1. Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler £20.00
The Shu Uemura eyelash curler is the best eyelash curler of all time - or so the internet says. I've known about this curler for quite a while, but as  I often forget to curl my eyelashes, I wasn't sure if it was worth spending £20.00 on... but everytime I do curl my lashes, all I can think about is 'I wonder how good they would look with that Shu Uemura curler?' I think I owe it to my eyelashes to find out....

2. Shu Uemura The Lightbulb Foundation £36.00
I came across this foundation in the Selfridges Beauty Hall recently and although I was familiar with the brand, I'd never heard of this foundation. The Lightbulb foundation range has quite a healthy selection of shades and on first swatch they even had one which seemed pale enough for My Pale skin although I can't remember exactly which shade that was - I'm guessing the lightest.

3. Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat £25.00
A Product I was obsessed over a few years ago, and one I haven't used for quite a while. It's a cult classic and a beautiful highlighting pen. I think It's time I introduced it back into my collection, but the question is, Which shade?

4. Viktor & Rolph BonBon Eau De Parfum £50.00
I love everything about Viktor & Rolph perfumes, the bottles are to die for, and the scents are just magical. Flowebomb is a firm favourite of mine and I'm dying to add BonBon to my collection... at £50.00 it's not cheap but it does last and smell exquisite!

5. Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment With Avocado £20.00
I, *gup* have never used an eye cream before. There, I said it. At the London Summer Blogger meet, I headed to Kiehl's in Selfridges with Beth (Beauty In Beta) to check out some products. Beth swears by the the Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado and Beth has incredible skin. I want incredible skin, so I'm going to straight up add this to the list because I want my face to look like hers!

6. Mac Pro Longwear Paint Pot - Painterly £15.50
I've been dying to add some paint pots to my eyeshadow collection and after a toss up between Painterly and Soft Ochre, I'm going to add Painterly to my wish list first... at £15.50 it's the cheapest item on my September wishlist... so here's hoping I get to pick it up!

Have you tried any of these products? Is there anything else I should be picking up in September? Let me know in the comments.

Em xxx