FABB Bloggers Event Leeds bloggers | cakepops | chilli whites | cupcakes | event | FABB events | leeds

Saturday day was the day of the first ever FABB bloggers event. 

Held at Chilli Whites in Leeds, the event was arranged and put together Ray of OhWhoIsShe and Tor of That's Peachy. The girls did amazing!

After a short train journey into Leeds, Sarah of Bowsandblushx and I met up with the lovely Erin of The 411 of Fashion. We then mooched down to the venue and were greeted by Ray, Tor and some other blogger girlies who were already there. 

Throughout the afternoon there were talks from CloudNine, Healthpoint, Chiara Fashion, Best Britsh Bloggers and Hearts and Bows / Ark clothing. 

All of which you can watch in the vlog below! 

Me & Danielle of Danielleyc

Danielle, myself, Sally of RainyDayFaces, Mel of MelKateBeauty and Sarah.

It was such a great afternoon and Ray and Tor did amazing. FABB events will be holding meets like this up and down the country, so make sure to keep your eyes on the FABB twitter account.

I also vlogged the day and the majority of the talks. If you are a new blogger, some of them may be of some use to you. :) You can see all of that and what we received in our fantastic goody bags below!
If you watch the video over on Youtube directly, there is a full list of bloggers who attended the event in the description box.

Benefit Fake Up Leeds Event benefit | concealer | event | fake up | hotel | launch | leeds | lisa potter dixon | malmaison

Hey beauts!

Friday night I attended the Leeds event for Benefits launch of their new Fake Up concealer. 

The event was held in the beautiful Malmaison hotel. We arrived a little early, so sat in the lobby area until every thing was ready. 

We were welcomed into the room with a glass of Prosecco and huge smiles. There was also orange juice and water for the non drinkers, and trays of amazing canapes! 

The room was like a like Benefit heaven. Cushions with 'fake up' printed on them were dotted around the seating, and there was a dresser full of goodies to play with. 

We were introduced to Fake Up by the gorge Lisa Potter-Dixon, Benefits head make-up and trend artist (and brow expert). I could have listened to her talk for hours. 

Lisa demonstrated how to use Fake Up and even shared a way to use the darkest shade on lighter skin tones. We also had a little sneak peak at the new World Famous Neutrals palettes. It save to say they're now on my need list. 

So onto the reason for this amazing event...

Fake Up concealer is a new crease control, hydrating concealer. 

The concealer itself is surrounded by a ring of moisturising balm containing vitamin E and apple seed extract.

Available in three shades, there is something suitable for every skin tone. The formula is lightweight and feels super silky smooth. 

If you're a fan of a good contour, the deep shade is amazing for that. Just apply under the cheekbone and blend upwards. Using this under your foundation will create the most amazing Kim K make-up look. (I can vouch for this, I tried it for the FABB event the next day and it looked incredible!)

Like I said above, I've already given this product a good test run and I can confirm that I found no creasing at all, even after 8 hours wear. 

We were lucky enough to be given all three shades, as well as the Hello Flawless powder. 

A few lucky ducks even won some other products after answering some questions about Fake Up and Benefit in general. 

I'm never quick enough for that kind of thing! Haha. 

I had a great time, and I can't wait until the next time I can meet with the gorgeous Benebabes!

I vlogged the evening, so I'll leave the video below!

Benefit Fine One One Leeds Launch bbloggers | benefit | bloggers | cakes | debenhams | event | eyebrows | fine one one | fine11 | fineoneone | launch | leeds | mapping | new | they're real

This Saturday saw the launch of Benefit's newest product, Fine One One. 

Fine One One is a sheer trio, created to revive dull cheeks and lips in seconds. 

The twist up stick has three shades, pink champagne, sheer watermelon and soft coral. They can be used in several different ways to create many different looks. For example,

- Sweep up the cheeks and blend for a natural glow. 

- Twist on the apple of your cheek and then zig zag up your cheek bone and blend for a more daring, structured look. 

- Glide over your lips to give them a pop of sheer colour, and don't forget to use the pink champagne on your cupids bow to create the perfect pout.

The thing to remember, is to not be scared of how bright this product looks. I promise you, it isn't as scary on the skin. 

The look I am wearing in the above photo was created using both Fine One One, using the twist and zigzag motion, and the Go TropiCoral kit. (Photo taken after getting stuck in the rain.)
I'd love to see how it works on my natural skin tone. 

I adore this new product, and it's now sitting happily at the top of my wishlist. 

Throughout the evening we were treated to a view at some of the other wonderful Benefit products, including the amazing They're Real Mascara. Yep, it's love right there. I need that mascara in my life. In the before and after photo above, believe it or not, the mascara was applied on top of what I was already wearing, and it still had an amazing effect on my lashes.  

Some of us also had our eyebrows mapped, which for me was a totally new experience. Looking at the photos, it's such a difference that I think I need to warm to it, but I do like the look of the more structured brow. 

As well as being surrounded by beautiful products, it was also a great opportunity to meet some new ladies and enjoy the wonderful cupcakes and sweets that had been laid out for us.
Sorry to any of the girlies I didn't get a chance to chat to, if you're reading this post, please leave your link in the comments, and thanks to Kirsty who arranged the whole thing. I enjoyed it so much.

This months Lily advertiser is Sarah of www.bowsandblushx.blogspot.co.uk

#Leedsbloggermeetup2012 bloggers | event | glamorous | goody bag | leeds | leedsbloggermeetup2012 | meetup | mook bar | mywild | wild | xen tan | xentan

Today was the day of the blogger meetup in Leeds, organised by Ray and Tor. 

 The event was held at Mook Bar in Leeds and it was the most amazing 3 hours I've had in a long time.  Not only did I get to meet a lovely bunch of girls, but we were also spoilt rotten with the most incredible goody bags.

We sat through talks from both Valerie from Wild and Amy from Xen-Tan, each brand of which I am now dying to try out. Luckily, we were given some Xen-Tan samples so I think that'll be used up pretty quickly!

We were also lucky enough to be given a piece of clothing each  from Glamorous, (of which I forgot to photograph), but I was lucky enough to get the infamous disco pant dupes. They are a little squeezy but I'll be most definitely be using them as my goal weight pants! Once I fit in them comfortably, I'll be happy. 

Like I said before, I had an amazing time, met some really lovely ladies and got some absolutely incredible goodies. 

Thanks again to Ray and Tor for arranging it. I'm already looking forward to the next one!!

Bloggers in photos above - Danielle, Sarah, Ellie

I think I've followed everyone who was there, but if I have missed you, just shout at me and I'll fix it at one!