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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!

Where, oh where have I been?? blog break | catch up | family | hilton | holiday | hotel | leeds | niece | sister | toddler | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Well, hello you lovely ones!

It's been a really long ten days or so since I last posted. Liam had two weeks off from work and we most definitely made the most of it. 

Last weekend, we spent a couple of nights at The Double Trees Hilton hotel in Leeds and enjoyed some meals out and a day of shopping. (Even though I didn't buy much at all! If you follow me on twitter, you would have seen me moaning.)

The stay was amazingly relaxed and I really felt as though we were on holiday, when really we were a twenty minute train journey from home. 

This Friday just gone, my sister and niece came to visit. With them living on the coast of West Wales, I barely ever seen them and with it coming up to a year we thought it was time for a visit. My niece Lily had just turned one last time I saw her, and this time she was twice the size, twice as talkative and twice as adorable! My sister spent a couple of days here with me and then left Lily with her Aunty Sammi whilst she attended a work course up in York. 

She may be an energetic nearly two year old, but I had the best two days. I laughed so much at her silly little character, and my heart melted on Monday night when she fell asleep in my arms after a busy day of swimming. 

It sounds silly, but the best part had to be hearing her shouting 'Saaaammmiii, Saaaammmmiiii,' when she woke up first thing in the morning. 

I cried buckets when they left for home last night. 

So after a pretty long break, When Flowers Fall is now back to taking priority. 

We will have a new addition to the family within the next month, and with this will come a new feature on the blog. Keep your eyes peeled. 

I'm also hoping to get back into filming for WFF on YouTube, I think by now, I've had a month or so off, time to clear my head, and even though in that time I received my first negative comment, I feel now is the time to get back into it. 

I have missed you all bundles and I hope you're all really well!!

What have I missed???