A few weeks ago I was asked by the lovely people at Catalyst PR to attend a PR day last Friday in Cavendish Square in London. I have never attended a PR day before so I was a bit unsure what to expect, but upon arrival I was put at ease by two ladies from Catalyst PR who welcomed me to the event and introduced me to the brands who were showcasing their products.
Even though I hadn’t of heard of a few of the brands before it was so interesting to be introduced to their products by people who were clearly so passionate about what they were representing.
Being in a room full of total strangers and introducing myself to so many different people is usually a very daunting experience for me but the atmosphere at the event was so relaxed and everyone was so friendly, that the time passed by so quickly! I have to give a massive shoutout to Catalyst PR and their team, who would come on over everything once in a while just to check to see if everything was going ok. They even supplied a beautiful spread of food and drinks.
Some of the brands at the event were:
Dr Paw Paw
Revlon Professional
Sexy Hair
All That Jazz
Steamcream
Beauty Crowd
King of Shaves
NanoKeratin System
I was very lucky to walk away with some absolutely amazing products which I am beyond excited to try out! A huge thank you goes out to all the brands and their representatives as they are what made the day so fun and informative. But the biggest thanks goes to Catalyst PR for inviting me along to this event in the first place and providing such a wonderful experience.
Watch this space, there will be so many reviews to come!
Thanks for stopping by! Let me know if you have ever tried any of these products before and your thoughts on them!
*PS All the photos are my own, please don't go stealing them without asking my permission first ;)
Ok, confession time, I get so incredibly happy when I’m invited to a blogger event (especially when the invitations are this cute!) as it helps to reaffirm that I must be doing something right on my blog to get invited along!
Next confession. I may have stalked Ladbrokes blogger events before. I remember seeing the Ladbrokes Casino/Boat Party all over twitter and the blogosphere a few months ago and was in awe at the lengths they went to for fellow bloggers! A few blogger friends of mine attended and I was super (jealous) happy that they got to go to such a wonderful evening! But my luck was about to change when the lovely people at Ladbrokes/Branded3 decided to invite me to their latest bash where they were hosting a #WimbledonSummerParty.
On our invites we were told to dress in white (which you can see I went completely against because I’m an idiot and own nothing white and I didn’t go shopping in time and damn) and to expect food, drink, games, quizzes and prizes!
Now, I’ll admit I’m not the biggest fan of tennis however I do appreciate strawberries, Pimms, cakes and a rip roaring good time, all of which were to be included in this wonderful evening.
The event took place down a very quaint and stereotypical London side street near Mansion House in a bar called Williamson Tavern. We were celebrating the 'Best of British', so think scones, tennis, pub quizzes and bunting galore. After arriving ten minutes late and failing to find the sneaky lil place for a further ten minutes, I eventually stumbled upon two smiling people dressed in white, one who was clutching a clipboard, whilst the other wore a white sweat headband. Now, if this wasn't the #WimbledonSummerParty I was about to give up hope and start drinking with the locals! Luckily for me these two smiley people were members of the Branded3 team! They were so welcoming as they led me downstairs into our own private bar, where I was handed a glass of prosecco and introduced to all the other bloggers at the event.
After some wonderful introductions, laughs and a lot of over sharing (I tend to do that) it was time for the quiz. As I said, I don't know much about tennis but you can bet your bottom dollar I was racking my brain for the answers. I even did some some year 4 math sums on my quiz sheet! Now that's dedication!
Once we had all handed in our answers for the quiz it was time for the games 'Tennis Pong' and 'Hit the bloody crap out the Piñata that doesn't want to die'. Though I'm a dab hand at beer pong (if I do say so myself) I can happily admit I was awful at Tennis Pong and I walked away with only 6 points (the winner got something like 18?!!). After my dreadful defeat, I was eager to take all my anger out on the strawberry piñata by trying to bash it to smithereens but alas, this piñata had other ideas and didn't actually break open for anyone! Fair play to it, it did take a swift beating from one of the Branded3 ladies who battered it continuously for about a minute before it gave up and decided split open (watch out for the ladies at Branded3! Proper 'ard nuts!)
Seeing as the piñata was no more, it was time to announce the winners of the quiz and Tennis Pong. Oddly enough, my year 4 maths skills must have come in handy, as I came in 2nd in the quiz and won a liter bottle of Pimms! Fabulous!
Overall, it was such a fantastic evening that just seemed to fly by. I would like to thank Ladbrokes and Branded3 for hosting such a wonderful evening and inviting me! Secondly, I would like to thank all the bloggers who attended and made the evening so special.
It was my birthday on Saturday, so you all really put me in high spirits for the weekend ahead and the Pimms definitely came in handy!
Oh and before I forget, we've been given the opportunity to guess who will be in the Royal Box for the Wimbledon Tennis Final. I don't know how many guesses we're allowed but here are my predication's, let me know what you guesses are!
Ed Sheeran
A cast member from Game of Thrones
Pippa Middleton
Place your bets!
If you'd like more to know about the evening you can visit here for more information.
What the hell has happened in the UK lately? Summer has officially arrived and we have been blessed with some absolutely gorgeous weather. Can you believe that London reached temperatures of 35 degrees last week?!?
Phowar, it was a bit warm.
If you're anything like me, you would not have been prepared for this hell fire weather and would of most definitely struggled to dress yourself for an entire week in different clothes that didn't create a sweaty puddle around your feet.
I really needed to add a few summer essentials to my wardrobe and I always find Primark is a great place to do that. If I ever need long, summery, flowy (is that a word?) summery items, I always seem to find them here! They always seem to be long enough and they don't break the bank, so I thought I'd share my summery purchases with you lot.
Stripped Mini Dress - £8 || Hat - H&M - years ago!
Long Black & White Print Dress - £8
Double split Aztec Print Maxi Skirt** - £6 || Top - River Island - £12
Long Navy Dress - £8
White Heeled Sandals - £5
Are you enjoying the weather? More prepared than me I hope! **It would be a Maxi skirt on any one below 5.9ft but it's a bit of a midi skirt on my lanky self.
Hands up, most of the time, I dress like a bit of a goth.
My favorite color is black (it goes with everything), my cat is black (to reiterate the fact that I'm really a witch) and I have constant resting bitch face (I promise, I'm not angry).
Last year, two of my dear friends got engaged and they thoughtfully decided to invite me to their
big day in June this year. I couldn't (probably could have) have worn black to a wedding in the middle of June?! Even I thought that was bit too goffy for my liking.
But after 7 months of searching for the perfect dress I found nothing, nada, niente! I felt as if the Universe was toying with me. However, 1 week before the wedding I was at breaking point. I hadn't found one single dress that fitted me or which wasn't black, white or red. I had given up. I quietly said to myself "buy any dress, any dress that fits, buy it quick and end this madness".
So off I popped to Westfields in Shepherds Bush on my 400th dress shopping expedition and moseyed around New Look which is where I found this beauty.
After what felt like an eternity hunting for a dress, the universe had quite literally handed me
this perfect little navy floral number from AX Paris (a concession stand in New Look). It wasn't too jazzy, it was a little bit summery, it fitted like a dream and it didn't cost an arm and a leg (it was £30); it was exactly what I was looking for!
I’ve never bought a single thing from AX Paris but I'm so thoroughly impressed that I've stumbled across their shop. The flower print is placed perfectly to highlight and accentuate
curves whilst the material almost feels like soft scuba suit material, in a good
way! The weather was absolutely boiling on their big day but I felt cool as a cucumber! AX Paris seem to do similar dresses to this one but in different styles, so you have the choice of this print in either a skater dress or a plunging midi dress! Good job AX Paris! Who doesn't love a choice?
I paired my dress with these open toed sandal/shoes from New Look and also decided to continue the summery floral theme but putting some faux flowers in my hair from H&M.
It was probably the most perfect wedding day I've ever attended and I'm so glad I found this wonderful dress just in time. Have any of you shopped with AX Paris before? Do you know of any other non-high street shops that create quality clothes? Let me know in the comments below.
A growing trend that has been getting a lot of press lately on the big world wide web, is people writing about or filming random acts of kindness and
posting it online. There are an assortment of Youtube videos containing people
approaching homeless people and giving them money or food, whilst others
compliment complete strangers as they pass them by.
Ok, ok. So maybe I’m a tiny bit cynical thinking they’re doing it
for the views or hits but let’s just set that aside for a second and focus on the words their speaking and the true potential of kind words.
In this day and age I think it’s very easy for us to forget that there is a sea of people surrounding us. I know I'm guilty of gazing down lovingly at my smart phone rather than interacting with the people around me, I think we all are, it's a very easy thing to do. Another sad fact is that we live in a society
where we tend to judge each other very quickly on appearances; we’re targeted by websites, adverts and magazines that pick at our insecurities and
fears in hope that we will buy their magical products that will supposedly fix all our
problems. But something that can really make a difference in someones life is just a few kind words.
Kind words don't cost a thing, yet they do wonders for the person receiving them. Not only that, they also make the person giving the compliment feel great too.
It’s a win win situation.
Kind words don’t have to be forced, futile or faked. You can compliment
someone’s clothes, perfume, attitude, manners, way of life or achievements. Heck, you can
compliment someone on how their toes are perfectly aligned because kind words have no limitations!
You don't just have to just compliment someone to give kind words. Saying something that's honest and from the heart is always a welcomed gift.
As of late, I was lucky enough to receive some kind words, some were from strangers
and some from friends but all of those words had the same effect on me; they made
me incredibly happy.
Let’s get a bit deep shall we? Let's address the fact that I have realllllly low
self – esteem; I always feel that I don’t really fit in anywhere and I’m always berating
myself at everything I do; I’m essentially my own worst enemy. Yet the other
day, when I returned from work after having a week off on holiday, a colleague
told me she missed me. She recently announced she was pregnant and after
looking at the first scan, I was adamant she was having a girl. However, whilst I was away, she found out the sex of the baby and
guess what? I was right. Once she told me, I was over
the moon and began looking at baby clothes with her (we’re obviously very busy at work)
but she explained that she wished I had been around for the announcement last week
The moment my colleague told me she missed me; it struck a chord with me. Someone
from work actually missed me? Actually cared that I wasn’t about to squeal
about the new baby girl? Unbeknownst to my colleague, her words really resonated with
me and made me feel so bloody happy. Those tiny little words that she probably didn't even realized she said, made me feel wanted and appreciated.
Now why am I mentioning this situation? To brag? Maybe (JOKEZ). I'm just trying to explain the impact kind words can have on someone.
Kind words can help someone through a bad day,
week, month or year
Kind words can highlight positive traits in someone that they didn’t even know they had
Kind words can create friendships Kind words can stop arguments Kind words can build relationships
Kind words can stop sad or depressing thoughts Kind words can stop someone from feeling lonely Kind words can show someone you care Kind words can highlight just how important you really are
I know, I know I'm getting a bit lovey dovey and yes, sometimes it is a bit awkward giving someone a compliment or sharing some nice words with them. But I'm not asking you to run up to everyone in your street and tell them that you love them! (That would be a bit odd and there is a slight chance you may be considered a nutter). But hey! You lot are smart, intellectual human beings, you're aware of positives of being nice! I'm not trying to lecture you but I'm just trying to highlight that by doing something so small for someone, can really make a difference in their day or life. You could be the reason a bad day is turned into a good day, wouldn't that be an amazing achievement? Heck, I'm not usually this bloody nice, maybe I'm feeling a tad emotional but, hey, there's no harm in trying to spread some positivity, right? In other news I got ID for the lottery today. The woman thought I looked 16 years old. S I X T E E N ! It's official, she's my new best mate.
Tell me about a compliment you received that was out of the blue but you really appreciated. I'd love to hear about them!
A few weeks ago I was asked by the lovely people at Catalyst PR to attend a PR day last Friday in Cavendish Square in London. I have never attended a PR day before so I was a bit unsure what to expect, but upon arrival I was put at ease by two ladies from Catalyst PR who welcomed me to the event and introduced me to the brands who were showcasing their products.
