#ORIGINSINBLOOM event with Sally Morgan Moore

In the middle of March I had the sheer pleasure of finally meeting blogger and all round mega babe Sally Morgan-Moore when she hosted her fabulous #OriginsinBLOOM event in Cambridge.

I'd wanted to meet Sally for so long after many a tweet and insta comment and it felt like I already knew her- it was so bizarre! She is honestly one of the sweetest women I know and her blog, tweets and Instagram posts/stories are guaranteed to make you smile. I'll stop all the slush now as I'm starting to sound like a fan girl and it's embarrassing but honestly she is awesome! Onto the event...

Donned in a floral get up to match the event theme,  I headed to the Cambridge flagship Origins store for an evening of skincare, tea, cake and lots more. As we walked in we were warmly greeted by Sally and an amazing wall of flowers- perfect for the gram. I couldn’t help but stop and have my photo taken in front of it! Sally’s husband Lloyd had his camera poised and ring light set up for the occasion which was perfect for the many snaps us bloggers like to take!

The evening began with a glass of fizz and a talk from the Origins team on their latest skincare, with the lovely Lucy being their model for the skincare. Her skin was absolutely glowing afterwards and mega soft! Yes I touched Lucy’s face...

I also got to meet Charlotte from Charlotte Steggz who again I’ve had lots of chats with on Instagram and Twitter but never had the pleasure of meeting IRL until then. She was just as lovely in the flesh as she is on social media and looked thoroughly relaxed having her head massage. So much so that it enticed me to have one too!

We were all treated to various pampering from the Origins team such as head rubs and hand massages. I cheekily had both and my oh my did they relax me! With the head massage, I breathed in tea tree and mint oil before the massage began which instantly soothes you. Its then worked through your hair and scalp leaving it feeling tingly long after the treatment is finished. It was heavenly and perfect after a long drive!

Now my strap line for the blog which you may well already know is "Find some time for tea and wine" so when presented with cups of delicious tea courtesy of Whittards and home baked cakes from Sally's husband, I was overjoyed! Who doesn't love a decent brew and some cake to wash it down? I have to say Lloyds cakes looked bloomin beautiful and tasted seriously scrummy too. They put my baking to shame and looked perfect as part of the event's floral theme.

To top it off there was crafting! Yes! In the form of card making which made my inner crafter extreeemly happy. Kelia Calver from Cleverpacks showed us how a simple design but stunning design with the use of watercolour pens, pencils and a lot of gluing, sticking and stamping! I was truly in my element and have since sent my handmade card to a friend for their birthday.

I was in the market for some new moisturiser, having used up the last of my Steam Cream so decided to go with the Origins drink up intensive overnight mask to quench my skins thirst and work its magic overnight.

All in all the event was brilliant and Sally did an absolutely amazing job of hosting the event.

She proper bossed it and made me and I'm sure everyone else felt incredibly welcome and relaxed and I can’t wait for the next one!

Have you been to an Origins event?

Spring Favourites

Spring beauty products are a whole new ball game in comparison to what we used over winter. Say hello to spring pinks and floral scents that'll pep us up and make us feel radiant.

I've recently gotten a lot more into liquid lipsticks. Their longevity and easy application makes them a true dream and a low maintenance lip. My top three of the moment are Revlon's Ultra HD Matte Lipcolor, Max Factor Lipfinity and Rimmel London Provocalips.  I went for a shocking pink shade called "I'll call you" from Rimmel for those days when you want a bold lip and not have to worry about touch ups. It comes with a "lock and shine" end too which gives a really lovely shine. The lipfinity shade is "always delicate" and comes with a second stage in a balm like texture that also gives amazing shine. This lipstick in particular has incredible longevity as having worn it to the dentist, it did. not. budge. The Revlon shade is seduction and is the perfect pinky nude with a velvet matte finish which feels lovely on the lips.

I've also been loving brows. No surprise there really and I've been testing out the Soap & Glory Archery 2 in 1 Brow crayon and setting gel. I really love the shape of the pencil end, giving a really great shape to my brows but I can't say I've used the brow gel a whole lot.

Onto lashes as lets face it, you're make up just isn't complete without them! I've been loving the Rimmel London Wonderfull Extreme Black mascara as it gives awesome volume to my lashes and doesn't clump either. It has argan oil in the formula too so I like to think I'm giving my lashes a little boost of nourishment each day!

And finally onto lotions and potions... I recently discovered the Neal's Yard Wild Rose Beauty Balm which has worked wonders on my skin and in so many ways! This one pot wonder can be used to cleanse your make-up off, moisturise, condition hair and nails and so much more. My most recent use for it is to apply it to elbows and knees before fake tan to combat those tell tell dry tan areas. I am obsessed with this product, being my life saver for desperately dry skin and keeping my beauty regime in check and it's organic so even more kudos. Oh and did I say it's amazing? ha!

Keeping with floral scents I move from wild rose onto Néroli & Orchidée Body Milk from L'Occitane. This beautiful scent is spring in a bottle and makes me feel so fresh and cheery. As a body milk it's a light and thin consistency which is perfect for warmer days or when you don't want to feel like your smothered in think moisturiser. The scent lingers for hours and I adore it.I'll definitely be picking up the larger size next time.

So those are my spring favourites and I feel they're a bit late now that the weather is getting warmer. Is May still spring or the beginning of summer? Regardless I hope you enjoyed and if you've been using any of these products yourself, let me know your thoughts in the comments!

What having you been loving this spring?

Chatty Get Ready with Me: Spring Make-up look

Hello hello hello!

Are you getting sick of the winter blues? I know I am and to pep myself up I've broken out and decided to start wearing a slightly more spring lip. Out with the reds and the nudes and in with the pink! Does that sound a bit wrong? Maybe... Moving swiftly on, I decided to do a chatty get ready with me so we can all have a gossip and talk all the girly things. I hope you enjoy!

Friday's post is an outfit post squee! It's been SO LONG!!

See you then peeps.

Spring Favourites

I genuinely can't remember the last time I did a favourites video so it's definitely been a while! I've picked up a nice little collection of things that I'm loving this spring from beauty to fashion and it's all in the video below. I hope you enjoy!

Spring Primark Haul

Ello ello ello! First of all Happy Friday and happy 1st of May, how did that come around so fast? I've been meaning to post this video up for a while but I've had so many other exciting bits scheduled its had to wait!

I hope you enjoy, click the video below to watch :-)

Have a great weekend!