#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

3 Tips to get the most out of Bloggers Love Fashion Week

The first Bloggers Love Fashion Week took place in March this year. Now it's back and I've been asked to attend as a VIB, and I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am about this.

For those of you who don't know, Bloggers Love Fashion Week is a 3 day event which takes place in the heart of London's West End - Leicester Square. Packed full of top brands showcasing their latest collection and bloggers from all over the country, it's certainly not one to be missed.

Bloggers Love Fashion Week was pretty much my first ever large scale blogger event. I'd been blogging for 2 months when I attended, and as a newbie to the blogging world it was both petrifying and exciting at the same time.

Like most things, the most important thing to remember about blogger events is, you get out what you put in and if you plan in advance, you can get so much out of it, so I've decided to write out my top 3 tips to make the most out of this 3 day event.

1. It's cool to get there on time!
If you're shy at blogger events, haven't made a blogger date, or wimp out of talking to other people (like me) then try and get to the event bang on time, or better still...early! You'll likely find that less people are there, and if there's just 3 of you in a massive room, you could find yourselves chatting away and making friends naturally, without the added worries of walking into a room full of people you may not know.

2. Set youself a goal of _____  people to talk to each night.
I've recently set myself a target of 2. When I go to events, I aim to meet and talk to 2 new people - per event. Harder than it sounds, but the past few events I've been to, I've surprised myself, got out of my comfort zone and smashed my target!

3. Lights, Camera, Action!
You don't need a fancy camera to be a blogger as you can take some fantastic photos on camera phones these days, however, if you are taking a DSLR or similar to a blogging event, one thing to take into consideration is that the light may not always be on your side. I have a Toplight that I bought for my Canon 600D and it was probably the best £20 I've ever put towards my blog. If you have a choice between a new outfit or a light for the event... screw the clothes and buy a light. I get so much use out of mine, and my value LED light I find works better than the £100+ Calumet Top light I have for pro use in work. You'll be amazed at how much difference good lighting makes to your photographs.

So there you have it. My top 3 tips to help you at BLFW. I hope they're even remotely useful, and I can't wait for next month to roll around for the pre party!

Are you going to Bloggers Love Fashion Week? Let me know in the comments! 

Em xxx

#BLFW Bloggers Love Fashion Week - My Highlights!

I've been talking about it all week on twitter, but for those of you who don't know...this week I attended Bloggers Fashion Week!

The #BLFW (That's Bloggers Love Fashion Week) took place from the heart of London's West End, at Penthouse, Leicester Square. I couldn't believe so many things were packed into 3 short evenings and I was super excited to attend. Now, i'm not a fashion guru and clothes aren't my forte, so instead of drooling over dresses and shoes, I got excited by some other things I found this week, such as accessories and beauty. Not only did I meet so many great brands, I met so many lovely bloggers too.

Here are my top finds and moments from the past few days! 

Taro Collection Jewellery

Oh my gosh it's so shiny!! Like a little magpie I was totally drawn to this stand. I'm trying to be more adventurous in my jewellery choices and these were really cute! I really like the chunky silver chain necklace.

Rachel Black Millinery

The inner Magpie in me was once again attracted to this gorgeous headpiece. All completely handmade, each hair band can take up to a day to make. I loved this flower hair band, and If I were to attend any races this summer, this would be straight on my head, for sure.

Model It Lashes by Alisha White

I like Alisha, she's a tenacious model who has branched out and started her own lash line. Alisha had some gorgeous lashes in a whole variety of types!

Blog Dates

Can't mention Bloggers Fashion Week without mentioning my Blogger date for Tuesday night! The Lovely Beth from 'The British Girl' I love reading her blog, and thought she seemed like a really cool girl, so I reached out to her and asked her if she'd like to come to Day 2 with me! Glad I did, Beth is lovely and we had non stop bloggy chat all night!

The Parlour

 The Parlour were on hand glitterfying the lovely bloggers in attendance on day 3 of BLFW, I saw so many beautiful eye designs throughout the evening and the two fabulous bloggers below caught my eye!

Headmasters

Headmasters were also in attendance at BLFW. They had set up a mini hair styling bar and you could choose a look from their Blowdry collection before their brilliant stylists Jodie & Ian would get to work on you! I told Ian that I like soft waves and love any hair style with a brushed out curl. I gave him total freedom to style my hair... including the brand new set of Dirty Looks Hair extensions I was wearing (I'll be reviewing these soon!)

I felt like such a Disney Princess with my tumbling blonde curls. I was so impressed with how quickly they styled my hair and gave me a look which was very me! I loved how my hair looks and I know who i'm going to be paying a visit to when I have a special night out to get ready for in the future. 

And of course... a night isn't complete without a selfie in the bathroom!

So those are my top highlights from the 3 nights at #BLFW. I picked up some amazing products which i'm going to be reviewing individually over the next few weeks and feel very lucky to have met some wonderful bloggers including - 

April from Beautiface, Beth from Beauty in Beta, Monica from Moth Loves, Beth from The British Girl, Xeena and the gang from Blogging Gals and many many more. I've an awful memory so I do apologize if i've missed anyone.

 Congratulations to Danielle for all her hard work putting on the event and i'm looking forward to the next!