#LIVEBloggers Event Co-Hosted with Social Beautify!
On Tuesday 11th September, myself another lovely blogger called Ewa from Social Beautify hosted the first ever LIVE bloggers event! We had a lovely venue at the Picadilly Institute in London which had WiFi and we invited a group of lovely bloggers along. The idea behind the event was to have an event run by bloggers for bloggers and to tweet, instagram and mini blog about certain beauty products based on our topics of discussion!
Lovely bloggers working hard! (Double click to enlarge)
Here is a list of the bloggers who attended our event and their great blogs! Make sure you check them out!
Amelia – from Liana Beauty
Laura from Laura Lou Beauty
Lola from Lola Star Hearts
Annie from EpiphannieA
Hafsa from Muslimah Beauty
Victoria from VikBeauty
Sam from Honey Go Lightly
Julie from Sweets Are My Weakness
Lisa from Brunette Beauty Banter
Cat from Perfectly Polished Nails
Aysh from Discovering Beauty
Vicki from Lets Talk Beauty
Mez from Mez Made Up
The topics for discussion on the night where what are your main “splurge” items that you are willing to spend a lot of money on and what are your best budget buys that are a low price but really perform. I think since everyone is concerned about money these days, the topics are really relevant and we ladies love our beauty products!!
Some of the lovely ladies chatting away! (Double click to enlarge)
We all tweeted our discussion and our followers pitched in with lots of suggestions themselves and it was a great discussion! We were also Instagraming pics live from the event as it happened!
Full swing discussions! (Double click to enlarge)
We pretty much decided that these items were everyone’s best “splurge” items: High end foundations, good skincare such as the Hydra-Gel one from Love Your Skin London, Rapidlash (as modelled by the lovely Ewa!) Illamasqua for blushes, Bumble & Bumble for hair care items, Xen Tan for safe and effective tanning, INIKA for natural and cruelty free makeup….the list goes on and on!
And that these are everyones best “budget” items: MUA, Sleek and ELF for great budget buys, Nip & Fab for their lovely duper of a Laura Mercier body butter, Elegant Touch nail wraps for a quick and cheap nail make-over, Etat Pur for their affordable and brilliant skincare, the list could go on and on….!
Something exciting must have been happening downstairs! (Double click to enlarge)
As all this discussion and tweeting was hard work we also nibbled on some food and muffins and washed it all down with some drinks! Blogging takes it out of you, you know!
Um…Yummy! (Double click to enlarge)
A sugary snack whilst blogging! (Double click to enlarge)
The hashtag of the night was #LiveBloggers
Here are just some of the tweets from that night:
Liz Swetman @LizSwetman At #livebloggers event run by @allthatslap and @socialbeautify. The goodie bag looks amazing!
Grace – allthatslap @allthatslap A great haircare brand that delivers good results is@TommyGunsLondon worth spending your hard earned cash on!#LiveBloggers #Bbloggers
Grace – allthatslap @allthatslap Loving the look of the @AreaH2O Shampoo & Conditioner! Great for hard water areas like London #LiveBloggers
Grace – allthatslap @allthatslap A skincare brand worth splurging on is from @lyslondon and we are discussing how good it is in the #LiveBloggers event right now!#Bbloggers
SerenityofBeauty @SerenityofBeaut @allthatslap Splurge = Chanel Coco Mademoiselle, Budget = Aapri facial scrub (gel) 
#livebloggers
Jewel Beauty Blog @JewelBeautyBlog #LiveBloggers #bbloggers splurge is Chanel rouge coco shine lipsticks & my favourite save is collection 2000 concealer
Mez @Mezmadeup Budget buys – MUA/sleek/vivo are brand names popping up
Discovering Beauty @curly_aysh What’s the price limit for a product to still be considered budget?#LiveBloggers
Lets Talk Beauty @LTBeautyBlog @allthatslap Also VIVO – they have some fab products. I always forget ELF! They have released some really good things lately#livebloggers
dolcevanity.com @LaaLaaMonroe I love @sleekmakeup definitely for budget buys great for all skintones#livebloggers
Grace – allthatslap @allthatslap Cannot wait to try a lovely liner from @INIKAcosmetics after the#LiveBloggers event tonight! These are cruelty free and halal!!
Lauren @Becoming_Beauty @allthatslap @EtatPurUK the micellar cleansing water is a MUST TRY! And only £6.40 too #livebloggers x
dolcevanity.com @LaaLaaMonroe @allthatslap Oh yes MUA is amazing for budget buys #livebloggersreminds me need to pick up one nail polish I saw! xo
Lets Talk Beauty @LTBeautyBlog @Becoming_Beauty @allthatslap @EtatPurUK I love this – its so gentle on the skin & I enjoyed using this #livebloggers
Epiphannie Amusu @EpiphannieA Discussing our favourite budget buys. It has to be @SleekMakeUP for me #LiveBloggers
dolcevanity.com @LaaLaaMonroe Great budget buy for me also is buying my false eyelashes in bulk from HK on eBay 10 in a pack #livebloggers
Epiphannie Amusu @EpiphannieA What’s your favourite budget mascara? A toss up from Maybelline and lorealparis #livebloggers
Amelia Liana @LianaBeautyBlog Loving #LiveBloggers event! Discussing beauty while eating muffins#MyKindaEvening
Sally (SweetieSal) @sweetiesal @allthatslap #livebloggers #bbloggers my fave splurge is@bareMinerals and fave cheapo is E45 lotion.. Swear by that stuff!
Lets Talk Beauty @LTBeautyBlog @SocialBeautify I am getting some great ideas of budget products to pick up – elf brushes and sleek pout paints #livebloggers
dolcevanity.com @LaaLaaMonroe @iamlolastar Imo I LOVED the sleek bb cream on my skin, MAC more so breaks me out but I did read one review of a breakout#LiveBloggers
perfectly polished ♥ @perfectpolished Splurge item YSL Touché Eclait #LiveBloggers
Discovering Beauty @curly_aysh #LiveBloggers goes without saying my splurge is bella Pierre products!
Helen Gray @unevenlemming @allthatslap @EtatPurUK amazing brand, loving the cleansing water at the moment, I really want to try more of the range #LiveBloggers
Laura Louise @LauraLouMakeup At #livebloggers chatting budget vs high end beauty – we are all loving max factor mascara and @MUAcosmetics x
Lets Talk Beauty @LTBeautyBlog We are talking Mac & YSL foundations #livebloggers Do you like them?
Lisa Stoker @LisaClareBBB Sooooo the general consensus at #LiveBloggers is: Best Budget =@MUAcosmetics and Best Splurge = @Illamasqua
Here is a pic of the items in the great goody bags:
The Contents of the awesome goody bag! (Double click to enlarge)
Some of the brands that were involved and very kindly donated products to use on the night were:
Love Your Skin London – A fantastic brand to splurge on, providing excellent skincare
INIKA Cosmetics – A natural, organic, halal and cruelty free brand of makeup
Nip & Fab – Wonderful body fixes and treats, including a dupe of a pricey Laura Mercier body butter
Elegant Touch – Cute and fun nail art to quickly transform your nails
Area H20 – A wonderful product for London ladies – its created for hard water areas to repair damaged hair
Bumble & Bumble – a lovely brand to splurge on for some great haircare
Tommy Guns – a fantastic and fun brand for effective haircare products
Etat Pur – an affordable and well performing skincare brand
Orla Kiely – another splurge brand to treat yourself with
Glamglow – Amazing facemask used by the stars! Another well deserved splurge item
He Shi Tanning – natural and safe tanning for glamorous ladies
Super Facialist – an affordable and effective skincare line from the facialist to the stars
Weleda – natural skincare products that really perform and deliver
Xen Tan – another example of safe and effective tanning without the danger of the sun
Another angle of the lovely items from the goody bag! (Double click to enlarge)
Here is a little pic of the goody bag prep before the bloggers got there!
Goody bag preparation in full swing! (Double click to enlarge)
I want to say a big thank you to all the girls who came and also to the brands and PRs who helped us make the event so great and provided us with items to tweet and blog about! Also a big thank you of course to Ewa! I would LOVE to hold another event in the future – lets see what happens in the new year! This was hard work but I thoroughly enjoyed it!
If you want to read the write up of the nights from the other bloggers who attended – here are some links for you:
Please let me know your thoughts on the event – are you a blogger? Would you have liked to come to something like this? Get in touch and leave me a comment! I would love to hear from you!
Thanks for reading!
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Grace
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Looks like it was a fantastic event hun
x x
Hema
September 14, 2012
Thanks for your comment Hema, it was such a shame you could not come. I hope to meet you soon at other events! Lots of love xx
admin
September 14, 2012
Wowww looked amazing
Sophierosehearts x
Sophie Blumenthal
September 14, 2012
Thanks Sophie – it was a great night! I hope to hold other events in the future
xx
admin
September 14, 2012
Wow – this is such a good idea! I am so pleased you did this, your blog is one of my favourites! And it looks like it was an awesome night. Looking forward to seeing your reviews of the items!
xx
natalie
September 14, 2012
Thanks so much Natalie – it will take me while to write up all the reviews so please bear with me! xx
admin
September 14, 2012
Hello Grace – looks like it was a fab event, I am so excited for you! I know you worked hard on this and the goody bags was amazing! Well done girly! xx
Christine
September 14, 2012
Thanks a lot Christine! xx
admin
September 14, 2012
What a brilliant idea! I love it, looks like it was fun! Well done – looking forward the next event you do! Love the blog xx
admin
September 14, 2012
This sounds like a fantastic idea, I’d definitely love to do something like this in the future.
Hope you ladies had a lovely time!
Mel xx
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Mel
September 15, 2012
Sounds a great night, I was following the tweets to it (must to my husbands dismay). Definatly put me down for the next one! xx
Unevenlemming
September 16, 2012
hey hun, I just gave you a blog award xx
Caroline
September 16, 2012
Wow looks like you had a fab time!
Gutted I couldn’t make it! I will be there next time, beauty products, chat, and food is like my idea combination of things!
Well done on organising the event, looks like it was a complete success!
X
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