#OxMeet The Blogger Programme Bag

It's been nearly a month since #OxMeet but last week I was sent an adorable shopper for the meet up, it's a simple but cute design.

I love shoppers but I'm very picky when it comes to mine as i'm always fussing over the length of the handles but The Blogger Programme have got it spot on as the handles are not to long and not to short so it's perfect for when your out and about. The design is simple yet eye catching which is good and the quality of the bag is great.

I would like to thank the lovely people at The Blogger Programme for sending the bag and I would like to thank +Adrienne Third for forwarding the bag onto all the lovely bloggers who attended #OxMeet!

Lush Goody Bag Reviewed

Around two weeks ago I attended a Bloggers event in Oxford which ended with a trip into Lush to try out some products and to get some testers. When we got there they had some amazing rose lemonade and some rose cupcakes for us, as well as having loads of Rose's and flowers about which made the event really special, We also had a skin care consultation and a go at there colour wheel, I picked up three products to test out so I'll be reviewing them and I also received a colour wheel emotional brilliance cream eye shadow. All the products were free and testers and my review is my own words and my own opinions.

Emotional Brilliance Cream Eye Shadow - Focus
This was the shade I picked up on the colour wheel and so it was a nice surprise to see it in the bag, it simply means to stay on track. It's is such a nice grayish blue colour which shimmers as it's a sheen, the instructions on the bottle are Use as face make up but the lovely lady explained the best way to use it was to dab a small amount in the middle of my lid and blend out. At first it went terribly wrong but after a few more attempts I feel I have the hang off it! It may not be the best way or most creative way but I find it stays on well and lasts for a long time, as well as being highly pigmented it feels rather silky and soft which I love. To buy the product is cost £14.50.

Vanishing Cream
In my skin consultation the lovely lady asked me about my ideal skin cream and I pretty much was given what I described which was a fast absorbing floral scented cream which doesn't give you breakout, cue Vanishing Cream. This small sample I got lasted 5-7 days but in that time I was extremely impressed and happy with the results, the cream soaked into my skin leaving it nourished and happy but not sticky. After a week I had no breakouts and my skin felt healthy, it also has such an amazing lavender scent which I loved. For the full size tub it's £17.75 which is expensive but the product is rather good!

Ocean Salt and 9 To 5
I was asked to describe a perfect cleanser and scrub, I described my scrub as hard and gritty which really works into my skin and then my cleansers as really gentle and soft on my skin, I was given Ocean Salt which is a salt, coconut and lime scrub which I found really worked into my skin lifting all the dirt and dead skin and made my skin feel better and brighter. My cleansers is actually a cleanser milk which I was impressed with as it's extremely soothing and softening with almond oil and dove orchid. I was really impressed with both this products and will defiantly be purchasing the full sized pots which are £9.50 and £13.25.

Jackie Oates 
As my skin is super pale in the winter/spring I asked about there lightest foundation and was given a sample of the Jackie Oates foundation. This foundation is off a lovely creamy texture with a nice oat smell but it came out as very light coverage on my skin which was almost a nude coverage, but after a few coats I was able to build up to a medium coverage which lasted for around 4 hours before I felt the need to re apply. I was to overjoyed with this product it did match my skin tone but for £8.95 I would be after a full coverage foundation.

Rose Bubble Bar
Lastly we were given a lovely bubble bar from there mothers day range, the bar costs £2.95 which is a bargain! It's fragrance is the same as the Amandopondo bubble bar with Turkish rose to help soothe and relax which is certainly did for me. I love how it created quite a few bubble and left my water with a nice pink tint, the scent was lovely and very relaxing.

Full Of Grace Serum
This serum is absolutely fab! I love how creamy it goes and how easy it is to use, I'm surprised it took me so long to discover it. It costs only £8.25 and the product last's for ages I've been using it since I got it three weeks ago and it just hasn't gone done it looks the same as when I opened it!

So that's all the samples and freebies I got, I'm extremely thankful to all the Oxford Lush staff as the event was amazing and they put in a lot off effort.

Crabtree and Evelyn #OxMeet

On Sunday 23rd March I was lucky enough to attend the #OxMeet in Oxford and one of the stores we visited was Crabtree and Evelyn which do some great skincare and beauty products as well as teas and biscuits. It was my first visit there and I can happily say they have a new customer as they were lovely and all there products are affordable. I received a goody bag which was free but all my opinions are my own.

We started with a browse around the store looking at all the product and we were able to ask any questions about the products or any health and beauty questions. We were also able to have a manicure if we wanted they also have a great offer on there polishes which was two for £6 if you hurry it may still be going! I was really impressed with how nice they were and also at the range they have, I love there hand creams and they also have such a nice range of teas and biscuits.

In the goody bag I had a sample of the Pear and Pink Magnolia body lotion which had a lovely scent it sunk in well and didn't leave my skin to sticky. I also got a Iris hand therapy lotion which has a nice floral scent and also comes in a handy purse sized tube, I found it left my hands really soft and the scent seemed to last a good few hours which I really liked. I also got two perfumes samples ones which was the Pear and Pink Magnolia and the other one being the Lavender one, they are such a nice scent and seem to last on my skin for ages so I liked them a lot.

#OxMeet A Day in Oxford

I was lucky enough to be able to attend a Bloggers event in Oxford last week which was hosted by the lovely +Adrienne Third she had planned a lovely day and I had a lot of fun! We met at Wagamama's in Oxford where I had chicken tama rice which was extremely filling and really nice, it was a nice place to meet as we were able to say hello and have a little chat before heading off.

We then walked to Crabtree and Evelyn  were we could have manicures and ask the staff about product as well as having a mooch at all there products we were also given a goodie bag. It was a great chance for me to explore as I've always missed the shop and walked passed but it turned out to be lovely in there and I can't wait to go back and buy some bits!

We then headed to Costa for a little sit down and chat before heading over to Lush were we could have a skin care reading or a go at there colour wheel. We were also treated to cupcakes and rose lemonade which was a lovely treat. I had a great skin care reading were I could ask questions and I was also given samples of some products to test at home before buying the full size product. We then got some goodie bags and heading of home!

It was a fantastic day and I had so much fun meeting local bloggers!

Photo credit - Samantha