Events - Stella and Dot Trunk Show Night

2 weeks ago I hosted a Stella & Dot party with the awesome local stylist Louise James. We had a fun filled few hours with some lovely ladies and blogging girls, trying on all the pretty jewellery and having fun with the Zoe Lariet Necklace (we found 13 ways to wear it! Watch out for post on it later in the week). So here are a few photos of the beautiful items we saw.

Me and Louise - she let me borrow her awesome Ginger Layering Necklace 

 

This year they also have an awesome bag, purse, clutch and jewellery holder collection!

 These bangles are some of my fav items. And at £15 they are pretty well priced too.

 Laura from Side Street Style really loved the Maldives Necklace 

Some of the lovely ladies who attended the evening, wearing their favourite items!

And here is my little purchase from the night, they arrived super fast after the event and they even come in these really cute little boxes! These are really great for sending as gifts I think.

The boxes come with little messages too!

My stunning Vintage Twist Bracelet and matching Soiree earrings. I have been wearing them lots this last week.

So ladies what's your favourite Stella and Dot item? Have you check out their site before? If not take a look at all the items on offer here, they have a really great sale section too!  If you would like to know more about hosting a party or would love to shop for some of the beautiful pieces above just use the link here.

3 Years Ago Today

Yes ladies, some of you may remember the day. 3 years ago today this happened!

It was the most amazing day of my life, and it has been the most amazing 3 years ever, and hopefully I will have many many more with my wonderful hubby. So thank you Jon for making me the happiest women ever, I love you more than anything.

There you go ladies, your ok that is my one soppy romantic post for the year done with. Back to the regular blogging tomorrow.

Beauty Review - Aveda Shampure Conditioner

I said a few days ago that May was going to be product review month on the blog and then I realised how many other posts I needed to put out first, so now I am finally starting my product reviews! I really have had loads of beauty products and samples given to me recently so I have plenty of stuff to work with, expect lots of fun and random reviews from hair products to nail varnishes, make up to face creams. Let the fun begin!

 First up is Aveda's Shampure Conditioner. I had a sample of this from the John Lewis Christmas event (yes that long ago!) and I have only just opened it. Now straight off the bat I can tell you that I really didn't like the smell of it. The ingredients say it contains Peppermint, Rosemary and Lavender. I don't mind any of the scents but mixed together they just manage to smell like an oil my mum used to use as a base to her aromatherapy massage oils - Sandalwood! And I really don't like Sandalwood!

But once I could get passed the smell the product is pretty good. I have used it twice now and realised you don't need to use much of it as a little goes a long way. I massaged it into my roots and tips after shampooing with tresemme and then left it on my hair for about 10 mins, this is the same as I do with all my conditioners. Now this is where I had another little issue, it might sound silly but is it possible for hair to be to silky? You know the slick feeling when you first apply conditioner to your hair, well even after rinsing for ages my hair still felt like it had conditioner in it - like it was too slick! But anyway I didn't still have any in my hair and I had managed to wash it all out properly.

I literally didn't have a single tangle in my hair when I came to brush it afterwards and my hair brush glided through it so easily. Even after drying it with a hair dryer the few knots that had formed slipped out with very little effort. Now I must say the finished result is beautiful, my hair is soft and silky and not at all fly away. I tend to suffer with static really bad and often when I have conditioned my hair will get really fly away, but this keeps it weighted just enough that it stays nice and straight. Even after a wash the day after my hair is still looking beautiful and is still soft and shiny. If it wasn't for the smell of it I think it would be perfect. Maybe they can try making it with a nicer scent!

If you like the sound of this Aveda Shampure Conditioner you can buy it directly from their site, online at John Lewis or even on Amazon, prices start at just £5

Accessories - Sunglasses for Men

I usually just focus on womens fashion on here but for my piece in The Bay Magazine this month I have been looking at mens fashion for a change, so I thought I would do a menswear post today for a change and look at men's sunglasses.

Jon has huge trouble finding glasses that suit him that he actually likes, which is really awkward as he has sensitive eyes when it comes to bright sunlight. So I have been looking at the different styles that men wear to try and work out what will suit him the best. 

Here are a few celebrities and the styles they have chosen to wear.

Robert Downey Jr wearing Oliver Peoples Sheldrake Glasses in Black £225

Ryan Gosling wearing Persol 3028 Sunglasses £203

Tom Cruise in Ray-Ban 3362 Sunglasses £117

Simone Cowell wearing Ray-Ban 3025 £153

Brad Pitt wearing Tom Ford Astor Sunglasses £218

Zac Efron in Oakley Dispatch Sunglasses £130

So which is your fav style for men? I think I like the Ray Ban Aviator style but I know they don't suit Jon at all sadly, maybe the Persol ones Ryan Gosling is wearing may be a better style. Ah well, will just have to take hime to try some on ready for this summer.

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