And so the IMATS excitement begins...

 

Ello lovelies!

The London International Makeup Artist Trade Show is a little over six weeks away now, can you believe it?! But boy haven't we waited for this one! It has been nearly a year and a half (wow, it doesn't seem that long ago) since the last IMATS because of their switcharoo with the LA event and my god am i excited. This will be my second year at IMATS as i enjoyed every second of last years event, even though that meant getting up at 3am to make the hideous journey. But for me, those few hours of lost sleep were a well worthy sacrifice.

IMATS is like Christmas, Easter and my birthday all rolled in to one for me as a makeup junkie, but this year i will be on a much stricter budget after last years over the top megahaul. The venue has changed this year and it is being held at London Olympia on the 22nd and 23rd of June 2013. I shall *fingers crossed* be up on the Saturday for some much need beauty retail therapy. Unfortunately i have lost my partner in makeup related crimes this year (Miss Jane) for the event but luckily, good ol' Mum has come to the rescue and is excited to come with me, bless her!

 

 Aside from shopping i am stupidly excited to see the amazing work on display this year. As an IMATS newbie last year i got far too caught up with shopping and forgot to take more pictures of some of the breathtaking looks various makeup artists were creating during the event. This year i plan to snap, snap, snap! And hopefully attend and few of the seminars available as i managed to completely miss these in too.

I've been keeping my beady eye on that exhibitor list for a while now and am a little disappointed to not see Illamasqua on there (yet), they were one of my favourite stands at last years event but there is still plenty of time! One exciting new addition this year is Nars, yes you heard me, Nars! As far as I'm aware this is the first year they've exhibited, and as we don't have a Nars counter in Southampton this is great news for me. I'm also looking forward to picking up a few more Crown Brushes as well as some bits from Embryolisse, OCC, MUFE, possibly a few cheeky Inglot shades and knowing me, quite a bit more.

You can check out the full exhibitor list and event / venue information here.

I also have photos and a haul up from last years show.

Are you heading the IMATS this year? 

Who are you excited to check out?

xox 

Collective Haul Youtube Video! Including Illamasqua, Synful Colors, FeelUnique and More...

Ello lovelies!

I filmed a bit of a huge collective haul the other week and after some debating with myself i finally decided to upload it! I recently purchased a new camera so hopefully no more filming on my iMac, but I've yet to get to grips with settings or had to time to play around with it with the mountain of university work to do.

But luckily i have a little over a week left at university this year so the second that last piece is submitted, usual blogging activities will commence! And boy I've got some goodies to share with you all.

So until then, here is a bit of a shabby collective haul with most of the things I've splurged on in the last month!

What products have you beauty addicts been splurging on?

Leave a comment and let me know!

xox

Blogiversary Giveaway! Win a MAC lipstick of your choice! (CLOSED)

Ello lovelies!

So since I've been MIA lately and completely missed my 600 followers mark (massive thank you btw) and my two year blogiversary i thought I'd do a little giveaway to celebrate and say thank you!

Mac lipsticks are some of my all time favourites so i thought what better to share with you lovely lot? It is open internationally and I will give one lucky follower a chance to pick and win a MAC lipstick of their choice (subject to availability) from the regular permanent line. All you have to do is enter using the Rafflecopter widget below, its that simple! Please remember to leave your email in the comments so i can contact the winner as soon as the giveaway ends.

Again a massive thank you to all of you who take the time to read and comment on my posts, it means the world to me. I'm currently still mega busy with the last few weeks of university this year but regular blog posts (and even a few videos) will be starting up again soon. Hope you're all enjoying the sun here in the UK!

Good luck!

xox

a Rafflecopter giveaway

March Makeup Loves - My first ever Youtube video!

Ello lovelies!

I really didn't think I'd ever be posting one of these but i decided, why not?! I'm not sure if videos will become a regular thing but i thought I'd give one or two a little try. Filming is scary! So I've started off with something simple, my March Makeup Loves!

Oh thats a really flattering thumbnail....

So yeah, any feedback on this would be great!

Would you like to see more videos?

Let me know!

xox