What starts with champagne and ends in cocktails? An Aussie bloggers event of course!!
Words just can't describe the whirlwind that was yesterday; and a fantastic whirlwind it was too. After a worryingly jerky coach journey [seriously, we were writing our obituaries] me and Maria arrived in London once again for Aussie's Take the Heat Bonfire Night event. Now, come November the 5th, I'm normally prepping myself for a chilly night of fireworks, a runny nose, and a cheeky cone of chips from a pretty questionable food van. What I got this year though was a champagne fuelled London Eye flight, a trip over to Covent garden [in a Hummer limo nonetheless] and all the cocktails and canapes I could manage at the wonderful Jewel Bar.
Heaven.
Eye Spy
Bubbly!
We began with our flight on the Eye where we were greeted by lovely members of staff who let us loose on some champagne and canapes. They were good, and I mean goood. So nice in fact that we almost forgot we were on the Eye. Almost. London looked far too pretty to be ignored - it was so good to have the chance to look at the city, and I mean really look. Usually I've got my head stuck in a tube map or clothes rail so it was nice to truly appreciate how beautiful London is....and boy is it breathtaking!
After lots of photos and a bit of mingling we then followed Emma on what we presumed was going to be a pretty cold [and painful for Maria's poor feet!] walk to Covent Garden. Little did we know we'd be getting a lift in a Hummer limo ....yep. I actually squealed with excitement.
Excited? I think so!
We laughed, we chatted and of course, we tweeted and before we knew it we'd arrived at Jewel Bar. The staff were wonderful and brought us a glass of champagne each to toast the evening...
as well as endless cocktails...
and of course, the bloggers favourite; cupcakes!
The drinks were fab, the food delicious and the location stunning. But what made the night so fun was the wonderful company. I have to say I was more than a little nervous to be in a room with so many fantastic bloggers - I'd be lying if I didn't feel a little starstruck seeing so many of my favourite reads! Yet they couldn't have been friendlier, and everyone looked gorgeous. It's all too easy in the blogosphere to forget that there are real people behind those wonderful musings; there's only so much that blogspot can tell you. At events like these though it's great to get to know the blogger behind the dashboard, let go, and have fun!
As Danni has said, it was a really wonderful evening and it was so lovely to meet so many amazing bloggers . Apologies if I came over as completely starstruck, it was like meeting celebrities! Many many thanks go to Aussie for organising SUCH an amazing night, I don't know of anyone who puts so much thought and consideration into blogger events AND produces such great haircare ;) I went on the Eye fairly recently but London by night is something else! Our invitation said "Hot hair and high heels" so I went all out! Unusually for me, I was wearing black and cream accessorized with a red belt and patent red heels which were very high and soon became quite uncomfortable!
The stairs (!) in our hotel room provided the perfect place to take photos :) I added some rollers to my hair to give it a bit of oomph (technical term) at the roots and then used some smaller rollers to ensure that my curls were even and then used the Aussie hairspray to fix it all in place. If you hate the smell of hairspray as much as I do, definitely try the 'Hi Hold + Hi Shine' hairspray- it smells gorgeous AND makes your hair looks super shiny...win win!
A rare photo of me and Danni! She was so busy snapping photos of the gorgeous view that we forgot to get a photo of the two of us... Whenever flash is used on a camera, I always close my eyes and Friday was no exception :P
Some very sophisticated bloggers in Covent Garden ;)
After an amazing party, Hayley, Danni and I caught the tube home and collapsed in our hotel room for some much needed rest (my poor poor feet!) and a lovely girly chat :) The next morning we woke up, packed our stuff and headed out for a day of retail therapy...it would be rude not to!
Before we hit the shops though, we needed to refuel and wake up so we headed to Leon- a chain which I am increasingly impressed with! The food was amazing, the service was fabulous and the decor- WOW. I need a gherkin lightshade STAT.
I got to meet the lovely Jazz
A special mention also to Hayley who won the Take the Heat challenge with her beautiful up-do! I don't have a picture sadly, but make sure you check her blog for more on the evening.
So finally, I'd just like to say a massive thank you to all of the wonderful Aussie team, as well as the beautiful bloggers we met for making Bonfire night so special - what a Yummy evening indeed!
As Danni has said, it was a really wonderful evening and it was so lovely to meet so many amazing bloggers . Apologies if I came over as completely starstruck, it was like meeting celebrities! Many many thanks go to Aussie for organising SUCH an amazing night, I don't know of anyone who puts so much thought and consideration into blogger events AND produces such great haircare ;) I went on the Eye fairly recently but London by night is something else! Our invitation said "Hot hair and high heels" so I went all out! Unusually for me, I was wearing black and cream accessorized with a red belt and patent red heels which were very high and soon became quite uncomfortable!
The stairs (!) in our hotel room provided the perfect place to take photos :) I added some rollers to my hair to give it a bit of oomph (technical term) at the roots and then used some smaller rollers to ensure that my curls were even and then used the Aussie hairspray to fix it all in place. If you hate the smell of hairspray as much as I do, definitely try the 'Hi Hold + Hi Shine' hairspray- it smells gorgeous AND makes your hair looks super shiny...win win!
A rare photo of me and Danni! She was so busy snapping photos of the gorgeous view that we forgot to get a photo of the two of us... Whenever flash is used on a camera, I always close my eyes and Friday was no exception :P
Some very sophisticated bloggers in Covent Garden ;)
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Before we hit the shops though, we needed to refuel and wake up so we headed to Leon- a chain which I am increasingly impressed with! The food was amazing, the service was fabulous and the decor- WOW. I need a gherkin lightshade STAT.
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We managed to pick up some goodies which will inevitably be featured here at some point and hopped on the coach back home! I can honestly say I have never been so relieved to kick off my shoes and slob in front of X factor :)
A BIG thank you to Emma and Aussie for organising this and also to all the amazing bloggers who came and made it such a fabulous night... if you comment on this post, I can link to you all properly :)
What did you do for Bonfire night? What do you do to glam up?
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