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Last week I attended the Ted Baker event in Stuttarfords at Gateway Shopping Center. Talk about luxury items. Dale and I arrived to have delicious drinks served to us and a small talk on the brand. Dale got his shoes sparky clean while I looked around and did some window shopping. For hoste who have been following me for a long time you will know I am a blogger on a budget so I know for act I cannot afford the Ted Baker range, but it was insightful to see the beautiful garments and have a sneak peek of the fashion trends for the coming season. Before we left each blogger received a goodie bag of fun branded stuff to play around, which included Ted Baker pencil crayons and a Sippie Cup (hug fan of). I hope you enjoy the pics of the event, I thoroughly had a blast. Thank you to 4ElementsMedia for the invite.
On Saturday, 5 September 2015, I finally hosted my first Beauty Workshop in Durban. After much questioning and planning, the workshop came together, venue was booked and sponsors made their final sponsorships. Was I nervous, YES, did I know if everyone was going to pitch, NO. But was I happy to make a difference in the lives of the women who did attend.
I sent out an email a few months back asking ladies if they would like to attend a Beauty Workshop where I will be speaking about the trending topics in the beauty world and also perform demonstrations of "How To" achieve certain looks, I also asked them for suggestions for the topics or makeup looks they wanted me to cover, the most popular one being Contour & Highlighting. I did include a disclaimer that I was not a professional makeup artist but I did create and film beauty videos over the past years which has allowed me to develop certain skills and tricks to achieve the professional makeup artist look.
More ladies were drawn to my approach to the "blogger on a budget" and could not help but sign up for the workshop. After a month of planning the day finally arrived. I decided to host the workshop at the same venue that Dale & I had our wedding, The Emakhosini Boutique Hotel. The hotel was so accommodating and they built a Hi-Tea menu especially for my event.
The ladies arrived that morning, dressed in white & denim from head to toe. I provided headbands, mirrors and makeup remover for each lady, together with gift bags from the amazing sponsors. The workshop commenced where I spoke about my blog and the reason for the workshop.We then stripped away the makeup from our faces to start on a "clean canvas". From there we did the perfect Eyebrow Tutorial and followed with a Day to Night look. We ended with the perfect Foundation Application routine and a Contour & Highlighting tutorial. Most of the ladies came away with skills & tricks and urged me to host another workshop in the near future.
Firstly thank you to every lady who attended, your support means so much to me and I truly appreciate it. Thank you to my lovely parents and husband for supporting my vision and making the day possible. Lastly to my sponsors for the amazing gifts for the day, thank you Oh So Heavenly, Moroccan Oil, Blkgirlbeauty, Brand hree Sixty who gifted amazing branded goodies all the way from the states.
I am defiantly thinking of planning another Workshop so will keep you posted on the blog. I hope you enjoy the pictures from the day seeing as some of you could not attend. Stay Blessed!
Photos taken by my lovely husband Dale Slater
Editing by yours truly, Simone Slater
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Hello Loves!! Sorry for the delaying in posting!! Last week I attended the 6th store launch of G-Star RAW at Gatway Theatre of Shopping Centers. I had such an amazing time and managed to meet up with fellow Durban Fashion Bloggers like Sandy Nene from SA Bloggers and Kendra Hunsley from Kotton&Silk. The collection is a Men's only, comprising of denim's and dynamic looks. Its a pity there was no womens fashion to look at, so I am holding thumbs that they do bring in the Women's collection especially after exploring this Mens Only Collection. I must say I really love the setting of the shop and the layout, it is very chic and clean and visible to the customer.
The evening started off with cocktails sponsored by Belverdere and Appletiser and snacks of Sushi on the cutest woven plates, which was offered to us by gorgeous men. There was an instant photo booth where we wore one of the G-Star RAW Jackets to take a picture and then recieved the print out immediately. I thought that was a fabulous idea to capture the moment in the store. Overall the event was a huge success, there were many passerby's who came to see what the hype and music was about and also the fashion shopping addicts who just could not resist. If you would like to see more pictures from the event, visit my facebook page for the album.
I hope you enjoyed this post loves, I will post my full look from this event in the next post. Love youuu xxxx
Here's a brief about the brand and what they have to offer:
The design of the
first only men’s only store aims to give focus to the individuality of seven
iconic pair of jeans from the G-Star RAW heritage, by showing only the product,
not the stock.
This conceptual, yet
highly functional clutter-fee approach to retail will give visitors a refreshing
shopping experience.
In the past year
G-Star has marked its South African presence by hosting their globally renowned
RAW Night events both in Johannesburg and Cape Town. These events combine an
eclectic mix of live music, art and denim innovation - all capturing the
dynamic spirit of G-Star.
This dedicated local
strategy resulted in rapid growth for G-Star in South Africa, launching 25 new
mono-brand stores, department store corners, online and multi-brand retailers
within its first 6 months. - Vivid Luxury
"G-star is known
throughout the world for its innovative denim constructions, top craftsmanship
and modern styles. The new Raw for the Oceans collection is also available
exclusively from the G-Star RAW store in Gateway Mall – Shop No. F092,
Umhlanga, Durban." - Vivid Luxury
Stay Blessed!
xoxox
