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Friday, 27 June 2014

Xenca eyeshadow in Cappuccino - Review

I mentioned here in my write up about the Midlands Blogger Meet up, that Suzie at Xenca had been lovely enough to give us the option of choosing one of their make up products to bring home with us. I was very torn between a red lipstick or an eyeshadow but as soon as I saw the eyeshadow choices and in particularly the one I went with, Cappuccino, my choice was made instantly.

As you can see the Xenca eye shadows come with 2 colours. It retails on the website here for £11.95. I decided on this one because I instantly felt that out of them, this would be the most wearable shadow and would be a great every day shadow particularly for work.

I am hopeless at trying to take photos so I apologise for the awful photo but you get the general idea. The peach colour is very light and glimmery without being glittery (if that makes sense) and the brown that comes with it is great for adding a bit of contour in the crease.

I really love this eyeshadow! If I didn't own more eye shadows that Boots, I would be tempted to add some of the others to my collection but I think for the moment I will stick with the one I am loving.

Have you tried any of the Xenca eye shadow or beauty products??

Thursday, 5 June 2014

Midlands Blogger Meet Up #2 - The Brummy Edition!

You may remember back in February when I hot footed off on the train to Nottingham for my first ever blogger meet up organised by the lovely Kelly and Emma - You can read all about it here.

When I found out the girls had decided to organise another event, this time in Birmingham I was straight there putting my name on the list.

The girls chose the fantastic venue of Cherry Reds tucked away just around the corner from both the New Street Station and the Mail Box. This time we took up one of the venues function rooms on the first floor which was fab as I felt like you could really sit and chat to people without the worry of other people noseying in (what is it about a group of people getting together that makes people do that?? Although hands up I am the same!) The venue itself was lovely. Not the sort of place you would normally stumble on, on a trip to Birmingham because its tucked away from the main shopping are but still close enough to go to.

We had 2 talks lined up for us. Jo from Weleda came and spoke to use about the company, their products and we got to have a play, smell and try of their products. There were defiantly a couple of products which caught my attention. What I liked about Weleda is the brand focuses on the green aspect of beauty and is one of the largest companies to focus on all things natural, organic, eco-friendly and fair trade. We were given a goody bag including a couple of samples of their products to try.

After we had all had a drink, chat and food, the lovely Suzie from Xenca told us all about her brand. Now I will hold my hands up and admit that before the event Xenca is not a brand I have heard of. I will admit that I am one of these beauty people who knows what they like and likes to use brands that have been around forever. I think I would like to start being more adventurous and start using new brands. Suzie told us in comparison to Weleda which is similar in its ethics, Xenca has only been around for a few years. As we listened to Suzie’s talk it was certainly a brand which caught my attention. Xenca has a wide range of products available including skincare, beauty and also their range of “healthcare” products. Suzie again let us play with all of the products and let us try some of the health products including the cologen powders designed to replenish the cologen your body naturally loses as you get older and the 5 day + powder which contains the equivalent of your 5 fruit and veg a day. At the end of her talk offered us the chance to have either a free lipstick or eye shadow. After swatching all like mad I chose the eye shadow in the shade cappuccino which I thought would be perfect for work! (You can see it in the below picture in the top left)

Overall the event was a fantastic well organised (again) day! It was so lovely to meet some of the bloggers who had been at the last event as well as some new bloggers! I really can't tell you how nice it is to sit and talk to like minded people! We couldn't resist a cheeky snap of us all at the end of the day (minus leah who had to go to get her train) - I'll leave links for all the girls below so make sure you go and check them all out!!!