Manchester Bloggers Meet!

I'm back! After giving myself a week free of stresses while I went on Holiday to Tenerife, I have finally - after a slow period of adjustment and sun withdrawals- arrived back into the real world. So the first thing I needed to blog about was what I spent the weekend before I went away doing- which was meeting other lovely fellow Manchester Bloggers at the #MCRBloggersMeet! 

Organised by the absolutely lovely Lucy from  http://prettylittlethingsmcr.blogspot.co.uk/ , the event was held at the Milton Club in Manchester, who were kind enough to let us bloggers descend for our meet up. Upon arrival, we were greeted with cupcakes and sweets, then once people had arrived, then a game of 'Blogger Bingo' begun, which as usual, I didn't win- although that may have been because I got sidetracked by the gorgeous cocktails the Milton Club had to offer...

Lucy had got some amazing Manchester-based brands involved with the meet up, including Didi's boutique who had a GORGEOUS clothes rail up for us Bloggers to browse, and Rock on Ruby who got involved by hosting a Blogger competition, where we divided into teams and designed our own Rock on Ruby style slogan tees! It was super fun, and while our team sadly didn't win, I was still pretty proud of our design! After some mingling, Lucy began the raffle, with some amazing prizes up for grabs! I had my eye on the Mulberry-esque bag but sadly it was won by another lucky blogger, I will definitely have to invest in one myself though!

We got to take some fab goody-bags home from the event, filled with products from the very generous brands! It was an absolutely lovely day, which did get off to a slightly shaky start (fainting on the train there was not on my list of things to do), however that was completely forgotten once I arrived, and I can't thank Lucy enough for organising such a fantastic event- I can't wait till the next one!

Are you a Manchester blogger? Will you be heading to the next #MCRBloggersMeet..?x 

Lifestyle // McBusted!

A little bit of a different post today, but I really wanted to tell you about what I did last Friday night in Manchester, which, as I'm sure you may have guessed, was see the best super-group ever, McBusted! 

I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that as a young girl, I was obsessed with the chart-topping trio of lads, Busted. They were everything, with their lyrics being my childhood bible, and their CDs being virtually all that played on my portable CD walkman (ah, memories). I also had a huge crush on Matt Willis, so endless posters of his face plastered my walls - which was probably a bit creepy haha! 
McFly were less of an obsession for me, I think that the fact they were a little bit later than Busted almost meant I'd passed that 'scarily obsessive' stage, however I can't say the same for my little sister, who has seen the band a few too many times than she'd probably like to admit, and attended countless book signings just to catch a glimpse of the lads. 

Anyway, it couldn't have been more perfect for to hear that both bands were joining together to form the ultimate hybrid super-group, and although I was a little but gutted that third Busted member Charlie was no longer a part of it, I couldn't wait for the tickets to go on sale, and when they did, that was that; me, my mum and my sister, all re-living our younger years!

We booked tickets for the 9th May at the Manchester Phones 4 U Arena, and on the Friday night after I finished work, we set off on the train to our destination. As we weren't too bothered about seeing the support act, we turned up at about 8, got some drinks in, and then went straight to our seats. Although we were far back and very high up (I did go a bit dizzy when standing up to dance) it didn't matter, because the show was absolutely AMAZING! I was a little bit worried that it just wouldn't be as good as I remembered as a child - you know the saying- if it ain't broke don't fix it, but I needn't have bothered worrying, because it wasn't as good, it was 100x better! 

The boys kicked off the show in an amazing 'Back to the Future' style car, and at one point, descended from the ceiling in a UFO! They was absolutely incredible, and well worth the £45 odd I paid for a ticket. Everyone was stood up dancing- cue some seriously embarrassing 'rocking out' on my behalf, and all the classics from both bands were played, my absolute favourite being the obvious Year 3000.

We had an absolutely ace night, so thanks to the boys for taking me back to my childhood days, and putting on an unbelievable show- they are still touring, so if you haven't already got your tickets, I'd recommend you get them now!

Have you been to see, or are you planning to see McBusted? What were your thoughts on the show...?!x 

Lily Lulu SS14 Press Event!

Eeek! So I attended my first ever Blogger event last Thursday night! The event was hosted by a brand I mentioned on my last post, Lily Lulu Fashion , and was held at the lovely Barca Bar, a gorgeous canal-side venue in the Castlefield area of Manchester. As my first blogger event, I really had no idea what to expect from the night, so headed by myself on the short train ride into Manchester Piccadilly, then onto Deansgate , nervously excited as to what the evening would hold. The event started at 7:30pm, but thanks to my forever rubbish timing (and navigating) skills I didn't actually arrive until 8:30. This was a bit of a shame as I felt like I'd missed a major part of the evening- and the all important introductions, however once I got sat down and chatting I needn't have worried, as everyone was so welcoming and lovely, my nerves were soon all vanished! 

There were yummy cupcakes and crisps on offer for all the guests, as well as Krispy Kreme donuts in return for a donation- the event was all in aid of Cancer Research, a cause very close to my heart. We were also each given two Lily Lulu tags on arrival, which we were allowed to place on the two items of clothing we loved the most, although deciding between the pretty pastel collection and the unique floral pieces was just so hard! 
After a mooch around the gorgeous clothing collections, I was kindly given a goody bag filled with some lovely beauty products, discount cards, a necklace and my favourite of all, jelly beans- yum! I also got to chat to lots of other lovely bloggers, and it was great to be able to find out a bit about them all, as well as discover some fab new blogs to read! 

Top // Warehouse     Skirt // Next     Shoes // New Look (similar here)     Bag // New Look (last season)    
Earrings // River Island

As I'd never been to an event like this I really had no idea what to wear, so after a quick shopping trip the night before, I opted for this gorgeous Warehouse Organza crop top and navy Next Midi skirt. as I felt like they were smart, chic but most of all comfy- I was well prepared for the oncoming cupcake food baby! I also added my favourite pastel River Island earrings to bring a little bit of colour, sorry if they are a little bit hard to see. 

Overall, I had such a lovely night, I really can't thank all the other lovely blogger girls and Lily Lulu enough! It was also super-nice to get to chat to Liz, who seems to be the general wonder woman at Lily Lulu. It was a fantastic event and I felt very privileged to get to see their SS14 collection!

Have you checked out the Lily Lulu website? What pieces are you loving from them at the moment...?x