Body Shop Bloggers Event

Hi everyone!

Hope you are all well... so by now I'm sure you will have seen the pics of all the free booty we got from the Body Shop at the blogger event that they held for us yesterday, so I'm not going to rub salt into the wounds over that lol - suffice to say we were all overwhelmed by the amount of products we were given to try out...

One of the best things about the day, was getting the chance to meet up with some of the other bloggers in person (amongst others I met Oxford Jasmine, Becky/Sirvinya, Natalia of FilthyGorgeousMakeup, Becky from Panda Does Makeup, and Bubblegarm who are all as lovely in real life as you would expect!) - we all found it a bit strange at first... It was odd seeing each other in 3-D at first, but we all got over the wierdness quickly and ended up having a great time chatting and swapping stories about blogging and youtubing... Here we all are outside the MAC pro store (We couldn't resist a trip there - I'm kicking myself for forgetting to pick up mixing medium though!). The lovely oxford jasmine (http://www.oxfordjasmine.blogspot.com/) kindly sent me this photo and you can check out her page as well to see her thoughts on the day!

We all had a starstruck moment at MAC pro, as we saw Nicola from Pixiwoo of youtube in there, it was very funny! Thanks so much to all the other bloggers who attended - in particular oxfordjasmine who helped me find my way around the big smoke - I think without her I'd still be wondering around covent garden somewhere like a lost soul! All the girls were so lovely.

The people who organised the event were all really friendly and approachable, and mentioned it was possible that further events would be held in the future, so if you didn't get to go this time, there is still hope lol!

We all had the opportunity to have a makeover done by the makeup artist Chase Aston, who works closely with the body shop on the day. These were all filmed and we'll all be recieving our own copies of this, which I'm hoping I'll be able to upload for you to see.

Here is a couple of pics of me after Chase worked his magic!

I asked him to show me how to make blue eyeshadow wearable for me - as someone with blue eyes I never really knew how to wear the colour, and thoughts of Pat Butcher have always made me slightly afraid of the colour!

He also did a demonstration on a model before we all had our makeup done, and his tips for summer trends included making the smoky eye wearable for the summer by blending softly with fingers rather than doing a precise application with brushes. He also mentioned using a couple of drops of facial oil (he used the Body Shops vitamin E oil) underneath foundation to produce a dewy look for the summer, and keeping the lower lashline clear to keep the look modern. I'll be reviewing the facial oil amongst other things as soon as I have had a chance to have a play!

The organisers of the event gave us lots of information on the ethics behind the company and their Fair Trade and anti animal cruelty policies. They also introduced us to a new campaign that they are running in conjunction with MTV called "Yes Yes Yes", which is about promoting safe sex and awareness of HIV and AIDS in young people. This is such an important cause - most people in the 16-24 age group are more worried about the risk of pregnancy or chlamydia/gonorrhoea at the moment, but STI's like syphylis and HIV are on the increase in general and this age group is at risk. The body shop are now producing a limited edition lip butter which retails for £5 in the UK. All the profits from this lip butter go towards raising HIV and AIDS awareness in this age group, and in the UK that amounts to £3.98 from each lip balm. This is such an important cause! The lip butter is actually really nice too, and contains extracts of dragonfruit, which looks like this!

You can find out more information about this campaign and the scary statistics about the current levels of HIV/AIDS in the younger age group by clicking on www.yestosafesex.com

Stay tuned for reviews of some of the products we recieved... My reviews will be honest and unbiased as always! I would never recommend any product either on my blog or on you tube that I didn't feel was a decent one!

Love MizzWorthy

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PS - I'm away over the weekend so I'm unable to blog until Sunday, but please keep those contest entries coming in for the Illamasqua comp!