Heya,

So I recently attended a Charity Fashion Show, and being a fashion blogger I naturally decided to blog it!
The show itself was hosted by the local Women's Institute to raise money for the Tea Pot Trust, a charity that provides art therapy for children with chronic illnesses. This allows the children to be able to cope with the complications, such as anxiety or anger, of their long-term illness. The trust works across the UK setting up workshops for the Art Therapy in Hospices and Hospitals for the children. To find out more about this Charity, and how you can get involved or even donate to this fantastic charity visit http://www.teapot-trust.org/
The event was staged by Travelling Trends, a company that travels around the manufacturers of the brands that we love, purchasing the items that are deemed unsellable (when to the customer they may seem perfect!) and the items that did not get sold. These brand include Topshop, New Look, Miss Selfridge, ASOS and your favourite department stores. The lovely lady who represented the organisation did a fantastic job in audience involvement, encouraging us to guess where the item of clothing was from, as the labels from the brands are removed (aside from the select few that get missed!!!). The show featured a model from the Travelling Trends company and 7 guest models, two of which were my bestie, Lydia and her mum, who both did a FANTASTIC job! The actual Catwalk shoe lasted around 45 minutes, showing a variety of looks for different age groups. At the end of the show all of the guests had time to browse the racks of clothes and accessories, and to buy the items at fantastic discounts, such as 50%!!! My friend purchased a white Miss Selfridge dress for only £20.00, yet it would retail around double that!

I was able to get some pictures from the evening, of the set up, and Lydia doing her thing down the catwalk! Sitting on the FROW I was able to get some clear photographs! I will do my best to let you know where each of the items came from so you can check them out if still in store!






Lydia's White midi-dress is from Miss Selfridge
The Black Mesh Cut out midi-dress is from the big department stores.
The Animal print Cami is from Next


For more information on Travelling trends visit their website:http://www.travellingtrends.com or email: travellingtrends@gmail.com


Also, don't forget to follow Lydia on Instagram, her username is @Lunarlydz

I hope you have enjoyed reading this post and had perhaps inspired you to host one of these Fashion Shows and raise money for a worthy cause! I had a fantastic evening, and would definitely recommend attending one of these events, even if you don't host one yourself!

Love Emily x 

Heya,

Heya,

Heya,

So recently I felt my hair needed a little life added to it, as I was getting bored of my natural hair colour- a dark brunette colour. I had originally planned to use an Ombre Kit, and attempt to blend and bleach the ends a paler brown to achieve a natural look, however I came across the  L'Oreal Paris Preference Glam Bronde Brush-on Balayage Kit, which promised a Bronde colour- the in between of Blonde and Brunette- the colour i was hoping for. The Kit is for full head Highlights, however, i wanted an ombre effect, so with the help of my mum applied it to the mid lengths of my hair downwards, saturating the very ends of my hair for that ombre effect.

The Tutorial-

So Step 1 is to prep yourself- Brush your Hair, put a towel round your neck, :put on gloves, separate you hair into 3-4 sections depending on the thickness of your hair. Leave the bottom section down.

Step 2 is to prepare the Dye, following the instructions provided in the kit. The kit comes with a Comb to brush the dye on with, The lightening agents that you mix, Shampoo and Gloves.

Step 3, apply the bleach/dye as the instructions tell you, but only to the mid-lengths of each section. (the instructions don't tell you to separate your hair, but you get a better Ombre if you do this).

Depending on your wanted colour, Step 4, is to leave the bleach to lift. I left mine in for 35 minutes, but this may vary depending on the condition and state of your hair, My hair had never been dyed previously, so may bleach differently than dyed hair. DO NOT LEAVE THE BLEACH IN FOR LONGER THAN 45 MINUTES.

Rinse your hair under luke-warm water wearing your gloves, then use the provided shampoo to wash and rinse your hair once again, without the gloves.

I'd also recommend using a hair mask/treatment as this is damaging your hair- its a bleach and so it is essential to make sure your hair is a hydrated as possible.

The end Result: 

Heya,

Heya,

Heya,