Farfetch Blogger Yoga & Breakfast Event - The Shard

I'm a little late but I have to tell you guys about the other weeks' Bloggers event! 

I'm definitely one of those people who love to do Yoga but actually never have the "time" to do it, lol. It is nice and relaxing but it's hard for me to just switch of my brain off and enjoy it... I need to work on that though. When I get my workouts in, it's mostly my boxing class, a spin class or interval training on the treadmill, but Yoga is usually not my list. I was really able to relax though and I felt very good afterwards. 

Anyways, I couldn't let the opportunity pass to have a Yoga session on the 72nd floor (!!!) of The Shard by an awesome from Yogasphere. The view was incredible and it's definitely something I can recommend! I've been there before about a year ago but a yoga session up there is clearly on another level. When I was invited by Farfetch to the Yoga session followed by an amazing breakfast at the Shangri-La Hotel/Restaurant, I was over the moon. This was definitely my highlight of the year in terms of Blogger events and this was just my type of networking event!  

The Farfetch team introduced the new trends for the next season to us and discussed future collaborations, while enjoying the delicious healthy breakfast. We were gifted a personalised gift bag, which was put together with love and thought. Farfetch has become one of my favourite brands in a short time as the brand values match with my idea of an ideal brand and I love how versatile the brand works. 

I have to confess, I'm not the biggest extrovert honestly I get shy and quiet on networking events and I'm always pushing myself to step outside my comfort zone. I'm trying my best but sometimes it just doesn't go the way I want. This networking event was quite intimate though as we were sitting on round tables (which helped a lot)  and I had the pleasure to sit with Patricia Bright and Melissa Holdbrook-Akposoe - this made my day! Unfortunately I couldn't stay too long but it was good to exchange ideas with other fellow bloggers and especially the more experienced ones. Networking is a big part of my role as a blogger and I'm trying to attend as many events as possible to step out of my comfort zone.

How do you guys get along on networking events? Leave me a comment about your experience! 

Love, Drea

xxx

Farfetch Bloggers Breakfast

Thanks to Farfetch I had an amazing time at last weeks Bloggers Breakfast at the Boundary Rooftop Bar in London, Shoreditch. I haven't been to this place before but we had an amazing view over the area from there and as it got a little chilly, the rooftop bar was easily transformed into a winter garden as it is surrounded by glass. Lauren made it happen for some bloggers to get together and exchange opinions and ideas about blogging and fashion and also to brainstorm for future cooperations. It was a great networking event and I met some lovely fellow bloggers. While we were introduced to the brand, we had an amazing breakfast. There wasn't much choice on the menu but there was a little something for everyone on it and I chose a healthy salmon and scrambled egg breakfast with rye bread and fresh orange juice.

In case you haven't heard about Farfetch yet, it is an e-commerce store offering luxury fashion from over 400 fashion boutiques and over 1000 different labels. The clothes will be directly shipped from the boutiques from all over the world. Definitely have a look at the website, they have some great offers at the moment and I myself just ordered a little something, keep your eyes open!

Photo Credit: NatashaCox

Everyone was gifted with an amazing goodie-bag with loads of useful stuff in there and a special gift.

I'm very grateful for all these great opportunities and this was definitely one of the best events this year. 

Let me know if you've shopped at Farfetch yet and how your experience was :)

Love, Drea

xxx

Bloggers Summer Hangout

Summer is really playing us here in the UK.. I mean, all the rain and temperatures not raising above 20 degrees, that's not what I consider summer. Don't get me wrong, I love to be in London, but this need to change. Anyways, the Bloggers Summer Hangout was very summery, besides the rain. I got to speak to some very interesting brands and got loads of goodie bags with products to try out. My favourite brand and product this time was the Pink Parcel, which is a monthly subscription box for all the ladies out their and their monthly visit, lol. When I got this box the first time, I was impressed of how thoughtful it was put together.. Tampons, nail polish, a face mask to prevent spots, chocolate and crackers for the typical cravings, etc... just about everything you need for that time of the month. In my head I was like "Awww someone really cares about our monthlies" LOL. It's really worth a try! The second product that I really like is the T-tox matcha powder. If you know me, then you know I barely go a day without my matcha latte, so this powder is just what I need to make my own. Can't wait to try it and will definitely write a review!
Thanks to all the brands for gifting me, I really enjoyed meeting you all!

Coming to my outfit... I tried to make it as topic related as possible but the weather just didn't want me wearing one of my flower dresses.. Oh well! I'm currently loving blue, so I decided to put a blue-themed outfit together. I put 3 different shades of blue together and matched it with silver accessories. If you've been following my blog, you know I have a thing for pleated skirts, this is probably the 4th one in my collection, hihi,  but I just love the sky blue! It has the perfect lengths to wear it to church, work or anywhere else and the skater fit paired with the stretchy fabric, makes it very comfortable. I matched it with a comfortable ribbed tie-up shirt and my blue faux leather jacket. Paired with a little cross-body bag and sandals - British summer, I'm ready!

Love, Drea

xxx

Details 

Jacket: Zara

Lace up Top: Topshop

Pleated Skirt: Topshop

Sandals: Asos

Bag: Zara

Rings: Swarovski

#BloggersBall

How often do you have an occasion where you get to wear a long ball dress if you're friends are not getting married? Exactly - Not quite often! So I took the opportunity and got myself a long ball dress. I was looking for one for some time as the event was announced quite early but the one I chose came only out a couple of days before the event and I had to order it next day delivery to get it to my house in time, lol. But you guys know the struggle of finding the perfect dress for an event browsing through online shops for dayssss... 

So I finally found this dress on Asos but it's by Boohoo. I know what you're thinking now and I was exactly thinking the same when I saw it was from Boohoo and on top of that a petite dress.. I was actually very impressed to see a dress like this from Boohoo, so I definitely had to give it a try. I've ordered two sizes just to make sure but when they arrived, they were way to big, so I had to order a much smaller size last minute but the fact that it was a petite ball dress made me very happy as there not too many out here for shorties like me. My tailor already knows my name, if you know what I'm saying. The dress is amazing as I love pleats (I know this is not a secret anymore, lol) This pastel colour is perfect for summer and the strapped sides make the dress special. The layered chiffon, the side split and the deep plunge made me feel like a princess and the dress was a real eye-catcher! I paired it with rose gold heels as well as rose gold jewellery and a translucent clutch bag, to not take away the attention from the dress. 

I put up some pictures for you including a close up to see the strapped sides clearly but they're not the best quality as they were taken with my phone, sorry guys. A link to buy what I'm wearing is added below.

The bloggers ball was a great event to liaise with brands for potential cooperations and meet fellow bloggers and at this point I would like to say thank you to Scarlett for the invitation and for having us there. The event took place at DSTRKT in central London, which is a great location for a themed event like this. There were loads of photo opportunities, games, giveaways, some delicious snacks and wine and I was enjoying to see everyone network. From the products that I was given, my two favourites are probably the chin up mask, even though I haven't tried it yet, but if it's as good as it promises, I'll be amazed! It's supposed to let your double chin disappear - will definitely let you guys know how it is. Another favourite is the personalised calendar that I got! If you guys haven't noticed yet, I'm obsessed with diaries, calendars and to do lists, so this is a perfect gift! I'm also very excited about the egg protein mask from Vatika. I've heard so many good things about egg protein masks, it's about time for me to try it. 

Thanks to all the brands for gifting me, I'm loving all the products and will try them as soon as I can! 

Love, Drea

xxx

Details:

Dress by Boohoo

Heels by Topshop (sold out)

Clutch by Zara (on sale!)

Vatika

Chin Up Mask

Toad Diaries

Exuviance

lipivir

Luscombe

Roam & Relish

Monin Syrup

#BloggersNightIn

A couple weeks back I co-hosted the bloggers sleepover party and we had a blast!!! We were 9 ladies coming together for the sole purpose to HAVE FUN! It is great how a passion for something can join like-minded people together. We had loads of fun, wine, pizza, Krispy Kreme Donuts and great discussions about all the typical girls' topics like relationships, beauty, our favourite Youtubers, LAHH (Love and Hip Hop) and we had a good laugh playing "Never have I ever"! Perfect game to get to know each other.. on all levels, haha!

We spent the night at this beautiful home in London Kensington/Chelsea with a large living room and enough space so everyone was able to sleep comfortably in a bed. The interior was just my type of a town house, cute and comfortable! I wish I could just move in there, sigh! Anyways, not everyone met before, so it was great to have a chat with new people and get to know them. 

We all received some amazing goodie bags with products and I couldn't be more excited to get to try them all. I will write a lot of reviews in the next time, so stay tuned! My goodie bag included a pack of Proper Popcorn in my favourite flavour sweet coconut & vanilla, if you're a coconut lover - this is a must, Berrywhite sponsored us with loads of drinks - loving the pomegranate & blueberry flavour, the Popkakery provided us with some delicious popcakes and brownies and finally Aduna sent us some Baobab to try. If you know me, then you know I'm always a fan of trying out new healthy stuff and I didn't know Baobab before but it is a natural & organic african superfruit, which supports immune function, energy release and skin health. I'm a new fan now and since it supports your health, give it a try! I like it best when putting it in my breakfast on top of greek yogurt with some blueberries. 

As you might have noticed, we definitely had enough food there, lol. Timeless Truth kindly sent us facial sheet beauty masks, which are amazing! My skin felt soft and moisturised after using it. If you have dry or combination skin, I can really recommend it. 

My absolute favourite product was the Pink Parcel, which you'll see on one of my next review-blogpost, so I won't spoil it for you guys now.

Shoutout to all the lovely ladies that attended the #BloggersNightIn!

Stay tuned for upcoming posts, Lovelies!

Love, Drea

xxx

The Style Bible - Vogue 100 Exhibition

Oh Lord, forgive the quality of my pictures but we were not allowed to take any on the exhibition, so I had to secretly pull out my phone and play detective and sneak around to let you guys be part of it. And believe me, this woman (one of the guards) was watching me and kinda following me around! LOL! I added them below for you guys though. 

Anywayyyssss.... If you haven't followed my snapchat (brasilnality) story then you have now the chance of a little catch up. I haven't even realised that Vogue is celebrating its 100th birthday - Time is flying I would say! This exhibition to celebrate 100 years of Vogue was beyond amazing - I can't even say it any other way! The style bible has captured 100 years of our history in style and this exhibition is more than just pictures of pretty models, it tells the whole story. I got to see the very first Vogue magazine and was able to follow up on a whole century of style. From 1916 to today amazing shots have been taken by excellent photographers such as Mario Testino, Nick Knight, Irving Penn and Baron Adolph de Meyer - I'm sure you've heard of one or the other. 

Kate Moss is one the icons of the British Vogue right by the side of Linda Evangelista. More than 280 pictures are displayed at the National Portait Gallery, which include images from stars like Gwyneth Paltrow, David Beckham to Marlene Dietrich. My favourite shot of Kate Moss was taken by Testino at the Master's Shipwright's House in Deptford in 2008. The outfit, the model, the venue, everything is just perfect!

Alexandra Shulman, editor-in-chief of the British Vogue, has given us an insight of the Conde Nast archive and I am personally grateful for this exhibition because it has been a great experience to see the growth and change of style.

The exhibition is still on until the 22nd of May and you can get tickets here. It worth it!!!

Love, Drea

xxx