The Wonderful #NWBloggersMeetUp !

Source - Hannah
Considering I only attended my very first blog event 2 weeks ago, I think I've done fantastic to attend another in such a short space of time! This one had been planned and in my diary for a long time though, and I was so excited for months leading up to it!
A group of 25 North West girls all together in one bar swapping tips, having a laugh and enjoying some lovely gift bags? Pretty perfect. The event was held in Kabinett just outside the very center of Liverpool, and is as quirky and beautiful as I could ever want. With plenty of sofas for relaxing, and a playlist to die for; they have made my dream bar to be honest. We each were given our gift bags upon arrival and they had a range of amazing things inside for us. We had one bag designed especially for us from Wild Thang filled with goodies from various brands I'll mention in a moment. Then we also had a very generous gift bag each from Utility, and finally one from Natalie Roche. So yes, we were spoiled!

Source - Sammy

Once we had all chatted among ourselves and I had finally met some girls who I'd spoken to for months online (yay!), we had a good mooch around the two brands that attended the event; Lucy who represented Natalie Roche, and Carrie from Junkbox. Natalie Roche are UK distributors that represent Amazing Cosmetics, GLAMGLOW and Xen Tan. We got the opportunity to test out the brands, talk about the work that goes into them, and even get some samples in our bags! Carrie from Junkbox was an absolute sweetheart, I'm not even exaggerating. She was the loveliest and coolest person I've ever met, haha! She had a table full of her products including hats, tshirts, jumpers, necklaces, stationary, mugs; and they were all beautiful. I honestly wanted to buy everything, but I settled on one of her unique necklaces.

Source - Hannah
We all had a chance to sit down, enjoy some beautiful cupcakes provided by helloand, try some cocktails from the bar, and really have a good laugh. I had so much fun and haven't laughed so much in ages! I didn't once feel awkward or out of place, everyone was so lovely. We also had a raffle going for various prizes, and I won some coconut oil which is always nice to have when you dye your hair green. I also won a clutch bag and purse from Little Moose and I was so thrilled with this! LM are a brand I have adored for a long time, and I think their products are so quirky and unique, so winning this was amazing! All raffle proceeds went to Claire House Children's Hospice and Freshfields Animal Rescue.

Brands who very kindly donated items for the day - Propercorn, Mello Mallo, The Dessert Counter, Witch Skincare, Crabtree & Evelyn, Balmi, Sweet Cecilys, Lipcote, Stabilo, Busy B, Bespoke Bracelets, Utility, Blistex, Lipglam, Smooch Cosmetics, Popband, DHC, Hairy Jane, Virtue, Skinetica, & many more! *I'll be doing more posts!

After a few hours, when some people had to leave; half of us went out for a few drinks and food at Las Iguanas. We had a lovely chilled out afternoon/evening and I felt I really got to know everyone a little better too.

A few of these photos are courtesy of the lovely Olivia
Saturday was an absolutely amazing day and I feel like I've met some of the nicest people ever! I can't wait until the next one :) I do plan on doing more blog posts with reviews on some of the items from the gift bags, so keep an eye out for that.
Thanks so much to everyone who made the effort for the day to be such a success - it was truly special.
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