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EVENT: Stella & Dot and Bare Minerals

Last Thursday, the lovely Louise and I mooched on over to St. Albans to check out the range of jewellery Stella & Dot had to show us in a pop up boutique at the local Bare Minerals store. We were invited to have our makeup done and to also take a look at the jewellery for ourselves. Neither I or Louise had ever tried Bare Minerals makeup before and had only recently heard about Stella & Dot as a company, so were both interested to find out a little more.
When we arrived, we were asked if we would like a glass of OJ, champagne or a Bucks Fizz by the extremely lovely Yasemin from Stella & Dot and the nice girls from the Bare Minerals store. Myself and  Louise were then paired off with a makeup artist each to have our makeup done. I only had the basics done, neglecting to wear the mascara and lipstick as I was suffering badly with my hayfever and felt a little rough that day. As you can see though, Louise has the most beautiful lipstick on – it was gorgeous and I may have to make a sneaky little purchase for myself!

~The lovely Louise after her makeunder~
~some of the brilliant products on sale~

The products my makeup artist Rebecca used were from the Get Started Kit which retails at £49 here. It is a little out of my price range right now but I’m definitely thinking about purchasing it in the future or perhaps adding it to my ever-growing wishlist and hope someone buys it for me… *hint hint, Steve*

Like Louise, when I got outside into the natural light, I did look quite bronzed, more than normal, but as Louise mentioned in her post, shops often use harsh lighting and I’m also quite pale like her, so it was destined to happen! I really enjoyed the experience of being given a makeunder – Rebecca took her time explaining each product to me and getting me to apply it myself, making sure I understood how to do it. The girls from the store couldn’t have been more friendly, we received great customer service and they are a credit to the company!

They even took a Polaroid picture of us, which Louise scanned in and used on her blog. She kindly let me use it here too:

Now, onto the jewellery:

How beautiful is it all? I sadly had to resist buying anything as I didn’t get paid until the next day and then lost my bank card, but a few items will definitely be added to my wishlist! Yasemin was incredibly warm and chatty, answering any questions we had and seeming genuinely interested in what we had to say. My favourite pieces would definitely have to be any one of the gorgeous silver bracelets in the second to last picture. I’m a sucker for anything silver and they were all absolutely stunning.

I’ll definitely be buying from Stella & Dot in the future – great products, great staff – who could ask for more? I’m even considering hosting a Trunk Show in the future, as I’m sure my friends would be just as mesmerised by the items available as I am!

Interested in more Bare Minerals products? Take a look here.

What do you think of either brand? Had you heard of them before? What do you think of their collaboration?

 

16 thoughts on “EVENT: Stella & Dot and Bare Minerals

  1. Oh wow, the necklaces in the window display are STUNNING! Lovely statement pieces. I'd not heard of Stella & Dot before. Shall have to have a nosey now!

  2. prettyinthedesert says:

    I love Stella and Dot jewelry! Everything they make is so pretty:)

    1. It is – I hadn't heard of them before, now I want everything!xo

  3. I really want to try Bare Minerals make up, I like the idea of a more natural make up look for everyday use! The collar style necklaces look lovely 🙂

    Caroline x
    Caroline's Catwalk

    1. Yeah, I'm definitely thinking of investing in some of their makeup!xo

  4. WOW does that jewellery look amazing – loving that huge statement green necklace with the big green stone. I'm not even a fan of green but that has be drooling! Looks like you had a great time x

    1. I did – had to stop myself from spending all my bill money though 😉 xo

  5. Love this post, much more informative then mine! The pictures you took come out really nice as well 🙂 xx

  6. That looks like so much fun 🙂 Thanks for sharing this Stella and Dot event with us 🙂 Following you!

  7. you are strong to resist buying any of that! found you via the hop. Kinda fun around here!

  8. That Stella and Dot jewellery looks so bright and beautiful! x

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