This Friday myself and several others were invited to a make up event held in The Plug cafe in Dinas Powys. The event was held to promote my friend Alexandria's make up brand; Alida Cosmetics. Alex established her brand back in 2015 and prides herself on being cruelty free, hypo-allergenic and paraben free. I met Alex through work and she's done my make up on a number of occasions. She's super talented and the make up doesn't feel heavy at all but lasts all night through all the dancing, heat and alcohol the nights usually entail.
I'm not really a girl that knows an awful lot about make up or even someone who makes much of an effort really, so to be in a room full of people who were all so beautiful, did make me feel really conscious of my face. However, I'm learning to love myself for who I am and this was the perfect moment for me to practice that!
Alida cosmetics is a brand that largely focuses on face make up such as foundation, highlighters, contouring and lips. So Alex gave us a demonstration of how to master these basics, using her products followed by Tia Adams demonstrated how to do eye make up. Vicci Valentine was also at the event doing a demo on how she applies individual eyelash extensions. And aesthetics nurse Becky was also there showing us how she does non-surgical nose jobs and lip fillers.
Alex was also kind enough to give anyone who brought a product a free goodie bag that contained a sample of one of her highlights (I got the shade Ice which is just magical), a candle, some tissues, and vouchers for money off of your next purchase with Alida Cosmetics, Vicci Valentine or B's Aesthetic's.
Overall, the event was a lot of fun and really peaked my interest in beauty again, making me want to learn more about it all. I ended up getting a matte lipstick from the collection which I will be reviewing in a later post. I would definitely recommend Alida Cosmetics for anyone looking for a high end make up brand without the price tag!
Zoe x
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