Yesterday I went with my 17-year-old sister to
Britain's Next Top Model Live, which is a big event happening all weekend at the ExCeL in the Docklands, London. We had standard tickets and I have to say, "London's Ultimate Girls' Day Out" it definitely was! It was pretty much heaven to the average girly girl who loves her shopping, hair, beauty and food, because this event was full of it. There was a big hall and it was basically a bit like an indoor market with lots of stalls selling products or advertising their services, and it was really nice to discover these new companies to keep in mind. I wrote down names of businesses in my phone and also collected lots of cards and leaflets. So when I get a job I might just go crazy with the spending :D.
First of all, I bought a Company/Cosmopolitan goody bag, which contained the latest issues of both magazines as well as a selection of other goodies. And it was quite a bargain as I got all of this for just £3, especially considering that the Cosmopolitan magazine alone is usually worth more than that at £3.50!
I went to a Miss Selfridge stall where I entered a competition and then got given a few freebies, which are a an eco shopping bag, mini Tresemmé Moisture Rich Shampoo, and a Miss Selfridge gift card, which is worth anything between £5 and £100, on the only way for me to find out is to go to a Miss Selfridge store. Can't wait :)
A few more free samples I picked up on my travels around the stall include Cho-Yung Weight Loss Tea (though I'm not too sure I need to lose weight lol, but OK), another whitening toothpase, this one being MaxWhite One by Colgate, and Elemis FreshSkin samples that include a gentle face wash, purifying face mask, and daily moisturiser.
Free samples weren't all I got at the event though, as I did also buy a few things. One of them being a Body Smooth Refreshing Polish by Tropic Skin Care (the company owned and founded by Susan Ma of The Apprentice fame). My sister actually spotted Susan Ma somewhere in the crowd, but damn I managed to miss her. Anyway, we did get to test this body scrub and it exfoliates your skin well. The sales assistant even told me that you don't even need to moisturise after using it, which was true as my hands felt so soft after washing them. I bought this small tub for £10.
We came across an awesome cosmetics stall called Stargazer, and some of its products certainly lives up to its name. They had a few nail polishes that looked like galaxies, and one of them I bought (the third from left in the photo). This photo is rather terrible though but I'll do a proper separate post on them another time. These nail polishes are £2 each, but they were doing an offer of 3 for £5 and how could I resist with the amazing choices there were. I'd also been wanting some purple cosmetic glitter for a while, and I found this perfect one for £3.
At another makeup stall called BYS, I bought these pretty false eyelashes for £3.
BINTM Live wasn't just about all the shopping and goodies though, as we also got to sit down and watch question and answer sessions with BINTM judges Charlie Speed and Grace Woodward. And there was also the great catwalk show in a separate hall, where we got to see again the familiar beauties that are the former contestants from this year's series. As well as the BINTM girls, it was very entertaining seeing the male models/dancers doing their thing putting on a show whilst displaying great clothing. It was an amazing show with fab music performances from Bluey Robinson and Luminites. The only slight downside I have to the catwalk show is that I wish they'd had up on the screens the names of the designers up on the screens as that would have been awesome to know. Other than that I enjoyed what I saw.
Overall, BITNM was such an excellent event and I would definitely go again next year, only next time take more money as there is so much to buy!
:) Toks
