Formal Royal Variety GRWM & ghd Curve Classic Tong

Hello again, I am so excited to post this blog post. As my boyfriend Chris is super talented, working as a graphic designer at Soho Media Group, it means we are able to go to the Royal Variety this year, as they designed all the promotional material. Lucky for me I get to dress up in my best clothes and go along for an amazing evening of celeb entertainment, ahhh!!

I decided to do a trial run with my hair, make up and outfit so you guys can get first look. I also filmed a get ready with me video on my Youtube that is available to watch below. I hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think of my overall look in the comments (as well as subscribe to my channel).

The Make Up

Base – Benefit POREfessional face primer, Miss Sporty liquid concealer, No7 stay perfect foundation in the shade calico.

Face – Bronzer, Bourjois Aqua Blush in the shade 02.

Eyes – Revolution eye shadow Pallet, Collection 2000 Glam Crystals glitter eye liner in gold and silver, white eye liner, collection 200 black liquid eye liner, Benefit They’re Real mascara, Miss Sporty Studio Lash mascara.

Eyebrows – Mua prow brow mini kit.

Lips – Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet, shade 07

Above is a list of all the products I used, you will see them in action in the video below but any questions please leave me a comment!

The Outfit

If you know me well, you will know I have spent the past 2/3 weeks now browsing online, looking in shops and trying to find something to wear! My journey always begins with Asos as I love their occasion wear dresses and knew it had to be something special but with longevity to wear again. So in the end I went for this quite plain maxi style in light chiffon with high leg cut slits, I have layered over the top a vintage beaded neck piece I found in my nans attic a few years ago. I felt the combination was simple yet sophisticated and the beading added a slightly more expensive feel to the dress. For accessories I haven’t played them down at all, I have gone for a rose gold clutch bag from Miss Selfridge and a fur stole from Boohoo. To complete the look I have the most perfect heels in black, gold and silver glitter from Dorothy Perkins about 3 years ago (but my all time favs)! What do you think of the outfit? It’s too late to change it but I feel comfortable in it and I guess thats all that matters.

The Hair

For my hair I knew I wanted to make my new shorter do voluminous with curls, with a classic yet classy feel to it. I got these amazing ghd Curve Classic Curling Tongs to achieve the look I wanted, and WOW I am in love with these, I don’t know why I have’t got them sooner. I have used various tongs in the past but always went back to my trusty straighteners to put waves in, however I would end up with some ringlets and some lack luster waves. These ghd’s literally take 2 seconds to heat up (with the blue light even making noises as to when they are hot enough) and the process is so quick. I sectioned my hair into 2 parts and curled the under layer first, then the top shorter layer. In total it took about 20 minutes to do my hair, which for me is amazing as I have fine hair but a lot of it! I was so happy with the outcome and can’t wait to use these all the time for years to come.