TOWIB 4

 Hayley from London Beauty Queen

 The lovely Lucy who is currently interning for Poppy (sitting on the panel below 2nd from the right) from WIWT

awesome ring owned by Sian from tea-an-toast

Yesterday I attended the wonderful TOWIB event (The only way is blogging) hosted by Hayley from London Beauty Queen. This was my first blogging event and in the morning I had been rushing around about what to wear how to get there etc and obviously what are these blogging events like!? After finding where the venue, Tiger Tiger Piccadilly, (not too hard with my handy iPhone;) I walked around, took a few snaps of my outfit and then went back for the start.

It was so nice meeting different bloggers at the beginning and to warm us up we had a talk by Dr Linda about how if you feel good about yourself on the inside it will shine out. Although this was interesting it created a bit of a slow start. 

However!

Following this there were various sessions to go to and I chose Photography 101 [from blogger Jaime from boymeetsfashion.com] then Hair trends and FAQs for hair colour [by Scott Cornwall]. Then we had an hour for lunch where there was a chance to look at the small boutique China Doll Boutique where I bought [I'm a sucka for boutiques!] a beautiful Galaxy print flowy skirt that I will definitely be showing you soon!

After lunch there was a great panel consisting of Poppy, Jayne, Natalie and Emma [click on their names for the links] with Hayley asking them a few questions. We then had another chance to go to the other sessions and I went to Ingredients and beauty buzz words explained [by the two brand managers of Naked]. The whole afternoon was nice and chilled followed by a final open Q&A session with Hayley, Jayne and the hilarious Caroline. Check out my twitter @rheadillon for the tips they shared [I tweeted them all in excitement!]. 

Overall it was a fabulous day! I met some lovely bloggers (sorry if I missed any out: Angela, Angelica, Sian, Petit Papillon de Nuit, Street Princess, Bex Smith, Lucy, Mittens Discovering and so many others that I didn't catch their urls) plus have so many great new blogs to stalk! Just want to say a big thank you to Hayley and highly advise all of you to check out her blog and any other events she hosts. 

Sorry about this really long post but it all needed to be said!

If you attended and I didn't mention you or didn't catch your blog please please leave a comment so i can have a look!

love 

rhea 

xx

P.S. Can you guys recommend any really good deodorants as I always chop and change when it comes to summer and I would love to hear your advice [very random but an afterthought!]

Instagram

Thought I would do a little post about my instagram as I've seen some other bloggers do so.

Instagram: @rheadillon

Come and follow me!

xx

rhea

DIY: Dip-Dye

DIY?!

This was my first time at dip-dying clothes and my first tutorial so bear with me. I tried to dye a polyester blouse I had bought from the Zara sale yet had to learn the hard way that because it was 100% polyester and that polyester is a man made fibre [durgh chemistry revision] it doesn't actually dye! So I quickly ran to find another top I had wanted to spruce up and voila!

Heres just a standard tutorial on how to dye a top, for my button up shirt I did the same but with it hanging upside down instead. When I wore it out my friends loved it and now want me to dip dye all their clothes! 

Hope this is helpful and you can learn from my mistakes :)

You will need:

- The clothing you wish to dip dye

- Dye 

- Salt 

- Bucket

- A hanger 

How to:

1. Dampen your garment - you want it to be damp but not dripping. This helps it take on the dye evenly. 

2. Open your packet of dye and separate it evenly into a few different containers. 

3. To start, only put one of the measures of dye into the water, mixing according to the instructions on the packet. This will be the least concentrated to do the first immersion. Most dyes recommend using warm water and salt to set the dye. 

5. Put your garment on a hanger so it hangs evenly and dip it into the dye. The first time you dip it will be the deepest, and aim to stop roughly 2 thirds of the way up the top (adjust this to your preferences)

 6. Take the top out (hover it over a bucket to avoid spillages) and add another container of dye to the bucket and mix up. Dip the top again, this time only about 2 thirds of the depth of the first time. 


7. Add the final container of dye. Dip only the bottom few inches of the top into the dye at its most concentrated. You can even let it sit in the dye for a little while to take on more colour. 

8. Once you think it is dark enough, wash it out in a sink, making sure that no dye gets onto the top of the top. 

9. Leave the top to dry hanging over a bucket. The colour will lighten a bit once dry so you can keep the dye in the bucket so that if it dries and you find that find that it isn't dark enough you can dip once again. 

Quick snippets of the top before I headed out

inspiration: a pair and a spare 

xx

rhea 

too hot, too spicy?

 Coat- Zara

Bag- Zara

Denim Shirt- Vintage

Jeans- Levis 

Jumper- Abercrombie&Fitch 

Boots- Office 

Necklace- Amber Stone (family stone for 16th Birthday)

Went up to Southbank Food Festival today obviously for a bit of delicious food and it was sooo good! I highly advise anyone to go down there for the last day tomorrow as it is so tasty (especially the Moroccan food stand, there may be a queue but it is worth it -pictured above Spicy Harissa Chicken),

How have you guys been enjoying the Jubilee Celebrations? 

For me two BBQ's in a row and another tomorrow evening, busy busy busy! Shall try and post another outfit tomorrow for you. So nice to be back to my usual photography and you can see me trying out my model moves [walking/jumping above ;) ]

HAPPY DIAMOND JUBILEE YOUR MAJESTY! 

love 

rhea 

xx