The Bloggers Summer Hangout (#BloggersHangout)

Beauty products, manicures, cocktail slushies, cupcakes, healthy teas, chatting, and a ton of sweets - the perfect blogger day out! The Bloggers Summer Hangout had it all last weekend at the Strand Gallery in London. The event was held over three days from Thursday 23 June to Saturday 25 June. I attended the Saturday session.

The Bloggers Hangout regularly host blogger fun events like this one. If you're a blogger, I'd definitely recommend signing up to their website at www.thebloggershangout.com where you can find out about events and collaborate with brands.

Before the event, I met up with the lovely Claire from ClaireySweetie for a drink. We ended up chatting all about weddings as Claire recently got married and it's not long until I tie the knot!!

When we arrived at the event, I was overwhelmed by all the pretty displays including the super-cute Oh Crumbs! sweets table. We started at the Pink Parcel stall...

Pink Parcel

Pink Parcel is aimed at women and delivers monthly boxes to you for that time of the month when you need extra relaxation and pampering. Each box contains beauty products, tea, something sweet, along with your preferred tampons/pads. You can get all of this for just £10.50 (inc P&P) a month from www.pinkparcel.co.uk.

I was invited to create my own Pink Parcel box to trial the products included in their monthly parcels. There were so many great products to choose from! The picture above is the box I created.

T-tox

At the next stall, I was amazed to hear that each serving of T-tox Matcha tea has the health benefits of ten cups of green tea! It has many benefits including boosting metabolism, enhancing your mood, calming your mind, and increasing energy. You can add the Matcha powder to smoothies, coconut water, or turn it into a hot drink. I tried one with coconut water which was delightfully refreshing. There are three types to choose from: Health, Energise, and Recovery and you can buy them from www.t-tox.com.

Dinki Belle Nail Wraps

As you probably know, I'm a little obsessed with decorating my nails! I was instantly drawn to the Dinki Bell stall which had fabulous nail wraps on display. I had never tried a nail wrap before but I was reassured that they're super easy to use and once you're finished with them, you can just peel them off! Dinki Bell started up as an alternative for people who are allergic to nail polish, but they can be used by anyone. They have so many different styles and colours, it was hard to choose one to try! You can buy the nail wraps online at www.dinkibelle.co.uk.

Sass and Belle

OMG Sass and Belle have the cutest products for the home featuring flamingos, pineapples, cacti and watermelons! I loved the pineapple photo frame and the cactus ring holder. I'm sure that any of these will be an extremely instagrammable addition to your home! I was so excited when I found out they even have a shop here in Brighton. You can also find the products on their website at www.sassandbelle.co.uk.

Regenerate

Regenerate have created a range of products, including a toothpaste and a monthly serum, which restore the original whiteness of your teeth and help to rebuild enamel. I'm looking forward to trying it out as I've always wanted whiter teeth!

Cocktail Mania

Cocktail Mania offered three cocktail slushies to choose from. It was the first time I'd tried a cocktail slushy so I greedily opted for a mix of all three! The strawberry daiquiri one was my favourite as it was sweet and summery. There's a Cocktail Mania cafe in South East London where you can try the cocktail slushies for yourself. 

Brown Sugarbox

Wow! The cupcakes were delicious! The cupcakes came with a pipette of alcohol so you could add as much or as little as you like. I tried a chocolate cupcake injected with a squeeze of rum. It melted in my mouth and the rum and chocolate flavours really complemented each other.

Afterwards, we decided to do a photoshoot outside the gallery. See the outfit post here.

Overall, it was a fantastic event made even better by meeting up with another blogger. I particularly enjoyed the Brown Sugarbox cupcakes and the Pink Parcel stall. There were more brands at the event but I didn't get a chance to visit them all. I've enjoyed every Bloggers Hangout I've been to so far and I'm looking forward to the next one!

P.S. I decided to put my iPhone to task by only taking photos using the phone (giving my usual camera a break). So I'd love to hear what you think of the photos!