A few weeks ago I was very kindly invited along to the Katch PR press day to lust over lots off beautiful clothes. I, of course, accepted the invite as it also gave me the chance to have a good old natter with Hannah and Lily. It's always nice to catch up with my blogging favourites!
The press day was tucked away down Ganton Street at one of the most amazing venues I have ever been too - It felt like I was stepping into a circus and I can only imagine what it will be like once it's in full swing - I bet it'd be a fantastic night out!
As I walked in there were rails upon rails of amazing clothes but it was the gorgeous Cleo B shoes that caught my eye! I'm a sucker for brightly coloured shoes and these were gorgeous! I was also very impressed with the Maisha bags, I love a clutch for a night out on the tiles. They really make an outfit!
As well as pretty clothes and accessories there was pampering sessions to be had with spray tans, eyelash extensions, threading and manicures all to be had held by The Portobello Studios. Unfortunately I arrived quite late - the perils of a full-time working girl eh?- so I couldn't take advantage. But Hannah mananged to squeeze some threading which I watched in awe ha! They looked great once they were finished. I think I might book myself in to have the treatment, I am the worlds worse at plucking my eyebrows. Can never be bothered and hide behind my fringe!
Thank so much for inviting me Katch and it was lovely to meet Amy aka Wolfwhistle!
The press day was tucked away down Ganton Street at one of the most amazing venues I have ever been too - It felt like I was stepping into a circus and I can only imagine what it will be like once it's in full swing - I bet it'd be a fantastic night out! As I walked in there were rails upon rails of amazing clothes but it was the gorgeous Cleo B shoes that caught my eye! I'm a sucker for brightly coloured shoes and these were gorgeous! I was also very impressed with the Maisha bags, I love a clutch for a night out on the tiles. They really make an outfit! As well as pretty clothes and accessories there was pampering sessions to be had with spray tans, eyelash extensions, threading and manicures all to be had held by The Portobello Studios. Unfortunately I arrived quite late - the perils of a full-time working girl eh?- so I couldn't take advantage. But Hannah mananged to squeeze some threading which I watched in awe ha! They looked great once they were finished. I think I might book myself in to have the treatment, I am the worlds worse at plucking my eyebrows. Can never be bothered and hide behind my fringe! Thank so much for inviting me Katch and it was lovely to meet Amy aka Wolfwhistle!
In my opinion a sigh of a good bath bomb is one that immediately fizzes aggressively as soon as it hit the water. This was just the ticket, it had gone completely within a matter of seconds and the water turned an amazing shade of bright pink. Even with a stinking cold I was hit by the smell of bubblegum and it filled the whole bathroom. It left my skin feeling lovely and soft. It was the perfect way to pamper myself since i'm feeling a bit sorry for myself with this cold!
001. I won tickets to the Glossybox Caudalie VIP event which was a lovely surprise! My friend and I did get a bit lost but we got there in the end and as a result spent a small fortune. I am so easily swayed and as soon as the skincare expert told me I had dehydration due to working in london I ending on splashing the cash. This is the exact reason why I never get made up at make up counters - i'd buy everything!
001. The pub crawl last night was a success. I didn't drink much at all (don't look too surprised) as it didn't seem worth wasting my weightwatchers points on it. We ended up staying in the third pub where they had a live band on. It was a really nice chilled out evening, just what I needed!
001. Finely chop the onion, bacon and red pepper - don't forget to de-seed the pepper!
002. Pop a teaspoon of oil in the pan and add the bacon. Cook it for five minutes- keeps stirring so it doesn't stick to the pan. Then add the onion, pepper and garlic, stir for another five minutes.
003. Add the paprika and rice. Cook and stir the dish for two minutes and then add the wine. Make sure you keep stirring and cook for another two minutes.
004. Add the stock and stir it all in. Let the dish simmer for 15 minutes, occasionally stirring.
005. Chop the seafood into bite size chunks. You can miss this step out of you choose to get a seafood mix instead of a fish pie mix.
006. Add the peas into the mix and simmer for another five minutes.
007. Add all the seafood and carry on stirring for two to three minutes until the seafood is warmed all the way through.
Bon Appetit! We had ours with mini Weightwatchers garlic baguettes to help fill us up. But to be honest you don't need them! This was so filling and just the right amount of stodge. It didn't feel "healthy" at all. I'm going to try and attempt a chicken and chorizo paella next time. I love stodgy rice dishes!
001: Well I ate a lot of food this week. What weightwatchers? I was too busy out enjoying myself to point watch, something i'm sure to regret come tomorrow's weigh in... I attempted my first homemade lasagne tonight. It was lovely even if I do say so myself! It was a weightwatchers recipe so I used pork mince instead of beef. It was a really nice change.
