BassBoomz and Giveaway!

A few weeks back Glamorous and STYLEetc magazine hosted a blogger event at Sakura in Manchester and we were given amazing goodie bags. Each one contained a set of BassBuds in-ear headphones which was a fantastic gift from the guys at BassBuds and mine were in a hot pink colour. I love them and they even match my iPad! Since then the company have been in touch again and offered me (and one of my lucky readers) the chance to try out the BassBoomz range - which are portable Bluetooth loud speakers perfect for travelling with and playing music through all wireless devices. So that means your phone, iPad, computer or anything else you can think of that has Bluetooth. The Bassbud ear-phones retail at £34.95 and the BassBoomz are £49.95.

I've been really impressed with the volume and quality of sound the BassBoom produces and how easy it is to pair up with your devices. I'm going to Glastonbury at the end of June and this is going to be fantastic for our camp site. But even if your not going to a festival this year, you could head down to your nearest park for a picnic, sunbathe (maybe) in the garden or even host an BBQ party and get the BassBoomz out to provide background music.
In the mean time I'll be keeping mine at home and using it to fill my bedroom with music without the fuss of wires and cables everywhere. They are also really useful for studio use when I'm shooting for a Uni project, the BassBoomz are more portable than an iPod docking station or external speakers and when the photography studio is deadly quiet it can be eerily silent and awkward.

The Giveaway

So If you'd like to win a blue BassBoom as pictured above (this is the bluetooth loud speaker on it's own, not including BassBuds earphones) just enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. You need to be a follower of This Fashion Is Mine and there are other ways to gain entries too. The winner will chosen at random and contacted in one week time via email or Twitter so please leave your contact details.

This is open to residents of the UK and Ireland only.

Good luck!

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Meet Malley

This is our new baby kitten (ahem, baby duck) Mallard. Or Malley for short. He's now 10 weeks old (today) and he moved in with us exactly two weeks ago. I thought I'd put up a blog post all about him as I'm sure you've seen him all over my instagram feed - he's been the center of attention!

As you can see on the photos at the top his eyes have now turned a lovely aqua green but last week they were bright blue! Below are some photos of him settling in. We have a giant green tent like thing which is a playpen designed for small animals. It means we can shut him in there at night to sleep and take him out into the garden in it too. He's very cheeky and very curious. He loves following our other 4 cats around, although they are not so keen on him just yet. Mal feels a light as a bird but he's very robust and enjoys leaping around the living room and wrestling with a human hand. He also loves helping out when you're working on the laptop and will use his tiny claws to pull himself straight up your legs.

It's nice to have a new member or the family and hopefully the other cats will accept him as their baby brother soon. Every morning I rush downstairs to see him and it brightens my day when he climbs on to my lap for a snooze (or a wrestle.) I can tell he's going to be a beautiful adult cat as well as being a cute kitten. He's still very fluffy and I don't really want him to loose his baby fur - it's so soft!

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DIY BooHoo Festival Fun

A very exciting package arrived for me a few days ago - it was full of DIY crafty goodies from the lovely people at BooHoo.com. To celebrate festival season and the on trend style of do-it-yourself fashion BooHoo have asked me to come up with some festival ready DIYs using a selection of items. I'm off to Glastonbury this year (my first ever festival) so I was keen to play around with simple ideas that anyone can re-create in a flash.

What's in the Kit?

Grey Oversized Tee

Fabric Glitter Paints

Tiny Gunmetal Studs

Colourful Flatback Large Gems


DIY Mirrored Print Gem Tee

I let my artistic fun side out with this Mirror Printed Tee using fabric paints and large gems. I feel ready to work my creative flow when I'm wearing this customised tee. Here's how I made it...

#1 You need to pop a piece of cardboard (or two pieces taped together) inside the top

#2 Squirt some fabric paint in random squiggles - I used blue and purple

#3 Add touches of black fabric paint to add depth - flick on with a paint brush

#4 Carefully fold your card in half therefore pressing your paint together - reveal the mirrored design!

#5 Using super tacky glue I added some flatback gems in a symmetrical design

#6 Leave to dry overnight and you'll have a unique artistic t-shirt!

DIY Embellished Neon Beanie

Jazz up a plain beanie by adding large multi-colored gems and rhinestones across the front section. I chose this neon one to brighten up a dull day. Simply glue the gems down along the turned up band of your beanie.

What do you think of my DIYs? When it comes to festival fashion all rules are abandoned and people will go all out wearing items they would never wear on the street. But why not!? Lets embrace the festival crazy and have fun with fashion. I'm hoping to blog about the items I'll be taking to Glastonbury this year, although I will be packing light and only taking a few essentials as to save room for all the food!

Did you miss out on festival tickets this year? Well then head over to BooHoo's Facebook page to win festival tickets for you and a friend and enter their competition!

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STYLEetc and Glamorous Event

the above photos were taken by Sven Eselgroth - the following are mine...

On Thursday night I caught the tram to Deansgate Locks where a STYLEetc/Glamorous party was kicking off. As you can see from the pictures above the drinks were flowing as we were treated to nail, face and hair makeovers. The new Autumn line from Glamorous was also on display and I spotted so many bright neon pieces and some beautifully textured cardigans and jumpers as well as quilted leather skirts in super soft fabrics. So many beautiful bloggers were there and it was great to meet some new faces. I'm continually surprised at how nice bloggers are in real life, we really are a lovely lot!

After mingling and eating sushi in the VIP area of Sakura for a while, a few famous faces made an appearance which was quite exciting especially as I was a big fan of Chelsee Healey on Strictly Come Dancing! Before leaving we were all given very generous goody bags and I left with a huge smile on my face. Such a fantastic event for bloggers in the North STYLEetc and Glamorous made such a good impression.
Have a read of the article about the night on the STYLEetc website here.

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