On Friday evening, I was lucky enough to attend a little event at the Crabtree and Evelyn store in Nottingham, having been invited by Gemma from Beautiful Things. It was a bit of a mad dash from work, and I arrived a bit flustered and camera-less, but it was totally worth it. Crabtree and Evelyn had gone to great lengths to make our evening relaxing and lovely, and within moments of arriving I had a glass of pink cava in my hand, plus Crabtree's fabulous team were on hand to take polaroids, answer questions and give mini hand massages.
Having
only used a few items from the brand before, and never having been in the shop,
I found out that there is a lot more to Crabtree and Evelyn than floral scented
hand creams. They offer a wide selection of fragrances, and although the more
traditional ones such as Rosewater, Lily and Lavender are nice, I found
myself preferring the ones I hadn't heard of before, such as
Caribbean Island Wildflowers, which is a little more modern. I also didn't
realise they offered such a wide selection of food gifts, and their boxes of
teas and biscuits looked so pretty. I'll definitely keep them in mind for
presents in the future. The biggest surprise for me was the nail polish,
something I had no idea Crabtree and Evelyn even produced. They had a great
range of really affordable nail colours, and most of us there agreed the shades
Sky Nail and Clementine were clear winners.
As they really are a brand with something to
offer the whole family, Crabtree and Evelyn are encouraging customers to share
the beauty tips the ladies in their family have passed down to them. By writing
your tip in a leaf, and sticking it to the beautiful tree that takes pride of
place in the shop, you earn yourself a £5 voucher too, so there's really no
reason not to share your secrets!
The
formula is a great consistency and it applies really evenly - one coat is very
nearly there and two coat is perfect - giving a glossy finish. I'm very
impressed by this one! The colour is a perfect baby blue, which I wish I'd had
in the Spring. I'll definitely be wearing this pretty shade lots in the next
few weeks though, as I can never get enough of blue polish!
No comments:
Post a Comment
I love receiving comments, and read and reply to all of them! x