I then went on to watch a short fashion talk from the man himself JP Hevey and it was actually really useful. I am by no means a fashion guru and don't touch upon fashion much here on KatieLewLa, however I do love to shop and keep up with the latest trends (providing they tickle my fancy). All of the items included in the discussion were from Matalan and Next and I have to say that Matalan came up trumps for me. I especially loved the Victoria fashion section. This was filled with pretty victorian style long sleeved shirts with frills and ruffles, so pretty for underneath a cute pinafore or teamed with a skirt and tights. It was inspiring to see so many patterns and textures teamed together to create layers and different dynamics to an outfit, I will certainly be experimenting with this. JP definitely knew his stuff and he was so friendly, approachable and happy to chat about what might work for you.

(Just look at that beautiful autumnal pinafore) 

Now here was my favourite part of the day. Getting my makeup done by the wonderful Stacey Lincoln. Stacey asked if I would be her model for the Beauty chat and she took my natural makeup look from daytime to nighttime with a couple of nifty tricks. When she showed me the colours that she was going to use for my ombre lip look I was pretty damn terrified, as I'm not very daring with my choice in lip shades. The first shade was Mac Rebel and the second (unfortunately I can't remember the name) was a dark purple that almost looked black. She began by applying the Mac Rebel all over my lips without lip liner. She then went in with the second shade. Stacey applied this to the inner corners and also in the middle to create a fuller looking lip. the texture that she managed to achieve was insanely good and is something that I've never attempted to do myself. Afterwards she applied a lip liner and cleaned up round my lips with a small foundation brush and some concealer to finish them off and really make them pop. She smudged some kohl eyeliner underneath my bottom lashes to frame my eye and give them more of a smokey look - appropriate for evenings - and then added some highlighter to my cheekbones and cupids bow to define my face. Stacey only changed three things with my makeup but it was so cleverly done and my look went from very subtle and natural to a bold and vampy evening look. I surprisingly loved it and will definitely be purchasing some darker lip colours for autumn/winter.

Take a look at Stacey's Instagram to see more of her beautiful makeup looks, or check out her website www.staceylincoln.com

As if I hadn't been pampered enough already, I then hopped aboard the Street Style Bus to receive some mini treatments. The lovely Christina Kossa gave me a nice relaxing mini hand massage which left my hands and nails prepped and moisturised to go on for a mini manicure. I was lucky enough to have my nails done by perfectionist Gina, who took her time to make sure my nails were looking fabulous. She used all OPI products which obviously made me very happy and the colour I chose was beautiful. The shade was OPI - Ink (which can be found here on amazon) and I will almost certainly be purchasing it. The photo below doesn't do it justice because the lighting on the street style bus wasn't fantastic but the colour was a dark purple with a really fine purple and blue shimmer (think galaxy nails), love love love.

Overall the day was so laid back, everyone I met was super friendly and couldn't do enough to make me feel beautiful inside and out. Any anxieties I had about what was expected of me as a blogger disappeared the moment that I met Ishta and the rest of the team - I almost wished I could jump on board the funky street style bus and travel with them to their next destination as there is so much to learn from this lovely bunch of professionals.

The street style bus will be stopping next at; 

Mayflower – 15^th & 16^th October - http://www.mayflowershopping.co.uk/ 

and

Nugent – 22^nd & 23^rd October - http://www.nugentshopping.co.uk/

If you're around those areas then I'd strongly recommend taking a trip to meet the lovely team for some top tips, trends, pampering and of course Yummy cakes!

I went on home to enjoy a feast of Wilma's Cupcakes with my friend who came along to the event with me for support and pampering. Boy were they tasty. Of all the flavours, I think my favourite had to be Nutella. My love affair with Nutella is not one to be meddled with, although the strawberry bon bon and candy floss cupcakes were also very sweet and delicious. The cupcake coma I was in afterwards was delightfully fulfilling haha!

Have you been to one of the Street Style Events near you? 

Let me know how your day was and send me links in the comments, I'd love to see your photos and hear about your experience.

I had a very enjoyable day and I hope the Street Style Bus will be returning to Doncaster again in the future. Pleeeeeease!

Thanks for reading! Hope this was useful.

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Stepping into unknown territory is crazy scary, especially for someone like myself who finds risk taking intensely intimidating. I’ve taken to the Internet to research everything there is to know about backpacking in Southeast Asia. I’ve found it particularly useful to read other bloggers perspectives on backpacking and their personal experiences of Southeast Asia. Its four months until me and my partner go on our way to adventure but I thought it would be useful to share my planning process so far. This might be helpful for anyone that is thinking of travelling or are in the early stages of planning for a backpacking trip.

Quite a lot of people have delved into the creative aspect of designing their own Personalised Phone Cases, but up until a couple of weeks ago I'd never tried it myself. That is until I was contacted by GoCustomized and asked if I wanted to design my own case and quite frankly I was delighted to give it a go.

The website was really straight forward and the dimensions for each case is given to you specifically for your phone type. This means you can get to work using PicMonkey's collage editor or any other photo editing software to create your perfected design. When I say perfected, I mean it took me a while and numerous occasions where I left my design and came back to it with fresh eyes before I was happy. I am quite the perfectionist and I wouldn't be happy looking at my phone every day unless I absolutely nailed the design.

But here is the finished product and I am very very happy with it.

If you are familiar with my Instagram then you will immediately recognise all of these photos. I simply uploaded a number of my Instagram photos from Facebook direct onto PicMonkey using their collage editor and played around with them until I had something I was pleased with. I've taken quite a symmetrical approach in terms of placing food opposite, quotes in a repeated pattern etc because I wanted it to look clean and organised. The only thing I can say that I am disappointed with is that the design has been printed onto the case slightly off centre, but that could easily have been my own fault and I can certainly live with it.

What do you think?

You can Design your own phone case at GoCustomized. From what I can see they cover the majority of smart phone brands so I can almost guarantee you'll be able to make a design for your make and model of phone. There are a variety of different cases to choose from for each phone, whether you want a soft case, hard case, protective case etc there will definitely be something to tick your boxes.

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I was contacted by Firmoo a few weeks ago now and was eager to try one of their pairs of glasses. You might not have noticed that I wear glasses as I don't really post any pictures when I'm wearing them, but I do need them for focus work so I figured why not try some new ones. I have heard of other bloggers teaming up with Firmoo which filled me with confidence that they would be a trustworthy collaboration. 

Making my decision seemed quite complex at first but once I got my head around my optical prescription and everything else needed, it was quite a breeze and I wouldn't begrudge ordering glasses online again. My aim is for this review to be insightful as well as an honest opinion so that it might help others who are looking to order prescription glasses online.

There literally are so many glasses to choose from in their online store. A virtual Supersavers isn't something that I ever really considered involving myself with because I always have problems finding a pair of glasses that are right for me. What made my selection easier was the ability to refine my search to select all of the narrow glasses, because I quite simply have a pea head! Once I could see all of the narrow glasses, I measured my current pair to compare the total width, making sure they would be a similar fit to those I already have. There is an option on the website to 'try it on' so to speak. This basically lets you upload a photograph and apply the glasses to the photo to get an idea of what you might look like. This for me, wasn't all together too successful. Who can really tell what a pair of glasses will look like without physically trying them on and looking in a mirror? I found this aspect a little bit unrealistic therefore avoided it after my first attempt. Not to say it won't work for you. 

I sort of had an idea of the style I wanted, so it didn't take me long to home in on two pairs that tickled my fancy. After cross checking the measurements and debating over it for what seemed like a lifetime, I finally selected the pair below.

Now if you're opting for fashion glasses and don't need to apply prescription details then lucky you, you get to skip the complex part. If you do need to add a prescription then you'd better hope you kept hold of your most recent optician prescription (took me a while to hunt mine down). This is the part that baffled me slightly. I was a bit gutted that I couldn't select the Computer Blue Light Blocking Lenses - which would have been amazing for all the time I spend blogging and indulging in social media - without an extra charge. Therefore I opted for General use and began inserting my prescription details. I'm not going to lie, I did ask google a few complex questions about reading optical prescriptions before finally inputting them, as I did not want to get it wrong. Turns out it's actually pretty simple. On your optical prescription there should be a line for your Right eye and Left eye that follow a selection of options with a plus or minus result underneath each one. Once you've input your Sphere, Cylinder and Axis details all thats left to do is add your Pupillary Distance. To measure your PD all you have to do is stand in front of a mirror with the 0cm mark of a ruler lined up with the centre of your pupil. Simply measure across to the centre of your opposite pupil and record the number. You might want to do this a few times and record an average to make sure it's as accurate as possible, or get someone else to help.

Once you're happy with you Prescription details, you can go on to choose the thickness of the lens you want (which in my case was the standard 1.5 lens as it was free) and then the tint of your glasses. You can choose to have your prescription as sunglasses, polaroids, tinted a specific colour, photochromic (transition), or standard with no colour which is what I chose. Last but not least you can choose any additional coatings you would like on your glasses for example anti-scratch, UV protection, Anti-smudge, waterproof etc. I opted for Anti-Scratch and went on to the checkout. Another thing that put me at ease about this website is that you can pay via PayPal. Paypal is obviously a trusted source and gives security to many buyers across different online shops so rest assured if anything happens with your purchase, PayPal can help you out.

I was pleasantly surprised that my order only took around a week to arrive, considering it was being shipped from America to the UK. I was so nervous when opening my package, thinking "what if I don't like them", "what if they don't fit", "what if they look completely different to how they looked on the website". Rest assured, this was not the case at all. I was so impressed at how true to their photo the glasses were. They were fantastically packaged in a world map themed glasses case, with an extra drawstring bag to keep them in. I love the look and feel of the glasses, particularly the bridge, as there are no annoying rubbery bits that leave unattractive marks!

Overall I am very pleased with my experience using Firmoo. Their customer service has been great, delivery was fast and the products are extremely cost friendly. Whether you are looking for fashion glasses, simple reading glasses, general use, use for computers and digital screen, or something more complex for instance transition lenses, Firmoo literally has it all.

Katie's top tips for ordering glasses from Firmoo.com 

1. Check the measurements of your current glasses so that you can compare sizes.

2. Get to grips with your prescription before trying to enter the details.

3. Use the refine options to narrow down your searches, making it easier to find what you want.

4. Have a look through the colour options to find a colour that most suits you.

I really hope this review has been helpful for anyone considering buying glasses online. It's something I would have been too scared to do before being contacted by Firmoo, but it turned out to be a relatively straight forward process and I will definitely consider buying online again in the future as it seems more cost effective.

*This product was sent to me for review purposes but all information in the post remains honest and true to my personal choice and opinion. I won't receive any compensation should you choose to order from Firmoo.