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[/caption]Let me enlighten you.
It's the super dooper Australian Beauty Blogger Weekend which has been organized by megaminds Kimmi of The Plastic Diaries & Jacie of You've Got Nail many many months of preperation have gone into the weekend and i'm one of the 85 beauty bloggers attending. Simply? I...CAN'T...WAIT! It's going to be a full on weekend with keynotes, events and general flitting about meeting other beauty bloggers. Follow me on Twitter for updates all weekend!
What's even better is is co-incides with the makeup mecca for all makeup fans, IMATS (International Make Up Artist Trade Show). Don't let the name fool you, you don't need to be a Make Up Artist to attend, hell I hardly know what half of the THOUSANDS of brushes you can buy there do but if they feel nice and look pretty sure enough they'll end up in my basket.
If you would like to attend IMATS, anyone can go! It will cost you a few bux though $40 for a 1 day pass and $65 for a two day pass. It is worth it when you see brands like Make Up Forever with a 40% discount. You can purchase tickets at the door or on the website.
I attended IMATS last year, so i'm a seasoned IMATS professional *obviously* so here are a few quick suggestions to make your day wonderful!
- Check out what brands are going to be there and maybe make a plan to visit the places you plan to buy from first, some things do sell out quite quickly. My plan of attack was hit the OCC lip tars first and i'm glad I did because an hour later the colours I snapped up were gone.
- Have a look at the schedule of speakers and see if there is someone you simply can't miss. Sometimes seating is limited so it's worth getting there a bit earlier.
- Make sure you check out all the amazing makeup artists at work around the show, in particular the special effects artists!
- Wear comfortable shoes
- Take cash where possible, and try and set yourself a bit of a budget otherwise it can get a bit out of hand with the spending (unless you have oodles of cash to spend)
- Say Hi to any of the beauty bloggers if you see us wandering about! We don't bite...hard :)
- BRUSHES! Buy brushes! They are cheap and great quality! See what's missing in your stash now and make a list of what you might need, there are a shit load so it might get overwhelming seeing them all and you'll forget what you need and end up with a brush you won't ever use.
- Give something a go you've never tried before... perhaps a crazy glitter or a really bright pigmented eyeshadow!
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[/caption]Hope that has helped!
I also posted last year about my IMATS experience so check that out HERE including a video of my haul.
IMATS is on Saturday & Sunday (24th & 25th of September, 2011)
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