BBMU 2017

It's been a year since the last BBMU (2016) and two years from the first one in 2015.

This year the lectures were even better than the years before and they made us think quite hard about who we are as bloggers and vloggers.

I think the whole event was awesome as it brought us together as a community. The atmosphere was super nice, everyone was kind and happy and kind of glowing.

BBMU 2017

The first lecture was all about working together as a community. It set the theme for the whole event as the mini-workshop we had made us go all a bit "awww". The 5 min workshop was about writing a word that describes that person on a paper that was hand from their back.

I got some amazing words like energetic, brave, direct (honest), always smiling, ... It made me a bit teary-eyed but so happy that I didn't mind.

The second lecture was about SEO. It was an upgrade from last year and it was pretty interesting.

The third lecture was held by Tjaša Deu and it was all about Youtube. Her words were "Start making videos now, don't wait".

After that, there was a small lunch waiting for us with some lovely finger food and of course it was time to mingle with some sponsors and other bloggers and YouTubers.

After the pop-up lunch, we had a quick photoshoot for our group photo. That was quite crowded but also fun.

The fourth lecture was about grammar. Luckily there are some amazing tools out there that help with some of those problems. If you are curious Grammarly is amazing if your language of choice is English.

The fifth lecture was about myths and truths in cosmetic products. That one was quite controversial and I'm sure it made quite a bit of people angry.

The sixth lecture was about marketing (mostly Facebook). That's a topic that is always interesting but you need to take your time to comprehend it all.

Then there was a group talk (roundtable) where they talked about Media Responsibility and Literacy. This one was pretty deep as it talked about our responsibility to our readers.

After that, there was the most anticipated Beauty Bloggers Awards 2017.

But that wasn't all. To finish the event we had some beauty pampering with some sponsors. I loved that we could chat with them freely. Afterall we are all just people.

It was an eventful day which for me ended at around 8pm when I hurried to my car as it was parked in Tivoli. I got home safe and tired. :)

I am grateful that Nika organized the event this year (as it almost wasn't happening!) and I can say I had a blast.

Now, please enjoy the photos below as a photo says more than words do. And of course, we are going to start with KolagenLift champagne. Cheers!

The supplements came in these cute vials
Tara & I at the beginning of our lectures
Fresh smoothies for us and a bucket to keep
Tjaša's lecture was fun!
Food! Real, small food!
Lotique had a live presentation
S.Oliver perfumes look so darn cute
Their presentation was on point!
Did I say the vials were cute? Look at that ribbon!
Babes!
The cake pop was delicious. First sugary food in three weeks.
Doesn't it look so cool?
Avon had a sparkling presentation
And also shiny
Gardenia showed us some decor
Yankee candle made us want them all with their presentation
Makeup Revolution had a fun display
Kozmetika Afrodita outdid itself with the clean look (I want such a room!)
The Body Shop is finally coming to Slovenia!
Look at all the flowers and lights!
L'Occitane has a new perfume
Philips showed us their devices
Happy lights need to become my lights (soon)
Hello there!
The Grammar lecture
By our fourth lecture, we had quite a bit of goodie bags
Delicious smoothie!
Nina was so excited :P
Interesting flowers
Snacks! This was SO good!
I was taking notes ...
So pretty!
Melvita is waiting for December
Why, hello there!
A sight unseen - an untouched makeup stand
The new LE is beautiful
Sparkly!
These are new!
But just look at the food!
My heart melted just a little bit ...

But the event was really amazing and it filled me with optimism and energy. I loved it! I got to see my friends, got to meet some new faces and showed that I don't look like I just woke up all the time. Haha. :D I know, right?

Now, I'm sure you are curious which goodies we got?

Okay, let's do this! But before I'd like to thank all the sponsors:

Aicon Academy, Alterna Haircare, Ars Florae Gardenia, Afrodita Kozmetika, Avon, Catrice, Fidimed, Honor, Ličila.si, L'Occitane, Lotique, Medex, Melvita, Makeup Revolution, Nelipot, Olaplex, Philips, Rauch Fresh, S.Oliver, Smile Concept Store, Sisinger21, The Body Shop, Vivaderm, Vichy, Yankee Candle.