Origins x Kate La Vie: Blooming Bold Bouquet Workshop with Mud Urban flowers

Salut mes amis! 

I hope you are all well and are having a fantastic week thus far. The sun is happily shining here in Glasgow so there ain't much to complain about and everyone's spirits seem to be up. All good vibes here!

So... I am here today to tell you all about the most adorable little afternoon I spent last Thursday at my favourite coffee spot in the Southside of Glasgow called Market. It is fair to say I am a frequent visitor at Market where I enjoy many a cappuccinos on the weekends and really enjoy spending time there; it is such a lovely space with great interiors and such good vibes. The coffee alone.. is the best in my opinion (cannot find anywhere else to top it!). Jordan takes great pride in the coffees he creates and it shows by how meticulous he is, in his barista work. I thoroughly enjoy this coffee shop for its amazing coffee, beautiful aesthetics and the calming vibe the shop emits.

Market is blogger Kate La Vie's business venture she has set up in Glasgow with her husband Jordan who is primarily the main barista of the shop. I think their combined interests of coffee, beautiful interiors and aesthetics have created such a lovely little space nestled in the Southside and I am really happy for its existence as it is now my first destination for coffee and tasty cake!

Kate La Vie announced via her instagram prior to the event that two Bouquet arranging classes would be running in Market on the afternoon of Thursday the 4th of April and it was the opportunity to grab some tickets. The event was free which was so generous of them and I managed to grab myself the last ticket for the 4pm class (believe me when I say the event spaces were all reserved super quick!) so I was lucky to nab one. The premise of the class for the lucky 8 of us who all got a space was to create our own Blooming Bold Bouquet with Kate and Chloe from Mud Urban Flowers which is an online florist and their flowers are so stunning! Definitely check them out on instagram if you want a look. Even more excitement to add to this event was that Origins skincare were on hand to provide expert skincare advice and to try out their new Blooming Bold Lipsticks range.

The shop was decorated so beautifully in an abudance of flowers provided by Mud Urban Flowers and lots of Origins products with their full range of the new lipsticks on offer to try. The girls from Mud generously gave us a mini masterclass of how to properly arrange a little posie of flowers, wrap and present them. In addition to not only providing the flowers they gave us an adorable little pink glass vase to place the flowers in when we returned home and for future floral arrangements. Such a sweet touch and they really thought of all the details, I was so impressed and really enjoyed the experience. Whilst arranging our flowers it was a great opportunity to have a chat with Kate, who I have followed for a while now so was lovely to be able to chat IRL and to also get the opportunity to meet other Glasgow gals who came along for the experience. Jordan was on hand to keep everyone fuelled with coffee and complimentary cakes - which were delicious! - Soo generous of Market coffee! Really appreciated it. I came away from the event with a little Origins goodie bag complete with a Blooming Bold Bouquet lipstick in the shade Peach Petal which is a lovely peach/coral colour which I really love and have already had a few comments on it. Origins were also very generous to allow us to book in for a complimentary visit for a Feel Good Facial in store so I am really excited to receive that.

Coming away from the event I was so grateful to leave with the bouquet I created, Origins goodies and a facial to look forward to... oh and cake for the road! It was the perfect way to spend an afternoon... a lovely event hosted by Kate, great flower expertise from Mud Urban, lovely beauty bits provided by Origins to try out and the best coffee to accompany the day with thanks to Market Coffee.

Would highly recommend one of these events to try out; if you get the opportunity! If its anything like this one, you won't be disappointed. Such a unique and delightful experience it was great to try something new, chat to new people and be involved in all things that interest me.

A massive thank you to Kate La Vie, Market Coffee, Origins and Mud Urban Flowers for creating such a fun filled day. I certainly came away feeling really happy and grateful to have been involved. I hope Kate will look to host more of these type of events soon! Really enjoyable and a great success!

A bientot et bisous!

Cheryl 

xxx