Jaide Poppy | Colourful Cruelty Free Living

Over 60 bloggers, top brands and a yummy selection of sweets to keep you going, the #BigBloggerExpo was certainly a blogging event that I'm happy and so grateful to have attended. From 2pm - 5pm bloggers met with brands to discuss products and possible collaborations. I met some lovely people there and will be keeping in contact with those lovely ladies for sure. Lauren and everyone else did such a great job at organising this event and everything down to the selection of sweets we could help ourselves to was spot on. 


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Now the sun is showing itself a little more often now, my bathroom essentials have changed. You bare more skin, have your hair dried out by the sun more and my skin gets more clogged. I can easily let my bathroom become overrun by products, to the point where all up the side of the bath is a line up of bottles, jars and soaps. Because of this habit of mine I've made a conscious effort to slimline my regularly used products, and these are my most used and loved right now. 
Vita Coco Coconut oil: I use for a nourishing hair mask when my hairs feeling really dry and damaged by the heat. Now It's officially summer and people are going on holiday and sunbathing, people are actively applying sun lotion and not really thinking about their hair. Even spending days out in this country my hair takes a hammering from the sun (especially because its bleached). I apply the coconut oil from the mid length to the ends after shampooing and leave it in for a few minutes and then wash it off. It…

It's been a while since I've had a real long search sesh on the Topshop website, and oh boy was it hard to narrow my saved items down to make sure I don't overwhelm you with my top summer picks. As my summer holiday has started with a wardrobe clear out, I'm all for a summer shopping trip. Here are the items I feel are your must haves for summer to ensure your on trend and looking god damn fabulous in the sun.
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1: http://www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/product/floral-lace-crop-top-5727090?bi=0&ps=20
Great for putting under baggy and sheer tops, or if your brave enough just on their own. Quite a lot of the time in the hot weather I like to wear bralets or crops like this instead of bras as they get so uncomfortable.

2: http://www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/product/tall-bleach-turn-up-girlfriend-shorts-5596270?bi=0&ps=20&Ntt=high%20wasited%20denim%20shorts
What's a summer without busting out the short shorts. However, in my case I like to go for some slightly …

Finding snacks that are both vegan, and gluten free can be a right pain, especially when I’m on the go. That’ why making my own snacks from scratch is essential and thought I’d share a couple with you as I know what a struggle it is having to eat to those specific dietary needs.
Energy balls are everywhere in the healthy eating world. You can find them in recipe books, on the shelves in Holland and Barrett and even in some of our big supermarkets. They can fit in your pocket (as long as they’re in a packet) or a small Tupperware and bobs your uncle, a healthy snack you KNOW you can have.
Your base ingredients should be made up of 1 cup of dates and ½ a cup of two types of nuts. You can then add in some seeds like chia or flax in which I include two tablespoons of. To get some flavor, you need a generous heaped tablespoon of some spice, of either cinnamon, cacao, ginger or anything you want. A tablespoon of coconut oil needs to be thrown in to help stick the mixture. This is why I like…