After the break we had our first surprise "act" which was Finnish MUA Mariela Sarkima. She told us about how she got to where she is now and answered to our questions. Seems like a genuinely nice person, never met her before and haven't really followed her career since I'm not a MUA or going to be one. I know I'm a bad beauty blogger for not actually following too much what happens in the beauty world and who's who.
Anyway Mariela keeps a blog on Finnish Elle magazine site (to which the link above takes you) and does photoshoots etc.
It was really nice hearing about Finnish MUA world and how she got to where she is now.
In the picture above she's holding a book she wrote and in Finland it's really wanted and been featured in many Finnish beauty blogs. I don't have the book and unfortunately didn't win it either on the draw we had.
She also teamed up with Cailap - a Finnish producer and marketer of beauty and hair products - to do her own brushes. We all got three brushes in a package for smoky eyes makeup.
After Mariela's presentation we had a break again and after that was a musical surprise act waiting for us. Kristiina Wheeler is a Finnish singer and has an amazing voice. I can tell the music is not to my taste but I can still appreciate her voice.
After performing three songs acoustic she agreed to sign the singels we got from Universal - I didn't get mine signed tho.
She also promised to be the person to do the draw and from the draw I got myself a nice package from Terre d'Oc provided by Polhem.
It consisted of Massage & Care Body Oil and Lip Care Balm. They are both from the Coco collection which is inspired by Balinese women's traditional beauty care treatments.
I have tried both and I like the lip balm even if it isn't as moisturing for winter as I'd like it to be but the scent is nice. The oil I wouldn't use for massage since at least on my body it sinks into the skin fast but it is nice for really dry skin. If I'd had a bath I'd use it in it too but I don't so I just have to use it as body oil.
Then rest of the time at the meeting we talked, ate and had fun.
We also got to test Gel Spa Foot Care Kits (provided by Polhem) and it was the weirdest thing ever for my feet. It is like a spa treatment for your feet but the water turns into a jelly or grainy jelly. You keep your feet in it for 15mins and then put in the salt when it turns back to liquid and salt also desinfects your feet. I tried the uplifting Tea Tree and Grapefruit one. The scent was nice and it was relaxing. Grains just felt weird when they went between the toes. It made my feet soft - well not my heels but not like I expected it since they probably need a saw to get the thick layer off - and the price isn't too bad either: 8,90€ for 3 treatments so under 3€ for each spa-like treatment. At least in Finland you can buy these at Prisma.
So that was how the meet went. Next I will start to show you - and tell if I've tried - the products we got from the goodie bags.
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