Beauty: Sure's 'the improvement movement'

Last week I attended Sure's (the deodorant) event which was all about self improvement. Sure Compressed conducted a survey recently and found that British women devote an average of 244 days and spend £116,495 in a lifetime perfecting their look and lifestyle.

Apparently, the average woman undergoes 21 career changes, 572 hair and make-up styles, 298 wardrobe overhauls and learns 131 new skills over the years. Pretty interesting...who knew we went through so many hair styles?

The event took place in the most gorgeous house I have ever been in. Situated in London's Fitzrovia Square, the house has four floors including a rooftop. The decor was stunning, with beautiful chandeliers hanging from the tall ceilings, and perfect white orchids carefully placed in each of the rooms. The kitchen was every chef's dream...I spent most of my time there eating with the gorgeous and talented Madeleine Shaw, a celebrity nutritionist.

They served sweet candyfloss cocktails (with a pinch of balsamic vinegar!) and canapes and there was also a career expert, a make-up artist, a stylist (Grace Woodward) and a photographer on hand to give out short master classes and tips.

I really enjoyed chatting to Madeleine and she has inspired me to eat healthily, cut out as much sugar as I can, and serve up more raw food! Check out her supper club coming up on the 1st of September here.

The Sure Compressed products are great - I've been using different variations of the deodorant and they really do last almost 24 hours. The new products are basically the same thing, except they're managed to reduce the amount of gas needed in the products by compressing the 150ml cans into smaller 75ml cans, but somehow with the same amount of deodorant! It's the perfect size for a handbag which is ideal.

Check out some photos from the event...