I love how the holidays really amp up your social calendar. So many festive events to attend! I have been a Maëlle Maker (influencers for Maëlle Beauty) for a little over a month now and have already attended three fabulous Maker events, the most recent being a holiday party with XO Marshmallow. The event was held at Maëlle Beauty’s HQ office in West Loop – aka the cutest, most picture perfect office EVER. Us Makers love their neon ‘Live Beautifully’ sign and the beautiful food spreads they always put together. Presentation is everything.
The night kicked off with Holiday Mules and setting up shop at a Maker-style decorating table (custom Maëlle chef hats included). We chose from different assortments of icing, sprinkles, and shape cut outs to make our masterpieces on XO Marshmallow vanilla marshmallow squares. I’ve never been the best at arts & crafts, but I did like how my heart marshmallows turned out!
Attending these Maëlle Maker events has helped me branch out in the blogger world and meet some amazing Chicago bloggers along the way. Many of us have become quick friends! I think the blogging world is amazing for this reason. The night was spent bonding over similar interests and helping each other create the most perfect Insta pics and stories. My kind of night for sure.
Maëlle Beauty is a cruelty-free cosmetics company based here in Chicago. What I like most about Maëlle Beauty is that they are community-based and focused. The Makers influencer program is a huge part of the company that helps to shape future products, spread awareness, and bring like-minded beauty gurus together. It truely is a great group of women and I’m excited to see what other events are to come!
XO Marshmallow is one of the most fun, aesthetically pleasing, creative small businesses I have ever come across. Fun fact: they are the world’s first marshmallow cafe! You can actually go into their store front, here in Chicago, for some Instagramable marshmallow fluff drinks & treats. The brand exudes millennial livelihood, which is why I was so excited to be able to decorate some of their marshmallows for myself!
Want to shop Maëlle Beauty products and support Sweating Champagne? Use the previous link to shop under my account and give a little commission back towards building Sweating Champagne into the brand I know it can be! My Maker code Alyssa10 will also get you $10 off your purchase! My favorite products right now are the Thermal Face Mask and their Enchanted Eyeshadow Palette.
