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Blogging highlights, personal achievements, events and the latest things going on at Sian Victoria HQ.
July 2022:
Campaigns for Commonwealth
Collaborated with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham to promote the merchandise store and to give travel advice.
June 2022:
Second campaign with WMR
To promote exploring your local area via train I collaborated with West Midlands Railway and visited Stratford Upon Avon.
November 2021:
8th Campaign with Mediacom
Collaborated with the agency on my 5th Boots Campaign and on blog projects for their clients PetPlan, Tempur and Pedigree.
September 2021:
Relocated to British Isles
To experience the slow-living lifestyle I left Birmingham UK and moved to a peaceful retreat.
August & November 2020:
Collaborated with Nordgreen
Partnered with Nordgreen on two campaigns to promote their sustainability initiatives and Black Friday offer.
February 2020:
Experienced Virgins first cruise
Stayed overnight onboard the Scarlet Lady by Virgin Voyages experiencing fine dining & entertainment.
May 2019:
Partnered with I heart Wines
Promoted the I Heart Wines pop-up stall at the NEC by taking over their Instagram stories for the day.
April 2019:
Promoted Ola Cabs Birmingham
Shared my Ola tuk tuk experience on Instagram stories to promote the launch of Ola coming to Birmingham.
April 2019:
Experienced Hyatt Hotels
Stayed at Hyatt Regency Birmingham to experience afternoon tea, a king view room, spa facilities and breakfast.
December 2018 & April 2019:
Second partnership with M&S
Collaborated with Marks & Spencer twice to promote SS19 fashion and the festive collection at M&S Food Hall.
July 2019:
Experience Romania Tour
A fortnight travelling with fifty international bloggers visiting Bucharest, Timisoara, Oradea and Brasov.
April 2019 - 2022:
Partnership with M&B
Long-term partnership with Mitchells & Butlers: All Bar One, Browns, Premium Country Pubs, Vintage Inns, Stonehouse and Toby.
September 2019:
Experienced Landal Lodges
Spent four days experiencing the luxury Landal Sandybrook lodges in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District.
October 2019:
Croatia experience with Jet2
Experienced sightseeing in Dubrovnik and a luxury 4 star apartment stay during a second press trip with Jet2holidays.
November & December 2019:
Partnership with Mercure Hotels
To promote the refurbishments at Mercure I shared my experience during stays at Birmingham West and Telford.
November 2019:
Partnered with Buyagift
Experienced 4 days in London at H10 Waterloo and Mercure Brighton Seafront Hotel to encourage Christmas gifting.
December 2019:
Promoted RBS launch
Promoted the new Royal Bank of Scotland store located on Birmingham New Street with a real-time Instagram collaboration.
March 2018:
Experienced Hilton Hotels
Stayed at Double Tree Hilton in Chester to review the new refurbishment, dining at MPW and the spa facilities.
December 2018:
Partnered with Visit Birmingham
I collaborated with Visit Birmingham and West Midlands railway to encourage locals to explore during winter.
October 2018:
Visit Cyprus Experience with Jet2
Experienced a luxury 5* resort, cultural activities and cypriot cuisine courtesy of Jet2holidays and Visit Cyprus.
July 2018:
UK brand ambassador for Phyto
Attended the Phyto Paris Summer Festival in Corsica as the UK representative among fellow worldwide beauty bloggers.
August 2018 & February 2019:
Partnered with Calthorpe Estates
Invited by WPR to experience the luxury lifestyle destination Edgbaston Village for Summer and Winter campaigns.
November 2018 & July 2020:
Partnership with Boots
Collaborated with Boots through MediaCom for their 50 Days of Xmas and Summer Skincare at home campaign.
December 2018 & September 2019:
Partnership with Uber
Collaborated on two campaigns to promote new app features and to encourage students to use safety tracking.
June 2018:
Brand Ambassador for Studio
Enjoyed a six-month campaign with Studio creating seasonal posts from items in their catalogue.
April 2018:
Graduated with a Masters in PR
After a BA degree, I graduated from Birmingham City University with a Masters in Public Relations.
April 2018:
Press trip with Visit Barbados
Experienced a 5 star seafront resort, cultural activities and Bajan cuisine courtesy of Visit Barbados.
June 2018:
Attended Odeon Luxe premiere
Invited by mischiefpr to attend the exclusive Odeon Luxe launch at Birmingham Broadway Plaza.
October 2018:
Victoria’s Secret event
Attended a Victoria’s Secret event at the Bullring Birmingham store to promote the importance of bra fittings.
October 2018:
Flint Plus Flint event
Along with fellow beauty bloggers in Birmingham we watched how the Mailbox clinic performs aesthetic treatments.
October 2018:
Pixi Beauty event
Enjoyed a beauty event hosted by Pixi at The Botanist Birmingham to experience food, cocktail making and new product launches.
July 2017:
Attended coffee festival
Experienced a taste of local independent coffee shops at the annual Birmingham Coffee Festival in Digbeth.
August 2017:
Beauty at Selfridges Bullring
Experienced a makeover by Sascha Jackson the Lead Pro Makeup Artist for Stila Cosmetics, to recreate looks she did at NYFW.
December 2016:
Birmingham beauty bloggers
Enjoyed skincare treatments and beauty advice from Beyond Beauty Clinic with fellow Birmingham creators.
September 2016:
Celebrated Style Birmingham
To celebrate 10 years and 50 issues of Style Birmingham Magazine I attended the press party at Canalside, Mailbox.
July 2017 & October 2018:
Partnership with McDonald’s
Collaborated with McDonald’s twice for a behind-the-scenes and to promote the new kitchen design & digital experience.
June 2017:
Featured on Culture Trip
Recommended by Culture Trip as one of the fashion bloggers from Birmingham you should follow.
October 2017:
Cross Country Trains trip
Experienced a first-class ride with Cross Country Trains to enjoy a day trip to Oxford.
June 2017:
Attended TML with Panasonic
Birmingham bloggers were invited by Popcorn PR and Panasonic beauty to attend This Morning Live.
June 2017:
Graduated with first class degree
Graduated from Birmingham City University with a BA (Hons) degree in Marketing, Advertising & PR.
April 2017:
Took over Coast to Coast
Invited by CULT LDN to take over the Coast to Coast Instagram stories with friends to promote offer.
April 2017:
Attends beauty meet & greet
Invited by FUSE to do a meet & greet with followers in the Bullring, Birmingham for Burts Bees lipsticks.
July 2017:
The Birmingham awards
Nominated for a Birmingham's best blogger award after blogging in Birmingham for seven years.
April 2017:
Best Travel Blog Award
Nominated for a UK Blog Awards for sharing adventures in USA, China, Santorini, Rome, Spain and Ibiza.
August 2017:
Interviewed by Hammerson
Bullring owner Hammerson asked me to share some of my favourite things about Birmingham.
March 2017:
Got muddy at Major Series
Invited by British Military Fitness to get fit for the Major Series 5k mud run obstacle course.
July 2016:
World Duty Free #JetSetTour
Experienced an overnight stay, makeovers, shopping and pampering at Birmingham Airport.
July 2016:
Studies at Chinese University
Spent the summer in China, studying art & culture at Sichuan University in Chengdu.
April 2016:
Guest blogger for RWB
During the summer of 2016, I was a guest blogger for Resorts World Birmingham.
April 2016:
Digital comms recognition
Awarded 'Digital Communications student of the year' for Thumbs up Digital, chosen by industry experts.
August 2016:
Volunteered at Greek shelter
Volunteered for two weeks at Santorini Animal Welfare Association to create awareness.
October 2016:
Filmed with Birmingham Airport
Went head-to-head in a Christmas shopping challenge with Ally in Blunderland.
June 2015:
Skydived in Las Vegas
During my second visit to Las Vegas I ticked skydiving and the Red Rock Canyon off my bucket list.
September 2015:
Attended LFW SS16
Invited to London Fashion Week by Katchthis for the Teresita Orillac's debut 'Into the Jungle’.
August 2015:
Goes on a USA road trip
Ticked Vegas, Hoover Dam, Seligman, Grand Canyon and Santa Monica from my bucket list.
June 2015:
Filmed with Graziosa tv
Featured in a Spring fashion lookbook and a Birmingham street style video made by Graziosa.
December 2015:
Bullring unveiled disco bull head
Watched from the Bullring offices as the iconic bull came to life. Created by artist Josh Harker.
December 2015:
Chiquitos Instagram takeover
Invited by CULT LND to take over the Chiquitos Instagram stories for a FestiveFiesta of sharing platters.
August 2015:
Hiked Montserrat Mountains
Travelled Catalonia in Spain by visiting the Montserrat Mountains, Barcelona and Tarragona etc.
September 2014:
Starts studying degree at BCU
To persue a passion for digital, I went to Birmingham City University to do Marketing, Advertising & PR.
April 2014:
Invisalign launch in Birmingham
Invited by Brazen PR to celebrate the new Invisalign clinic with Actor Ray Quinn and Dr. Sandeep Kumar.
October 19th 2010:
Launch of Sian Victoria Boutique
Sold vintage clothing and reworked festival items on Bigcartel, ASOS Marketplace and eBay.
October 19th 2010:
Launch of Sian Victoria blog
Became self-employed creating Sian Victoria Boutique online store and the Sian Victoria fashion blog.
September 2010:
Graduates Business College
Gains triple distinctions in a BTEC Business Management course at Walsall college.