Mercedes-Benz: 'An Evening of Style'

In an event organised by the WorkLife/Rejuvenate team, Mercedes-Benz Manchester Central played host to an evening of pampering, style and all round networking for ‘Ladies Night’.

In a Hollywood esque reception, the red carpet was rolled out, the champers and wine were on ice in abundance and the event was adorned with the sort of cars most people can only ever hope to lust over in a James Bond film. The star attraction was without a doubt the Mercedes-Benz SLS which sat in its place of honour beside the red carpet, enabling guests to easily pose for pics both in it and alongside it allowing them to feel like real bond girls for the night!

Guests were invited to feast on exotic canapes whilst enjoying the vocals of jazz and soul singer Jessica Tansey, as well as a mountain of irresistible cupcakes from Cupcake Palace which were such a hit with the guests you had to fight "handbags at dawn" style to secure one for yourself!

Throughout the evening various experts were on hand to entertain the guests with the likes of Elite Fitness delivering fitness and health advice while Castlefield Clinic and Spa divulged guests in a series of mini treatments from skincare and makeup to massages. The boys from Manchesters favourite Brasilian restaurant Bem Brasil were also on hand giving you the choice of enjoying brasil’s national drink, the Caipirinha cocktail, which was so yummy but not for the faint hearted (or easily intoxicated) or alternatively sample a creation of your own in a cocktail masterclass!

Providing a spot of retail therepy, Miglio designer jewellery presented a selection of stylish but contempary statement pieces, while unique fashion brand DivaLilly offered self indulgence with a difference with their range of eco friendly handbags. With the handbags being created from used car parts and recycled materials the bags were a big novelty and talking point amongst the party goers! Popular fashion label Forever Unique, a favourite go to of celebritys, were also generous enough to loan out dresses to the WorkLife/Rejuvenate team as well as some of the girls from Mercedes to 'model' for the event.

The evening was nicely wrapped up with a charitable raffle to raise money for St Francis House. Prizes included anything from a hardcore exercise class courtesy of Elite Fitness to dining out at Hilton. As if the guests werent spoilt enough, each was also treated to a goodie bag full to the brim with amazing vouchers and deals as well as fun freebies in the form of Gloven kitchen accessories!

As a girl who would previously naively describe my own car as simply "a black one" whenever asked what i owned, i definitely left the event with a new found appreciation for the style and beauty of cars (as well as an inevitable unhealthy lust for a Mercedes)

Read more about the event in the next issue of WorkLife magazine.

Words and images by Anna J. Westerman