Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Liebster Blog Award #2

Back in February I was nominated for a Liebster Blog Award by the lovely Katie, who blogs over at Beauty, Boo and Tea Too. This is the second time my blog has been nominated for the award, and you can read all about it here.



What is the Liebster Award?

The Liebster Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. So, what is a Liebster?  The meaning: Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome. It's a great way to connect with other bloggers and help spread the word about newer blogs.

Rules


  1. Link the blog that nominated you
  2. Choose 11 bloggers to nominate who have less than 200 followers
  3. Answer 11 questions given to you
  4. Let the people you nominated know you have done so
  5. Create 11 questions for the blogs you nominated
  6. You can't nominate the person you nominated you
  7. You must follow the blog that nominated you
So here are the questions Katie sent me, and my answers:

  • What is your favourite beauty product?
    At the moment I'd say it was the Max Factor Whipped Creme Foundation, it's one of the best foundation's I've tried and it gives a lovely finish.
  • What does your blog mean to you?
    I love my blog, it's a place where I get to practice my writing skills and write about all the things I love - something I don't always get to do as part of my Journalism degree. It's a great way to meet new people and find lots of amazing products
  • What's your favourite song at the moment?
    That's a hard one! There's so many, I usually have a playlist of about 20 songs which I listen to on repeat but if I had to pick one for right now it would be Be My Only by FM Radio
  • When you were little what did you want to be when you grew up?
    I think a friend and I planned to have our own beauty salon, we even drew plans of what it would like haha! 
  • Did you make any new years resolutions, and have you stuck to them?
    I didn't make any proper ones but I wanted to try and be more motivated this year and I'm really trying. I've started to blog more, go to the gym, tried to eat a bit healthier and get stuck into my university work
  • If you were a Disney character which character would you be?
    I think I'd like to be Cinderella
  • If you had to describe yourself in three words what would they be?
    Creative, thoughtful and determined
  • Where do you see yourself in five years?
    I'd love to be working in London, in a media based job - perhaps writing for a magazine or working in PR.
  • What is your most prized possession?
    Sentimentally it would be my photographs and the toy bunny my grandma gave to me the day I was born. Money-wise it would be my laptop - because it has absolutely everything on!
  • What's your guilty pleasure?
    Long, hot bubble baths with a good book
  • If you could have any superpower what would it be?
    I would love to be able to read people's minds and know what they were really thinking, you'd want to be able to turn a power like that on and off though because it would be pretty annoying to have to hear everything all the time!

Okay, so I'd like to nominate: 


Here are my questions for you:

  1. What are your five favourite beauty products?
  2. If you could go on holiday anywhere in the world, where would you go?
  3. What is your favourite book?
  4. What was the last film you watched, and what did you think of it?
  5. Favourite candy?
  6. What inspired you to start blogging?
  7. What beauty products have you splurged on?
  8. Top three blogs you read all the time?
  9. Where do you hope to be in five years time?
  10. What is one of your favourite memories?
  11. What is your favourite thing you own?

Good Luck! I look forward to reading all your answers!

Beth xx



Friday, 6 September 2013

Leibster Blog Award

The lovely ladies over at 20/30 GLAM very kindly nominated me for a Leibster Blog Award. I've only recently discovered this fantastic blog, run by Ashley and Julie, after they left me several lovely blog comments so I encourage you all to head over to their page and start reading!

So what is the Leibster Blog Award?
It is a German word meaning favorite, dearest or beloved. The Liebster Award is a great way to raise your blog's profile and is perfect for blogs which are new or small. This helps blogs get new followers as well as helps you to find new and interesting blogs to nominate! 
The rules:

You have to link back to the person that nominated you.
You must answer the 11 Liebster questions given to you by the person who nominated you.
You have to nominate another 11 bloggers who have under 200 followers to pass the award to.
You have to come up with 11 other questions for your nominees.
You have to notify the bloggers whom you have nominated.
Some bloggers can also include 11 random facts about themselves but this is optional.

Here are my questions from 20/30 GLAM

1. What made you want to start blogging?
I'm currently at university doing a degree in journalism, so a blog is good place for me to practice my writing and also build up my portfolio. I'm also a huge beauty junkie so here I can ramble on about everything I love and get to meet lovely like minded people in the process
2. What are your top 5 fave blogs?

Picking just five blogs is so hard! But at the moment I've enjoyed reading What I Heart Today, LLYMLRS, The Nailasaurus, Tattologist and Vivianna Does Makeup
3. Who is your hero and why?

My parents! They've done so much for me and my brother and sister. They've always supported us and encouraged us to aim high. I appreciate them so much more now that I live away from home.
4. Favorite Actor/Actress?Ryan Gosling - because he's beautiful - and Keira Knightley. 
5. Favorite 3 movies?

Gangster Squad, The Green Mile and Bridget Jones. Although I did see "About Time" in the cinema yesterday which was amazing and I encourage you all to go and see! But I don't think it counts seeing as it's just come out.
6. What is your fave makeup brand?

I love Benefit, the products are always great quality and the packaging is so pretty. Sometimes it's a bit out of my student price range so drugstore wise it would be Bourjois or Maybelline.
7. Describe your style in three words.

Constantly ever changing! I can never stick to a style a like for very long, I'm always swayed by my friends' beautiful clothes of blog lookbooks.
8. Married or single? If married, how long?

Single and have been for a year now.
9. Fave place to vacation?

We don't do a lot of vacations but we did have a lovely holiday in Cyprus so I'd love to go there again.
10. What are your hobbies/Interests?I love to write and I'm a constant reader. On holiday I read a 300 page book in 24 hours. You'll usually find me with a book in hand and sometimes reading two books during the same period. I love socialising with my friends, going for a drink or a nice meal out and I like to keep fit - usually doing exercises classes. One of my favourite hobbies is cooking. 
11. What is your fave "thing" in the world?

Workwise - my laptop. It has everything on it and I've nearly had a breakdown when it's died on me (twice in the last three months). Sentimentally - my photos. My grandma, who passed away ten years ago, always kept loads of photo albums and I hope to do the same. (hope I interpreted that question right!)

My nominees!

Luscious Lane
Gingerly Pale

The Beauty Blogger
Rainbow Crush
The Human Mannequin
Locked in a Bow
Hester Lierre
Drained Beauty
Life of a Make Up Junkie
Chesire Cat Chats
She Wore Chic

My questions

1. What is the one beauty product you couldn't live without?
2. What's been the best thing about starting your blog?
3. Favourite book and why?
4. Top three things on your beauty wishlist?
5. Favourite memory?
6. Summer or winter?
7. What's the best thing been about summer 2013?
8. Top blogging tips?
9. Where is your dream holiday destination?
10. Do you have any tattoos/ want any tattoos?
11. Early morning person or night owl?


Can't wait to see the answers
Beth xx