Liebster Blog Award

I'm very excited to have been nominated for the Liebster Blog Award by the lovely Aimee Jean of http://mystyleanthology.blogspot.co.nz/. I hadn't actually heard of the award until now, but it is essentially an award for up and coming bloggers (with less than 200 followers). I think it is a great idea, as it helps those of us who are new to the blogging community to establish ourselves, connect with fellow bloggers and motivate each other to keep going. Liebster, translated from German, means dearest, sweetest, cherished etc. which is very sweet!

Official Rules:
1.You must link back to the person that nominated you.
2.You must answer the 11 Liebster questions given to you by the nominee before you.
3.You must pick 11 bloggers to be nominated for the award with under 200 followers.
4.You must come up with 11 questions for your nominees to answer.
5.You must go to their blogs and notify your nominees.

These are the questions that Aimee Jean asked me to answer, I think they will be a great way for you to get to know me more!

1) When did you start blogging?
I wrote my first post back in March! But i've only recently started blogging more regularly.

2) What is your one most exciting part of blogging?
Probably getting comments, because it's nice to know that people are appreciating what i'm doing and actually reading my posts, as so much effort goes into writing them.

3) What are 3 of your favourite hobbies (beside blogging!)?
Shopping, watching beauty gurus on youtube and exploring London with my boyfriend.

One of my many excursions to Oxford St!

4) What is your favourite season?
Winter! I love everything about it. I love the weather as it means I can wear cute cableknit jumpers, tights, layers, scarves, boots, cute socks etc. I just love winter fashion! I also love the festive season, as Christmas means I get to see family members who I don't get to see very often. Also, my birthday is in February which I guess is in Winter (?), so that's great too!

How nice was my uni campus in the snow?!

5) Who is your idol?
Lana Del Rey! I love her! Ever since my sister showed me the video for Video Games i've been obsessed with her. I love her voice, her amazing approach to fashion and how old fashioned her influences are, despite her being a modern day artist. 

6) What is the one thing you cannot live without?
My iPhone! It's worrying. I genuinely think i'm addicted to it.

7) What is your top tip for new bloggers?
Try your best to create a nice, professional look for your blog. First impressions are very important, so whilst you're establishing your content it's good to make your layout look the best it possibly can, as it's what will catch people's attention.

8) What is your favourite tv show?
Pretty Little Liars! I started watching the first season on MTV, but halfway through the second I kind of gave up with it. After my uni exams were over this year me and my boyfriend had a massive PLL marathon and caught up with it and now we're obsessed. I love all of the actresses, they all have such great style and the storyline always has so many cliffhangers that you can't help but keep watching it every week!  WHO IS A?!?!!

9) What is your favourite song?
This is a tough one, I have so many favourites! At the moment I think i'd have to say Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey, as I loved it so much in The Great Gatsby. Which, by the way, is my new favourite film!

10) What is your favourite blog post you have written?
Probably my latest blog post about the Revlon Lip Butters, as I had been wanting to try them out for SO long. It was also the first post I wrote after completely revamping my blog layout, so it was a bit of a milestone for me.

11) What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
This pretty much confirms my ridiculous obsession with Lana Del Rey, but in an interview once, when asked what she would say to her fans she said "Find someone who has a life that you want and figure out how they got it, read books, pick your role model as wisely and find what they did and do it." 
I had this quote on my wall at uni in my first year and it always inspired me. Read books, educate yourself and make good decisions. Pretty good advice i'd say!

I'm tagging the following 11 blogs, as I think they all deserve more recognition!
http://offilmsandphotography.blogspot.co.uk/ (She doesn't have any posts yet but she is one of my best friends in real life, so give her some love guys!)
http://georgiabellalily.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.higherandhaya.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.cestunejolievie.blogspot.co.uk/
http://alicestork.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.tashfacee.blogspot.co.uk/
http://peachpips.blogspot.co.uk/
http://deesbeautifullife.blogspot.co.uk/
http://byooteeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://lornasfabulousfashion.blogspot.co.uk/
http://oodlesofabbie.blogspot.co.uk/

Here are my 11 questions for you-
1) What made you want to start a blog?
2) What kind of posts do you most enjoy writing?
3) Do your friends and family know about your blog?
4) Where in the world would you most like to go on holiday?
5) What is your holy grail beauty product?
6) What is your favourite designer brand?
7) If you had a time machine and could go back to any era, which one would you choose?
8) Do you have a favourite book?
9) What is your dream job?
10) If you could marry any celebrity, who would you pick?
11) What is your favourite flower?