Liebster Awards

I was nominated for the Liebster Award by Kelly from MonPetitBlog. I have been blogging for a year but nothing serious. This is a hobby and I know I sometimes lack in the post department! I'm delighted that my little has been noticed by someone!

The Liebster Award is passed between bloggers (like a chain letter I guess) with less than 1000 followers, although sometimes I read 200 followers. I don't think it matters though!

Liebster means dearest, beloved from my research. These Liesbter Awards are a great way to find new blogs and promote your favourite blogs.

The questions I was given to answer:

1. Fashion or beauty

Beauty. I'm clueless when it comes to fashion. At least with beauty I know what I can and cannot wear!

 

2. What is your all time favorite brand?

Benefit. I don't know what it is but I go weak at their counter and need to buy everything.

 

3. What’s the best thing that happened for you this year?

Got myself a job, made new friends and booked a trip to London. All connected to each other.

 

4. Who do you spend the most time with?

My friends. They get me!

 

5. Your favorite type of music?

 I listen to most types of music as you can see from my Music of the Week posts on here.

6. Where have you travelled to?

Turkey, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Scotland, Wales and England. I have been outside of Europe. I want to go Las Vegas, New York, Texas, LA, Australia, South Africa and Cancun. Anyone want to volunteer to fund this!?

7. Texting or phoning?

 Texting and I'm not even the best at that! I prefer talking face to face.

8. If you could pick 1 thing to do tomorrow what would it be?

Travel!

9. And who would you take with you?

My bestie. She's as mad as I am so we'd have no problems going new places.

 

10. Favorite accent?

Um, I have never had a favourite accent. Maybe the north one. Tommy Bowe's accent. Yummy!

11. Favorite blog and why?

Yikes! I have so many. 

Dolled Up London

Dolly Dowsie 

Fluff And Fripperies

There are loads more I love though.

Random Facts:

1. I used to play the piano and I want to go back taking lessons again.

2. No one at home knows about my blog.

3. I have a fear of birds. They are frightening!

4. I'm a fan of both The Wanted and One Direction. Apparently you're not allowed to be. Meh!

5. I love candles. Black Cherry is my favourite.

6. I enjoy trying new food and flavours.

7. I'm the girl who cries at movies in the cinema. Can't contain my emotions!

8. I have a weakness for shoes and handbags.

9. My nephew and nieces mean more than the world to me. I will do anything for them.

10. I turned 25 three weeks ago and I still can't believe I'm 25!

11. I want to get a better camera to take a million more photos of my family.

My questions to you:
1. What's on your bucket list?
2. What is your favourite meal?

3. If you could live anywhere, where would that be?
4. Who is your favourite actor/actress?
5. What's your favourite quote?

6. Where in the world would you like to live?

7. What has been your favourite fashion trend?

8. To you, what has been the best beauty product released?

9. What inspired you to start blogging?

10. What's you favourite song/band?
11. What is your favourite scent?

I nominate:

Rebel Rose

Make-Up Anonymous

The Lady Named C

Ruby Duchess

Beauty Angel

If you do a blog post on the Liebster Award, please comment below with the link :)

The rules of the Liebster Award.

If you have been nominated for The Liebster Award AND YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, write a blog post about the Liebster award in which you:

1. Thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog on your blog.

2. Display the award on your blog — by including it in your post and/or displaying it using a “widget” or a “gadget”. (Note that the best way to do this is to save the image to your own computer and then upload it to your blog post.)

3. Answer 11 questions about yourself, which will be provided to you by the person who nominated you.

4. Provide 11 random facts about yourself.

5. Nominate 5 – 11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have a less than 1000 followers. (Note that you can always ask the blog owner this since not all blogs display a widget that lets the readers know this information!)

6. Create a new list of questions for the blogger to answer.

7. List these rules in your post. (You can copy and paste them from here.)

Once you have written your post, and published it, you then have to:

8. Inform the people/blogs that you nominated that they have been nominated for the Liebster award and provide a link for them to your post so that they can learn about it (they might not have ever heard of it!)

I would like to add that you can nominate someone who already has been given this award, as long as they have less than 1000 followers/subscribers. The idea behind this award is to recognize new bloggers and help promote them! The benefit is that you get from doing this is that you get some promotion, too! 

Random Facts

First off, I want to apologise for my very infrequent posting as of late. I'm still adjusting to working life and so I'm wrecked come the evening and I am also trying to fit in a lot of stuff at the weekend. Downtime is at a minimum at the moment however once I get into the swing of things I hope to be back to regular blogging. I miss it!

Random Facts

Blogger Tag - Tag Your It!

I saw this post today over on Fiona's blog La Belle Dame Sans Merci and thought I better give it a go. A lot of bloggers appear to have already answered these questions so I better get cracking!

1. What is the story behind your blog name?
It was late one night years ago when I came up with it. I had intended to start blogging about 4/5 years ago but I only took the plunge last September. I was in my 2nd year of college I think and I had a bit of spare time so I thought this would be the way to spend it. Unfortunately it never took off until recently. I can't really explain the reasoning behind the name!

2. What is your favourite shade of lipstick?
At the moment it's Rimmel's Sugar Plum. I think it's perfect for this time of year.

3. Do you have any pets, if so, what?
Nope. I can't decided if I'm a dog person or not. Some days I'd love to get a Boxer and other days I just annoyed by dogs!

4. If you could travel anywhere in the world tomorrow, where would you go?
Las Vegas. No question. I have always been drawn to it. I just want to have that experience of the madness!

My 2012 and what I hope to achieve in 2013.

I have been reading a lot of comments from people on Facebook and Twitter alike about how horrible 2012 was to them and how 2013 is going to be different. It got to me a little bit that they couldn't say anything good about the year that just passed. I decided to share some highlights of my own.

In the year 2012,

• I finally finished college and graduated in October.
• I got to see Lady Gaga for the second time and experience the Born This Way Ball Xx
• I started a blog. Exciting.
• I learned what primer is and how to use it :)
• I saw Nicki Minaj's arse in real life. It is bigger than expected :O
• I took the plunge and dressed up for Halloween for the first time since I was a child. Brave!
• I got complimented on my make up for the first time - Thank You bbloggers & vloggers for the help x
• I met members of my family I hadn't seen in about 20 years. Family reunion x
• I went from the blonde side to the dark side and I don't regret it one bit.
• I became part of a (short lived!) book club :)
• I became an aunt for the 3rd time Xx
• I said I would lose weight and I stuck with it. Lost 10lbs!
• I sang in public for the first time since I was 12. Scary but delighted with myself.
• I made new friends from near and faraway x
• I bought my first pair of leggings and my first blazer!
• I regained a lot of confidence I had lost.
• I became more adventurous with my cooking and I now feel confident enough to cook for others.
• I also went 6 months without my iPhone and survived. You can do it too!!! :P
• I found some Irish Beauty Bloggers but last night Lovely Girlie Bits blogged about a whole host more that are new to me so I can't wait to check them out in 2013.

I achieved a lot in the last few months after deciding to not let my anxiety and social anxiety control my life. I hope I can achieve more in 2013. I had some setbacks in 2012 but I will not let them cloud what was really a great year when I look back on it :) Some of my friends left the country for pastures new while I was upset about it, I know it will benefit them greatly and I can't wait until we meet again. It also shows me how great technology is, I am thankful for its advancement all the time between Skype, Viber, Facebook and Twitter it makes staying in touch so easy.

My New Year's Resolution last year was to not let what other people think or what I believed they were thinking about me affect me and my actions in life. I didn't achieve it right away and might have left life pass me by for a while but I eventually kicked myself up the arse and rediscovered my lust for life. I felt for a lot of 2012 I was unable to breathe and I was being suffocated. I had become overwhelmed by the thoughts of getting my college degree and fell into panic mode. Ever since graduating though I have become happier and more assured of myself and all that sense of panic has left me. I left the year 2012 a happier person overall :)

This year my New Year's Resolution is to see a lot more of Ireland and maybe the world. I need to experience life to its fullest. I freaked out when I turned 24 because I thought I was old and had not achieved anything. My cousin spoke to me, without evening knowing I was freaking out, and told me not to worry about anything, he said he was older than me when he finished college and it will work out. I am keeping this in mind also as my second New Year's Resolution is to get my first adult job post college. Terrifying, however I need to be brave and know that I can do it!

Here's to 2013 and the new challenges and goals it presents us with! Xx

What are your New Year's Resolutions? And what are your highlights from 2012?

This or That

MAKEUP

Blush or Bronzer- Blush

Lipgloss or Lipstick-I am all about lipstick right now

Eyeliner or Mascara- Mascara. I go without eyeliner during the day anyway

Foundation or Concealer- Concealer. I have awful bags under my eyes

Neutral or Coloured Eyeshadow- Coloured

Pressed or loose eyeshadows- Pressed

Brushes or Sponges- Brushes

NAILS

OPI or China Glaze- I haven't tried either but I want to try OPI

Long or Short- Long

Acrylic or Natural- Natural

Brights or Darks- Brights

BODY

Perfume or body spray- Perfume

Lotion or Body Butter-Lotion

Body Wash or Soap- Soap