Liebster Award

Well if I have not said already then Happy New Year everyone! I hope your 2014 has started with a bang, mine certainly has as I have been nominated not once, not twice but three times for the Liebster Award by Emily from Emily Loves, Katie May from Katie May Journal and Katie from Katie Blog, something that I am very excited about.

Some of you may have heard about the award before but if you haven’t here is what it is all about.

The Rules

• If you are nominated by someone and accept it then you have won the Liebster Blog Award!
• You then have to post the Link of the person who nominated you in the post that answers the questions set by them.
• Answer the 11 questions given to you by your nominator. If I have nominated you these can be found at the bottom of my post 
• Pick 11 bloggers to be nominated for the award with under 200 followers
• Write 11 questions for your nominees to answer
• Let the people you nominated know by leaving a comment on their blog.
• Attach the Liebster award badge to your blog.  

This is a great award that gives other new and unknown bloggers the chance to get noticed and I am very thankful to Emily, Katie May and Katie for nominating me for this award.

So here are the questions...

Emily has asked

1. If you were to spend a year travelling the world, where are the 5 places you'd most like to visit?

Wow, there are so many place’s that I would like to visit but to name a few…

Seville – having recently taken up flamenco dancing I would love to go and embrace this culture as I have really become passionate about this form of dance.

Copenhagen – I have been reading so much about this place and it seems like a really interesting place and I would love to go and experience everything that this place has to offer.

Stockholm – I am a massive follower of Stockholm Streetstyle and I would love to go see all the stylish people there for myself.

Buenos Aires – I have be obsessed with this place for sometime as it has influenced a lot of my work when I was at university. I would love to see the brightly coloured streets and watch people dance the Argentinian Tango.

Toyko – ever since I saw the fruits book at college which documents Toyko’s streetstyle, I have been curious of the customs of streetstyle. I would love to see the book come alive and see some of the styles and cultures in this amazing city.

2. What is your favourite book?

The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon – I love this book with a passion as it is so influencing. Although Dan’s life story came to a sad end (he was killed at the age of 22 in Somalia), the pages within this book are truly breath taking and continue to inspire me everyday.

3. Other than blogging, what do you like to spend free time doing?

In the day I work full time so my spare time is divided up between styling photoshoots, blogging, spending time with friends, going to exhibitions, watching films, knitting, sewing, dancing, riding my bike and listening to music.  

4. Hats, bags or shoes?

Shoes… a girl can never have enough shoes!

5. Where is your favourite place to shop?

I love Zara but I am not loyal to any shop if I see something I like then I will get it.

6. What is your favourite recipe?

I love spaghetti Bolognese but at the moment I can’t stop having Victoria Sponge, a simple but yet amazing cake if made right!

My Homemade Victoria Sponge

7. If you could have any one designer item you've been coveting, what would it be?


Anything by Tom Ford, Prada or Alexander McQueen.

8. Who is your biggest inspiration?

It maybe cheesy but my mum is my inspiration. She is a strong minded, independent woman that is very young at heart and embraces everything that modern everyday life throws at her.  

9. Tea or Coffee?

Coffee, Coffee, coffee I would be lost without it!

10. What would you like to be doing in 10 years time?

Hopefully still blogging, styling and running own my business while travelling to some great places that are full of fashionistas and inspiring things.

11. What is your desert island beauty product?

Nail vanishes – I love painting my nails!

Katie May has asked

1. What's your must have beauty product?

YSL Touche Éclat foundation – I love it as it give me the perfect coverage but is light as I don’t like to feel like I have lots of make up on.

2. Shoes or bags?

Shoes – I have too many but they make me happy!

3. Where is the one place in the world you want to visit?

I have given a few places in Emily’s question before but I would also like to visit Cagliari in Sardinia again as my best friend lives there and it is such a beautiful island.

A photo from my last visit to Cagliari

4. If you could have dinner with one person, real/fictional/dead/alive, who would it be?

Tom Ford, I love him, he is the greatest.

5. What are you most looking forward to in 2014?

Been part of the 2014 Blogger Challenge, meeting new bloggers and really growing my blog further.

6. What advice would you give to the younger you?

To have more self belief in ones self and just because other people’s path goes a different way doesn’t mean that it would be right for me. Everything happens for a reason.

7. If you could go back to any day in your life, which day would it be?

Don’t believe in going backwards, one should only go forward in life and learn along the way.

8. What was the last film you saw?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, it was on TV the other night.

9. If you were stuck on a desert island, what 3 things would you take?

Note book and pen so I could write my thoughts down, nail vanish so that I could paint my nails, my camera as it would be great to take some photos until the battery died.

10. What's at the top of your wishlist?

Flamenco shoes as I am learning the dance.

Katie has asked

1. How many times have you been on an aeroplane? And where was your destination?

So many times that I have lost count but the last time I was on a plane I was going to Spain for Christmas.

2. What is your favourite word? And why?

It would be ‘attention’ as I pay attention to everything around me and live by my motto ‘Attention is in the detail’.

3. What is your favourite film of all time?

So many favourite films to mention but 2 films I love are The Fall and A Single Man by Tom Ford just because they are visually stunning.

4. What made you start blogging?

My friend has a blog and when we were talking one day about it, he said that I should start as I am so passionate about fashion. I tried it, loved it and as they say the rest is history. It's a part of my life now and I don't think I could be without it.

5. Have you got an obsession?

Yes nail vanish, I have so much of it and I can’t stop buying more colours and accessories.

My painted nails

6. What is your favourite item of clothing in your wardrobe and why?

My black army style boots, I wear them to death and it is always so hard to find a new pair as I love ones that lace up only and most of the ones that I see have zips in which I hate.

7. If your house was burning down what 5 items would you rescue? (Not including living things .e.g. people or pets)

My hard drive as it has all my life’s work on it and all my photos, my bracelet that my parents bought me for my 21^st birthday, my Prada and Valentino sunglasses, and as many shoes as I could carry.

8. What is your favourite candle scent and why?

I don’t really have a favourite candle scent, if it smells nice then it works for me plus it depends on the time of year at Christmas I like the Christmas candles.

9. When was the last time you cried and what was the reason for it?

I am finally watching Grey’s Anatomy so I would say it was cause something sad happened and it would have been the other day. I am a big softy…

10. What would be your last meal?

Some kind of Italian food as it is my favourite kind of food.

11. Do you believe in god/what is your religion if you have one?

I would always say that I am a spiritual person,I understand and recognise all religions but ultimately I believe that everyone is on a path in life and sometime you meet amazing people that are meant to staying your life forever, sometimes for a little while, this is what makes us the people we are and stronger for going through harder times. Everything happens for a reason and what is meant to be will be.  

My questions are

1. Which celebrity is inspiring your style at the moment?

2. If you could give any advice to a new blogger what would it be?

3. What is your colour of the season?

4. Put your iPod on shuffle and name the 3 songs that play first.

5. Heels or flats?

6. If you could work with anyone who would it be?

7. Why did you start your blog?

8. What is your favourite blog or blogger?

9. Your favourite perfume?

10. What has been the most rewarding thing about blogging?

11. Where do you find inspiration for your posts?

My nominees are

1. The Dress Code
2. The Owl and the Accordion
3. What Renee Made
4. The Smart Girls Fashion Guide
5. The Girl Who Stole London
6. Lois Lillian
7. Belle Fantaisie
8. Paloma in Disguise
9. Fashion Knows No Limits
10. Olivia
11. ELN Fashion

The girl! x