Tag // The Fairy Tale Tag

I was tagged an age ago to do this by Michaela from Michaela-Leigh. Uni and health complications got in the way but I'm finally doing it! Plus I love a good tag, I feel like I can get to know other bloggers a bit more by reading them.

Tag Tuesday: 2013 Year in Review Q&A Tag

I was tagged by the lovely Bethan from Bethan Grace to do this tag. She also has a Youtube channel that I love so check it out here.

The rules are: 

1. In your post, be sure to link back and thank the blogger that previously tagged you

2. Answer the questions below and tag at least 5 other bloggers and; 

3. Include the badge in your post

1. Your top five favourite blogs to read in 2013
llymlrs.com
etcllymlrs.com
thesundaygirl.com
beautycrush.co.uk
fashioninflux.co.uk

2. List your five most read blog posts of 2013
BooTea Teatox Review
What I got for Christmas 2013
Bargain of the Week: Missguided Playsuit
Is your 'it' bag still doing it for you?
Dupe Day: The Zara Skort

3. Name one blog you wish you had found sooner
I have the same dilemma as Bethan, where really I only started using Bloglovin in 2014 so didn't discover new blogs until then. However, yesterday I came across a blogger called Jaye from bedinthekitchen.co.uk. I am a sucker for lovely photography.
 
4. Your favourite blog post of 2013
My post 'Is your 'it' bag still doing it for you?' post which you can find here. It was a piece I wrote while at the London College of Fashion studying fashion journalism.

5. What would you like to improve (if anything) on your blog this year?
I would love to do more outfit posts as they seem to be the best received and I really enjoy doing them.

6. Name one blog you have a blog crush on
Rachel from Rachel Says Fabulous. She is absolutely stunning, and posts the best swatches I have come across!

7. How often do you post?

I don't really have a set schedule, which I should. But whenever I feel inspired or have some free time, I'll just bang out a few posts to publish throughout the week.

8. Share your first post of 2013

My first ever blog post was in July 2013 and I created a Missguided wishlist which you can read here.

9. Name one thing you'd be doing if you weren't typing this post right now

Probably sleeping, I sleep a lot.

10. What have you loved the most about blogging this year?

Talking to new people that share the same passion. Now I don't live at university, it's hard to meet new people and socialise. However, the blogging world has completely opened up a little community for me.

I tag:
Rachel: rachelsaysfabulous.blogspot.co.uk
Katie: beautyandlifestylediary.blogspot.co.uk
Meg: theperksofmeg.blogspot.co.uk
Michaela: michaela-la.blogspot.co.uk


And anyone else who wants to do it!

Tag Tuesday: Beauty vs Brains

1. Favourite book

The Great Gatsby

2. Favourite quotation

'Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end' - John Lennon. This quote is actually really important to me, it really is something that I live by. 

'Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light' - Albus Dumbledore. I just love Harry Potter to be honest haha. 

3. English or Maths

English, I have a passion for writing and would die to be a Fashion Journalist in the future!

4. Science or Art

At school I was a bit of an all rounder, I convinced myself that I was better off doing Biology than an arty subject at A levels and ended up getting a U in it haha. So I dropped it and picked up Textiles and Photography instead. 

4. Name 5 musical artists that changed your life
If I'm honest I don't think any musical artist has changed my life. I like to listen to certain artists but I've never had a song really affect me in anyway. 

6. Favourite and least favourite subject at school

Textiles was my favourite, languages were my least favourite. Essex accents and French just don't merge well together.  

7. Favourite celebrity with a brain

Emma Watson, again because I love Harry Potter. 

8. If you could study anything, anywhere what would it be?

I wish that I could go back and shout at my 17 year old self and tell me not to do English Literature at the University of Brighton, and tell me to do Fashion Journalism at the London College of Fashion. I have thought of doing an MA in it, but my university experience has put me off staying in education for any longer!

9. What is your nerdy little secret?

In 2002, aged 9 I was the Under 11's Essex chess champion. So embarrassing haha. 

10. Beauty gurus who you admire for more than their love of fashion/beauty.

Grace from the Ugly Face of Beauty. She is so real, and has real life issues that so many people can relate to and are helped by her honestly addressing them. I find myself watching her videos and thinking, 'Yes Grace! I feel the exact same'.  

11. If your blog couldn’t be focused on beauty/fashion what would be the focus instead?

Probably interior design. It's something I would consider as a career path. 

12. Name some things you’re obsessed with that others would find strange.

Crime and prison documentaries, I find them so interesting finding out why people do what they do. They always scare the s**t out of me, but I get hooked!

13. Name 5 people who inspire you (no friends of family).
Anna Wintour
Beyonce
Zoella
Andrea's Choice
I know I'm cheating a bit but my Mum.

14. Who is your intellectual soul mate?

I don't think I have one. Plus the fact they say opposites attract. I've never been out with someone that had/was studying for a degree, I have always been the smart one!

Tag Tuesday: The Christmas Tag

Merry Christmas Eve! What better time to do the Christmas Tag. I know there's a few variations of this, but these are the questions I answered...

Favourite holiday movie:
Home Alone will always be my favourite! It's so cheesy but never fails to make me laugh. And Macaulay Culkin is so darn cute in it (not so much nowadays).

Whats your favourite Christmas colour?
Reds. I love wearing a red lip, tartan scarves and red gingham Christmas decorations.

Do you open your presents on Christmas eve or Christmas morning?
Christmas day, I did used to open a present on Christmas eve but I'm not as excited to open my presents now I'm 20 as I usually know what they are!

What is your favourite winter fragrance?
I'm not one for changing my perfumes depending on the season. Miss Dior will always be my favourite fragrance whether it be Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter. 

Favourite Christmas smell?
Yankee Candle Snow in Love and Cinnamon Stick.

What is your favourite holiday drink?
I love the Christmas drinks they come out with at Starbucks and Costa Coffee. My favourites last year were the white chocolate and cranberry latte, and the gingerbread latte. I haven't had one this Christmas as I've been on a weightloss kick and the Starbucks and Costa lattes always have about 10000000000 calories in them and I'd rather eat my calories than drink them. 

Candy cane or gingerbread men?
Gingerbread men, I'm not a huge fan of sweets.

Favourite song: 
Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas.

Have you ever made a snowman:
Every year that it has snowed!

What is most important to you about the holidays?
Without being cliche, family and friends and remembering the people who aren't here with us anymore. And Terry's Chocolate Oranges. 

Why don't you give the Christmas Tag a go?

Tag Tuesday: My Firsts

First tweet: 

'just met @joeyessex_ so in love.' #embarrasing

FIRST youtube video: 

It was Grace from the Ugly Face of Beauty, a video on her favourite products to use on curly hair. 

FIRST person you subscribed to on youtube:

The Ugly Face of Beauty.

FIRST Facebook profile pic:

One of me wearing a leopard outfit for the last day of 6th Form at Southend High School for Girls. It was jungle themed and we all went out later that night.

What was your FIRST alcoholic drink:

Most probably Smirnoff Ice or WKD, disgusting stuff!

What was your FIRST job:

I worked in Homebase and it was awful. The staff were literally evil. The only saving grace was that I worked with two of my best friends. 

What was your FIRST car:

A black Renault Clio.

Who was the FIRST person to text you today:

Conor.

Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning: 

My media lecturer and how pissed she would probably be when I didn't turn up to her lecture today. 

Who was your FIRST grade teacher:

I can't really remember but I think it may have been Miss Thompson. 

Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane:

My Mum took me to Montserrat in the Caribbean when I was about 8 months old.    

Who was your FIRST best friend & do you still talk:

A girl called Chloe, we were really good friends for 15 years and then we fell out. She lives down my road, and I saw her last week for the first time in years. 

Where was your FIRST sleep over:

I slept over at my friend Daisy's house and I remember staying awake and crying all night haha. 

What was the FIRST thing you did this morning:

Turn off my alarm and go back to sleep. 

What was the FIRST concert you ever went to:

Busted with my friends Hayley and Daisy in 2004. It was just after my Mum died, and she had arranged for us to have a meet and greet with the band which we were totally shocked about. 

FIRST broken bone:

I broke my are falling off a motor scooter in Year 8. 

FIRST piercing:

I had my ears pierced when I was about 7, I let them close up within a few months and haven't bothered having them redone since. 

FIRST foreign country you've gone to?

Montserrat in the Caribbean. 

FIRST movie you remember seeing?

101 Dalmatians.

When was your FIRST detention:

I've honestly never had a detention in my life. 

If you had one wish, what would it be?

Bring my Mum back to life - depressing but true. 

What was the first sport you were involved in:

I loved netball through primary school, I always played center. 

What is the first thing you do when you get home?

Look in the fridge to see what there is to eat.

Why don't you try the My Firsts Tag?