Liebster Award

I've been nominated by the lovely Jess from wild vagabonds.
"The Liebster Award is for bloggers with under 300 followers and the rules of the award is that the nominee must link back to whoever awarded them, write 11 random facts about themselves, answer the 11 questions from the award giver, and then nominate another 11 bloggers and make up 11 questions for them to answer. It's a great way for new and undiscovered bloggers to meet new people, get more followers and find some blogs that they want to follow." 

11 Facts about me:

1. I used to go to piano lessons when I was 8 years old and can play a couple of songs.
2. I am obsessed with skincare and prefer it over makeup.
3. I used to live in a really hot city (Monterrey, Mexico) where in the summer it is like 40 C and didn't like being hot all the time but now I'm cold most of the time here in England haha!
4. I graduated from architecture school in 2011.
5. I love photography and for years have been really wanting to get a nice camera to take awesome pictures with.
6. I really like ink and watercolour illustrations and enjoy drawing/painting some myself too.
7. I used to be a bit of a goth girl in high school haha.
8. My favourite shop is H&M but I like Topshop's leather bags too.
9. I don't drink.
10. My favourite food is Mexican (obvs) and my current favourite sandwich is Tesco's chicken and bacon haha. Fave cakes are carrot cake and cheesecake ♥
11. I am 1.56m tall (or short?) and don't really like wearing high heels because they hurt my feet - I prefer platforms.


Jess' 11 questions:

1. Favourite place to go for inspiration?
Instagram! I've been following lots of new people on there that post beautiful pictures that make me so inspired.
2. Fashion trend that gets to stay?
I would say the punk trend because who doesn't love a bit of leather and plaid?
3. Which designer is your favourite?
I can't choose just one but I really like Marc Jacob's feminine designs and bags, Valentino's dresses and Chanel's dreamy couture pieces.
4. What scent is your favourite?
Vanilla. I only started really wearing perfume until recently but before that I always used a vanilla body spray for years.
5. Makeup must haves?
Eyeliner for me is a must and powder to prevent shine.
6. Fashion must haves for all seasons?
A cute dress for summer, a leather jacket for fall, an oversized coat for winter and a pastel coloured jumper/cardigan for spring. (And leather ankle boots all year round)
7. Dream day out?
I love going to Southend with my husband, do some shopping and having lunch, then have a little walk along the seaside. That or going out for dinner and then a concert at night!
8. Where in the world would you like to travel to?
I would love to go to Japan and to Paris
9. Favourite quote?
I can't think of any but I pin the ones I love here.
10. Favourite movie?
I love intense dramatic movies like Thirteen, Lila says and White Oleander.
11. Go to blogger?
I don't have one go to blogger because I like different types of content and usually bloggers stick to just one thing they like to write about but I love to read reviews, look at styling posts, skincare tips and recipes too.

Now my 11 questions for you to answer:

1. How would you describe your style?
2. What is your favourite type of blog post to read and favourite one to write about?
3. Flats or heels?
4. What was the first perfume you ever wore?
5. What's your most treasured or favourite clothing item you have/ like to wear all the time?
6. Makeup or skincare?
7. Are you a shoe or bag girl?
8. What is your favourite fabric/material in a piece of clothing?
9. What is your must have skincare product?
10. Who is your celebrity style icon?
11. What is your favourite thing about yourself?

And I tag these 11 people:

Ally
Yasmin
Melo
Angel
Shreya
Gigi
Liz
Anita
Rebecca
Wiktoria
Macarena

If you want to do the tag then I nominate you too! Don't forget to leave a link with your post so I can read your answers

xo