Leibster Blog Award

Liebster Blog Award!

I shall start by first of all saying how shocked I was to be nominated for this award, considering I am such a brand new blogger, and it felt fab to know that someone was actually reading my blog and paying attention to what I was writing, even though I have got hardly any followers - the good thing about this is the fact that you can get a bit of recognition for you blog. BLOG POWER. (Was that a bit too spice girls-y? Ah well!)

It's like the Oscars, I would like to thank my mum for always believing in me, my dad for helping me through tough times, my sisters for.... No I am kidding. 

Ok.. So I am new to this so if I do it wrong I do apologise... 

Rules if you are nominated for the Liebster Blog Award:1. Tell 11 things about yourself.2. Answer 11 questions asked by the nominating blogger (the one who nominated you)3. Nominate 11 new bloggers with less than 200 followers.4. Ask 11 questions to the bloggers you nominated.5. Inform the bloggers you chose.

So I guess I shall start with step one, here are 11 facts about me: 

ONE: I have a phobia of bananas, they actually scare me quite a bit. Especially peeled bananas. They are just weird. 

TWO: I can be a bit too loud to have around, but in a fun way. If there can be a fun way haha!

THREE: I have two sisters, one is older and one is younger. I feel sorry for my father living in a house full of women. 

FOUR: I started studying Media four years ago and fell in love with it, and I have just been accepted to go to University to study Journalism. So that is a really exciting step coming up in my life! 

FIVE: My favourite place in the world is Tenerife and over the years I have spent far too much time there. But it's amazing and I fall in love more and more every time I go out there. I plan to live there one day.

SIX: Other than Tenerife, I fell in love with London, and as a Manchester Girl I just love the city! My blog background is actually a photograph I took whilst at Brick Lane. 

SEVEN: I have such a common accent I sometimes get ashamed when I talk haha!

EIGHT: I cannot resist chocolate, but my ultimate weakness would be Morrisons chocolate brownies. You now know how to keep me happy. 

NINE: I want nothing more in life than a Cambridge Satchel, but everytime I have the money to buy one I end up buying something else instead. I just want my beautiful engravings on it.

TEN: I wear glasses all the time because I have the worst eyesight. Well I occasionally wear contact lenses but not often. I quite like my glasses though. 

ELEVEN: I have a necklace which I NEVER take off, it has my locket from when I was a baby, and my mum's St Christopher on. It's the best thing I own. 

So step two... 

Here are my answers to GraciiousMe's Questions.

1) What beauty thing are you rubbish at?

Putting on eyelashes.. They are too fiddly and I can never do it. 

2) If time travel existed would you go back in time to see your ancestors or forward to see your great-grandchildren?

Probably forward, I think the future is more important in some ways. 
3) Bronzer or blusher?

Blusher

4) If you could have a magic power what would it be?

To read peoples minds without a doubt.

5) Favourite sitcom/comedy?

Tough one, most probably How I Met Your Mother, Two Broke Girls or F.R.I.E.N.D.S

6) Would you rather have perfect hair or perfect skin?

Perfect skin. My skin is totally awful!

7) How did you learn to do make-up

I taught myself, probably why I am not amazing but hey!

8) Do you  have any phobias?

Banana's hahahaah! I know, I'm weird!

9) Make-Up product you couldn't live without?

Mascara all the way. I am a baby fetus without it.

10) What do you love most about blogging?

Meeting new people and being nosy! Haha. 

11) Favourite beauty tool?

Tweezers!!!!

Here are my nominations: 

xSundayGirl

luxeandlushh

nikiaquino

jadesbrainxo - Dare To Hope

issie-fashion

cosmiclove

littlepurpleorchid

MyFashionWorld

maisy-meow

kitsch-kouture

candytapestry

11 Questions to my nominations... 

1. Where in the world would you most like to travel? 

2. What is your LEAST favourite thing (if anything) about blogging? 

3. What made you decide to become a blogger? 

4. What is your favourite item of clothing?

5. What is your dream career?

6. If you had all the money in the world what would you spend it on? 

7. What is something have you been wanting for ages but never get around to buying? 

8. What is one of your biggest regrets? 

9. What is your favourite hobby?

10. What do you always carry around in your handbag?

11. Would you rather live without music or films? 

I would like to thank Grace for my wonderful nomination!

It feels good to know that even though I have literally just started out people are interested in me.. which is ALWAYS a good thing. 

Ally

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Stone Print Leggings

Guys, I apologise I have been rather absent recently! I am slacking from blogging already, but I promise to try and keep up, I think I have finally sorted my Media coursework out, gosh A Levels are so time consuming!! 

I thought I would share these with you, I tend to just shove them on whenever as they are just so easy to throw on with an oversized T-Shirt and converse, okay lets face it, I shove them on when I am hungover or having a lounge day (or when I cannot face getting really dressed up for college when I am only in for an hour and a half - how annoying!) But lets face it, they are quite cool looking. I bought these in La Gomera, (I actually sound like I only buy clothes abroad or something hahaha! I don't!) but I managed to find the only clothes shop in the whole of San Sebastian; which is the capital so I am guessing that was the only clothes shop on the island - how they cope I will never know! Well there was clothes shops but the clothes resembled a table cloth, so this was the only fashionable shop we shall say. They were amazingly cheap, I think they were actually Nine Euros, which is less in English money but I am not the best at maths and conversion rates haha! I love a good bargain, as you will most likely tell from my posts when I actually get going with this blogging lark.

The print is rather strange, which I think is why I loved them when I bought them. The only issue is the fact that I am mega short, and so I get what I describe as the "ankle sag", but hey I still love them so I cannot complain. 

I'd love to know if anyone has any similar leggings, and where they got them from.

Ally

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Wishlist | April

Here are some of the things I am dying to get my hands on.. 

My faves have to be the Zara sandals, I must have a pair in my life, they are so beautiful. I am loving the oriental and ethnic styles which seem to be everywhere. I'm a bit over excited for summer, and I can't wait to get a Jersey Maxi Dress to shove on with a pair of converse for college!
& how much of a bargain is that H&M Blouse??? Must be purchased!

Ally

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My Kurt Geiger Wedges!!

Even though I am meant to be saving, I can never resist something when I fall in love, & trust me, it was definitely love at first sight with my Kurt Geigers!! Now I never really spend excessive amounts on my clothes and shoes, as I find that there are cheap alternatives to most things which are almost as good. However, when I saw these I knew that there would not be many dupes that would have the same laser cut detail. And for the price, they were really a bargain. This is why: TKMaxx have started selling Kurt Geigers. Yes, you heard right. I've never been a massive lover of TKMaxx as it involves a lot of rummaging to find one item that you want, however if you have the patience you can find some good bargains and it really is worth it. As soon as I spotted them I knew they were of a high quality, and then I realised they were Kurt Geigers, at a RRP of £160, reduced to £40. It was impossible to leave them at that. When I got home I looked at them online and ASOS had also reduced them to £49, however they were sold out, so I am more than happy with my find!! They will be the best summer wedges ever because they're just so pretty. I have only worn them once (as I have only had them a week) and I did fall over in them, but we shall blame the vodka, malibu, sambuka and disaronno for that!! They are actually really easy to walk in, and I managed to keep them on all night. I am sounding like such a classy bird. They were really comfy, but I did get blisters the next day, but who cares as long as they are comfy on the night and look good!! Plus, I think dancing for 5 hours would result in blisters if I was wearing fluffy slippers. They are extremmmmely high, as the heel height is 6 inches, but they have got a chunky platform on!! They're my fave shoes!

What do you think? Have you got any KG's you're lusting after. 

Ally

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My main love in life, my Zara leather jacket

So I thought it was only right that the first item of clothing I should blog about would be my fave. I am a slight Zara addict, simply because when I go in the shop I dribble about the quality of the clothing, and the shop always looks so pretty. I'm a bit of a sucker when it comes to shopping here to be honest, I fall in love with things to the extent I want to cry. (My friend Lauren can vouch for this if she remembers the coat situation) However, some of the things aren't always in my price range, especially seeing as my contract at work had to come to an end, so I am now on the job hunt. But this doesn't stop me from loving one of my best purchases ever. I know everyone seems to have bought leather jackets, and studs seem to have been slightly over done recently, but my jacket still looks amazingly fab because of the fact that it is a good quality and is definitely not cheap looking. I bought the jacket in Summer last year whilst abroad in the Canary Islands, from the Zara there - as obviously it is a Spanish company anyway. I had quite a bit of money to spend in Zara there as I bagged myself a job as a waitress for six weeks. And may I just add that I picked up a few bargains in there aswell! Technically that's not even spending money right? Cos I would have spent my euros on tatty souvenirs if not on this jacket, well that is my logic anyway! I have since seen Lucy from Made In Chelsea sporting this jacket, so I know it was a good buy. 

I think the stud ratio is just right. I'm very picky on my ratio's (especially gum-to-tooth ratio but lets not talk about that). The sleeves are slightly cropped and they also have little gold spikes which I think are very cute. The only negative thing I could say about my baby would be the fact that it is hardly ever weather appropriate for Manchester. This winter I have had to live in my parka!! However I did decide to invest in some cute little three quarter sleeved cardigans to shove underneath when I just couldn't resist wearing the jacket. Hopefully now the weather is slightly better I will get more wear out of it. But then again, the weather in this country is slightly crazy. We had snow last week. Snow... Near April.... Crazy!!
What do you think? I hope you all love it as much as me...
P.s. I apologise for the quality of the images, life with a Blackberry can be such a pain and my digital camera seems to have gone walkabouts (knowing me I have left it at a party whilst drunk) I shall upload a photo of me wearing it when I don't look like such a mess. Bank Holiday Monday chills should not be photographed hahaha!
lots of love,

Ally

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My very first blog post!

Wow. This is my first post as a Blogger, as I have finally gave in to the temptation after drooling over everyone's lovely fashion blogs for like EVER and I decided what the heck I want one of these bad boys. So here I am. Exciting times ahead. It would be lovely if you could follow my blog and help me out seeing as I am a newbie. Aw cuteness. So anyway, I'm just gonna post some randomness about my life and the things I love. So basically, clothes. Hahaha. Don't forget to follow and leave me comments on everything so that I feel loved. 

Ally

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