Friday, June 8, 2012

Lola's Secret Beauty Blog is a Liebster Blog Award Recipient!!

I am humbled and honored that lola's secret beauty blog was nominated for the Liebster Award by the lovely Colleen from vanityandvodka.blogspot.com! Thank you so much, Colleen! xoxo, Lola

I copied some of the info below from her page where I was awarded....and now let the award ceremony begin!

So for those of you who do not know what Liebster means, it's a German word meaning "Dearest." The award is given to up and coming bloggers with less than 200 followers who deserve some recognition and support to keep blogging. Because frankly, blogging is not an easy thing to do and it's nice to be appreciated and supported by your fellow bloggers!

Here are the rules:
1. Link the person who gave you the award in your post to show your appreciation.
2. Post the award on your blog
3. Choose 5 up-and-coming blogs (with under 200 followers) to receive the award.
4. Leave your nominees a comment on their blogs letting them know about the award.
5. List your nominees on your award post that links to their blogs

The blogs that I nominated (drum roll, please):

Drivel About Frivol- this is one of the greatest blogs that has served as a constant source of inspiration and awe since I began blogging. Kate (The Driveller) has a nuanced sense of style that is extraordinarily refined, unexpected, and original. It simply doesn't get any better than this! She deserves another award for the best and most clever blog name of all time! She is a true original and an innovator! Her blog is a treat to behold.

Everyday Beauty- Zuzu*s Petals is one of the most extraordinary bloggers that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. Her blog is no run-of-the-mill beauty blog that is simply a rampant swatch-fest of the newest collections. Instead, she employs cultivated journalistic skill to every article she writes. She crafts each insightful and thought-provoking essay with the deft-precision of a surgeon- building her argument and getting to the point with great clarity of purpose. Her photographs are artistic and anything but ordinary or haphazard- instead each one functions as a beautifully arranged still-life. She has been one of my greatest sources of inspiration as a blogger and a friend. Having blogged longer than I, Zuzu has helped me along the way- giving advice and encouragement-- not to mention prominently featuring me on her blog, and by leaving fantastic and thoughtful comments on mine when lola's secret beauty blog was a much bigger secret. Everyday Beauty is unquestionably one of the best beauty blogs out there!

Eyeliner on a Cat- Carrie Meredith's blog features both perfume and beauty product reviews that are simply extraordinary. Her writing is insightful, funny and always informative. Her perfume descriptions are so thorough and compelling that you would swear that you could smell the scents she discusses from her descriptions alone! Her blog is clever and witty- which can be exemplified by a fantastic post in which she associates fragrances to classic film characters and prefaces it by declaring her "jubilation for strange associations and randomness transformed into logic." Seriously awesome!! This is an extraordinary blog that everyone should have in their blogroll!

Rola's Fountain of Youth- Rola and I began blogging at about the same time, and found each other early on in our mutual blogging adventures. She was one of the first people to find my blog and leave comments- which is always a thrill when your blog is a wee baby. Her fantastic blog features carefully selected posts that are always informative and fun to read. Her photographs and assessments are always top notch, and thoroughly enjoyable to soak up!

Savoring Every Bit- Jackie is a Los Angeles blogger who, like Rola, discovered my blog at the very beginning of my blogging journey. Her reviews and "current obsessions" always feature drool-worthy things ranging from drugstore finds to the most luxurious products. Her pictures are fantastic and her articles are always fun to read! 

I found it immensely difficult to narrow my selection down to only five bloggers, but my final selections reflect the bloggers who have inspired me since I started this blog (and have ever since). All five blogs are still relatively young, but vary in their levels of exposure- however all five have been sources of great inspiration for me from the beginning of my beauty blogging journey. These blogs are absolutely fantastic and worthy of attention!

Thank you again, Colleen!!

18 comments:

  1. Lola, many congratulations! Your blog needs to be more widely read, and I hope this well-deserved award helps send it into the stratosphere. You have exquisite taste, are one of the most thorough reviewers I have ever come across, and I love that you review many products that are a jaunt off the mainstream.

    Now about your comments on my blog ... I am extremely humbled and touched. Truly. I think that's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about EDB and I am now tempted to take a break for fear that anything going forward won't measure up to your incredibly flattering words! Liebster, indeed. ♥ ♥ ♥

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    1. Thank you for such kind words, Zu! Everything that I said about you and EDB is true-- understated, if anything! You are a continuous source of inspiration! YOu deserve the award far more than I!

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  2. Oops, I think I published that post under my other email address, but I think you know who said it. :)

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    1. I knew who it was immediately! It had the familiarity of a good friend whose voice is always recognized!

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  3. ~~~DON'T PUBLISH~~~

    EDB link doesn't work. I think there's a space between m in .com and the final /, which the URL is trying to resolve by adding a %20.

    Zuzu

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    1. Thanks, Zu- I found and fixed the problem-- not sure how that happened!!

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  4. Congrats on your nomination!!
    And..oh no, more blogs that will entice me to buy ;)

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    1. Thank you, Adelle- that means a great deal coming from you! :-)

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  5. Hi lola, thank you soo much for your nomination. And it's so awesome that you got nominated! Super well deserved(I honestly can't believe you don't have a bigger mass following). I just adore your blog and your thorough reviews because most of the products you're reviewing are the products I'm looking for reviews of =) You are the ultimate tempter lol. Again, thanks for the recognition I'm super flattered. Always looking forward to your posts.

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    1. You are so welcome, Jackie! Thank you for saying such lovely things about my blog-- I feel the same exact way about yours, and feel like we have been embarking on this adventure shoulder to shoulder from the beginning!! xo, L

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  6. Lola, I am simply blown away by your words about me and my blog. I can't thank you enough! I will take your words and place them next to the bunnies and rainbows in my head, and I'll revisit them whenever I need a happy boost. xoxo

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    1. Carrie- The pleasure was all mine! I have long held that your blog is one of the very best out there. Your wit and intelligence shines through in every beautifully crafted post that you write-- which makes being one of your readers a tremendously satisfying and rewarding experience. That what I said should reside with the bunnies and rainbows in your head makes me very happy. Your efforts should be noticed by everyone-- I just wanted to do my part to let more people know just how special your blog is!! xoxo, Lola

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  7. Hi, Lola, I appreciate the kind words and the nomination. I am such a big fan of yours and your blog. You got me hooked with the Sunday Riley posts at the beginning. I enjoy your honest, insightful, and exquisitely written posts, not to mention the range of products that you review. These are the main reasons why you are one of my favorite beauty bloggers to follow. Take care!

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    1. Hi Rola, You are so very welcome! Thank you for saying such lovely things about me and my blog- that means a great deal to me coming from you. Trust me when I say the feeling is absolutely mutual! The lovely things that you are saying about me, the blog, my writing, and the range of products that I choose to discuss echoes what I would say about and your blog as well. I have loved your blog from the very beginning, and have always felt that our mutual blogging adventures forged a special connection from the beginning. Trust me when I tell you- you are one of my very favorite bloggers as well. xoxo, Lola

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  8. Lola you are the sweetest ever!! I'm so glad I found your blog, and I love the blogs you nominated!!! Thank you so much for your kindness and lovely energy.
    It's such a pleasure to know you :-)
    -Colleen

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    1. Colleen, You are so very thoughtful, kind and generous (not to mention the fact that you have an AWESOME BLOG). I am eternally grateful that you even noticed my blog-- let alone nominated it for the Liebster Award. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. It is a great pleasure to know you, and I look forward to getting to know you better! :D L

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  9. Dear Lola, you ridiculously lovely creature! Thank you so much for this post, which introduced me to some more wonderful new-to-me bloggers, as well as making me blush a fiery red to clash with the rest of my maquillage *ahem*

    Mine are up too: http://drivelaboutfrivol.blogspot.hk/2012/06/liebster.html

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    1. Kate, you are so very welcome! You are a sparkling rare jewel and this is my small way of shouting it from the rooftop! Your blog is one of my greatest guilty pleasures-- perhaps not even that guilty!

      I love your blog selections! Thank you for saying such lovely and touching things about me. Now, it is I who is blushing! xoxo, Lola

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