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!!