Diva's Diary: Liebster Award

Wow, so this is the third, fourth, fifth and SIXTH nomination! sorry I'm posting so late after I was nominated :/

I was kindly nominated by Kerry of JustTalkNails, Cris of Naily Perfect, Beccy of Two Days Slow AND by Accent Girl 100!!!

WOW, SIX AWARDS!!! That is something I NEVER expected!

*WARNING: LONG POST ALERT*

Well, here are the rules again:
Post 11 random things about yourself.
Answer the questions that the nominator set for you.
~~Create 11 questions for the people you nominate.~~
~~Choose 11 blogs you love (with less than 200 followers)~~

Since I've already nominated and told you some facts here, I won't do it again but I'll still answer all the questions :)

These were the questions that Kerry set:

1. How many nail polish do you buy a month?

I don't go out and purposely reach a number of polish purchases each month but I generally end up buying 10-25+

2. How big is your collection?

As of April 1st 2013, I had 487 but its grown quite a bit more since!

3. Do you collect anything?

Yeah I'm a bit of a hoarder :S I guess its not really collecting, more accumulating but hey ho... But, I do collect magnets of all the places I visit and then I also "collect" clothes, make up, nail polish, magazines... I could go on and on.

4. What movie are you looking forward to for 2013?

I reaaaaally wanted to see Les Mis so I may go and buy the DVD and I might go and see a few of the many sequals/next-in-series films coming out too... I also want to go and see The Great Gatsby.

5. Any New Years resolutions?

Normally I set at least 10 resolutions but this year I only set three. But, I NEVER tell what they are so sorry but I can't tell you ;)

6. Favourite meal?

Hmm this is hard because I love food, but I'll say my mums homemade pasta/noodles.

7. What nail polish is next on your buy list?

The rest of the Color Club Halo Hues collection, more O.P.I. DS polishes and the 5 new Barry M Gellys.

8. What is your favourite finish?

Hands down HOLOGRAPHIC!

9. What is your favourite polish colour?

Hmm, my favourite colour is purple and so I guess my favourite polish colour is purple too...

10. What's your favourite TV programme?

I don't really watch much TV anymore but I like Holby City and This Morning (I know, I sound like a middle-aged woman !)

11. What are you reading currently?

Revision guides :( I have fifty-million exams going on (they started yesterday...)

These were the questions that Cris set:

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

Oooh, anywhere and everywhere! I can't really travel abroad at the moment because of my illness and thats made things difficult but hopefully I'm going to America next year!

2. Marmite: love or hate?

Hate!

3. How many polishes do you own?

Again, as of January 1st 2013 I had 487 but its grown quite a bit more since!

4. Do you any pets?

Nope :( But I do want some.

5. What's your favourite book?

I don't really have a favourite book at the moment but I just read An Inspector Calls an it was really good! Definitely recommend it!

6. What house would you want to be in if you were a student at Hogwarts?

Urmm Harry's one? I'm sorry I'm not a huge Harry Potter superfan :/ (sorry Aisha!) But I do want to Harry Potter World!

7. What's your favourite fruit?

Mango and cherries!

8. Who was your first celebrity crush?

Hmm, my first was probably Zac Effron because of High School Musical, haha.

9. What are you most afraid of?

So this is a question where I could lie and say something like spiders, but I may as well just be truthful... So the thing I'm most afraid of is myself. I say that because of my illness. It means that I constantly have to be aware of myself, where I am and whats around me. And once it hits, anything could happen to me, and thats what I'm most afraid of.

10. Are you a cat person or dog person?

Hmm... I don't really know. I've never had a pet but a lot of my neighbours have dogs/puppies so I'll say dogs simply because I know how to handle them more than I do cats...

11. What was your most hated subject at school?

I still am at school haha! But I HATED P.E until my head of year said I didn't have to do it anymore because it was making my illness worse...

These were the questions that Beccy set:

1. Do you take as much care over your non-photo hand nails?

Generally yes, I have a bit of an ocd about symmetry and both sides being treated the same. But if I'm doing nail art then not so much.

2. Favourite website?

Ooh, I don't know! I'll say Blogger because it's the one I go on the most ;)

3. If you could be any movie character who would you be?

Hmm, I genuinely don't know!

4. Favourite animal?

Horses or dolphins.

5. Favourite word?

Haha, I like the word 'glossy' and 'sequin' and 'serendipity'

6. If animals became zombies, what animal would be the scariest?

Oh gosh, i do not want to think about that! Hmm, but I'll say hyenas because they creep me out already!

7. Favourite tv show as kid?

Ooh I had loads! But probably SMart (LOVED that show! It was basically my childhood) and Raven (I wanted to be on that show so badly!)

8. Do you do anything else creative?

Yes! Quite a lot actually. I take Textiles for GCSE and have just bought some patterns because I'm going to be making some dresses over summer! (Keep an eye out for those posts!) Also, I paint and draw and I like to bake too. I used to do more when I was younger but things changed and thats no longer the case...

9. Sweet or savoury?

Both! Well in terms of actual meals I'd say savoury. But I do have a small addiction to chocolate, aha.

10. How often do you paint your nails?

Everyday if I'm not at school, otherwise only on weekends.

11. Favourite thing about blogging?

Getting to share my passion/addiction and being able to talk to fellow like minded people!

These were the questions that Accent Girl set:

1. If you could only have one social site out of facebook, twitter, youtube, blogger, instagram etc, which one would you pick?!

Blogger obviously! Haha but Facebook is the only contact I have with some of my family, so that too. But I do like Instagram too! Oooh I don't know! But I can like without Twitter, thats for sure.

2. Given the choice, would you rather buy cheaper things and have more, or buy more expensive things and have less?! For example, would you rather go into Primark and buy 5 vest tops for £10, or would you rather go into Topshop and buy 1 vest top for £10?!

Do you mean £100 for the Topshop one? Otherwise Topshop it is! But generally I prefer cheaper things unless it is something I know and love, in which case I'll happy pay the higher price. Basically if I've never used it before/don't 110% love it I'd rather pay less because I don't want to waste money on something I'm not sure about.

3. What is your 'song on repeat' right now?

I haven't really listened to music properly for a while now, because I've so busy! But I am liking 'Feel This Moment' by Pitbull ft Christina Aguilera and 'Just Give Me a Reason' by P!nk ft Nate Ruess

4. What is one of your pet hates?

People who pretend to like/know you because they want to appear like they care in front of others. I experience that a lot...

5. Who are your top three youtubers?

I don't really watch Youtube religiously so I don't have a top three, sorry!

6. What one make up item could you not live without?

Oooh tough one! It'd have to be... eyeliner! Mainly because I wear it every day without fail! But I can't imagine not having my moisturiser and primer because even when I'm wearing 'no makeup' I still have those two on.

7. Do you prefer your hair straight, waved or curled?

Well my hair is naturally curlyish (basically wavy at the top and curly at the mid-to-bottom) and for about two years I straightened it every other day so now I'm just trying to embrace it! So yeah, curly when it looks half decent otherwise I can't help but make it straight.

8. If you were to go on 'Come Dine With Me' what would your 3 course menu be?!

Hmm... I have no clue!

9. What are your guilty pleasures?

Shopping! Obviously!

10. What is the best holiday you have ever been on?

Well like I've said already I can't really travel abroad at the moment because of my illness and thats made things difficult so I only really go on holiday in the UK but the best one was probably the one to Portsmouth/Southampton/Devon last summer. I did A LOT of shopping, swam in the sea, visited some beautiful places, painted on the beach, ate good food and just RELAXED for once!

11. Which day of the week is your favourite?!

Hmmm, a good day? Haha, to be honest I don't have a favourite day, I just like any day where I'm happy and not in pain....

So now you probably know my whole life story now, whoops!

I was kindly nominated for the Liebster Award by Lisa of Geordie Nails AND Rebecca of Lane's Laqures a few days ago! Wow, i feel so honored because in my mind I still think I'm a nobody in the blogging world!

*WARNING: LONG POST ALERT*

These are the rules:
Post 11 random things about yourself.
Answer the questions that the nominator set for you.
Create 11 questions for the people you nominate.
Choose 11 blogs you love (with less than 200 followers)

Here are 11 random things about me:

My favourite colour is purple
I live in London
I don't particularly like people buying me nail polish... It's not a stand offish thing, I'm just a bit picky
I'm addicted to Diet Coke
I danced for just over 7 years but sadly had to give it up :(
I'm a vegetarian and have been my whole life (out of choice not because of religion/family/etc...)
I don't believe in God or religion (but i respect everyones faiths) but wouldn't say I'm an atheist.
I love to swim and recently completed a sponsored swim of 1500m for The British Skin Foundation
I've had more than 15 hospital appointments this year alone :(
I wish I was more open to people
I'm turning 16 next week

These were the questions that Lisa set:

What do you have on your nails right now?

Currently, I've got my purple mani on in preparation for tomorrows entry for the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge.

If you could choose a zoo animal as a pet, which would it be?

Is a horse a zoo animal? I don't think so... But I don't particularly agree with most zoo's so obviously I wouldn't want to keep a wild animal cooped up. But if I haaad to choose then i'll say a gorilla (don't ask, long story).

What did you want to be growing up?

I still am growing up! I haven't left school yet! But i still don't know for sure what I want to be, I just know I want to do something in the design industry, probably in fashion. (That's the first time i've actually stated that publicly).

What was the coolest thing you ever learnt/did in school?

Again, I'm still in school! Haha, but I guess it has got to be Isle of Wight. That was the BEST school trip ever! We went to stay at Kingswood for 4 days and we did some amazing activities like Leap of Faith, Zip Wire and 3G Swing and being with my best friends made the whole trip even better. Its something i'll never forget because I proved to myself and others I could to so much more than that was thought possible for me and I met some brilliant people, one of which has helped me so much in my life <3

If you could learn any language, what would it be?

Hmm, maybe Italian because I want to go there sometime in the future...

Are you interested in makeup/fashion in general?

Yeah, I guess I am. Sorry, don't know what else to say.

What is the best thing about your hometown?

Hmm... It's changed a lot in that past few years but the best thing is probably that everything is very local and there are THREE shopping centers/complexes less than 20 minutes away.

What is the worst thing about your hometown?

Oh I could go on and on now, but i guess the fact that in the last few years it has changed sooooo much and for the worse. You all remember the riots right? Well, enough said.

What do you think the new Royal baby should be named (sorry if you hate the Royals!!)?

I have no clue but I just hope Kate has a safe pregnancy and it would be nice if it was a girl or twins :)

If you could only eat one thing for a week, what would it be?

Hmm, the obvious answer would be chocolate but when I think about it, I would never survive on it alone so I'm gonna say pasta because I love it and I wouldn't get bored if there was a variety ;)

If you could design a signature nail polish representing you, what would it look like?

Purple, definitely purple! And holographic! And it would be colour changing, from black to darkish purple! Omg, if someone actually makes this I will actually love them forever. I say purple because it's my favourite colour, holographic because i loooove holo polishes and colour changing, not because I'm two faced or anything, but because there is two sides to me, healthy and happy (the purple), and not-so-healthy and not-so-happy (the black).

And these were the ones Rebecca set:

Where in the world are you?

London! In England, UK, just incase you were wondering. ;)

What is your favorite holiday destination?

Hmm, considering I've not been able to go abroad because of my health I have to say anywhere near the coast. I just feel so much more free by the sea. :)

Do you have a nail tech qualification?

Nope, I'm still in school, meaning I don't have any qualifications yet!

How many polishes do you own?

Just over 300

Do you have any other hobbies?

Oh yes, blogging is fairly new but the nail polish addiction is a bit older. Generally I love swimming, listening to music, reading and until recently dancing. I also love to bake and i'm getting very into photography and I'm really creative so I looove anything arty really. Oh and the shopping, haha that's my favourite hobby!

Do you speak any other languages?

Yes, Gujarati is my first language then English, Spanish, the odd bit of French and some Hindi and Urdu.

Why did you start blogging?

To be honest I don't really know... I read many many blogs prior to starting my own and I guess I just wanted to give it a go :)

Do you have any pets?

Nope :( But I do help look after the schools animals if that counts?

What kind of music do you like most?

Hmm, it varies a lot but generally what's in the charts. Then again sometimes i can't stand that music... But pop music generally. Well, at the moment I'm loving Emeli Sande, FUN and Girls Aloud

What is your favourite book?

Ah, this is hard because I love reading! Okay, the ones I loved when I was younger are: The 'Threads' trilogy and 'The 13 Treasures' trilogy and 'Paradise End'. I can't decide from the ones I've read recently.

How was your day today?

Pretty good, I just relaxed and did nothing really (besides write this) even though I should have been revising... Oops.

These are the questions for my nominees:

How would you describe yourself in less than 20 words?
What's your favourite nail polish brand and finish?
Is there anything you wish hadn't happened?
What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought?
What made you want to start blogging?
Do you have any special talents?
What would you love to do before you die?
What do you do for a living?
If you could have three wishes, what would you wish for?
What's the one thing you couldn't live without?
Finally, if you won a million pounds (or any other currency) what would you do with it?

And these are my nominees: (I know some of you have been nominated before, sorry about that)

Wow, that was a looooong post!

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