My inspiration to start up a blog

I'm one of those people that need to feel productive and like they have a purpose, whilst this can be great it can also be a downfall as it results in excessive amounts of pressure being thrown onto my shoulders from you guessed it myself! Even in my younger days I tried to occupy myself with volunteering at the local elderly home, just so I felt like I was doing something more productive with my time than scrolling through Missguided's "New In" pieces. Anyway I thought I'd use today to share with all of the inspiration that encouraged me to create my own blog so here goes nothing:

-The first real Blogger that I knew about was the lovely "Lydia Elise Millen" anyone that knows me will tell you about my obsession with the woman! Her blog is genius and it mixes fitness tips and tricks, with the hottest outfit posts around! I think seeing how happy Blogging made her and the success that she had managed to maintain through the creation of a blog was definetly the kick up the booty that I needed.

-I've always been fashion conscious, although of course I'm thinking back right now and I'm not so sure about the truth of the statement. But let's just say I've always had an interest in clothes, but the closest I came to finding out about current trends was looking around me on my weekly Lakeside visit. (Seriously) Over time I began making more of an effort with my style, however the camera has always hated me so I didn't really have the confidence or the reason to begin documenting my outfits.

-I used to and admittedly still do spend an awful lot of time online, shopping, browsing through blogs etc. So it made sense for me to mix my love of fashion and share it with an audience
For a long time I was in two minds about creating one as initially I had no intention of posting images of myself, until one day I decided why the hell not.

I would say the main thing to keep in mind when thinking about creating any sort of blog, is to remember why you're doing it. My main reason was to share my ideas about fashion, and of course to put on my CV! Because trust me as an established or new blogger, it looks great to employers as it shows that you've taken your own initiative and created something unique.

That's it from me today,

Happy Tuesday All!x

Life update

Tee-Ebay

Jeans-River Island

Jacket-Missguided 

Bag-ASOS

Boots-ASOS

Hola Hola!

 I apologise for my lateness but in between working LFW, retail and now interning full time I've barely had time to eat! Yet I've still found time to shop? Hmmmm.

 Anyway! I have finally secured an internship at a Fashion PR firm which I am ecstatic about, I'm on my second day so I'm still learning and getting used to all these scary industry terms but I can already tell how useful this experience will be. A Normal day for an PR intern consists of completing any returns from companies, as well as preparing send outs, scanning coverage and general admin. I hope that this acting as motivation for any of you struggling to find an internship, so make the most of every opportunity and never be afraid to apply! Rome wasn't built in a day guys(I have to tell myself this on a daily basis!) onto my outfit I wanted the whole smart casual look and I don't know how I feel about wearing trainers yet but on an everyday basis I would have teamed this with some air max. Instead I teamed it with my favourite boots, who would have known that they only made their way into my life last week? I'm not kidding when I say I've worn them every single day, I mean comfort style it's a win win. I adore this sleeveless trench coat from trusty Missguided (I'm trying to reduce the amount of time and money that I spend on their website but as you can see, right now it's a lost cause) It's perfect for now when it's not cold or hot, although as soon as winter presents itself I can't see myself in this. 

Hopefully speak soon,

Happy Wednesday.

Blogging Advice

Whilst I'm still new to this game I feel that I have learnt a fair amount whilst blogging, If you're a newbie like me I know it can seem as if your blog is going nowhere. But I've learnt that we only think this if we compare ourselves to others and their success, yes I do it too! It's easy to get frustrated when you see successful bloggers doing so well when you're trying so hard and barely leaving the ground, but we all work at different paces and all good things take time right? So many times I've found myself moaning about not having any current collabarations, a lack of followers (However I appreciate the fantastic ones that I have!) up until now that is. Because when I look at inspirational bloggers I find that they're all just having fun with what they're doing, and hey we're all doing this because we have a passion right?! And we all seem to forget to often how lucky we are to have a hobby that we  find real enjoyment in, I know just a few years back I didn't have any real interests and I honestly don't know what I did with all my time. So here's some advice that has helped me and motivated me to carry on doing my thang:

-Do not focus on followers, collaborations and all that mumbo jumbo. Whilst its great to develop a large following and snag free clothes it's not the most important thing. Focus on making your blog great by sharing your passion, I find blogging really satisfying and that's a reward in itself.

-Put yourself out there, using social media platforms is the best way to create a following and get the word around about your blog. With every fashion label using the internet as much as we are, getting recognised by them is so much easier now! Tagging the brand of your clothing in your images seems like a no brainer but for so long I didn't know that people even did that,  if brands see you rocking their clothes and receiving positive feedback there could be a potential collaboration on the cards. Although of course that's not the most important thing.

-Hashtag Hashtag Hashtag, they're abused more than anything these days but just recently i've seen how great they are for getting your photos and posts noticed online. As the fashion blogging community uses the #fblogger tag it's easy to communicate with others and get your posts out there. It works, on twitter, instagram, facebook and even tumblr so get going!

-Join blogging communities such as The Blogger Programme, Bloggers Love, and Etail PR as they are a fantastic way to meet other bloggers, find out about events, and create relationships with brands. I recommend signing up to Bloggers Love now as there's a Bloggers love Fashion Week in September which I'm sure will be amazing! And I hope to see you guys there:)

-Be honest on your blog and be yourself in your thoughts, views and opinions as this is what is going to set you apart from other bloggers! Channel your personality in your posts as it's always nice to see some character in a blog. Make jokes and show your fun side there's no reason why we have to be bad fashionistas 24/7.

-If you feel like you're ready to comit to a collabaration then go ahead and contact a brand head on, contacting ILWF was how I ended up at their bloggers event so you really have nothing to lose. And I'm partial to the odd hundred emails to missguided, I'm not even kidding the day I collabarate with them my life will be complete. All you need to do is type up a quick email with an outline of your blog and then you can just forward it to the contact emails on the websites of the brands, like missguided some have a contact email just for blogger mail.

-Share experiences, advice and reviews don't be afraid to shake things up on the old blog. I love a good change and unpredictable blogs are my favourite! Whilst I love fashion i'll read anything and everything if it's got a purpose, movie and book reviews are my favourite and I'm planning to do one myself soon.

-And most importantly enjoy it! Remember why you did this?  Not for recognition or perks but to share your ideas, so don't ever give up you never know what the future might bring.