I can't believe that I have been
blogging for nearly four years!
I first started this blog back in
2010. It was my way of expressing how I felt about beauty products aimed at
women my own age. At the time I was writing for a national magazine aimed at
women over sixty and although I had access to the latest beauty products, I
never had the opportunity to write about them and express my own personal
opinion, that was until I set up this blog.
You may be thinking, four years is a long time and you
don’t have many followers, well
I never started this blog to have ‘followers’. I enjoyed writing for me and
although it was great to see that my posts were being read, I never actively
promoted it.
So as a celebration of four
years, I decided to give you a run down of my favourite top ten posts that I
have written over the years:
Reading back over my early blog
posts, I often wrote in non-biased way – I tried not to give too much of an
opinion, which as a blogger is key. But I put this down to my journalistic
background. However, I have chosen this post because this is where my love for
Bare Minerals began and I was totally won over by their fantastic products that
I still use them today.
I chose to put this in my top ten
because it was a really different blog post for me. I often don’t like to write
about myself but I actually really enjoyed it in the end. It was interesting to
see that I had quite a few bad beauty habits and I loved being able to share
them with you all.
The Garnier 2-in-1 Pure Active Spot
Roll-On is an odd blog post for me to pick. When I look back over the post, I
really dislike it. The images are dreadful and I don’t really delve into too
much detail. However, this is my second most read post on my blog so I felt
that it deserved a place in my top ten.
Again, my love for Bare Minerals
grows and they really smashed it out of the park with their first skincare
range. I absolutely loved reviewing these products and I actually went on to
re-purchase the Pure Transformation Night Treatment.
My very first ‘what’s in my...’
and still one of my favourite type of posts to write. I love looking at what
other bloggers store in their handbags – it makes me realise that I’m not the
only person who carries a lot of crap around with them!
This post was named ‘My holiday
saviour’ because it actually was! I’m quite fair-skinned and can burn quite
easily, especially on delicate areas like my nose and ears, so this product
came in super handy on a previous trip to Egypt. I still have this product and
won’t go anywhere in summer without it.
This was a really exciting blog post
to write because it was a slight challenge getting the decals to work. If I
remember right, it took me quite a few goes to finally get them spot on, and I
was so impressed with the outcome. In fact, it has spurred me on to try them
again!
The Mascara Monologues was an
idea that stemmed back when I was writing for living. After speaking to the
girls I was working with at the time, we all agreed that we had never come
across a mascara that we truly loved. So as a sub-section to the blog, The
Mascara Monologues was born.
This is an odd choice to place in
my top ten, but the reason is because is that it is actually my most read post to date. Every month I get hit upon hit and I’m never sure why. Maybe a
lot of people Google ‘no more white bits’, who knows, but this one is actually
about a fake tan brand.
I chose to include this post in
my top ten because it is includes one of my favourite images that I have ever
taken. My lovely boyfriend bought me a new camera for Christmas and I couldn’t
wait to give it go and show off the new images on my blog!
I would love to see your top ten
posts, leave your links below!
