Liebster Award!

While browsing through my twitter the other day I realised that I had been nominated for the Liebster award by the beautiful Amy Chessman from the wonderful blog Disguised By Zebras. Amy's blog is a fascinating blend of beauty, food, travel and lifestyle, i'd recommend you check it out if you haven't already! Amy herself did a great post for her Liebster Award and I'm so thrilled to be nominated by her for it. Thank you very much Amy, wish i'd seen it earlier!

So here goes!

 11 Random Facts About... Me: 

1. I was raised without a TV my whole life until my 2nd year of Uni!
2. I have a birth mark on my butt cheek! (Cheeky!)
3. I adore anime and manga films and TV shows 
4. I'm mixed race although most people don't realise it
5. I did horse riding until I was about 17
6. Books are beautiful and I'm a huge bookworm
7. I burp better than most guys! (Love it & Proud!)
8. I have a fair few OCD habits and quirks but i'm working on them
9. I would choose crisps over chocolate 9 times out of 10
10. I really want to have a water birth when I have children
11. My real name is Hannah, not Mavs, but i've been called Mavs since i was 5 and choose it as my name!

 Amy's 11 Questions for my Liebster Award: 

(I kept her hearts in as they are so cute!)

♡ Tell me the reasons why you blog?
Blogging not only helps me share my discoveries, trials, errors and excitement with others but it also helps me keep track of my journey and learn from my mistakes with products. I like going back to a product and being able to read how i felt about it then, compared to now. Also i find it helps declutter my brain a bit, it keeps me creative and always thinking of new things. Plus i discovered the blogging community is wonderful whether you are fully in it or just happy to dance on the side lines, its great!

♡ If you could have one wish what would it be?
I honestly can't decide on just one...

♡ Are you a cat or dog person?
Cat!! I adore them so much!

♡ What motivates you?
Other people's passion for what they do and what they have overcome, this includes my own past actions. If i'm struggling i can say to myself, 'Mavs remember when…' and think, 'yeaaah i did do that, and i can do this!'

♡ What is your favourite moisturiser?
REN Hydra-Calm (now called Ever Calm) Global Protection Day Cream

♡ What are your favourite things to do in the winter?
Sit by the open fire and read or blog, chat with my family and play the game Mancala

♡ What is your favourite exercise?
Pop pilates (i do Cassey Ho's Blogilates Pop Pilates on Youtube and she is fabulous and it's the best ever!) I also enjoy yoga and for many many years did lots of horse riding and swimming.

♡ Tell me your skin routine?
My skin doesn't suit a strict routine, it works for a few days and then goes off kilter, so i judge it day by day. I'd say the most routine product and thing i do is apply Avocado Oil as a facial moisturiser before bed. And lip balm, endless lip balm all day everyday!

♡ What is your favourite food?
Any authentic asian cuisine: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Malaysian, Thai (Southern and Northern), Gurka. Rice, rice rice! And Pork and pasta….heck it I ADORE FOOD…ALL OF IT! teehee

♡ What is your top tip for blogging?
Do it your way, how it feels right and works for you, it won't work it you try being like everyone else. Blogging i think is about showing character through what you write, no matter what it is.

♡ What is your favourite place in the world?

It may sound corny to say but anywhere my loved ones are. Otherwise i'd say a little valley my family and I discovered in the mountains of the greek island Skiathos. It was paradise.

 My Chosen 11 Bloggers: 

• Jens Green Skincare
• Good For Me, Good For You
• Buff Beauty
• Unsullied
• Kinder Health and Beauty
• Health Yeah!
• The Green Product Junkie
• Memoirs Of Your London Lover
• Cloudy Apples
• Amber's Beauty Talk
• Be Skincareful

Plus I invite everyone else to do this who hasn't, lets spread the love some more!

 My 11 Questions for You: 

1. What made you start blogging in the first place?
2. Number 1 on your bucket list is…?
3. What is your favourite season and why?
4. Do you share you blog with friends or family or is it your own special thing?
5. Are you a country or a city person?
6. What is your dream career, or maybe you're not sure yet….
7. Which super power would you choose: Flying or Running Super Fast. Why?
8. How many times this year have you played with your blog layout?
9. What was the first blog you ever started reading?
10. Who is you idol(s) and why
11. Would you ever want to travel to space?

 Again thank you to the lovely Amy Chessman for including me in the Liebster awards! 

Now its your turn! Here are the guidelines:

1. Start by posting the award onto your blog.
2. Thank the blogger who presented this award and link back to their blog.
3. Write 11 random facts about yourself.
4. Nominate 11 bloggers who you feel deserve this award and who have less than 200 followers (i did it by followers on bloglovin).
5. Answer 11 questions posted by the presenter, i.e. Me.
6. Ask your nominees 11 questions.