The World and Their Mother.

I'm developing a nice long list of posts that I'd like to do, and I'm always trying to think of ideas that are a bit original and different to every other blog out there. 

Having started this blog, I've come to the very daunting realisation that aiming for 'original' is actually really hard and sometimes borderline impossible if you want to have your own beauty blog, because there are so many out there doing the exact same as you. And that makes me think...

What is it about the top blogs that makes them... well... top?

There are quite a few bloggers that I follow and love reading their posts, even more so than magazines or any other type of media that covers fashion and beauty. But I've noticed, that there are a lot of established bloggers who talk so fondly of 'the good old days' when blogging was at its best, and the industry of it all wasn't as competitive and same old same old as it is now. 

I think what people are trying to say, is that everyone and their mother now writes a blog, and that has taken away from the magic and the sparkle of it. 

But surely this is the point? 

It took me roughly 15 minutes to set up my blog, and the majority of that time was taken up trying to think of a name. Before I knew it, I was apart of the 'blogsphere' that I have admired for quite some time, and I am now able to publish my thoughts, ideas and opinions online for anyone to read. 

Before posting my very first post on this blog, I actually googled for Zoe's very first post as a bit of inspiration on where the hell to start. And instead of finding a beautifully, intricate essay on a nail polish picked up in Boots, I found a very honest, short post about an outing that she had had that day. 

Thinking about it, that's what makes a blog original. 

At the end of the day, this is my blog, and a little space of the internet where I can post whatever I like, whether that be about the latest hair treatment, or just a post about what my day's been like, or even a rant about something that's on my mind. 

I don't want to write what others may want me to write, or post up something just because it's what everyone else is, and I think that's what will get me views, because I wouldn't be being honest. 

So, when I was thinking all of this as i fell asleep last night, I thought I better practice what I was preaching, and write it down and post it. And even if no one ever sees this, that's okay, because at least I'll know that this is in my mind, original, and not simply copied and pasted from the latest trending posts

:)