It's probably not obvious to anybody that I love Gilmore Girls. In case that wasn't obvious, the previous statement is laden with sarcastic undertones. Gilmore Girls is one of those shows that is just so nostalgic for so many of us. Its one of those programs that became a bit of a tradition to watch, dissect and debate the various suitors for Lorelai and Rory. It probably did Pop Tarts a deal of good and introduced many of us to a plethora of iconic pop culture moments. The humour was always there and the fast talking put it in a league of its own. Even now in the days of endless distractions you have to be paying attention to watch it, lest you miss some crucial piece of dialogue. Whether that be one of Emily's not so subtle digs or Lorelai's love for sarcasm. 

Unless you've been living under a rock you'll know Netflix is blessing us with four, ninety minute specials in November. It's just under three weeks away actually. In honour of that I decided to create a Gilmore Girls tag. There could've been heaps of questions here but I decided to limit it to ten. This was so fun to put together too. So have a read, sit back, get your IV's of coffee and Red Vines, cake or Pop Tarts at the ready and enjoy...

-What was your first introduction to Gilmore Girls? I remember Gilmore Girls used to be on TV here on a Sunday afternoon and I know it became a ritualistic thing for a lot of people. I was not one of them but I do remember it being on in the background at home. Some of my extended family love it though and one Summer afternoon, my cousin and I binge-watched three or four episodes in a row. Perhaps it's because we watched partway through a season that I didn't really connect with it. I liked it but for some reason I didn't pursue watching it beyond that. Fast-forward to the Summer holidays in 2011 and I changed that. The rest is history. 

-Who is your favourite character and why? Lorelai freakin' Gilmore, the cool Mom. The one played by Lauren Graham. Side note: Why am I explaining this...She's armed with a whole arsenal of pop culture references, she talks fast, she's witty, she's stylish. She's just awesome. Yes she's a fictional character but if she were real I feel like we'd totally be friends IRL. Seriously.

-Are you on Team Jess, Dean or Logan? Why? My answer to this question changes all the time. I feel like all of Rory's potential suitors have strengths and distinct flaws. For now though I am fully on Team Jess. Yes he had a tendency to up and leave and wasn't the greatest at communicating but he seemed to care the most about Rory. He also loved reading just like Rory and when he wanted to be he had that whole quiet intellectual thing down. 

-How many of the books have you read from Rory's reading list? For reference, here is Rory's reading list. There's 339 books on here so it's rather mammoth. With this list in mind, I have read a grand total of...27 books. Dismal I know. Let me know in the comments if you've read more than me.

-Would you rather; only be allowed to drink coffee, or never be able to eat Pop Tarts again? This is easy for me, I'd rather never be allowed to eat Pop Tarts again. C'mon, imagine if coffee was your only beverage. That would get bad, fast! Also I kinda think Pop Tarts are disgusting, with the exception of the S'mores ones. 

-Who is your least favourite character? This might be an unpopular opinion but here goes, Taylor Doose is my least favourite character. I know he serves a greater purpose as town selectman but he's just so annoying. I can't think of a character, with the exception of Kirk, who he doesn't enrage for some reason or other. He's just awful, and despite claiming he has the town's best interests at heart he just seems selfish and power-hungry. Sorry Taylor, you're just a pain. 

-Are you on Team Luke, or Team Christopher? Team Luke, always. Who cares that Christopher was Rory's Dad? Luke was always, always on team Lorelai and Rory. Even when they both made mistakes of their own. He makes a good cup of coffee too and is a genuinely nice guy. Team Luke forevs. 

-If you went to Stars Hollow, where would you most like to visit? The Gilmore Girls house, The Dragonfly Inn for one of Sookie's next level meals, Luke's for coffee (duh), the bookstore (whose name escapes me), the lake where Luke pushed Jess in for nostalgic reasons, the black and white cinema. So many places. I'd have to pass by Hartford to visit Emily though, even though that'd be terrifying af. 

-What would you steal from the Gilmore Girls set? Lorelai Gilmore's pink coat. There's just something about it. I'd also steal some stationery from The Dragonfly, a coffee cup from Lukes and maybe some books from Rory's room. Sorry Rory. 

-Finally, what do you hope happens in the revival? This is totally random but I would love to see a Hillary Clinton cameo. It seems unlikely but I'd love it. On a more realistic level I just want to see Lorelai and Rory happy. Going off the trailer it seems like they both hit a bit of a roadblock but I hope they resolve it. What else...I want to see Lorelai and Luke married, please. I have also discussed the idea of Emily moving in with Lorelai after Richard's passing and the inevitable chaos that ensues, that'd be hilarious. 

*I hope you all enjoyed this tag. I had a lot of fun coming up with it. I'm gonna tag some of my fave Gilmore Girls lovers to do this: Britney, Tara and Ellen, Amy, Temi and everyone else who wants to do this. Have fun!

It's crazy to me that this blog of mine is (almost) four years old. What really began as a place simply for me to write the things I wanted and share what I loved has developed to something I never would've thought possible. To celebrate the occasion, and also acknowledge one of my favourite times of the year I've put together four gifts of beauty and book goodies for y'all to enjoy. Find out more about them and how you can enter below!

Prize One-This one is for the beauty fanatic. You love a good beauty haul (or five) and are just as excited by skincare as you are makeup. This one contains something exciting from the team at makeup.co.nz and though it looks small, it's the one with the red sticker, don't let the size deceive you if you choose this one.

Prize Two-Another beauty themed prize, but this one is more for the skincare and bodycare fanatics among you. There's a mix of New Zealand brands and international gems in this one. 

Prize Three-One of the two book and beauty prizes. There's also something for the flatlay lovers in here as well. If you're here for feminism and women doing awesome things, this may be the pack for you.

Prize Four-Inside this prize you'll find one of my favourite books of the year. There's also something beauty-themed for the party season in here and again, something to keep your flatlays looking swish, or keep your cup of tea company.

Terms and Conditions:

-Due to these gifts containing heavier items and also some flammable beauty products these giveaways are going to be restricted to New Zealand residents only. Sorry international folk! I'm going to organise a giveaway for you guys asap though because y'all are awesome. 

-To be eligible for this giveaway you must be following my Instagram and also like my Facebook page. Each of the additional options in the Rafflecopter box will earn you extra entries. Note; If you aren't following my Instagram or Facebook, your entries will be disqualified.

-To be eligible you must leave a comment below telling me which of these prizes you'd like to win. There will be four winners, one for each prize.

-If you're under eighteen, please get the permission of a parent or guardian before entering as I will need an address from you to send your prize to.

*Entries close next Tuesday December 9th. I will notify the winners later that day. Good luck!

It's the last day of January and I'm looking back on the month in blog posts. I cut back on posting and videos a bit in January and a few of you commented in my survey that you want me to post more. For now, I find three posts a week more manageable and don't feel as creatively stunted if that makes sense. Don't get me wrong I love blogging but at the end of last year I found myself tired and not wanting to write which is very unusual for me. As for videos, I'm feeling a bit uninspired with that but I'm going to try to get back into it next month. Anyway, without further ado, here's some of what went up on my blog this month..

The Kylie Jenner Lip-Kylie's quite the makeup maven and over the last few years, her beauty looks have been taking the world by storm. I've been loving her lipstick hues of choice in particular. That browny-pink toned nude? Swoon. Soar from Mac and Nars' Audacious Lipstick in Anna is my favourite combo at the moment.

My 2015 Beauty Resolutions-While I like to keep my personal resolutions to myself, I'm happy to share my beauty ones with you all. At the end of this month I can tell you it's going relatively well. I'm not doing so good at wearing less makeup. My skin's been a bit problematic recently so I've been piling the concealer on. I've also been quite slack with skincare too which probably explains my former dilemma. I'm now getting back into the latter though and noticing how much of a difference it makes.

12 Blogs To Read In '15-A new year calls for new 'reads and this post rounds up some of my new favourites and longtime blogging loves. There's a bit of everything in there so get comfy, grab a cup of tea and find a blog or two to discover.

Glitter & Inspiration | My Blogcademy Experience-Blogcademy seems like a lifetime ago now and looking back it was definitely one of my favourite moments of 2014. This post is photo-heavy and features some of my favourite anecdotes that I took away from the two day workshop.

The January Reading List-Books and beauty, the two B's that I love. I introduced a new feature where I share books I've read/am reading every month with you all. This month there was two brilliant non-fiction books from women writers and also two fantastic novels. Keep an eye out for February's installment on Monday.

Today I am opening up the floor to you lovely people. It's been nearly two years since I last did a survey around these parts, which is way too long ago, let's be real. If you could take a couple of minutes to fill it in I would really appreciate it. Your feedback helps so much. To my NZ friends, I went through my sample stash & gathered up some things which you can be in to win, just by filling out this survey. I'll close off the giveaway in a week's time.

I think that's everything! I'm looking forward to reading your responses.

   

Hello everyone and happy Christmas-week! I hope you've all had a relaxing, stress-free weekend that hopefully wasn't too filled with retail chaos. After attending Blogcademy I had a massive to-do list of things I want to do. One of those things was to get a bit more personal over on my YouTube channel. You hear my opinions about beauty products all the time so it was nice for me to think about some other topics and look at what you wanted to know. If you like this video do let me know and I'll try to do more of them in future.

PS-I apologise for the sudden lighting change towards the end of the video. The weather when I filmed this was crazy, alternating between intense thunder storms and then clear skies which made filming a total breeze *ahem*. Hopefully it won't be all over the show next time I film something.

Not my finest selfie but this was the start of flu virus from hell so this is as good as it was gonna get..

Well I'm back, with another video for you all! This time I decided to give you a look inside my rather bulky handbag. It really is like the modern-day Mary Poppins bag, given what I was finding in there. Now advanced apologies for the somewhat stranger sounding voice as I had a sore throat+cough when I filmed this video. I also apologise for the overuse of "um" and "essential" but anyway..here's what's in my well loved handbag. Enjoy!

You may have noticed that Nana Wintour is looking a bit different now. I've been wanting to give my blog's appearance a major overhaul for a while and finally got around to doing just that last week. Now, I cannot take full credit for what you see as I did purchase my template from here but I love it. I wanted something very minimal, simplistic and chic which I think has been achieved. There's still a little bit of finetuning that I need to do, like updating some of the pages tabs and redoing my Facebook page but other than that it is done. To celebrate the new look I thought it was about time I did another giveaway. One lucky reader will win everything you see above plus a few extras, scroll down for all the 'deets and fill out the rafflecopter form if you want to enter! 

What You'll Win

-Pascall Pineapple Lumps-A slightly different inclusion and one my Kiwi readers won't be too excited about but c'mon. Who doesn't like chocolate!? More so when it's free, and potentially from another country.

-Rimmel Salon Pro Nail Polish in 'Oh Mr Darcy'-I'm obsessed with this colour at the moment and it's something everyone needs on their nails, in my opinion.

-Bobbi Brown sample. I also have a Sephora parcel winging its way to me at present so you may spy some other samples in there too.

-Real Techniques Mini Brush Trio-These are so cute! Aside from their cuteness, they're also pretty practical. I have all three in my on the go makeup bag.

-Maybelline new releases incl. Color Tattoo Pigment, Amethyst Shades Eyeshadow Quad and the Big Eyes Liner Duo in #01. I'm not sure if all these new products are out yet so it's a good way to try them out first!

-Frankie Magazine Issue #59-My favourite non-fashion magazine. I love Frankie!

-The Body Shop Gel Liner-I'm not sure if this is a new release from the Body Shop but I'm not a huge fan of gel liners myself so I thought one of you lovely folk would enjoy this. 

Terms and Conditions

-This giveaway is open now and will remain open until 12pm on Tuesday the 22nd of July, New Zealand time. I will select the winner at random and will contact them via email, and leave an announcement over on my Facebook.

-This giveaway is open internationally so I will happily post this prize wherever you are in the world.

-If you're under 18, please ask your parent or guardian's permission first as I will need to get an address from you to send this out to. 

-Oh and another thing. Please don't spam the giveaway with entries! You are more than welcome to enter more than once but it helps to make things fairer if the giveaway's not loaded with spam entries from people. 

Good luck! x

Today I thought I'd do a round-up of all my social media links. Whether you're new to Nana Wintour or visit frequently, this guide will let you know where else you can find me online. I'm in the process of making a YouTube channel too so once that's live I'll update this list+tweet out a link. 

Facebook-All my blog post updates go live here first which then link on over to Twitter. I tend to post once a day on my page at the moment so if you're not hearing about a new post, there's bound to be something else fashion or beauty related appearing on there.

Bloggers Club-nzgirl have recently established a sister site for bloggers which essentially acts as a platform for other brands+people to find us and see our work. Here you'll find posts I have written for nzgirl along with links to some of my social media profiles. I often write about topics that I don't cover on Nana Wintour (e.g. recipes) so give me a follow, if you want to.

Pinterest-I love pinboards and creating visual collages so it's hardly surprising that I love Pinterest as well. You'll find a bit of everything on my boards; recipes, fashion, more beauty, wise words and interior inspiration just to name a few.

Can you believe it!? 365 days & 252 posts later. I don't think I realised a year ago that I'd still have something to say on this little corner of the interwebs. Anyway, I'm getting distracted by nostalgia..

What I really wanted to say was a big THANK YOU to each & every one of you who has taken time to read my posts, comment on a post, like my Facebook page & tweet me. It really means so much to me & makes my day, every single time. So thank you.

Blogging has also given me a lot of opportunities & meant I've met a lot of lovely bloggers (you all know who you are) which I am also incredibly grateful for. 

So as an extra way to say thank you to you all I will be running a giveaway! Details will be included in another post later on today so keep an eye out.

Thanks again everyone for visiting & reading my blog!! You are all amazing...Here's to the next 365 days! x