Well, ok so Iโm a BEAUTY judge, not Judge Judy ๐
Its a secret Iโve been dying to tell for months, but its a secret no longer, that I was invited to be one of the judges in the Her World Beauty Awards 2012! *squeal*
The Her World Beauty Awards (HWBA) is an annual affair where the magazine awards the best of the best products in a given category. When I ran the My Women Stuff Readersโ Choice Awards last year, I parodied it a little so it was a little gratifying to suddenly find myself being put in a situation where I had a say on what could be deemed the best in its category. A daunting task and it was absolutely fascinating knowing what goes on behind the scenes! Canโt share it all for now though I will soon ๐
Thanks to reader Sandra on twitter, I found out that there was already mention of the HWBA judging panel in the June edition so I ran out and picked it up. So please do excuse my narcissism in this post ๐
The list of winners of the HWBA will be announced in the July 2012 edition of the Her World magazine and Iโm also curious to know who won. There were some categories where the judges werenโt quite on the same page about, so its going to be interesting to see which one ultimately won, since the Her World editorial team have a say too. I met some absolutely fascinating ladies who formed the rest of the judging panel, whose credentials totally slay me! You can read about them here.
Apparently, there is an interview too. Oh dear. I gave some irreverent answers when the interview questions were posed so Iโm actually cringing in my seat knowing that it will be published. Drat! ๐
So thatโs about it for now. Thank you for indulging me my narcissism and thank you too to Michelle and all at Her World who thought about having a beauty blogger on board this year. I loved the experience and I am most gratified to have been accorded the trust and given the opportunity to have my say in this yearโs Beauty Awards, irreverent or otherwise ๐
To everyone who may have stumbled on My Women Stuff via the June edition of Her World magazine, I bid you welcome and I hope you enjoy your visit! Please say Hi, because I love hearing from you ๐
xoxo
Paris B
Tine says
Woohoo! Thatโs all kinds of awesome. More fun to be beauty judge than boring olโ โwho killed whoโ judge ๐
Paris B says
Haha! Thank you Tine! At least I didnโt have to sentence anyone to the gallows ๐
xin says
yeay congrats! ๐ am proud of u my child
Jennifer says
Hi Xin,
Sorry to โtumpangโ on your comment โ yes, I was about to say the same thing when I saw this post ๐
Paris B says
roflol!! I just knew that would come from you >.< Thanks ๐
Lily says
Hi Sue, this is so cool! Congratulations! Iโll pick up the next issue for sure ๐
Paris B says
Haha Hiya Lily! ๐ Thanks so much! Iโm so curious about the next issue now ๐
dom says
SWEET! Congratulations ๐ Canโt wait to read your pearls of wisdom.
Paris B says
If I was printed verbatim, I think Iโm going to just sit here and cringe for a while >.< Thanks Dom!
jen says
So your name is Sue? All this time I thought it was really Paris.. Lol
You have nice name! ๐
Bugs says
yea, same thot here XD โฆ but prefer the Glamour PB over serious-ly Sue
Paris B says
Hahaโฆ So do I! ๐
Paris B says
LOL!! Well, part of it, Jen ๐ Paris is just my online โglamorousโ monicker ๐
ysk says
Congrats!!I guess youโre on cloud nine now ๐
Paris B says
Thank you!
Giddytigress says
Very very cool! You look so glamorous in the mag! So befitting:)
You go gal!
Paris B says
Aww thank you GT! ๐
plue says
congrats! and i like the shot they took of you, so very natural!
Paris B says
Haha Thanks Plue! It was a candid shot, which might be why I look so much more relaxed ๐
Hanny says
Yay PB! ^.^ Iโll try to check that article up, heh heh.
Paris B says
Thanks Hanny! ๐
Monstro says
Woot! You didnโt parody them at all. Your event was quite serious when it came to the beauty part. Well done on being a judge!
Paris B says
Aww thank you Monstro! ๐ I did beat them up a little for picking products ahead but I guess it canโt be helped, knowing there are a billion of beauty products out there! ๐
Sunny says
Congrats Paris! This looks like the real deal! Way cool!
Paris B says
Thank you Sunny! ๐
vivavoomz says
Congrats ๐ Feeling excited for you.
Paris B says
Thank you, it as very exciting! ๐
S. says
This is such great news! Iโm really happy for you. xx
Paris B says
Thank you so much S! ๐
Gin says
Congrats Paris!!! This is really at a level of milage!! Keep it up!! Somehow feel truly happy to see u on mag hahaha
Paris B says
Thank you so much, Gin! All your support means a lot to me! xx
Jennifer says
Aww congrats Paris, youโre the woman! Such a beautiful picture in Her World website! Hugs!
Paris B says
Thank you Jennifer! The pic was actually a recycled one from a post I did last year! Heheโฆ I really liked it too. It was less โcuteโ ๐
lavender says
wow, thatโs a great experience Judge Paris!
Paris B says
It was, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! ๐
LSY says
Great stuff! Congrats. I will definitely be picking up the issue.
Paris B says
Thank you! I will be too. It looks like itโll be interesting, and Iโm curious to know which products won too!
Michelle Beh says
Congrats Paris B !!! Itโs a great achievements for you!!! Letโs cheers!!!
Paris B says
Cheers, Michelle! ๐ thank you!
Nikki says
Seriously, the next time we meet, I need to get your signature!!! ๐
So proud of you! Congratulations PB!!!!
Paris B says
Lol!! And I yours! Thanks Nikki! *hugs*
Isabel says
Congratulations Paris! They definitely made a great choice in getting you to be on the judging panel!
Paris B says
Aww that was a lovely thing to say, Isabel! Thank you! I hope they did! ๐