Hello my lovelies! I’m so excited to welcome you all to my shiny new blog home. In honour of my blog’s two year anniversary, and the fact I now have more readers than I ever could have imagined (I love every single one of you!), I thought it was only right I do a bit of redecorating to match.*
Just a few notes of housekeeping:
1) There’s no way to know if everything on this new version will run smoothly. I’m sure there will be a few kinks (and do let me know if anything seems funny on your browser), but I’ll work to get everything smoothed out as quickly as possible.
2) Unfortunately in the transfer process, I’ve lost most of my lovely subscribers. If you love A Girl, A Style (and I hope that’s why you’re here!), then please do head over to the ‘subscribe’ box in the sidebar and enter your email address to get all my posts straight to your inbox. And don’t forget you can also find me on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and Bloglovin’.
3) As most of you know, I don’t get paid to write this blog (I have a full-time day job which pays the rent), and all the time I put into A Girl, A Style is done out of love. That won’t change a bit; I will always write only about that which I love, care about or believe in. But because the new site has (not insignificant) running costs of it’s own, I hope you won’t be too upset if you see an occasional ad or affiliate link pop up here to help cover that. I promise there won’t be anything ugly, intrusive or out of character (I’ll only allow ads from brands I’d shop with myself).
I can’t wait to hear what you all think of the new look! Please do feel free to comment/tweet /email suggestions for what you’d like to see on here. What are your favourite things? What could you do without?
* A huge thank you to the very talented Maya Beus for making the site pretty and generally helping me translate what my new site looked like in my head to a fully functioning new site. Couldn’t have done it without her!
Love (as always), Miss B xx
Kit says
Oh B I love your new blog layout, it’s proper professional. Just noticed you haven’t got a domain url?
Miss B says
Eek, thanks Kit! I do, but it mustn’t be working properly. Will get onto this this morning!
B xx
Diana says
I like it! It’s simple, cute and classy. π
Dee says
Love love love the new site!!!
Miss C says
LOVE the new look!
DNA (designers+artists) says
So far everything looks so charming. π
Maja H says
I love your blogΒ΄s new look, it is absolutely wonderful! I wonΒ΄t mind the odd ad here and there at all. Even bloggers have to eat π
Jane Alisa says
Congrats and I adore your new blog!
Naomi - The Fash Pack says
Congratulations lovely. Looks great
bookworm says
Congratulations on the lovely new site, it’s really very pretty!
Lola says
Firstly, a huge congrats on two years of blogging, I hope you’re celebrating appropriately (no doubt with a huge plate of macarons!) and secondly, absolutely ADORE your new site! It’s so you π love the little illustration at the top and the picture of you on the right is beaut, here’s to another two years! XXX
Rachel says
I adore your new layout, but the illustration in the top corner with Hansard made me laugh so much!
Miss B says
In a good way I hope π
B xx
the style crusader says
Baby cakes! This is BRILLIANT. Oh me, oh my… this fits with the aesthetic of your blog and personality so well. Is it weird that I feel super proud of you for making the switch?
It’s such a tough thing to do – ESPECIALLY when you know you’ll lose followers from a certain medium (were you on blogger before?). When I switched from Blogger to WordPress I lost all my blogger followers (which was my main stream of traffic) it’s scary but it’s worth it because long term this is so much stronger.
Massive CONGRATULATIONS and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the blog. It’s always so wonderful to see how blogs develop… and as our blogs are (roughly) similar ages it makes it even MORE FUN.
Hope you’ll have a macaroon to celebrate too? xx
TheOnlineStylist says
Oh B…it’s truly wonderful and so worth all the blood, sweat and I’m sure tears that went into it. Blog changes/upgrades can be pretty stressful! It’s so very you and I can’t wait to watch and see it fill up with lots of Miss B Loveliness! Well done – am super proud of you! I did get the first post in my inbox this morning but will be re-subscribing just in case! xxx
Anna - angel in the north says
Love the new look – pretty, but dramatic at the same time. How did you manage that? π
Dani says
Congrats lovely – just gorgeous xx
Caramel Latte Kiss says
I like the new look! Very clean and simple. It’s pretty. I hope it wasn’t too much of a headache to organise.
@FromCatherineB says
Briony darling all my wishes from Paris … i love it :))
Emily says
I think there needs to be a greater margin (especially on the LHS) between the blog post text and the border. (I’m looking in Chrome if that helps). And seconded re. the domain name! Finally the sidebar fonts don’t seem to tie with the main font of the post – sans serif in the sidebar vs serif in the main post?
Otherwise it all looks great and I love the illustrations π
Miss B says
Thanks for the feedback Emily (it does seem to be appearing differently in some browsers, so I’ll try and get this to be the same everywhere), really appreciate it!
B xx
Emily says
Just checked again, domain name and margin issues are fixed π but fonts still different.
L says
Love the new layout. Very cute, simple & chic.
Looking forward to reading your posts again π
Kat says
Love the new look Miss B! It is simply fabulous, just like your writing.
Becky @ life/style/flash. says
Congratulations, the new site is stunning!
I love everything about it (seriously) and it’s just so you π
FYI I’m browsing it at work right now (ssh!) and it’s working absolutely fine on Firefox.
Laurie says
So lovely and charming! Best Wishes!
Barbara MsHGolightly says
I love the new layout, it is so “you”!
You deserve all the best for your blog as you truly put all your heart in it and, trust me, your readers very much appreciate it.
Congratulations B. and good luck!
xx
Claire says
Love the new layout, especially the lovely images that glide in when you hover over the links below.
The text in each post now seems to be its own image, though β I can’t highlight any of the text. I understand that it might be a way to prevent people from stealing your stuff (which I totally understand, but hope doesn’t happen to you!), but I’m just curious if that’s intentional.
Again, it looks wonderful, and I know I’ll continue to enjoy A Girl, A Style.
LibertyLondonGirl says
Congratulations! Lovely illustration! LLGxx
Kb says
It’s so pretty I love it! I’m already trying to think about my site’s next incarnation and this is great inspiration. Also thanks for being honest about ads, so many bloggers sweep it under the carpet!
Aneeka says
Absolutely gorgeous! Especially love the little images that pop up when you hover over the links – what a lovely touch!
melafrique says
Superb refurb. Love the new look. I am one big fan.
Hester says
Beautiful as always. Love the new look.
Maura says
I absolutely adore the new layout! It fits your blog perfectly and I have a slight obsession with it π the only downside I noticed about it was that it took much longer for me to open your sight than usual but my internet connection is not running slow for any other site besides your blog π just thought I would let you know!
Anne says
Briony, happy blog anniversary (2 years already!!) and congratulations on the “grown-up” version of A Girl, A Style! The new layout is very lovely, very you and truly brings out how great your content is. A long process it must have been, but the result is rewarding I am sure! xx
Mrs TeePot says
It’s gorgeous, I love it!
Claudia says
Awesome new layout! I’m so glad it’s working now (I tried yesterday but it didn’t load… and on the iPad it didn’t show the complete layout π
Anyway… you did a fabulous job and have every reason to be proud of this “baby” π
Looking forward to come here often π
Danielle aka Fashionista Barbie says
B the new blog layout looks amazing – love the clean lines mixed in with the gorgeous illustrations – great job xx
KSalty says
Love the new look site – minimal, modern and pretty!
Monika says
Love your blog. Please visit my blog.
π
FJane says
I am not able to access the ipad site, have you gotten rid of it? Because, as great as this new site is, i really enjoyed the iPad site. But the new layout here is fantastic too!
Lorien says
I love the new layout, tres chic. So glad you got the mobile issue sorted – it was a little frustrating, but now I can enjoy your blog in unadultured style π x
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says
Darling B, I absolutely love the v 2.0! I’m mid redesign and I have to say that yours is pure joy and beauty! xxx
The Wild Fleur says
Such pretty photos. Your blog looks prettier and prettier every time I visit it. Keep up all the loveliness π
XOXO Camille @ The Wild Fleur
Cinz says
What can i say??? I HEART it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D Its amazing how you find time to create such a fab and lovely to look at blog, whilst doing a full time job at such a hardcore profession too,lol. Keep it up!!!
Cinz
Ashley says
B –
Your new website is beautiful! Clean, fresh and chic!
Great job! Keep up your inspiring and beautiful posts!