Below is an interview with blogger Gabriela Zlateva of Beauty Boss. Beauty Boss is a beauty and lifestyle blog run by Zlateva. Check out her answers to my interview questions, and be sure to check out her blog and Instagram.

About the blogger

Name: Gabriela Zlateva, known as gabrielazlatevaaa on Instagram

Blog (links open in a new tab): Beauty Boss

Instagram

Genre or Niche: Beauty and lifestyle

Summary of your blog: I’ve had my blog for year, and I am trying to work more with it. My Instagram is international. I write my posts in Bulgarian and English, but I have a translate button on my blog because there I am writing in Bulgarian only.

Talking Shop

Why did you start your blog?

One day, after writing another one review for my favorite product in Instagram, I saw that my space is not enough to tell people about it. I started writing and in days I saw that people got really interested in my blog. That was something so good for me. I really didn’t expect to be that famous. I started writing articles about products, helpful advice about skin routines, about how to take care of your skin if you have dry, oily, or combined ones (it really helps that I am a certified cosmetics consultant).

What is something you wish you’d known before setting up your blog?

If I had known that people will be that interested, I would have made it earlier for sure! Writing in my blog really helps me feel much better and relaxed! It’s something that keeps me happy and makes me want to share more and more with my readers!

How have you promoted your blog? What has worked best? What has failed?

Actually, the most helpful place to promote my blog is my Facebook profile. No idea why, but most of the people came from there, not from Instagram. What has failed for me is the fact that I tried to make it famous from different sites where I really don’t have many followers. So the result was bad. Also, the hashtags in the sites really help when someone is looking for this in Google.

What is your day job? How, in any way, does it relate to your life as a blogger?

I am a student, and I study Tourism. What I really love! I have decided after finishing my four years of studying to continue with digital marketing and PR. I think this will really help me in the future (as a job and also for my blog and Instagram).

What skills have you acquired or information have you learned from blogging?

From blogging, I have learned that you must write with your heart, you must write with your soul and you must be ready to give all of yourself, no matter what it will cost you! Blogging is for real people. If you don’t give everything from yourself, it won’t happen!

‘What If’ Scenarios

If you could have one person who you admire, living or dead, read your blog, who would it be?

I would be so happy if Nina Dobrev reads my blog. I really love her. We’re both Bulgarians, and my favourite TV show is The Vampire Diaries. It helped me grow and maybe changed me.

Your blog becomes one of the most popular blogs on the Internet. What do you do next?

This is a dream one for me! I’d be more active than now. I’d give more and more good advice to my audience, asking them more questions to see how they take care of their skin, and I would be happy to see more opinions about some products. Most of all, I would be looking for people to grow a community about helping stray animals and women that are being abused. These are the causes that I work for. I would like to help more and more. We need it, and they need it.

If you could interview one famous person for your blog, who would it be?

Oh there are really many people that I would want to interview – people all around the world. But like I said, I would interview Nina Dobrev (again) because I would want to know more about her family, her Bulgarian friends, what she thinks about our country, some questions about her movies and my favourite TV show. Of course, I would ask her about her favourite products for skin, hair care, and also how she keeps herself looking so beautiful and young too!

You have the time and energy to write another blog. What is it about?

I think it would be for mental health, something that would help other people grow and feel happier than before. If I was brave enough, I would have told more of the things I have been through and how it made my life feel better, how I found love. Maybe some day I will be able to help more people to feel better. I believe in that!

Your dream brand offers to advertise on your site. Who is it?

M.A.C of course! My dream brand. My loved brand! No idea why, but I’ve loved them since I was little. My first of their product was a tester of eye mascara. You know, I was so happy to have it because I really didn’t have the financial opportunity! Love them 🙂

Just For Fun

Favorite band, musical artist, or genre/era of music.

I really love listening to our Bulgarian music, but to be helpful – my favourite band is Maroon 5 since I was 12 (7 years ago). Also, I love listening to all genres if I like the song. It doesn’t matter who sings or what they sing!

A movie that changed your life?

It’s a TV show and I mentioned it – The Vampire Diaries. I have found the idea of every character’s appearance. I understood what the revenge was exactly and that if you want something so bad, in the end you will be over with it! It showed me that I must be strong, no matter what happens. We must be strong and continue living our best!

Favorite time of/part of your day.

My favourite part of the day is between 5 and 8 PM. No idea why. At this time, I feel so good. So fresh and happy. It maybe has something with me, no idea. I don’t like the nights when I feel alone; it’s so sad. But when I am with my family and my loved ones (of course plus my animals), it doesn’t matter what time of the day it is, it will be perfect!

Food you’d like to win a lifetime supply of. 

Chocolate! I am a big fan of chocolates, and I can’t stop eating them. Maybe after chocolate, I really love bananas. I am a huge fan of them!

Your most unrealistic dream job. 

 Cosmonaut. I love watching live videos of space, and I wish some day to be there, to see the moon, to see Mars, etc.

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