May Empties/ Poppy finally did youtube

So I said in my last post that I had something exciting to put up this week and here it is! It took me much longer than I thought it would to do youtube but I decided to just go with it last week and here is my first video: 

It's the first one so please be gentle, hope you like it and let me know what you think! 

If you want to follow then you can find my channel HERE

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250 followers giveaway

So I have something a little different for you today, earlier in the week I got to 250 GFC followers which completely made the week for me and I am so grateful to everyone who does follow me- for sticking with me. I'd say that blogging has definitely become my favourite thing and I have made some incredible friends because of it! I just wanted to give something back, I haven't done a giveaway before either so this is really exciting for me! 

The prize is: 

The Balm Nude'tude eyeshadow palette 

Korres Pomegranate Lip Butter 

Both are great products by great companies and I think we all know how much I love eyeshadow and lip balm! 

TO ENTER YOU NEED TO: 

1. You need to follow  VIA GFC

2. You need to leave a comment on this post with the following information: 

• What your GFC name is (I will check and if you don't follow, you won't count)
• Your email address/ twitter handle so I can contact you if you win 
• A funny story about yourself

This is open to UK entries only, I know that I do have overseas followers but I just want to keep it simple this time!

Simple as that, I will pick at random out of a hat (i'm so old school) at the end of the giveaway.

GIVEAWAY ENDS: SUNDAY 23RD JUNE at 23.59

so make sure you comment to enter by then. 

If you're confused by any of that just tweet me @poppys839 and i'll try and help clarify. 

Is it wrong that i'm so excited by this? I have something else really exciting (in my opinion anyway!) coming this week as well. 

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Music Tag!

I do love a good tag post, when I saw Sasha from Ramblings of a Beauty Bird do this tag, I knew I had to follow suit. Being a bit of a music obsessive for a long time, I would count music as my absolute first and biggest love- if I had to choose between makeup and music, makeup wouldn't even stand a chance! So I thought you might all enjoy getting to know that side of me a little better. 

What's your favourite type of music? 

I really do listen to a lot of different types of music, I definitely don't have a 'type' and often surprise people with some of the bands that I like. I'd say most of the music that I listen to falls into the Alternative category, recently this has leaned more towards indie or dance alt music whereas when I was younger it was more rock music. But I also have a massive soft spot for female solo artists so people like Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Ellie Goulding and Florence and the Machine are amongst my top listened to. A massive contrast from when I was about 15 and only liked male vocals.

What's your least favourite type of music? 
I find it really hard to define a genre that I don't like because I would say that I dip in and out of a lot of different genres. I'd say that sort of... churned out chart music is my least favourite, I like songs that I can connect to on some level and unfortunately that doesn't hit the spot. So people like Justin Beiber are pretty near the bottom. I also can't stand heavy metal (sorry!) and I used to really like 'screamo' (er, they screamed alot?) bands but I can't listen to it at all anymore. 

What's the best gig you've been to? 

Oh gosh, thats a really tough one because I really have been to some amazing ones... I'll tell you what i'll tell you about some of the ones that really stood out to me: 

• Oasis, 2009 at V Festival, before they came on stage we had seen Snow Patrol who were amongst the best bands I've ever seen and then Oasis walked on stage and it was incredible. That last was the last night they performed on stage together and Liam Gallagher left the stage by saying 'we're out of here and you've been biblical' what a way to end an incredible band. 
• AFI at Give It a Name 2007, at this point AFI were my favourite band in the world and I was so excited to see them. Me and my sister went up at like 11am and waited to get straight in at 12, we ran to the front of the stage and we got on the barriers where we waited all day (it was nearly 12 hours without a wee!) to see them. I cried and I screamed for the whole set, it was incredible and they are an incredible band. I've seen them twice since then but nothing beat that first time. 
• Brand New in Cardiff 2012, I briefly caught a bit of Brand News set at reading the year before and when tickets went on sale for Cardiff I was so excited. In some ways it was rubbish, I was with a boy I didn't like and it rained but Brand New were so effing good that it is still one of my favourite memories, they played a great set, they trashed the stage and were so exciting to watch- I can't wait to see them again. 

What albums are you listening to at the moment? 

As always, i'm listening to a whole bunch of stuff. Right now I'm listening to Brand New (reminiscing), I've also been listening to Two Door Cinema Club, Bastille, The 1975, Imagine Dragons and Coldplay pretty much non stop for the last few months. I keep going back to Taylor Swift as well and I love Justin Timberlake's new album (who am I kidding, I love Justin Timberlake full stop. I want his babies). 
 
What's your favourite bands/artists/favourite album? 
Oh, another toughie. Up until about a year ago I would have said without reservation that my favourite band were Lostprophets and had been since I was about 14. However, I started to grow up a lot and just massively fell out of love with them, they'll always be special to me- but they aren't who I am anymore. 

I'd say that Frank Turner is probably my favourite artist, Brand New are my favourite Band and Mylo Xyloto is my favourite album. 

Of all time, The Cure massively have my heart.

If you could instantly know how to play any instrument, what would it be?

The guitar without a doubt, or something really elegant and lady like,  like a harp.... no, no. I definitely want the guitar. OR A DRUM KIT. 

If you read this and liked it, I think that you should do the tag too and link me to it. and if you can recommend any bands based on those I have mentioned, please do! 

All Photos found on http://pinterest.com

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May 2013 Magazine Freebies

This month I have been really excited by the freebies in magazines, so just wanted to share them with you so that you can go and pick them up too! 

Harpers Bazaar- REN Morrocan Rose Body Cream 
This is probably my favourite as I love REN and find they are one of the few brands that make body cream that doesn't irritate my skin. It smells delicious and sinks in really quickly 
Cost of Magazine: £4.20
RRP cost of product: £26.00 for 200ml = £6.50 
Saving: £2.30 

Elle - Benefit They're Real! 
I will review this properly, I must admit that I don't actually love this mascara. However I have wanted to sample this for the longest time but didn't want to pay the full price. 
Cost of Magazine: £4.00
RRP cost of product: £19.50 for full size = £9.75
Saving: £5.75

Instyle- Nails Inc Nail Varnish
This is available in three shades and is a full size product. Nails Inc are one of my favourite nail brands so I always get excited when they are in a magazine. The shades available are exclusive to Instyle.
Cost of Magazine: £3.80
RRP of product: £11.00
Saving: £7.20 

Total spend of magazines: £12.00 
Total saving on products: £15.48 

Are you going to go and buy any of these magazines? 

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MAC Baking Beauties- Pearlematte Face Powder- Pink Buttercream

MAC Baking Beauties- Pearlematte face powder in buttercream £21.50. 

MAC have released a whole load of collections recently and the one that really caught my attention was the Baking Beauties- all based around cake decoration and design. It stood out as it is an elegant pastel collection which is perfect for spring. I tried to resist, but didn't manage it and had to have the Pink Buttercream Pearlematte Face Powder in Pink Buttercream. The Pearlmatte powders always stand out to me as they are just so pretty and this was no different! 

Around the edge is a very sheer white powder which is sprayed on and dissapeared after about 4 applications. The main powder is made of really beautiful cool toned silver pink and the flower is made from a mid silver pink with periwinkle petals. They all blend together to make a really pretty silver. I have heard people complain about the colour pay off as it is so sheer but personally I really like this and use it to dust over my cheekbones- making them look all dewy and glowy. But it can be used all over as a face powder or concentrated for an icey blush. I would say this this is a product for girls with skin like mine, pale and cool toned as it would definitely wash out a warm toned girl. 

As far as essentials go, I wouldn't classify Pink Buttercream as something you need in your life. But just like a  decadent cake, this makes a luxurious little treat. 

What do you think of the MAC Pearlematte Face Powder?