Happy Birthday Holly Mixtures: GIVEAWAY

Allow me to take you back in time...

Exactly one year ago today.

Pretty sure it was about as cold and windy as it is right now, and I was sat in the exact same setting as I am now - in a blanket with my dressing gown on, wishing it was justifiable to put the heating on with it now  being meteorologically Autumn...but then remembering I'd rather buy a new mascara than be warm.

Followed by going upstairs and adding my onesie to the growing number of layers I had on.

See that was the thing, I liked mascara a lot.
I liked other beauty stuff, a lot.
 And most of all, I read blogs about them, a lot. 

I'd get that weird excitement in my belly when seeing someone love a product so much that they just had to speak about it - and I had the same problem.

Like an affliction.

Seriously, even my dad had to put up with the occasional ramble about how great my new lipstick was and how it's lasting power was sooooo much better than it's nearest counterpart from time to time.

As you can imagine, he was thrilled.

I needed a vent.

 I was one of those kids in high school who asked for extra paper in exams.

I would, could, and very bizarrely liked to (I know, weird) write twelve pages where only three were necessary, and fill them with absolute nonsense that the question definitely did not ask for.
Poor examiners.

*senses I'm doing it now and this whole essay is totally uncalled for*

I had all these words in my head and they needed to come out.

*senses I'm still going*

To cut a long story short, I decided it was time to preserve my poor dads hearing and write it somewhere where like-minded people might get the same thrill I do, or errr...not thrill if I'm on a rant about something.

That day, Holly Mixtures was born, with this cringe-fest of a blog post...

Although it took until around November for me to actually put my link out in the big bad world for someone other than my mum (and most avid reader).

Not going to lie - one of the best things I ever did!

I love blogging now, and although I'm not the most regular of bloggers, it combines so many of the things I love into one place; beauty, fashion, art, (iPhone photography is soooo art) and writing - and that place is all mine!

I feel so privileged to be able to share it with you all, and I've 'met' some great people along the way to reaching one year.

I genuinely believed that it would be just my mum reading until the end of time...

My thank you to you all is inspired by a giveaway I was lucky enough to win myself a few weeks ago, thanks to Kimberley, because my god I never thought it was possible.

I'm going to run a similar giveaway myself, and offer you lovely lot the chance to win the MAC LIPSTICK OR EYESHADOW OF YOUR CHOICE!!

That very giveaway has inspired me a little, because such a product is not always possible to just buy for those who have mortgages to pay and an expensive addiction to houmous like myself.

I was more than thrilled to win and have decided that I would really like pass on that feeling to one of you, as a thank you for the support I've had over the last year :)

TO ENTER:

Simply fill in the rafflecopter below :D

I'm keeping it simple - so you have up to five entries, one of which is mandatory and includes leaving your email address in a blog post comment.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

1. Sorry you guys, but it's a UK only giveaway and you must be 16 or over - I've never done one of these before and don't want to get ahead of myself. 

2. You can choose either an eyeshadow OR a lipstick and whatever you choose must be part of the permanent line.

3. I will email the winner on the provided email address and will need a response within three days or an alternative winner will be chosen.

4. I will be purchasing the product of your choice online, (I am nowhere near a MAC store boo) and have it sent to you via standard delivery.

5. All entries will be checked, so stick to the rules lovelies :).

The giveaway closes on the 29th of this month - four weeks time, and I will be choosing a winner that day provided nothing goes hideously wrong...

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I think that's everything peeps...

I'll stop rambling now...
Clearly I never learned.
If web pages were made of paper this would be a flipping book.

I should take a page and write to the examiners who had the unfortunate task of marking my exams - a 'thank you' or a 'sorry' card maybe, but it'd have an explanation inside so long that they'd still be reading it come Christmas.

Maybe one of them unwittingly follows my blog and will enter - if they win maybe I'll be forgiven ;)

Or maybe one of you will win, who knows...?

But you gotta be in it to win it!!

Happy entering people :)