#NoMorePage3

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"The world and its moral perspective have moved on and we think its time the Sun did the same and bought it’s readers with it." NMP3 HQ

So it was announced on Monday that The Sun had finally listened to thousands of campaigners and had stopped printing pictures of topless women on page 3 of the newspaper. 

The campaign was set up by Lucy Anne-Holmes in 2012 when she wrote a letter to editor Dominic Mohan regarding page three of The Sun newspaper (you can watch a video where she explains her reasoning behind it here) 

Page 3 sexualises women to the point where they are seen as objects and not people. An unrealistic perception of beauty was created as the majority of the models featured all looked the same. The result of this was, and still is, that many young women had begun degraded themselves and believed that because they didn't look like these glamour models that they weren't beautiful or perfect therefore began to hate their appearance. 

Don't even get me started on the use of photoshop...I will save that for another day.

Thousands of people support #NoMorePage3 such as teachers, feminists, parents and young women like me as well as many celebrity supporters such as Russell Brand, Jennifer Saunders and many ex-topless models such as Samantha Womack. The shocking stories from other ex-models can be found on their website as well as letters to The Sun 

If you are interested there is also the petition which you can sign to share your support of the cause.

But unfortunately it isn't gone for good as it was back on Friday and still features online and in digital copies.
When will The Sun realise that times have changed!

Esmee x

Black Tied

Just before my birthday last year I discovered the brand Black Tied on twitter and instantly fell in love with some of their pieces. For those that know me would have noticed that I never tend to wear jewellery other that a pair of diamante studs and my little "E" necklace. Yet there was something about this jewellery that drew me in. I was looking for a simple yet effect long chained necklace for a long time before spying this one on their website and I knew it had to be mine! The lovely ladies over at Black Tied sent me a little treat of a discount code for partnering with them on this post.

As I said, I bought this just before my birthday, but after going away completely forgot where I put it! I found the little gem when I moved round the furniture in my room just before new year. 

New Years Eve...what better time to showcase my new favourite necklace! I received compliments all night about it and pretty much everyone asked me where it was from. Unfortunately the only photos I have currently of me wearing it aren't great quality as my camera died just before I took the photos. Although keep and eye out; no doubt you will be seeing more of it in various outfit posts!

Check out the website for yourself over at http://www.blacktied.co.uk/ and let me know if you decide to purchase anything from them in the comments below! 

Esmee x

It's more than just music...the experiences

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  It would be an understatement to say I wasn't a fangirl.

Not one of those obsessed ones who practically stalk celebrities though.

I adore live music, there's no better way to listen to it then live from the artist themselves. It's my drug, what I get a buzz from and where the adrenaline takes over. Over the years I have been lucky enough to go to many concerts that I've lost count!
(Apologies that this post is so photo heavy! They best quality photos were taken on my Coolpix P520 and the others were take on my old camera)

The band I have seen the most is definitely Mcfly- I think it's been 5 or 6 times! Growing up I live in Trinidad for quite a while and the only music I knew was what my parents listened to (a lot of Robbie Williams!), Britney Spears and S Club 7. When I moved back to the UK the first ever album I bought was Room On The Third Floor and since then I've loved those McFly boys (good choice 7 year old me!). 

For the past two years I've been to The X Factor tour (James Arthur and Sam Bailey's years) when it's come up by me. These are fun to go to as it's a mix of people so there will be something for everyone.

Fun fact for you- I have see Shayne Ward live on his own tour. Yes that guy off The X Factor that no one can remember. A girl who lived up the road from me invited my neighbour and I along with her when we were about 10 but apart from that I can't remember anything about it.

My first standing concert was Plan B's 'Ill Manor's' Tour. His support acts were Labrinth and Rudimental and we managed to get right at the front! If you ever get the chance to see Rudiment, take it, do not turn the opportunity down. even if you don't particularly like them they know how do put on a good show and guarantee will have you jumping around

The Tartan Gig is a concert exclusively for Guides and members of Senior Section. In the past I have been to 3 of these gigs as a Guide and have seen so many artists both current and new. Here's a quick list; Alesha Dixon, The Wanted, DJ Ironic, Twenty Twenty, Scouting for Girls, the Lumintes, Loveable Rougues, Pixie Lott, Cher Lloyd, Amy MacDonald, Gabriella Aplin, Rewind, Stooshe, Conor Maynard and Little Mix. And I'm going back again this year!...It's just one of the many benefits for being a member or Girl Guiding!

Being a fan of boy band The Wanted was an emotional roller coaster but that's a different story. I saw the lads at the first Tartan Gig I went to back in 2010, this was just before they released 'All Time Low' and clearly were very popular at that gig as the screams were so load the music couldn't be heard even by the band on stage! The second time I saw them was on their first arena tour 'The Code' and the last was on the 'Word Of Mouth' tour or what was changed to 'The Farewell Tour'. Looking through the photos from that night almost brought a tear to my eye as the chances of seeing them again are very slim.

Prior to The Wanted, JLS were my "band-of-the-moment". I used to really want one of the blue hoodies! When they came to Aberdeen they used the walk way so even though my seats were on the back stand for half the concert I was eye level with them. Oh and there was a flying car.

Is it bad that the thing I love the most about seeing Jessie J live was her inspirational speeches rather than her musical performances? Don't get me wrong, she was absolutely phenomenal that night! 

May 15th 2014 is a night I will never forget. Not only did I see McBusted live but I was pretty much front row...in the OMFG zone between the main stage and the catwalk. I'm not gonna say anything more about what happened that night as when I've told people in the past they've been quite horrible to me about it therefore I'm going to keep them as my memories. 
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'Word of Mouth' - Bradley Simpson and Connor Ball from The Vamps

X Factor Tour 2014 - Sam Callahan

'Ill Manors' - support act Labrinth

The Garage Union J Tour - Sam Callahan

X Factor Tour 1014 - Sam Callahan, Luke Friend and Nicholas McDonald

The Garage - Union J 2013

'Word of Mouth' - The Wanted

X Factor Tour 2014 - group performance

Tartan Gig 2012 - Richard Wisker

Tartan Gig 2013 - Conor Maynard

X Factor Tour 2013 - District 3

Tartan Gig 2013 - Little Mix

Tartan Gig 2013 - Perrie Edwards

Tartan Gig 2012 - Cher Lloyd

X Factor Tour 2013 - Ella Henderson

'Outta This World' - Aston Merrygold

'Outta This World - JLS

my photo on Tom Fletcher's Instagram

McBusted memories 

'Word of Mouth' - Max George and Jay McGuiness

'Word of Mouth' - Nathan Sykes

'Word of Mouth' - The Wanted

'The Code' - The Wanted

Who have you seen live or are going to this year?
I'm off to see McBusted again, go to another Tartan Gig and experience what it's like to go to a One Direction concert! :P

Esmee x

Goodbye 2014...Hello 2015

Image curtsy of Sprinkle of Glitter


Resolutions are something I tend to always make but most definitely break...so why not follow tradition and share what happened last year and what I hope to happen (give it three months!) this year...as well as update you on a few things!

Last year I set myself waaaaay too many things to accomplish as the list goes like;
Eat healthier - I know, so inventive
No more sweets, chocolate, crisps and fizzy drinks (lollypops and Cadbury Bourneville as exceptions) - I actually did quite well with this one!
Read before going to bed - technically sometimes I did, but in the dark on my kindle so not the best
Leave my phone outside my room at night - ahahahahaha
Look after my skin better - whoops forgot about that
Blog more - I'll let you be the judge of that one
Learn how to drive- I turned 17 on the 20th October and still haven't sat behind the wheel of a car (I'm not making excuses here- I genuinely have been busy of weekends and when I get home from school it's been too dark :/)

This year I have been a little more reasonable with myself;
Again I'm going to try cut out sweets like haribo, only have dark chocolate, crisps made from potato etc and fizzy drinks unless out for tea as ordering something other than lemonade is too much of a faff sometimes.
For my birthday I received a smoothie/juice maker, I plan to make something at least once a week!
I've never had a serious break out of spots on my face which I guess I'm quite lucky for but I do suffer from blackheads! I have tried so many things to attempt to get rid of them and nothing seems to work- this year I'm gonna find the solution. Got any ideas? Please leave them below!
This is more of a bucket list type thing rather than a proper resolution but it's to take more photos and capture those little memories which can be easily forgotten.
The final one - decide what I want to do with my life. Ever since summer people have always asked me what I want to do when I leave school and my reply is always "Hopefully go to university but I don't know what for". After a while it gets annoying having to repeat this phrase over and over so this year I want to get my head around what I actually want to study when I leave school and where I want to go to do it.2014 had it's ups and downs in terms of blogging but this year I'm going to try keep on my A-game. I realised that I don't have to write about certain things and be tied down to one style. This year I'm going to write the blog I wish I had discovered growing up, tell stories and give advice, and just write about what I want to no matter how strange to some it may seem.

In other news, changes that will be happening around here on my blog is hopefully a new layout that I actually like and want to keep! I've never been happy with the way my blog looks as its too this and too that. But I don't know how to change and edit it properly that I'm 100% happy with it. Hopefully, some of my friends who know what to do and know how to do anything on photoshop would be willing to help me out and create a new design for 'ezzlepops'.
One of my blogging friend's, Carolyn, and I have had an idea for something exciting that (fingers crossed) will be happening in 2015 - we will need your help, but more on that later!
I have a new series that will be going up later this month that hopefully you will all enjoy, relate to and find useful!

Did you succeed in 2014?
What are your resolutions for 2015?
Any tips or links regarding designs, please do not hesitate to leave a comment or drop me a message!

Esmee x

2014 Favourites & Highlights

It's that time again when every blogger sits down and writes about their favourite things from 2014...so guess what! Now it's my turn- let's get cracking shall we?

Easily my most favourite purchase this year was my camera. I have been longing after a "proper" camera (before anyone says anything, yes i know a bridge camera is different from a DLSR)  for years now as my little digital one was getting boring. So after spending hours online, indulging in the world of cameras, i finally found my new baby - and off i went to John Lewis to pick it up! (no way was I letting my postman deliver my new prized possession!)

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2014 has been a good year for music. There have been some over-played, slightly annoying songs (there's only so many times I can listen to Happy or All About That Bass before I want to tear my hair out!) but there have been some great ones among them! I know everyone has different tastes but for me the album of the year has to be Ed Sheeran's 'X'. My other musical highlights have been McBusted, the reuniting of S Club 7, George Ezra and Radio 1's month of Live Lounges. One of my favourite performances was by 5 Seconds of Summer when they covered Blink 182's 'I Miss You' which made me listen to more of their stuff this year.

This year saw one of my favourite books, The Fault in our Stars by John Green, released in cinemas; I'll admit it - I might have spent most of the time in tears but so was everyone else. Other movie I saw and enjoyed was 22 Jump Street and Bad Neighbours...well because you can't go wrong with Channing Tatum or Zac Efron can you? 
Going back to the books thing - Giovanna Flecther released her 2nd novel, You're The One That I Want, and a novella rejoining Billy and Sophie at Christmas. 
This year it was announced that in a few weeks time my favourite telly show will be no more - Waterloo Road. I have made it my mission to collect every series on DVD. 
If you're from the UK and don't watch Goggle Box what the hell are you doing with your Friday nights?!? (all right fair dos- just make sure you stick it on record!)

What's the best thing to snack during films/telly I hear you ask? The answer- popcorn! This year I have definitely become obsessed (if I wasn't already) with that stuff. A drink I've become addicted to also is pink lemonade. The best stuff I've had so far is from Boots and cost £1.05- how could you not try it for that price!

After months of wearing a BB cream I got bored of it and decided to branch out  and bought myself two foundations- Rimmel's Match perfection and Lasting Finish both in shade 100 ivory. If you're going to buy one of them make sure it's Match Perfection. I find this one to be a lot less cakey and more natural than the others.

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A much raved about product- Collection Lasting Perfects concealer. It's true, it is a perfect concealer- the only  downside is it's range of colours as it's very limited! If you can't find one to suit you I highly recommend Rimmel's Wake Me Up concealer as this too it a beauty of a product and does the job just nicely.

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Anyone remember Impulse, Charlie and So...? body sprays? This year I fell in love again with the scent of 'So...? Sinful'

My favourite fragrance of the year has to be the new Marc Jacobs 'Daisy Dream' perfume! I first smelt this exclusively at the airport in summer, as they were realising the product early, and kept the little disc in my jumper pocket before sharing it with my family. For my 17th birthday I then received the box set of the perfume along side a body lotion and shower cream.

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My love affair with Barry M's Gelly nail range continued this year...........
The one thing I hate the most about having painted nails is removing it. I know I'm really late to be raving about this product but a few weeks again a friend of mine bought me the Bourjois Magic Nail Polish Remover. But seriously this product is amazing, it might not remove the nail polish in 1 second like the bottle says but for me it takes about 10 seconds per fingers which is a hell of a lot quicker and easier than a bottle of remover or remover pads. My fingers do feel slightly sticky after using it but that's because it contains products which nourish your nails not your finger tips- but once I've washed my hands it's all good.

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Still with no idea what my style is exactly (other than a little bit of everything), something that I'm glad I finally purchased was a black skater skirt. I have worn the death out of it! It's fair to say, this year I bought waaaaaay too many shoes. My favourites would have to be these trainers or these heels! They are by far the comfiest pair of heels I have ever bought and the fact that I wore them all evening at one of my friend's party proves this.

This year I have been lucky enough to go to three concerts (a handful of photos are on my flickr) and two comedy gigs which I thoroughly enjoyed. Going to concerts has to be one of my favourite past times as music is always best live and the atmosphere is amazing. I have a feeling that when I'm at uni all my money will be spent on concert tickets and merchandise...maybe I should just get a job at an arena! I'm currently sat re-living the memory of seeing Jack Whitehall as I'm currently watching his tour DVD!

Other highlights of this year have been;

 my little blog turned one early this year- you can read about it here HERE.

Callie featured on my blog with a monthly.

I saw Les Mis on stage for the first time (I know I'm about a year late) because my best friend from school was playing Cosette.

My parents bought tickets to the first day of the cycling at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the last night of the Athletics featuring the one and only Usain Bolt!

And I had the honour of interviewing some of Britain's rising stars; Bianca, John Adams and Rewind.

How was your 2014?

Esmee xx

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