'Celebrity VS' We have a winner!

Well everyone we have come a long way with our two contestants.
We've seen them brave the battlefields of Presentation, Sound and Publicity.

And despite their valiant efforts, there can only be one winner...

And with the scores being Marilyn Manson 4 - Lady GaGa 1 (after adding on the two bonus points for Manson due to the voting)

Our winner of 'Celebrity VS' is Marilyn Manson!

Group Photo for 'Celebrity VS' winner 2010.

 

But hey before you go off conquering the world in a maelstrom of gothic music. (Hey I want in on that party too.)

Why not grab something to treat yourself?
Since Marilyn Manson is our victor tonight, the MeTimeGifts Goth Box is 10% off! (and will remain so until Christmas day)
So wether you are one of 'The Nobodies' or 'The Beautiful People' go check it out.
(Sorry awful puns I know.)


Well everybody that's all from me for now, cya next time on the MeTimeGifts blog, for more news, offers, and entertainment.

'Celebrity VS' Round 3! (Vote here!)

Hey everybody so its neck and neck with the scores being Lady GaGa 1 - Marilyn Manson 1

Now I think you will all agree publicity is a very strange beast, some people say there is no such thing as bad publicity, I would argue against that, I mean look at Britney Spears in the past few years... something tells me that probably hasn't affected her sales for the better.

But which one of our stars is better at causing a media storm while avoiding the bad publicity?
Lets find out.

Publicity - Lady GaGa

Lady GaGa has always had in my opinion a strange relationship with publicity, her music has a tendency to be very successful by itself with Pokerface reaching the top in most music markets in the world, however her publicity as a character is more a love-hate relationship, wild rumors and urban legends are always floating around in the media, for example that particular piece that believed she herself was inter-gender.
She also has a very gun-ho way of portraying herself, with some down right outrageous costumes.
Most of these are hit or miss, a quick google search will show costumes that didn't quite make the cut, and a few which caused a bit of a stir (I am making reference to the meat dress, which was apparently a statement on the way homosexuals are treated in the military with the 'don't ask don't tell' policy.)
Well GaGa I think you'll find when poltics and sexuality is involved haters will always hate, and the publicity created from it wont always be a nice as the publicity from your art.

Would you like it well done, or Raw-raw-ra-ah-ah?

Publicity - Marilyn Manson
Wow... where do I start, its quite difficult to call any publicity bad when you call yourself the 'Anti-Christ Superstar' isn't it?
I mean lets use the name as a starting point, we have Marilyn Monroe the very famous actress, and Charles Manson, the infamous murderer... two big key words, both with ties to very different types of fame.
Over the years Manson has achieved many diffrent types of publicity, I would say the first big hit came with his cover of 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)' which took MTV by storm and has also been named the worlds scariest music video.
However this is merely the tip of the ice berg... multiple law suits, religious protests, and many urban legends from 'devil worship' to surgery. And then when you throw in the fact that he seems to have been quite endeared by the 'Goth' sub-culture it all builds up to a whirl pool of publicity and hype.
It would appear due to his intentional controversial character, Manson can do very little wrong in the eyes of the media, due to the fact he wasn't really trying to play the 'good guy' to begin with.

How can he be controversial? He's better with kids than Barney.

Well guys that a wrap for my part of the judging.
Sorry GaGa but I need to give this one to Marilyn Manson, granted he has many advantages such as...
He has been in the spotlight for longer and he can get away with a hell of a lot more.
Not to say that GaGa is bad at generating publicity, but her range of how she can, and how she has is limited in comparison to Mansons.

Current scores. Marilyn Manson 2 - Lady GaGa 1.

But hold on don't go yet, this fight isn't over, now it's YOUR turn to decide the victor!
Simply vote for you favorite in the comment section of THIS post by typing your stars name.

The star with the most votes gets TWO bonus points! Just enough to send this match either way!

The votes shall be counted in a weeks time and the winner shall be announced.
Also depending on who wins, a certain product relevant to the winning star shall go on sale with 10% off on the MeTimeGifts website!
So vote for your favorite and reap the rewards!

'Celebrity VS' Round 2!

Hello folks welcome back to 'Celebrity VS' it's Marilyn Manson VS Lady GaGa, and now they have a chance to prove themselves in round 2.

Sound - Lady GaGa (Track - Pokerface)

Her eye twitched... bet it all she's bluffing.

Video aside, the way the track opens is fantastic, a heavy beat followed by "ma-ma-ma-ma".
The lyrics work nicely and there is a steady, up beat note variation.
Did I mention its catchy, as in you are probably humming it right now catchy?
Ok now the cons... digital assistance, its alright and this might just be me being ignorant but it never seems to leave.
Granted it has almost a techno dance feel to it, I mean look at 'Believe' by Cher, that was to my knowledge the first track ever to use the auto-tune program, and it was a success.
It just feels slightly heavy handed in this song, I mean check out her live videos, she sounds pretty good without it. Even so that's not much of a con, just something that I believe could be changed for the better.

Sound - Marilyn Manson (Track - Arma-goddamn-mother-fu*****-geddon)

Understanding exchange rates by Marilyn Manson

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Again another brilliant opening to a song, the drums really give a sense of spiraling down before the track begins (and this was released on the album The High End of Low so its appropriate I suppose)
Normally I would disapprove of a lack of note variation during the verses, but I feel the backing-track is varied enough to almost cradle the vocals.
The lyrics are unusual and interesting if not a tad off colour (and by tad I mean if you want to censor this baby you would will need a chainsaw and some wading boots)
On the whole I like this song a lot, but due to the lack of notes that may be irritating to some, and the in your face (and your chest, both your hands, and one of your legs) lyrics, I have to give this point too...

Lady GaGa!
Sorry Manson, your fans may love that song, but I don't think it will ever effect the charts like your version of 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)' did.

The scores are one a piece!

Marilyn Manson 1 - Lady GaGa 1

ATTENTION!
Round 3 is coming up, but it will not be the end for our contestants oh no, once the post for round 3 is up YOU may decide who claims victory by way of vote!

I shall award my point for publicity to whoever I see fit, however the star with the most votes in the comment section of round 3 shall be awarded two points!

And that's not all, the fans of the winner shall be rewarded with a discount to a relevant product from MeTimeGifts!
So rally behind your favorite and reap the rewards!
To vote simply type the name of the star you wish to win in the round 3 comment section when it is posted.

(Votes shall be held for a week before counted and the winner selected.)

Time for some fun... time for some, 'Celebrity VS!'

Oh isn't fame an unusual thing, one minute you're in the spot light with a legion of fans, the next minute you're in the back of a bar somewhere signing an autograph for a man with a lopsided beard and wonky eye.

But while we still have the stars of today lets make the most of it, as we know many people draw inspiration from eachother, but the question always crops up "Who did what better?"

Well we at 'Celebrity VS' (hosted by MeTimeGifts) intend to find out so lets get acquainted with our first 'competitors'

In the red corner sporting some very recent hits, a nice foothold on the media, and the power to turn up to a party in a dress made of meat and NOT be thrown out it's...
Lady Gaga!

In the black corner possibly the most controversial man in music, a character so dark the grim reaper runs in terror from him, its the self proclaimed 'Anti-Christ Superstar'
Marilyn Manson!

Nice now we have out two combatants we can make this a good fair fight.
There shall be 3 phases
1: Presentation
2: Sound
3: Publicity
ROUND 1.
Presentation - Lady GaGa (Video used Pokerface)

Opening with GaGa rising from the waters in a strange black leather cat suit I believe this video started out kinda weak but boy did it pick up.
The white haircut costume in the solo shots looks superb and shows of her facial features very well and catches your eye, although I honestly felt rather disorientated by the 'split camera' style of shooting that was sometimes used, and believe it would be more impressive without it.
The dancing was well done and is very energetic and suits the song perfectly.
I find only one semi-major problem with this video, the backing... no dis-respect to the dancers but I feel a lot of them look like they are trying to upstage Lady GaGa, they seem to be too packed together and they take away the lime light and become distracting especially at 1:44.
I mean whoa guys enough people in one shot?!

Presentation - Marilyn Manson (Video used Arma-Goddamn-Mother****-Geddon.)  (The version of the video I used was the uncensored version from itunes. The censored version is provided above, but in my opinion it has ruined the song completely) Opening came across as pretty solid with Manson inside a pulpit with his arms spread out accompanied by drums, it then moves on to a series of shots showing three different costumes, a suit, a coat with top-hat, and what I assume is either a robe or a hoodie (camera angles made it hard to tell) All of them work well, and we get a very powerful performance from Manson. One criticism I have with this video is Marilyn Manson spends a lot of time in the 'cloth section' of the set, although having silhouettes of 'gothic Mickey mouse girls' trying to grab Manson through the sheets is an entertaining shot, I don't believe it deserves this much of the video, especially when we have the very nice 'Rally' portion of the set, and the burning building. Also I cant help but feel the 'blur' button on the camera needs a rest near the end of the video.

Summary of phase 1!
Entertaining performances from both of our shockers, it seemed for this video that Marilyn Mansons costumes were a bit scaled back from their usual madness.
Allthough GaGa gave us all the energy in dancing and dress, we could ever ask for in a video, I must give this point to Marilyn Manson. I'm sorry GaGa but the horde of backing dancers and 'split camera' shots were too much for me. In Marilyn Mansons video, the majority of screen time is taken up by the man himself wich I believe is a must when it comes to a good presentation.

Current score.

Marilyn Manson 1. Lady GaGa 0.

Marilyn Manson has taken the lead... but can he maintain it?
Cmon man... give us a smile

On second thought yhea... it's ok.

Round 2 and 3 coming later in the week!

10 Things for Christmas

Hey guys, that time of year is coming up so here's some ideas of what to put under the tree on that special day.

Secret Santa Gift Box:
The 'Secret Santa Gift Box' is most certainly coming to town.
Decorated in a wonderful red paper with stars and a matching bow it would look stunning under the tree.
The Gift Box includes:
A gold glitter candle.
A black glass tea light holder.
a 'Night with the Stars' bath creamer.
A festive jumbo bath bomb.
Two pieces of festive handmade soap.
All this is currently on offer for £12!

Christmas Soap Stack:
Each of these stacks contains three handmade soaps each weighing 100 grams.
Each stack is hand tied with a Christmas ribbon and finished with a sprig of holly and a jingle bell.
How festive.

Beautifully Lush Bath Bomb Selection Box:
Our best selling gift is back by popular demand just in time for the holidays!
Each box is dressed with a stunning purple snow flake paper and topped with a white ribbon.
Containing a mix of six different 200 gram jumbo bath bombs, this is certainly a gift made to last.
Each bath bomb usually sells for £2.50, but here you can grab all six for only £12.50!
Not only that, each box also comes with a 10% voucher for your next purchase.

Christmas Pudding Bath Bauble:
Now heres a gift with a difference, here with have a shea butter bath fizzer.
But as with anything the proof is in the pudding! (awful pun)
As it is inside a lovely tin bauble that you may hang upon your Christmas tree.
Enjoy the fizzer now.
Enjoy the Christmas Bauble for years.

Round Robin Beautifully Lush Fizzers:
Inside this beautiful tin is a large collection of bath fizzers.
So sit back and relax with this wonderful range of products.
This gift contains.
Christmas Fragrance Candle in a Tin.
Cherry Shea Butter Bath Fizzer.
Grape Shea Butter Bath Fizzer.
Blueberry Shea Butter Bath Fizzer.
Lemon Shea Butter Bath Fizzer.
Almond Shea Butter Bath Fizzer.

Beautifully Lush Large Festive Box:
Now here we truly have the 'jumbo pack' of all our festive gift boxes.
Containing many different types of soaps, bath bombs, and bath fizzers all rapped in a warming festive paper.
If you prefer to keep your presents big then this is certainly for you.
This box contains.
White Christmas Bath Creamer.
We Three Kings Bath Creamer.
Glitterati Bath Creamer.
Handmade Christmas Tree Soap.
Handmade Christmas Dove Soap.
Christmas Pudding Bath Bomb.
Chilly Willy Bath Bomb.

Chocolate Orange Candle:
Bomb Cosmetics candle, hand poured and finished using only the highest quality waxes to ensure maximum scent and burn time.
(Would make an excellent stocking filler!)

Twenty Dried Orange Slices:
These puppies might not look like much on their own, but trust me they sure can add a little scented touch to any decorations in the house.
(Maybe try putting them on Christmas cards?)

100 Grams Whole Star Anise:
This Whole Star Anise may come in very useful in the kitchen or with some quick decorating.

 Ceylon Cinnamon 12 Sticks:
Ah Cinnamon, so many uses such a short blog.
These twelve Cinnamon sticks could really add a kick to any Christmas sweets.

Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War: Dark Crusade. Review Part 6

Flickering from the WebWay (A complex spider like system of teleporters scattered across the galaxy) the Eldar arrive.

A complex race of elf like creatures, very little is known about the eldar.

What we do know is this, they have very advanced technology, they are cunning and deceptive, they despise the Necrons and hold them as  their arch-enemies and...

They are dying out.

Unfortunaly for the Eldar, their numbers continue to dwindle before much more vast forces, because of this they must rely on stealth and 'hit and run' tactics to achive their goals. Assaulting the enemy in a flurry of poetic violence, and then slipping back into the webway before they can retaliate.

Their reasons of coming to Kronus are not certain, but one could speculate that they arrived to halt the march of the dark crusades and put the Necrons back in their tombs, and this time... for good.

Summer Honey Massage Bar Review.

This honey scented massage bar smells good enough to eat, when massaged into the skin it moisturises beautifully. Melting at body temprature it would make a perfect addition to anyones pampering supplies.

If you think this would be a worthy addition to your bathroom, you can pick up the Summer Honey Massage Bar here.

Me Time Product Review.

Hey everybody, now that everything is up and running I thought I'd give you an idea of what we sell and provide, and maybe give you some gift ideas too.

The
For Him Giftbox: 
Now something everyone can be in agreement with, getting a gift for a guy can vary from quite difficult, to down right impossible. From the father who "Doesn't want anything" to the guy who works in the office you don't know much about, this should be ideal for any occasion

Well as we know Christmas is nearly upon us, so why not get a head start with the...

Christmas Lush  Festive Box:
 Filled with holiday cheer and merriment, and the perfect thing to relax with after a busy day of spreading good will and getting that dreaded Christmas shopping done.

Now for those who like to walk on the darker side of life, I bring to you the...

MeTime Goth Box:
Filled with gleefully dark items, and a beautifully warped selection of treats, the Goth box will not disappoint those Beautiful People of a darkened nature.

Not into the idea of a gift box? Not enough room in the bathroom or just want a little something for yourself?
Take a look at our smaller items, for when less... is more.


Bath Rocks:
For when bathbombs are simply too bulky why not take the bath rocks, they will pamper just as well and are easier to take on holiday too.

And last but not least our...

Handmade Soaps:

Simplicity at its finest, more fragrances than you could ever wish for.

Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War: Dark Crusade. Review Part 5

Now we come to the back-bone of the Imperium of Man, sure the Space Marines are tough and some of the best warriors in the galaxy, but they are few in number, and cannot answer to every battle cry called out by aliens and heretics.

For this we need the hammer of the Emperor, the Imperial Guard.

Now where can I start with the Imperial guard, well to quote a famous Let's Player (JosefVStalin) "Heres a laser rifle, now go fight the untold horrors of the universe." and to be honest this sums it up completely, this people are usually conscripts sent to fight beings and aliens no man should ever have to face.

So what do they have on their side? Numbers, and some of the finest tanks and artillery ever seen on any battlefield. The Imperial Guard believe that any problem can be solved by either sending wave after wave of expendable men at it, or simply shelling it into oblivion.

These two tactics are tried usually before any kind of particular strategy is taken.
Gameplay wise, these guys have a particularly strategic feel to them, the troops tend to be rather fragile (but cheap) and they also have the ability to hold up in bunkers to make a better defensive position.

I salute you soldiers of the imperium, may fight for the Emperor and may you not be mown down by the enemy too quickly. (many more where they came from.)

Also if you'd like to check out JosefVStalins channel, he has a completed Lets Play of Dark Crusade, playing as our expendable friends, the Imperial Guard.

Well thats five of seven factions down, stay tuned for a review of some of our Me Time Products, before returning to the Dark Crusade.

Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War: Dark Crusade. Review Part 4

Ok so when it comes to utter and total destruction, you thought the brutish orks were the worst? No?
Maybe the ruinous powers of chaos? No?
Well then may I introduce you to yet another faction of Dawn of War:Dark Crusade, a faction so terrible... it got the spotlight in the trailer. I give to you the Necrons.

I'll be back.

I know what your thinking... "That looks like the governor of California!" Well let me tell you something, the terminators have nothing on these guys.
Put simply the Necrons have one all powerful rule, living is wrong. If it isn't dead make it dead, and if you can, convert it.
The Necrons didn't arrive on Kronus oh no, they were there for thousands upon thousands of years before the war started, before mankind even stood upright, sleeping peacefully in their robotic tombs underneath the ground until their gods awoken them again, to purge the disease that infested the universe, the disease of life.


The way the Necrons play out in Dark Crusade is much unlike the other factions, for example other factions must gather both requisition AND power to build new units, however Necrons only require power, with requisition only serving as an added bonus.
Also the Necrons are incredibly powerful, yet also very slow. If a Necron play is foolish, their opponent may easily skirt around their forces and head to their base, if they are wise however, using their massed firepower they can bring down even the deadliest of foe.

Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War: Dark Crusade. Review Part 3

Chaos Space Marines: Well we have just met the space marines and why they are here, but what exactly are their arch rivals the chaos marines doing? Well upon leaving the warp (a curropted rift in time and space) the space marines have forsaken their God Emperor and want to capture Kronus for the Blood God Khorne, upon capturing the planet they shall use it as a launch point for their dark crusade upon the rest of the galaxy.

So what makes them diffrent, and not just satanic space marines? Well for one, they rely much more on close combat than their cousins, they have units such as Khorne Beserkers who will leap into combat shouting battle crys of the blood god, and swining axes at anything that moves. They are also able to call upon demons of the warp to aid them in battle, foul terrors that used to be men and are now the imbodiment of pain join them in the bloodshed.

A frightful adversary, and a worthy addition to the warfare.

Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War: Dark Crusade. Review Part 2

Orks: The orks are my personal favorite, they dont have hyper advanced power armour, they dont have super sonic plazma weaponry, and their tanks are ramshakle at best... but what they do have is the right attitude and numbers... numbers, numbers, numbers.

The ork mindset goes something like this "If a furst ya dont sucseed... get more boyz!" with the orks bigger is allways better. Ork culture also only revolves around violence, to them fighting isnt the means to an end... its the end itself. Fighting for any other reason other than 'just because' is unlikely.

The orks are on the planet Kronus only for the promise of war and lots of it, and due to bringing looted weapons and armour, ramshackle tanks and buildings, and lots and lots of very angry 8ft green killing machines... they are more than a match for the other factions. Also a famous quote "Orkz allways win! If we die, we die in battle so it dont count! And if we run away we can come back for a nuvver go see!?"

Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War: Dark Crusade. Review

Hey everybody this is Lord Commissar Thomas* and this is my review of Dawn of War: Dark Crusade.

To start of Dark Crusade is a Real Time Strategy (RTS) where players build and control units, maintain and destroy bases and capture territory all taking place in the dark and gritty Warhammer 40,000 universe on the planet Kronus.

Once you start a new game, you are given a mindbogoling choice of seven factions to play as, all with distinct personalities, strengths and weaknesses. These factions consist of...

The Space Marines: The space marines are the elite fighting force of the imperium of man, I wont delve to far into details because there is way to much to talk about in one review. But what it boils down to is the space marines arch enemies were discovered to be hiding on the planet Kronus, causing the them to undertake a great purge destroying aliens and heretics alike in the name of their God Emperor.

The space marines main advantage is their fire power and durability, they have weapons such as the 'Heavy Bolter' that can fire dozens of explosive rounds within moments of spotting the enemy and units such as the 'Terminators' that love nothing more than purging some heretics with flame throwers whilst sporting a set of power armour complete with power fists.

For the next installment we shall talk about the Ork Waaagh.

Cya next time.
*I am not a Lord nor a Commissar.

Hello and welcome to Me Time Gifts, home of many an assortment of hand made bathbombs, soaps, and other cosmetic products.

But first a bit about the company.

Last year in July we went about creating a company that would supply high quality pampering and bathing products at a reasonable price for its customers.

A few weeks later after much work (and a fair bit of luck) www.metimegifts.co.uk was launched and ready to provide and assist its customers in finding that perfect gift for a friend, or a luxury for themselves.