One of the biggest surprises for me when I first joined Twitter two years ago was how many truly lovely people I met. I’ve told the story several times that I resisted joining social media as the editors in my city used it to show how fabulous they were. It came across to me as bragging and I didn’t want anything to do with that. Thankfully my friend Heather convinced me to join and I was immediately taken on how many great people are on Twitter. I met Nina Westbury (@ninawmakeup) on Twitter when she won one of my contests. She gave me the wrong address to her house twice!! I discovered the Bridgette Jones of Beauty through social media. She’s become such a dear friend. She makes me laugh so hard with her misadventures and the stories she makes up about me. My favourite was when she told everyone I insisted her son play the harp at our events. There are so many others I’ve met. It would take pages to list them all. But I’m so grateful to have met each of you.
There were so many people who shared their incredible stories below. If you get a chance, read through them. They’re heartwarming. Everyone had a great story. I drew from all entries below and Stacy Bauer from the U.S. was the winner. Big thanks to all who entered!
Polina Socratous
April 25, 2015 at 5:47 amMy best friend @_marinaki
Gemma
April 25, 2015 at 5:20 amMy absolute favourite person on twitter who is the not only the sweetest but the most funny, lovely and dam right gorgeous is @damnitmarjorie Real name Pamela. I injured my knee and required surgery so was off work and had a lot of time on my hands. I began entering competitions and noticed that the lovely Pamela doing the same. We got chatting and she was also going through a rough time going through the worst of bereavements. She became a dearest friend who was there at 4 o’clock in the morning when my knee was hurting and I couldn’t sleep, there when I was going in for surgery reassuring me I wouldn’t die! Hehe and there when I came out of surgery asking how it went and was I ok. She is an absolute rock and I thank twitter. Out of all the prizes I’ve had, her friendship is the best thing I’ve won. She forty in a few weeks Dave and this would be an amazing gift! Please pick her.
Gemma
April 25, 2015 at 5:29 amOh my Twitter name, @gegraves
Pamela E.
April 28, 2015 at 9:23 amHow lovely to read this, I’ve tried to post my version but it won’t work! I’ll keep trying!
Pamela E (@Damnitmarjorie)
Dave Lackie
April 30, 2015 at 8:00 pmWhat a wonderful story Gemma. Pamela sounds so lovely. Wishing you both luck in the contest.
Spyros M.
April 25, 2015 at 5:01 amyouuuuuuu
Violet
April 25, 2015 at 4:52 amThe sweetest person in here is a man called @davelackie! Do you know him? 😉
Dave Lackie
April 30, 2015 at 8:10 pmNever heard of him!! lol
CAROL PATRICK
April 25, 2015 at 4:33 amMy friend Kim @tinselgirl
rock-or-not
April 25, 2015 at 4:05 amI don’t have a bestie on twitter, but I have one on instagram! She’s @Ladyvang and we are like twins! We are so much alike and we share the same passions (cosmetics is one of them!)
Thank you so much!
@10juu10
Katerina Giavridoy
April 25, 2015 at 3:44 amΤο καλητερο προσωπο στο twiteer μα εσεις Dave εσασται τοσο ευγενικος ειμαι ενθουσιασμενη που σας γνωρισα εδω μεσα !!
Jan
April 25, 2015 at 3:26 amI have yet to meet anyone via twitter but have had some great conversations, tips and advice. My favorite twitter follower though is my cousin Nikki
soos
April 25, 2015 at 2:47 amI followed @nai808 online, then IRL when we were both in line to get the best farmers market food in Honolulu @pigandthelady ! We’ve known each other for 3 years now, had many food adventures & we’re going to the Nordstrom trend event May 9 because we’re both beauty enthusiasts! I am @Soos808
Dave Lackie
April 30, 2015 at 8:10 pmThat is so fun Soos!!! How wonderful
ruth eaton
April 25, 2015 at 2:37 amIn the beginning my social media experiences were pretty dull, the usual “off out tonight” and sharing the pictures from that night out, and instantly regretting it. That went on for a few years, I talked to several people regularly but wouldn’t class any of them as friends. But that all changef when I found out I was pregnant, I was terrified! And I turned to twitter to find people in a similar situation. I got chatting to a woman called Helen, (@hel_bells_JO) and 3 years on I can safely say she is one of my best friends. We shared all of our worries and fears about pregnancy. She was the first person to text me when I was rushed in to hospital to have my baby early. Helen sent me fabulous, thoughtful gifts and special cards just to cheer me up. She continues to supply my daughter with flossy shoes after her trips to spain. Helen has become my rock and my go to friend when I need to talk. We went through our pregnancies together thanks to the power of twitter, and now we are watching each others beautiful children grow up. We share the horror stories of what our now terrible 2 toddlers get up to and I have shared her wonderful weight loss trip with her (3 stone). She has shared her work worries with me and all the stresses of setting a volunteer mother and baby group for her local community. We keep trying to meet up as we are only a couple of hours away from each other but life keeps getting in the way. I would love to win this amazing prize to share with her, although she knows how much she means to me this would be the cherry on the cake. She is truly the nicest person I know, not just on twitter but ever.
Dave Lackie
April 30, 2015 at 8:09 pmThat is such a great story Ruth. So happy you met Helen. Wishing you both luck in the contests!!
Deborah Cochran
April 25, 2015 at 2:35 amMy daughter @scrappiedoodle – love her so much! Sweet and kind and beautiful!
Shagufta
April 25, 2015 at 2:32 am@sanusiya Here
Shagufta
April 25, 2015 at 2:31 am@juveriya_shaikh is my BFF on twitter. She is new on twitter. V were classmates since high school. Now after 6 long years v together on twitter. Hope she loves your daily contest as much I do. Asked her to follow u. 🙂
M Thompson
April 25, 2015 at 2:27 amIt’s Nina Westbury, of course. Have never met her but she has so much fun with her Twitter posts.
Vidya Khan
April 25, 2015 at 2:04 amI am not a very social media person,i have never even heard of FB,TWITTER or any other social sites before my family and i migrate to this country (USA) five years ago,with the help of a relative i got FB which wasn’t long ago then while browsing FB i saw someone liked DAVE LACKIE so i went on his FB page and saw he was doing all this beauty giveaway on TWITTER so i joined TWITTER to enter his giveaways .The first thing i look for when log on is the DAVE LACKIE giveaway and i always i enjoy reading the tweets between him and @ninawmakeup sometimes they make me laugh so hard my daughter looks at funny.So there, i don’t have a best friend on TWITTER,I follow lots of people mostly companies some follow back but if have to choose a #BFF it will have to be my mom who lives in our home country of GUYANA, as for sweetest beauty enthuiast on TWITTER it will have be MR @DAVELACKIE BECAUSE YOU DO ALL GIVEAWAYS AND PUT SMILES SO MANY PEOPLE FACES WORLDWIDE.THANKS FOR LETTING ME SHARE.
Dave Lackie
April 30, 2015 at 8:08 pmI’m so touched. Thank you for your kind note Vidya!! xo
bilqees bano
April 25, 2015 at 1:57 am@MsCastroRides is my best friend on twitter 🙂
Gabrielle
April 25, 2015 at 1:46 amMarlita on the run , @Marlitacupcake is amazing. A sweet, beautiful, helpful blogger, who is a fashionista and has a big heart! Choose us Dave. @guccigoogirl
Kara D'Souza
April 25, 2015 at 12:12 ammy best friend is @NicBish92 we’ve been best friends since the 8th grade. She is my confidant.
Mandy B
April 24, 2015 at 11:47 pmMy twitter friend is @HarpG, she is awesome and such a sweetheart. She deserves all the happiness out there 😉 my twitter @mandyxoox
Michelle Schultz
April 24, 2015 at 11:17 pmHas to be Nina. I love her fun and sweet spirit.
keyko
April 24, 2015 at 11:11 pmI don’t have many twitter friends, but for sure I would call @Sarydes the sweetest!! We don’t get together very often but she is a great friend!
Saribel Deslauriers
April 27, 2015 at 11:01 amAww Keyko you’re so sweet and you’re one of my best beauty friends. Dave I would like to nominate Keyko along with @cookiegigan.
Dave Lackie
April 30, 2015 at 8:02 pmlove it
Jeannie
April 24, 2015 at 10:33 pmThe sweetest person I met on twitter is @danceswithpucks. He is always thinking of me and he always his wife on his mind. He is always asking what he should get his wife as a surprise. He’s a very sweet person and I think his wife would also like this set.
Ashley Power
April 24, 2015 at 10:23 pmThe sweetest person I have met on twitter is Lyndsey. She is always happy and posting positive tweets that encourage me everyday.
Debbie Paiement
April 24, 2015 at 10:10 pmHi Dave well the sweetest person on twitter is yourself and Nina Westbury. I also think that Connie Peixoto is a sweetheart and it was her birthday yesterday. I remember when I first started using Twitter I was so confused how to use it or how it worked ha! I am sure you noticed it as you were the first person I tweeted to… Dave you have a lot of patience ha! One time I thought you commented on my picture and I said thanks and told you all about it. Later I noticed the message wasn’t even for me ha!!! I was so embarrassed ha!! .I finally figured it out…I think.. chellseygirl
Dave Lackie
April 30, 2015 at 8:01 pmNever feel badly about figuring out Twitter. I still don’t know it very well. I just know how to post and respond. lol!!
Shirley
April 24, 2015 at 9:30 pmMy twitter BFF is @Irene_Z I know she would be thrilled to win this and of course I would be too!