Glossy Box

Hey Guys,

So I decided to subscribe to GlossyBox and thought I would share my signing up experience with you.

If your not sure what a GlossyBox is its a monthly subscription box full of 5 luxury samples of beauty products for you to try. It's £10 a month plus £2.95 postage and packing. And you can cancel at any point.

I found it pretty simple and quite quick.

First of all you choose the subscription choice you want,

£10 a month subscription,

3 boxes £27, - 1 off payment

6 boxes £50 (1 box free), - 1 off payment

12 boxes £100 (2 boxes free) - 1 off payment

Then you fill in the usual bank details and shipping address.

(The boring bit) 

Next is the beauty profile you fill in, this asks you things such as what hair colour are you, do you colour your hair, what shade foundation you wear, what kind of make up you wear (dramatic/subtle/both) etc etc.

So hopefully this means my box will be tailored to my preferences.

It also asks you what kind of products you'd like to try out so if you don't fancy any hair products you just don't tick that box. It does tell you that your beauty profile wont effect your first box but after that it should do.

Anyone already subscribed to GlossyBox?

Anyone wanting to subscribe can head over to GlossyBox.co.uk

Also in this months cosmopolitan there is a voucher code for 10% off your first box which is COSMO10OFF which ends on the 5th of August.

Look out for my first GlossyBox opening post soon :)

Much Love,

Daisy

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Skin Care Routine

Hi Guys,

I did a post about my milk spot issues I've been having and explained what my doctor advised. (If you'd like to read it, it is ... here)  I also told you guys about the new products I had chosen to use, so I thought now I've been using them a week I'd share with you the routine I've been following.

I follow this routine twice a day, morning and night I find it so easy and effortless where as some previous routines would be a little annoying.

Firstly I use the clear skin oil balancing exfoliating wash. I wet my face then squeeze about a 2p size amount of product in to wet hands, rub my hands together until the product begins to lather then massage it into my skin in a circular motion. Then I simply wash off and pat my face dry with a clean towel.

(Night time only) If I've been wearing make up all day I'll use my kind to eyes eye make up remover next, just to make sure I remove any mascara and eyeliner. All I do is take a cotton wool pad with the product on it and gently wipe my eyes from the inner corner outwards.

My next step is the radiance brightening cleansing wipes, these are pretty obvious I take one and wipe over my face and down my neck. I am absolutely loving these wipes, there so refreshing and large wipes meaning one will do my whole face and neck!

Following this I use the kind to skin purifying cleansing lotion. I take a cotton wool ball this time and squeeze a decent sized blob onto my cotton wool (a little larger than a pea I'd say about 2 and half peas sized) ((bad English there)) and rub onto my face using a circular upwards motion. I find the cotton wool ball makes this easier to create this motion.

Next is the kind to skin soothing facial toner this is so refreshing that on the few warm days we've had I've used it to freshen my face up mid day as well as part of my routine. Again I take a cotton wool ball and pour quite a bit of product on to it then I pop this onto my face in circular upward motions. I'm loving this toner!

Finally I use the kind to skin hydrating light moisturiser, using upward and outward motions I apply this to my face and neck. The amount of product I use depends on how my skins feeling that day. I've found I've used around the same as the cleanser as I have really dry skin on my cheeks.

So far I'm loving the Simple range and I'm all ready seeing the benefits of taking my doctors advice and using all one brand. There's so many other Simple products I'm looking forward to trying.

Much Love,

Daisy

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Magazine Freebies.

Hi Guys,

Cosmopolitan and Glamour always have a freebie stuck to them sometimes a sample size sometimes full size. Samples are always handy to try a new product and if its a full size product well that's just a bonus isn't it :).

This month Cosmopolitan are offering a free Missguided Splash Nail Polish in 3 colours I picked up Missmatch a bright orange.

The other 2 were -

Misstify a bright pink

Misslead a bright yellow

They also stuck in there a book full of discounts which I don't think are that good but maybe other people will.

Glamour have Balance Me products. I couldn't decide what to choose so I gave in and bought 2. I know I know it ended up costing me double but I picked up the Rose Otto intensive lip salve which is full size and worth £12 the other product is extra care wonder eye cream  7ml sample which it says is worth £11. I checked online and the full size is £20 for 15ml. So £4 for £23 worth of products is worth 2 of the same magazine.

Isn't it?

The other 2 Balance Me products you can choose from are the pure skin face wash and balancing face moisturiser.

What would you choose?

Much Love,

Daisy

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Haul :)

Hi guys,

This is one of the posts I've wanted to write for ages now but due to lack of funds haven't been able to do any shopping :(. Finally I've been out and treated myself to some new bits and bobs. So here we go...

Everything I bought was pretty inexpensive and the majority of it was from Primark.

My first purchases were actually made the other day in my local Tesco:

Floral Skinny Jeans - £14

Simple Brightening Face Wipes - 2for£4

(stocking up whilst there on offer because there totes amazeballs)

Next are yesterdays purchases, I nipped into Primark and Boots in the morning on my way to meet my lovely friend and her gorgeous baby boy!

Primark first...

Pink strap top - £2

White strap top - £2

Aztec Shorts - £4

XXL men's top - £2.50

(for a crafty project look out for a crafty post soon)

Black floral toiletry bag - £4

Blue floral make-up bag - £2

Lace wired headband - £1.50

Now for Boots I only bought one thing which I'm really excited about and have wanted for a while now...

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain - £5.99

(introductory price, usually £7.99 I believe) 

In the colour LOVESICK :)

(review to come soon)

That's everything I bought, have you bought anything new lately?

Much Love,

Daisy

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Holiday Tips - Booking...

Hey Guys,

When me and my boyfriend book our holidays we always follow a few simple rules to make sure we get the most for our money.

1. Always look at a few different places!

We were going to go to Greece this year but found I we went to Spain then we could get far more for our money.

2. Look at staying outside the centre of the resort.

I found a hotel just outside of the centre for £100 cheaper than in the centre and it is only a 3euro taxi ride away and it means it'll be lovely and quiet on a night time!

3. Read reviews on the accommodation!

Make sure people recommend it and its worth the money your spending. However don't over think the reviews I find sometimes people are just being too picky.

4. Compare online prices and travel agents prices.

We went to Goa, India in February and found it much cheaper booking through the travel agents than online.

However this time we've found online cheaper than the travel agents for a week in Spain.

Always compare both options.

5. How much luggage do you need?

When we went to India we went for 2 weeks so needed a suitcase each. For our week in Spain we don't need as much so we've decided to share a case and saved our selves £30! 

6. Find out which airports cheapest to fly from?

We live in Yorkshire and flew to India from Gatwick and save our selves £300.

However you do have to consider commuting to the airport as we ending up spend £200 on taxis.

I think that's pretty much it.

Remember the more you save the more you can spend once your out there!

Happy Holidaying!

Much Love,

Daisy

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7 things for 7 days!

Hello again,

So today I'm trying to get through all the post blogger wouldn't let me write yesterday (the wonders of technology ey) and write some scheduled ones just in case blogger goes all weird on me again.

When I woke up this morning I was reading through a few blogs and found the lovely Louise of sprinkle of glitters 7 things for 7 days post.

Louise is a massive inspiration to me I've been reading her blog a while now and is one of the bloggers who made me want to start my own blog. She is also probably one of the happiest people in the world and if your feeling down her blog posts (here) and Youtube videos (here) will cheer you up in seconds!

So here goes my 7 things  for 7 days.

ORGANISATION - Tidy my room and sort though my clothes. Throw out any old make up!

HEALTHY EATING - Making sure I'm eating my special K and low fat yogurts I bought the other day for breakfast rather than sausage sandwiches!

KEEPING FIT - Sticking to my jog every other day rule, its more like one every other week at the moment! woops!

BLOG - Keep up with my blogging I'm loving it at the minute and can't wait to build it up.

COLLEGE - Enrol into college fingers crossed.

CRAFT - Make the beach cover up I've been wanting to make for weeks now.

PETROL BAN - Yes you read it right petrol's sooo expensive and my car is only a little 1.2L so should use too much but i find myself spending £40 a week on petrol so in limiting myself to £20 a week once its run out the car goes on the drive till the next week! (obviously if I have to use it for something important such as work or college I will)

What are your 7 things for 7 days?

Much Love,

Daisy

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Holiday Series!

Hi guys,

I am off on my holidays in 7 weeks (6weeks and 6days if I'm being precise) so I've decided to do a 'holiday organisation series' I might think of a more witty name but for now it's just holiday organisation tips.
Todays thursday so I'm making thursday my upload day for this post. So look out later on today for my first post :).

Much Love,
Daisy
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Would You Rather?

Hi Guys,

How nice is this weather? 20+ degrees :) I could definitly get used to this.

Once again I'm sat in my garden blogging and its bluddy lovely :).

Would you rather?

1. Go out with messy hair and nice make up or nice hair and no make up?

Most probably nice hair and no make up. I find if I cleanse and moisturise in a morning my skin looks pretty healthy.

2. Shave your eyebrows or have no eyelashes?

No eyelashes! I could replace them with false ones, but I hate the drawn on brows look!

3. Only shop at MAC or Boots (changed from sephora) for the rest of your life?

Boots I do love some MAC products but other bits are far to over priced and not great products.

4. Wear lip gloss&liner look or the 80's perm?

Probably the 80s perm then attempt to straighten it every day!

5. Leave the house with obvious foundation line or overdone blush?

over done blush, because it could be easily rectified later in the day.

6. Wear MC hammer pants or biker shorts in public?

MC hammer pants because they may as well be hareem pants.

7. Orange-y spray tan or weird tan lines?

Weird tan lines I think, something to laugh about rather than being laughed at!

8. bad hair cut or colour?

colour I've been accidental ginger before and it wasn't so bad!

9. have twitter or facebook deleted forever?

facebook it bugs me so much!

10. never use mascara again or make up brushes?

I have pretty long black lashes so I would give up mascara I thinks!

I tag anyone who wants to do this tag :)

Much Love,

Daisy

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What if all my make up dissapeared?!

Hi Guys,

So I was rummaging through some blogs and came across a post titled 'What if all my make up disappeared?!' on The Beauty of Louise's blog which you can find here.

So basically what happens is you imagine some dreadful occurrence happened and you wake up to find ALL your make up has gone! Every last little tincy wincy bit. You can repurchase 10 things. I would choose....

My first stop would be the MAC counter to repurchase this little pot of pink coloured goodness! This is one of MACs Tinted Lip Conditioner with SPF 15 in the colour Fuchsia Fix.

I LOVE IT!

My second repurchase would be a tough one as I bought this on my travels to India. Its the Himalaya Herbals lip balm. This is amazing and tastes just like those sweetie necklaces you could get as a kid, dolly beads I think we called them. I paid just 25 rupees for this lip balm. (considering it was 80 rupees to the pound I'd call this a bargain working out at around 30p) you can buy it online but its around £3 I believe.

Next is Bad Gal Lash by Benefit this is a 4.0g tube I got free in Glamour magazine but when it runs out I'll definitely replace it! It makes my eyelashes look so long and its defiantly very black and dramatic!

Maybeline 24H Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in 01 Black. I used to buy MACs Fluid Line in BlackTrack but I found for the money it wasn't worth it as its quite expensive. So I figured I'd try this on out, it's absolutely fantastic! It's highly pigmented, lasts on the skin and doesn't dry out!

NYC Smooth Skin Perfecting Primer Shade 684, this is only around £3.50 and I love it it. It has a bit of shimmer to it so acts like a highlighter under my skin.

MACs Studio Sculpt SPF 15 foundation in NC15, I really like the natural dewy look this foundation gives me and it's the only foundation I've ever found that matches my skin perfectly.

MAC Crew High-Light Powder (summer collection I believe) because I am so pale I can swirl my blush brush around this high-light and use the pink colour to create a lovely natural rosy cheek.

Soap and Glory Arch De Triumph Brow Shape and Highlight I really like the way this works just like benefits high brow but only costs £8. I use this almost every day! Even if I'm not wearing a full face of makeup I'm usually wearing this and Bad Gal Lash!

Garnier Light Anti Dark Circle Roll On, these are around £10 in Boots but i found this on my trip to India for 300 rupees so around £3.50. A bargain considering I have a hard time sleeping and dark circles are an every day thing for me! This work brilliant and isn't too thick so feels pleasant on the skin.

Lastly DIOR 5 COULEURS Iridescent in 409 Tropical Light, these are the most beautiful eye shadows I have ever owned with a powder pink, rich brown, mint green, pearly white and smokey grey I'm never stuck for a colour! Also the iridescent shine they have is stunning!

What would you repurchase?

Much Love,

Daisy 

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How I store my beauty products.

Hi Guys,

I'm a very nosey person and love to see peoples room tours but because my rooms never tidy enough to show I thought I'd share my 'beauty' room with you all. My rooms in the attic and at the bottom of my stairs I have a small area which I use to do my make up, drying my hair etc etc as it has a big open window so is excellent for natural light for doing my make up.

So the top shelf has my st tropez every day gradual tan and st moriz (cheap rip off of st tropez but an excellent tan). My Himalaya Cocoa Butter moisturiser which I absolutely adore! I have a few nail varnishes I use all the time such as opi's licoln park after dark and i lily love you. Big Sexy Hair volume spray totes amaze balls this stuff cost me £12.49 and has lasted forever! GHD heat protect spray and then GHD frizz control serum I use both these every time i blow dry my hair and the heat protect spray every time I straighten. My current hairspray is this silhouette and I cant remember who this is by but I never stick to the same hairspray i buy what ever is on offer to be honest. Then my Clynol shampoo which is sat there collecting dust as I hate it.

The middle shelf has my favourite perfumes on it, Gucci Envy Me, Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs Daisy (empty but too pretty to bin) and Marc Jacobs Eau so Fresh (almost empty *sad face*).

These little red votives have hair grips in one, the middle one has the little sponge eyeshadow applicators that come free in eye shadows (because they sometimes come in handy) the next one has my eyebrow pencils and eyeliners in. Then my Sure Crystal deodorant, smells lovely and fresh and comes in a big tin so lasts ages :).

Last shelf has a glass dish (mamas find in a charity shop) which I keep my cotton wool in I use pads, balls and buds all for different products so keep a few of each in here then top it up when its low. Then there is my simple range that I use daily. Routine post coming soon. I keep my make up brushes in this giant pink cupcake case mug and to make them stand up I filled it with rice!

I pull my mirror out when I need it and I also keep a fold up chair tucked behind it so there not in my way through out the day. This little plastic drawer set was arround £5 and I have 2 one here and one in my main bedroom. The top drawer has things such as back up facewipes, travel size moisturisers extra cotton wool and nail varnishes etc. AKA junk drawer, everyone has one!

The middle drawer has hair products such as dry shampoo, hair foils, brushes and rollers. Nothing too exciting there.

Last drawer is styling tools, my thin curling iron, fat curling iron, hair dryer and my beloved GHD straightener.

On top I keep a little box for empty products I need to remember to repurchase or would like to repurchase when I can afford to.

I have'nt included make up as I'm waiting to do a make up collection soon.

Much Love,

Daisy

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CLYNOL Repair Revive Shampoo and Conditioner Review.

Hey Guys,

I said in my June Empties post (which you can read here) how disappointed I had been with this conditioner. Well I was equally as disappointed with the Shampoo. I was really excited to have got this little duo and thought it would work wonders for my hair but it was far too rich a product for my hair.

I found that no matter how long I spent rinsing the products out of my hair it just wouldn't budge it seemed to cling to my hair. It would feel excellent for a couple of hours but then it just seemed to get to greasy so quickly and not just a little bit greasy it was sticking together in clumps.

As I said in my June Empties I managed to find a use for the conditioner but the shampoo I've barely used and there is still almost a full bottle left.

I believe these cost around £12-£14 for both from a local beauty supplies warehouse, and i definitely  wont be buying them again any time soon.

Much Love,

Daisy

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Iphone Apps

Hola!

Ahhh the suns out in jolly old England and it's beginning to feel like summer finally! I mean anyone would think it was July or something. So I'm sat in my garden with a glass of ice cold juice and written a blog for you lovely people :).
So what iPhone apps do I use I hear you ask?!

I don't really use my iPhone for games I do have Song Pop on the next screen and also Draw Free, but I'm one of those people who downloads games plays them then get bored really quickly so delete them more or less straight away.

Right then, I have the normal Apps on there that I need such as phone, emails, camera, photos, safari, music and settings nothing really overly interesting in them.

I do have a hell of a lot of social networking Apps, I use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pintrest everyday, although I am getting more and more fed up with Facebook and it's spammy trolls posting all the time (really is there any need to abuse someone for entertainment purposes?!).

Pintrest is a great App and has loads of different sections on there from food and drink to hair and beauty to diy and crafts. I've found so many thing on here I want to attempt to make. Its just finding the time. When I do I shall blog for you and let you know how it all turns out!

Instagram is also pretty good and I check this throughout the day it's basically an app where you snap a picture (or choose one from your album) then add an effect and upload! SIMPLES :)! You can follow other people on there too :) great for nosey people like moi! I loves it I do!

Tumblr is pretty... MEHH :/ I don't really use it and I think I might delete it to be honest.

Blogger and Bloglovin' are recent downloads. As in I downloaded them last night :). I shall Update with how I'm liking them pretty soon.

Sleep Cycle, I have a hard time sleeping I take herbal relaxants to help me drift off and also use this app as it records how I've slept through the night. I might actually do a separate review on this for you guys because this little App has helped me alot recently!

Google+ if I'm honest I downloaded this ages back and have never opened it! I shall have a play about and update on how I'm finding it ASAP!

Groupon this little App tells me of excellent exclusive deal near where I live or online, I've seen deals on things from coffee makers to hair cuts on here! Sometimes they still work out expensive but then there has been some excellent bargains on there too! There is also the tab which is full of holiday and weekend away deals, from Holiday Inns in Manchester to Tropical Islands!

Definitely worth a download!

And last but not least, Trip Advisor! A brilliant little App I've had this App from day 1 of my iPhone and have used it so much to check out reviews on hotels or holidays we may want to stay in!

Its also excellent if your off out for the day and what to find somewhere nice to eat!

I do believe all these Apps were free.

If you guys could recommend any Apps to me I'd be very grateful!

Much Love,

Daisy

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Baby Spots

Hi Guys,

So now I've wrote one blog post I'm eager to write another one so here I am on blog post number 2 on blogging day 1 :). Ohhh get me!

Right so into the the story of my baby spots :(.

A few weeks ago I noticed small bumps under my skin on my forehead and my chin, I've had a few stressful months so just put it down to that. However it was beginning to get worse. No matter what I did I just couldn't get rid of them, I tried stopping wearing make up even cutting down on the amount of products I washed my face in. Nothing was shifting them.

My mum being a mum decided to put the fear of god into me and said it looked like acne! I began stressing out and booked a doctors appointment! Yes a doctors appointment for spots!

After a chat about my skin what products I use and an inspection of my skin my doctor told me I had milk spots a bit like what baby's get and it was caused by using a mixture of brands rather than all one brand using similar ingredients.

So as much as I wish I could buy the whole Temple Spa Be Gone line I had to look for a cheaper skin care line.

After perusing the isles in Tesco I went back to Simple! The brand I used as a young teen and never had any issues. Tried and tested you may say.

left to right

Kind to Eyes Eye Make-up Remover  125ml - £3

Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner 200ml - £2

Kind to Skin Purifying Cleansing Lotion 200ml - £2

Clear Skin Oil Balancing Exfoliating Wash with Witch Hazel 150ml - £3.90

Radiance Brightening Cleansing Wipes Mango Goodness 25 wipes - £2 (usual price £3.99)

I forgot to pick up a moisturiser but as I still have a little bit of my olay day moisturising cream its not a massive issue. I can just pick one up next time I'm in Tesco. 

It's been a while since I've used all simple products so a review will follow shortly :).

Much Love,

Daisy

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June Empties

Hi Guys,

OK so for a while now I have been reading beauty and craft blogs on line and wishing to myself that I had the creativity and writing skills to keep people interested and not thinking oh my god what is this girl rambling on about?!

I finally decided that I was going to take the plunge and blog! One of my all time favourite posts to read are peoples monthly favourites and empties. So over the month of June instead of binning everything I used up I popped it into and empty Urban Outfitters bag and waited till I had the guts to sit down and write about them!

Please don't be a hater, as I'm not professing I am a know it all, I am simply sharing my thoughts :). After all I don't take myself seriously so neither should you :).

(my pictures are pretty shoddy but its night time and I used my iphone I will improve I promise!)

Clynol Repair Recovery Conditioner -

Its taken me an absolute age to use this up! I had really high hopes for this product as I use bleach to lighten my naturally blonde hair and I like to keep it in good condition! I believe it cost me around £7 (which I find bluddy expensive for a conditioner) after using it i found my hair was really oily to the point that a couple of hours after washing my hair I had major chip pan head! In the end I used it once a week just on the ends of my hair and left it for 3-4 minutes as a deep condition. This seemed to work well, but I doubt I'll be splashing the cash again anytime soon!

Proclere Professional Blue Frosting Silverising Conditioning Shampoo-

When I was around 15 years old I lost my mind and thought it would be a good idea to dye my lovely blonde locks black! Boy was I wrong. Fast forward to age 18 where I see sense and begin the long and expensive trail back to blonde! During which I was several shades of orange/ginger yellow/blonde and a very very brassy blonde (it was a very traumatic time in which I considered going into hiding several times) my lovely hairdresser introduced me to silver shampoo (which is actually purple). This has been an absolute god send and I have gone through many bottles. I believe I pay around £9 for 2 bottles of this!

(another shocking photo)

left to right

Boots Vitamin e Toner-

Another product that has taken me a while to finish. I only really use this as a back up for when I run out of whatever toner I'm using at the time. Its nice and refreshing however the smell puts me off using it as my main toner. It smells a little bit like plasticine :/ which isn't really a smell I want lingering on my face all day. However at £2.54 its always handy to have as a back up!

Temple Spa Be Gone Cleansing Lotion-

I absolutely LOVE this cleanser! It makes my skin feel A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and smells of lavender which is a scent I absolutely adore! However with a price tag of £18 its not something I can justify repurchasing (ultimate sad face) Its definitely something I have to put on my Christmas list and hope for Santa to bring! I have quite sensitive skin and this cleanser is so gentle. It's paraben free and has no artificial colour or fragrance! I cant tell you how much I love this product!

Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Facial Wash-

This product was a bit of a neutral product for me I don't hate it but I don't love it either and I doubt I'll repurchase it to be honest. It smelt really fruity and did its job however I didn't see any major difference in my skin during break outs.

Tesco Cucumber Cleansing Wipes-

I wanted to love these so much they smell amazing and at 99p for 25 there an absolute bargin! However they made me break out and I found I was having to use 2 or 3 to remove my make up. The also claim to remove waterproof make up but I found myself having to scrub at my eyes which resulted in puffy stinging panda eyes (not attractive).

Marc Jacobs Daisy-

One of my absolute all time favourite scents! I am rubbish at describing scents so I shall copy and paste a description from the debenhams website here..... Daisy features top notes of wild strawberry, violet leaves and ruby red grapefruit. Heart notes of violet, jasmine and gardenia. Base notes of vanilla infusion, musks and white woods. Oh how sad I am about this being all used up :( I shall defiantly be repurchasing this when I go on my holidays in September! It has to be a duty free purchase because at £56 for 100ml I cant justify buying it on a normal shopping trip.

Ahhhh (sigh of relief) first blog post written! I do hope you enjoy and come back for more ramblings soon!

Much Love,

Daisy

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