Let's GoCustomized

As you already know my very talented friend created me my fabulous logo recently so when a company called Go Customized approached me to create my own personalised phone case there was only one design I was going to choose!

Go Customized is a Dutch company based in Amsterdam. They create customised phone cases, Bluetooth speakers, notebooks, power banks, USB cards and earbud cases all of which you can personalise with your photos and designs!

The design process is really easy, all you have to do is choose the colour of the item you would like, upload your image and position it where you would like to on the item and that's it! You pay for it and choose your shipping option!

I think my favourite part of the process is when Go Customized sends you this video showing you how they create your new phone case.
https://vimeo.com/221561745
I couldn't figure out how to add it to the post properly, I apologise.

The delivery was also super quick, taking only two business days!

I chose to order a white hard case for my iPhone 6, this would have cost me £13.99 And here it is! I am so in love with it!

Create your own here and I would love to see them when they arrive! Let me know in the comments what you think!

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Although this product was sent to me for free in return for the promotion of their business all opinions are mine and I would only consider writing about products I genuinely like and would use.

Fragrance Friday: Ralph Lauren Love

This is a series I have been very excited to write! This is because I   get to write about one of my favourite things; perfume!

In 2014 I had the opportunity to work at the Fragrance Shop, although it was only a short stint thus far it has been my favourite job. And this is where my fragrance journey began (or should I say obsession!).

Ralph Lauren Love was bought for me for my 20th birthday last year. It is a floral and slightly fruity fragrance, fantastic for these summer months. To explain the notes further I have created this great graphic!

To me, the design of the bottle is just as important as the fragrance itself. Ralph Lauren Love is a simple bottle in Ralph Lauren's classic shallow but wide shape. The bottle is a beautiful hot pink with a contrasting blue lid.

You can buy Ralph Lauren Love at The Fragrance Shop

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***This post is in no way linked or affiliated with Ralph Lauren or The Fragrance Shop. All opinions and images are my own and do not represent the views of the businesses mentioned or featured***

The Story Behind The Business: A Thousand Yellow Daisies

You may recognise this businesses name from my recent post about a facebook market night, the market night was a big success and in this post, I am going to introduce you to Sam the fantastic woman behind A Thousand Yellow Daisies!

ATYD create mugs, stationery and gifts with brilliant floral prints. Sam Started the business with a backlog of patterns and graphics that she had designed simply for fun. She spent 5 years learning and developing skills that would support her design abilities. during the start of ATYD she found that patterns inspired by nature were the most popular and in her opinion her best work. Currently, her main inspiration comes from working with others. She currently collaborates with Chick With Chainsaw, creating beautifully personalised coasters.

Ideally, Sam wants to be able to secure a business that she can simply live off of.

"All I want from A Thousand Yellow Daisies is to be able to make a small living that allows me to turn my passion into a career and spend everyday doing what I love. In doing this I also hope to be able to establish strong connections with fellow small businesses and makers to support each other and work collaboratively".

So what is Sam most proud of about the business? Quite simply that ATYD still exists! It has been a tough first year for Sam and has hit many walls along the way.

"There was time after time where I wondered if i'd made the right decision. When juggling the business alongside part time jobs, sometimes working overtime it was exhausting. Attending market stalls that just weren't right for me almost every weekend for 3 months in the run up to Christmas, getting up at 6am and home by 6pm making hardly any sales I wondered why I was even still trying".

 But despite all of that she continued, she just completed a free lance project rebranding a cocktail bar and two more freelance opportunities in the pipe line. There is even the possibility of working on a wedding. Because of all of this she is inspired to work even harder, it would have been easy to give up at any point but she is glad she didn't as she would never have had some of the opportunities she has had other wise.

The future is looking very bright for Sam and AYTD with several big projects being planned for the autumn of this year and spring of next year! This was all she could tell me so I am very excited to hear more about them in the future!

Currently, you can find AYTD on Facebook and Instagram. You can also buy all of AYTD's fabulous designs on Etsy, Chic Shed Designs - Ryton, Tyne and Wear; House of Vestress - Hayle, Cornwall and Sapphire Gifts in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

Now I have some very exciting news! I am officially an ambassador for ATYD! This means Every month I will be introducing you to one of Sam's fantastic items (expect pretty Instagram posts!) and it also means you get a 15% discount on pretty much all of her items! How ace is that! In order for you to get this discount just enter code ATYD15HB at the checkout! Make sure to let me know what you buy either in the comments below or by using #lovehayleybeth in any of your posts!

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It's all Starting to Feel Real Now!

Before now it felt like my blog was just a bit of fun, a bit of a hobby in fact. But things are about to change!
Over the last month, I have been trying to lay down the foundations of this blog becoming something! The first step in doing so was to get me a logo. I originally wanted something that 'represented me' it was full of unicorns and bright pink. Yes if you looked at it, you would say 'oh that must be Hayley's' but it wasn't quite right. After several doodles (including a random ice cream sundae!) I finally found the one!

Now I have no designing skills what so ever so I enlisted the expertise of graphic designer supreme Cameron Stroud to help. Now I have to say Cameron must be a saint if he was able to deal with me! I'm not very good at making decisions and would often give him several options for him to choose from but ultimately he did an amazing job!

So here it is!

You may have also noticed the lovely cover picture at the top of this blog! This was also designed and created by Cameron!

Don't they look fantastic! So if you are looking for a fantastic logo designed by a lovely guy look no further! Cameron is able to cater for almost anything and as I said before he has the patience of a saint. Here is just some of what he can do:

Price List:

Logo Design: from £60

Cover Picture Design: from £30
Posters: from £50
Website Design: from £500
Business Card Design: from £25

All prices include VAT. All prices correct at time of publishing.

Please send all enquiries to camwolf16@gmail.com If you could let him know that you found his details on my blog that would be brilliant, I don't get any commission from it but it is just useful for him!

August is going to be a lot of fun for my blog with some very big changes coming soon! I can't wait!!! 

But until then

Love Hayley Beth XXX

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Liebster Award

So, first of all, a massive shout out to the fabulous Isabel at Boxes and Swatches for nominating my little blog for this fantastic award! You are AWESOME!

Now many of you must be thinking what the hell is a Liebster Award? Well, I said the same thing! The Liebster Award is a must do post for all bloggers. You will find all your favourite blogs will have been nominated at some point. The rules of this award are pretty simple!

You must acknowledge the fabulous blogger who nominated you.

You need to answer all 11 questions chosen by the nominating blogger.

You should then nominate 11 other bloggers.

Here is the fun bit! You get to choose 11 new questions to be answered!

So here are my answers!

What is your favourite book/s?

Now, this is a hard one! I read so much but I have managed to narrow it down to three! So if you know me you will know I am obsessed with Harry Potter. Now this next book was given to me by my mum when I was in my teens and it is called The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes. Based after the war had finished, the British Navy was transporting an army of Australian brides to the UK where their British military husbands were waiting for them. War time Britain is a time in history I have always said I would want to go back to so falling in love with this book was so easy. I have probably read it at least ten times by now. The third and final favourite book is Me Before You by Celia Ahearn. I'm sure you have all watched the film but I promise you the book is just better (don't get me wrong I adore the film, it might just be my favourite) and had me in tears. So beautifully written Celia knows how to write a beautiful love story yet still talk about such a taboo subject in the most real and sensitive light. 

What song/track can you listen to over and over again and not get bored?

Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond of course! Not only is it a brilliant song but the memories I have connected to this song just bring a massive smile to my face everytime I hear it.

Do you remember the first blog you ever read? If so, which one?

Honestly, I can't remember.

Are you a spender or a saver?

Definitely a spender! It's a terrible thing but I can't help it!

Do you have a favourite magazine?

Now, I haven't read a magazine for quite a while but my favourite magazine as a teen was Bliss and I can remember the only reason I bought my first issue was that it came with a Punky Fish make up bag!

What is your favourite font?

I wouldn't say I have a favourite font per-say but I do love a good old fashion type writer style font!

What social network do you really hate/not get?

I must be the only person but Tumblr. Like I just don't get it which considering it is a blog site is ridiculous!

Do you have a pet? If so, tell us about them. If no, do you want one?

Now I don't have a pet, nor have I ever but I have always said I would like a pig. Not one of those silly micro pigs but a proper Gloucester Old Spot!

Do you prefer holidays somewhere hot or cold?

I've never actually been on holiday anywhere but the UK and they are neither hot or cold. I have always wanted to visit Iceland though so, for now, I will have to say cold!

What was the last film you saw at the cinema?

I'm terrible I hardly ever go to the cinema. The last time I went was for my birthday back in April with my awesome friend Cameron! Now we are both fans of anime (he is definitely a bigger fan than myself) so we went to see Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale. This was the first time I saw a subtitled film at the cinema. It was amazing!!!

If you could go back in time and give 16 year old you some advice, what would it be?

I have two pieces of advice for 16 year old me! The first is don't ever under any circumstances believe you aren't good enough. Don't listen to those who love to put you down. The second is in about two years time when the guy with a big nose asks you over for a movie day say no, you will save yourself from a life time of pain.

So now it is my turn to choose the questions!!! Here is what I came up with:

Are you part of a fandom and if so which one/s?

Does pineapple belong on pizza?

Why do you blog?

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Where is the one place in the world you would like to travel to?

Who is your role model in life?

Who is your favourite author?

If you could be a Ben & Jerry's flavour what would you be and why?

What is your favourite fragrance?

High heels or sneakers?

What is your dream in life?

Here are my nominations!

Gemma at itsgemmaaarrr

Ashley at Ashely Legacy

Natalie at Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Alison at Care Free and Coffee

Sophie at Mummy on a Mission

Amie at Amie Holt

Lindsay at Latte Lindsay

Eps and Amy at Eps and Amy

Ok I know in the rules I said I was supposed to nominate 11 bloggers 8 is close enough!!!

I look forward to reading all of your answers and congratulations on your nomination!!!

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I Built a Terrarium!!!

Ok I know four posts in a week plus a giveaway, I am spoiling you!!!

So this blog is inspired by Wednesdays post. After looking at so many brilliant terrariums by the fantastic Indoor Botanist I decided to give it a go myself. And I have to say I enjoyed it (even if I did get stabbed).

The hardest thing was finding the right container or vessel. But finally, I found a simple glass vase in TK Maxx for just £4.99. I also found a massive tank for just £20 that I would love to eventually create something awesome with.

So how did I make it? First of all, I poured in a layer of stones (£1 for a bag in B&M). I then added a layer of potting soil (£2.50 for a big bag from Wilko). Now, this is the tricky part, getting the cacti from the pots into the terrarium. As you can see from the photos I chose some particularly mean cacti. I ended up wrapping them in a tea towel and pushing them in with a spoon. Probably not the most conventional method. The cacti were actually super affordable (from £1 at Wilko). I then added a couple more stones to the top as decoration (and to support on of the cacti). And Pow you have a simple terrarium. Now, this is what I am most impressed with! I have finally started to get a hang of my camera so admire these beautiful photos!!!

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Love Hayley Beth XXX

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Birch Box July

Now I know I'm not a major girly girl or super into makeup. But I am obsessed with this month's BirchBox.

So, first of all, let's talk about the box. Now I never keep the box instead I recycle them and use my existing storage. But this month's box is so beautiful. Who doesn't love palm trees and a sunset!

Now onto the contents. So I never get any of the cool stuff like makeup brushes or hair brushes, but this month I got tangle teaser!!! My hair gets so knotty so this is absolutely brilliant! Now the excitement is over onto the rest of my goodies. This month every box had a Benefit lip and cheek tint. I received the Cha Cha Tint which is an orange sort of colour.
Now in this hot weather, we are all relying on our deodorant so much. So when I saw the Native Unearthed coconut & vanilla Natural Deodorant Balm. This stuff is so much better than your normal can. You apply it directly to your underarm and they smell like vanilla all day. Honestly, there is really no going back!!!
Every night I use micellar water. So when I saw the Balance Me Flash Cleanse Micellar water I was stoked. Containing camomille it will be a brilliant help when it comes to relaxing at the end of the day.
I'm currently struggling with super dry hair so I cannot wait to use Percy & Reed Perfectly Perfecting Wonder Overnight Recovery. So far nothing has worked but I live in hope.
Finally the last item I received a Kensie Eau De Parfum sample. It is a lovely floral scent that is perfect for the summer.

Now because I am just a really nice person I have a lovely referral code for Y'all. Just enter D4Z9G or click here and sign up today! You will not regret it!!!

Do you get a subscription box that you think I should try? Let me know in the comments!!!

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Brand Ambassador for Sand Cloud

I've got a present for you guys!!!!
So some exciting news, I am officially a brand ambassador for a totally kick ass company called Sand Cloud.
Sand Cloud's main goal is to help save marine life. They sell beautiful towels and awesome tees!!!! They also sell a beautiful water bottle with a wooden lid that has 'save the fishies' engraved on the top of it!!!
So what do Sand Cloud do to help save marine life you may ask... Well not only do they promote conservation projects, but 10% of the profits from every sale go towards saving the fishies!!!
Now for that present!!! As a little treat for you Sand Cloud have given me a 25% off code for you to use as many times as you would like!!!!
All you have to do is click this link or enter code MHayley25 at checkout!!!

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I must be slightly crazy

Do you remember about a year ago I wrote a post saying I was going to run the London marathon in 2018?
Well last night I entered the ballot!!!! I will find out in October if i have go my place in the marathon but training starts now!!!
To help me get healthier and fitter I have put myself on a takeaway ban. I am going to cook all of my meals and try and eat more vegetables. Im going to stop snacking (ironically I am eating a pack of peanut butter oreos while writing this) and start eating breakfast even if it just consists of fruit.
This is going to be the biggest challenge i have ever faced not only will it be a physical it will be a major mental challenge. Motivating my self to go for a run or getting up early on a sunday morning.
Luckily I am not doing this on my own. I have managed to recruit some friends to do this with me and we will be there to support and encourage each other 100% of the way!!!
I will be doing the marathon for charity, I am yet to decide which charity but I will definitely keep you updated!!!

Now this post is the first to be written on my new Acer Aspire laptop!!! I am currently tryin to sell my old Toshiba satellite. If you are looking for a cheap yet reliable laptop please drop me an email!!!

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Love Hayley Beth XXX

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February Faves

Hello there my lovelies.
Now first of all a massive sorry for not posting this month but I have been super busy.
So shall we have a look at what I have been loving this month?
So the first thing is The Body Shops Drops of Youth Liquid Peel!! I originally spoke about this in my most recent What I Bought Today post. I really struggle with super dry skin on my tzone and no word of a lie after just one use of this skin peel my forehead has been dry skin free for up to a week. Would recommend this to everyone!!!
£18 145ml

The second thing on my favourites list is Soya Milk!!!
Now I often suffer with terrible spots. No matter how much I wash my face and use facemasks these spots still wont budge. After a little bit of research I discovered that cows milk may have been a contributing factor to my poor skin. So because of this I decided to convert to soya milk. After a week of using soya milk in my coffee and breakast I could see a massive difference and at long last my skin looks like it could soon be clear!!!
85p 1 litre

The Final thing this month is my new hair colour!!!
For so long now I have been sporting a range of vivid hair colours the thought of having a natural hair colour must seem bizarre but low and behold I am now a brunette!!!

And what is crazier is that I freakin' love it!!! Despite being a natural blonde I do feel as though at heart I should have been born with dark hair it really does look natural. Again a massive thank you to my friend Aimee for all the hard work she put into it!!!

I hope you have enjoyed reading this and hopefully I will be posting more often over this next month!!!
As always
Love Hayley Beth XXX