In 2012 I Want To Inspire

Happy New Year!
You know the old saying "New Year, New You". Well I can honestly say that in 2012 I am already embracing a NEW YEAR and the NEW ME. Reflecting on 2011 - for me this was the year for change. Changes in my work life, changes in my health & diet, changes in my friends & family and most of all big changes in my confidence and outlook on life! 


In 2012 my mission is to create a peaceful, eco-friendly journey of self discovery. 2012 will be the year I celebrate 10 years as a Makeup Artist and hence the beginning of the next phase of my career. 


In 2012 I want to inspire. 
I want to make a difference in other's lives. 
I want to create new things.
I was to express my feelings. 
I want to enjoy the freedom and beauty of life. 
I want to embrace the simple things. 
I want to be the best version of me.  

I spent the first day of 2012 at the beach. I love everything about the beach. The shimmery sand between my feet. The crystal blue ocean. The sound of the waves. The pretty sea shells that wash up on the shore. The peaceful calm feeling of being alone with your thoughts and the ocean. 

I captured this moment as the sunset on the horizon.... look at the reflection of the gorgeous pink & orange clouds. The ocean turns a beautiful teal blue colour - sunset at the beach is absolute bliss. 

I wish all my readers & subscribers a Happy New Year! 

I hope that your year is filled with dreams and delight. 

Let's make 2012 our best year yet! 

Kind Beauty Mission

I am an Earth Angel... 

After almost 1 year as a vegetarian I am now embarking on a Kind Beauty Mission... 


My mission is to transform my total beauty routine into 100% cruelty-free makeup, beauty, hair and personal care products! Choosing only products not tested on animals, cruelty free and vegan. 


It's BEAUTIFUL to be Kind... 


Since beginning my Eco Glamazine (an eco-friendly digital beauty magazine) 5 months ago I have discovered the truth behind the billion dollar beauty industry and the harsh reality is that some of the leading beauty companies still test their products and ingredients on animals. You may be shocked to learn that Loreal, Maybelline and Covergirl all test on animals! Yes it's true! These precious animals endure brutal cruelty and a life of torture so that these companies can make billions of dollars every year selling you makeup, skincare and beauty products! Well I say that this is unacceptable! We are now in the 21 century and there no excuse and no need to test any products on animals. These animals feel pain and emotion just like we do. If we buy these beauty products from companies knowing that they test on animals aren't we saying that this is ok? Well it's not ok. It's not okay to kill animals just so that I can shampoo my hair! I say NO to Animal Testing! I care about all animals great and small and I refuse to go another day using any products that have been tested on animals! 

This is my Earth Angel pledge: 

to be kind and live my life everyday with compassion for all animals and our planet! To embrace the natural gifts mother nature has given me and to inspire others to follow their heart and go green. 

It's GOOD to be Green... 


From this day forward... I am passionate about living an eco-friendly cruelty-free kind life. I am going back to basics.... learning to appreciate the simple things in life... spending time with my puppy, enjoying a hot cup of green tea, relaxing walks along the beach at sunset, eating lots of fresh fruit, watching inspiration videos, recycling more, surrounding myself with positive like-minded people, drinking more water and spending time reading books. 

Living the KIND life... 


My motto for 2011 was Create Your Dream. I will write a full review of this year later this month (so stay tuned). With the year Twenty Twelve only 2 weeks away, I am looking ahead to the future with a new motto which is The Kind Life. Follow this blog for upcoming kind cruelty-free and vegan beauty reviews! 2012 will be full of changes, new plans, more focus, chasing my dreams, inspiring others, being less materialistic, being true to myself and standing strong.  I invite you to come along for the ride... my kind life. 

Creating My Dream

This week starts a brand new chapter in my career journey as a Makeup Artist... I recently quit my Monday to Friday "day job" working in a office, because after 4 years I felt that my days were turning into Ground Hog Day... Now I am focussing my energy 100% on creativity and being a Makeup Artist with a few projects on the side - like new digital magazine Eco Glamazine. 


I woke up one day (a few weeks ago) and had a lightbulb moment..! Why am I spending my energy and time everyday making money for someone else? When all I get at the end of the week is added stress that I don't need in return for money in my bank account. Money doesn't equal happiness and thats the truth! Sure it can give you access to a higher quality of life and lots of pretty things... but at the end of the day if you wake up in your bedroom surrounded by all your pretty things and you're still unhappy then thats not really happiness is it? 


I want to work for a company that cares more about people and our planet than money! If this company doesn't exist then I will create it myself. My Dream is to one day create a kind eco-friendly business that actually cares! 

So my new journey towards creating my kind eco-friendly business may be years away but from this day forward I am waking up everyday with purpose and passion, ready to focus on my beauty mission to create My Dream. I know that my Dream don't work unless I do. "It's better to create a job than to find one."  I found what I love 9 years ago and that's making people feel beautiful through the art of makeup! 

my daily drive is now my dream not money. 

DREAMS don't WORK unless YOU do

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xoxo 
Lauren Day 
MAKEUP ARTIST