Natural Beauty Series - Meet Danielle Schleese

Hi Lovelies,



Welcome back! And welcome if you are new here 💕💕💕

I am so happy to present You all with interview with this amazing green beauty sista that is Danielle Schleese! I don't know where to begin - she is a drop dead gorgeous cruelty free make up artist who does Youtube videos and so much more than that, she is building her own brand (more on that later), is a visual artist as well - is there no end of your talents Danielle? She is a wizard with her make up brushes too - and if you ever saw at least one of her social media posts or videos, you will know why - all the looks she does are AMAZEBALLS - seriously, one is better than the last one, you only have to look at thumbnails at her YouTube videos to know you want to watch all of her videos ASAP. I looove this girl and I am so sure you guys will too. All her talents aside, her personality is what you will fall for - she is so funny that you are guaranteed to leave in a better mood than you started with!  So, go on to have a Danielle day and you can thank me later! All of her social media will be linked at the end of this post.

Danielle Schleese

💕 Please introduce Yourself?

Hi my name is Danielle, I’m a professional make up artist and visual artist as well. I am also the co-founder of Holistic Beauties and online skin care e-commerce store. I run a YouTube channel which hosts various makeup tutorials, challenges, and lifestyle of vlogs, I am super passionate about makeup, art, beauty, and animals. So I’ve chosen to use makeup as a main path of expression and combining art to help inspire and educate other women on the benefits of clean, cruelty-free beauty.
*Is there no end of your talents? - R.



💕 How has going natural and non toxic in your beauty regimen affected your overall health and well being?

Going natural and non-toxic in my beauty regimen has changed my overall health and beauty in the sense that I genuinely feel healthier when I do wear the right products and look bomb 😉✨



💕 Three things that make You happy?

Three things that make me happy are nature (warm weather), my man & friends/ family gatherings and animals.



💕 Best piece of advice You have gotten?

Best advice: do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life..... and put 10% of every pay-check away into savings right away 🤣 (thanks dad!)



💕 What people inspire You?

Who inspires me are activists who have created sanctuaries to save abandoned or hurt/sick animals. I’m also inspired by forward-thinkers in humanity and business-like Tesla, Tai Lopez, Tim Ferris, Jack Canfield, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo DiCaprio and so many others



💕 What are three (or five) Your can't-live-without-it beauty products?

Best beauty products:
 
My BFF

Indie lee COQ-10 toner (from Detox Market)

Fitglow concealers

W3ll People bio Bronzer

Rms highlighter

Fitglow mascara

Pacifica brow gel gloss and set



💕 What are you currently reading?

Currently reading: the subtle art of not giving a f*ck


 
💕 Your proudest achievement?

Proudest achievement: being accepted into ocad university majoring in fine arts: drawing and painting with no former art training, graduating with a diploma in makeup artistry, and being accepted into the national ballet school of Canada in my first year of dancing.
 


💕 What do You like and dislike about Yourself?
 
What I like about myself is I’m very personable, what I dislike is I sometimes overthink - but that’s just a mental training malfunction 😉

 
💕 What is Your favourite food?
 
My favourite kind of food to eat is tacos, and ice cream. Everything vegan, of course. I also have an obsession with avocados. Oou, I also love lasagna, Shepard’s pie, sushi, Curry’s, Rotis, fresh salad bowls, chilies....Honestly, I love literally love everything...but vegan. Oh and fresh ripe fruits always.


💕 If You were to formulate a natural skincare or beauty product, what it would be?
If I were to formulate a product what would it be? It would be a palette for sure.


💕 Your guilty pleasure?
Guilty pleasure: filming lip sync videos


💕 Your top tips for being healthy and happy?
Top tips for health: exercise is 20% diet is 80%... watch educational documentaries, research and talk to a GREAT nutritionist, develop a plan and set goals. Also most importantly save lives (including yours) and the planet and try going vegan.


💕What scents excite You?
Scents excite me: almonds, coconut, sandalwood, oranges


💕 What is Your mantra in life?
Mantra: is this serving me rn?


💕 Your favourite affirmation, if you have one?
Affirmation: I am so blessed.


💕 What is Your favourite beauty trend at the moment?
Beauty trend: glowy Gold bronze with self tanner


💕 Three resources every girl needs?
3 resources girls need: an awesome loving, entertaining and educational community (@holisticbeauties )

Self love books

Great skincare


💕 Once a week for your health...
Once a week for my health: I take a rest day and totally give myself an at home spa like treatment whether it’s only one thing like a mask to 4 hours of nails, shower, hair, shave etc.


💕 Crazy health idea that actually works?
Crazy health idea: wearing the right makeup can actually reverse the effects of damaged skin while protecting it at the same time



💕 What do You do to de-stress?

To de stress: Can’t say. Sorry to be blunt, but that’s how I roll 💨😃


💕 Last thing You do at night?
Last thing I do at night: cuddle my dogs and tell Gabriel how much I love him.


💕 Tell us a secret?
Secret: I’ve had my lips done ✅ well... not so much a secret I’m very open about it and value honesty, so I want to give it.

It’s something that shocks most people to know because they think I’m high and mighty to toxic free living. For me it’s more about the art of the makeup and beauty, I just happen to love the added benefits and the evolution of plant based products! I realize we can’t escape toxins anyway they’re everywhere and a part of life. For me, at the time it was a personal choice from an artist and balance standpoint.


💕 A few words to Green Life In Dublin readers?
A few words: thanks for reading a little bit more about me! Let’s connect and get to know each other better, so be sure to be following my YouTube channel and Instagram for mini, full, educational and entertaining vegan makeup videos!

                                            Danielle's Instagram


                                            Her YouTube channel


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Natural Beauty Series - Meet Lynda from Wonderlusting

Hi Lovelies,


Welcome back 💕 And welcome, if you are new here 💕💕

Wonderlusting Lynda

 Another Monday, another post to brighten your start of the week :) I am so happy to present you guys with yet another fabulous Natural Beauty in a form of Wonderlusting Lynda - she is a fellow green beauty (and so much more) blogger, very funny and witty person too. I am always looking forward to her comments on my IG posts, as I know they will crack me up. Food and lipstick lover, she is starting to collect awards for her hard work, so definitely the one to watch. Don't believe me? Just visit her blog and see for yourself - her website and Instagram will be linked at the end of this post. And now let's just enjoy the interview, shall we?

💕 Tell us a bit more about yourself?  Name and where are you from? 

Hi. I'm Lynda living in London. I'm originally from Nigeria and have worked, rested or played on all the continents except for Antartica and Australia! I'm always exploring and discovering hidden little gems and friends would always ask me where I'd found things or for tips on things/places to try. Wonderlusting began as a place to share those things that inspire wonder and lust. If you look at my earlier posts I actually didn't focus on beauty at all! I've been using natural and organic beauty long before the term 'green beauty' existed and because they weren't many green beauty blogs I found people asking me about what I used so I started writing about the wonderful natural products out there.

  

  💕 How has going natural and non toxic in your beauty regimen changed your overall health and beauty? 

I would say for it's more the other way round. For me actually, beauty products are the last stop on the line.  I have been using natural products for health since I was a teenager. An ex used to call me a witch haha – because I would always have a natural remedy based that worked! Using natural beauty products hasn't changed my overall health, more enhanced as part of overall lifestyle. If you're eating crap, not looking after your mental health etc - beauty products alone aren't going to do much for your health.   

💕 Three things that make you happy?  

Sunshine; plucking perfectly ripe fruit fresh off a tree; invoices getting paid! 

 💕 What is the best advice you've been given? 

"So what if you're ugly?" As a teen I was sobbing about how ugly I was and a neighbour told me "So what?". Does being ugly stop you from having a brain? Smiling? Making friends? Being helpful?  Whenever I'm having an ugly day, which is most days, I remind myself. We all want to look good of course but it's not the most important thing in this world.  

 💕 What are your three (or five) can't-live-without-it beauty products?

This is a very tricky question. In terms of type of products it is oils, eyebrow pencil and lipstick. I know there's a lot of debate about oils but for me and my wannabe crocodile skin they are magic elixirs and I literally couldn't live without them! My top 5 faves are rosehip, jojoba, cacay, argan, tamanu. I will often leave the house without any makeup but without my brows sorted is a big NO. I'm a lipstickaholic (nearly 200 and counting). If I have one minute to get ready I reach for a bold lipstick. It distracts the eye, you can dab a bit on your cheeks and it looks like you have made an effort.  

 💕 Your best DIY recipe? 

I'm not too hot on DIY recipes – I tend to save my DIY for food or house. The thought of applying avocado or honey to my face makes me feel nauseous. Yes I'm weird. However scrubs are something I whip up myself as they're so easy and are zero waste. If you use ground coffee, you have no business buying coffee scrubs! To make a simple scrub, simply mix your coffee grinds with oil of your choice (two thirds coffee to one third oil), mix and voila! I also use sugar and salt as easy peasy scrubs – I literally just add straight to my skin with whatever liquid soap I've applied. 

 💕 What do you like and dislike about yourself? 

I like my ability to see good in people/the world and laugh. Being curious and fascinated by things so it's almost impossible to bore me. Also not being bitter. Recently I was treated really badly by someone. Rather than stewing about it and plotting my revenge, I thought FU. After an afternoon of feeling humiliated and upset, I let it go.  

I dislike that my mind can sometimes have too many open tabs, there's so much going on sometimes and I'm terrible about seeing my achievements.  

 💕 What are you currently reading? 

I'm just about to start 'America's Mistress', an autobiography of Eartha Kitt who I find fascinating.  

  

(noted - R.) 

 💕 What food do you like to cook/eat? 

NEARLY EVERYTHING! I'm a food obsessed pescatarian and love experimenting hardly ever following recipes.  

*same here - I loove food! Also, following recipes isn't my 

strong point. I joke that I always have the same meal called

"Everything I Had In The Fridge" - just the meal is always different :)

  

💕 If you were to formulate a natural skincare or beauty product, what it would be? 

The perfect personalised foundation. It's one area that green beauty has a way to go, especially for darker skin tones. I would scan customer's skin to find their exact colour match and also measure whether they need a hydrating or oil minimising finish in liquid, cream or powder. Then it would be mixed there and then in recyclable, refillable packaging so it would be fresh with no waste! Customers would also be able to return their empty packaging to me to re-use.  

(tell me when you are opening this business and I am 

your first customer - R.) 

  

💕 Your guilty pleasure? 

I don't do guilt very much. On TV shows I love watching which I guess would be called 'guilty pleasures" are 'Cheaters' and 'Judge Judy'.

 💕 Your top tips for being healthy and happy? 

Eat as much real (non processed) food as possible. 

Move – don't have to be a gym bunny. Walk, boogie in your bedroom, do something.  

Be kind. To yourself and others.   

Forget about being 'perfect'. Life would be exceedingly boring if nothing ever went wrong.  

Take social media breaks.  

💕 What scents excite you? 

I'm excited by everything at the moment!  In the past year I've cured myself using natural methods of severe hayfever and it's had a knock on effect of reducing all my allergies including a severe one to most perfume. At its worst I had to change my working hours to not travel during rush hour as I was reacting so badly to people's perfumes and couldn't walk through department store beauty halls. Overall I like woody, citrus and rose. Generally I'm not a fan of sweet gourmand or white florals – though the right blend can change my mind.  

💕 What's your favorite beauty trend at the moment? 

Not really a trend but I'm liking the skin positivity movement. Also bold lipstick. 

💕 What do you do to de-stress? 

Put on music and dance or go for a walk. I get excited about seeing the amazing colours and shapes of nature that I forget about whatever has been stressing me out.  

 💕 Last thing you do at night?  

At the moment I have very bad sleeping habits. I know I should be meditating or journaling but instead the last thing I do is watch crime shows like Law & Order SVU and CSI. Then wonder why my sleep is screwed.  

  

💕 A few words to Green Life In Dublin readers? 

If you're a reader then you don't need me to tell you what a great corner of the web Renata has created. Honest opinions and useful information can be in short supply. Thank you for having me! x

Natural Beauty Wonderlusting Lynda

The pleasure is all mine! Thanks for coming over, this has been so much fun! Hope you, my lovely readers are enjoying this too xo

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