Published: Nov. 6, 2019, 8 a.m.
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This episode is with Kristen Arnett, talking about natural, non-toxic and organic beauty. Kristen is an international make-up artist with over 20 years experience. She specializes in educating people about green beauty. Elle magazine described her as a \\u2018Green Leader\\u2019. As well as working with celebrities and models, Kristen teaches regular people to do their makeup, especially women in their 40s and 50s
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- Kristen developed an interest in the transformative nature of make up from 13
- Shifting into a new expression of who you are
- Selling makeup in retail, interning for a teacher of theatrical and cinematic makeup, product development
- Aged 26 she left her corporate job to travel internationally as a makeup artist
- Therapy was part of the process to get to the next stage of life- within 2 years of a visioning exercise she ended up working in Milan
- Struggling with acne as a teenager and using harsh medication initially. Then following an elimination diet, she realized how food impacted her body
- With a whole food diet, her skin cleared up
- She met model, May Lindstrom (who now has a successful skincare brand), who encouraged her to simplify her skin routine and use less toxic makeup
- Changing her kit to being more \\u2018green\\u2019
- Making specific content for over 40s and 50s, a demographic that is often overlooked in beauty
- Your beauty products shouldn\\u2019t make you unwell
- The lack of privately funded studies that can highlight the issues with specific ingredients
- Kristen\\u2019s toxic ingredient glossary and \\u2018Toss the toxins toolkit\\u2019 https://kristenarnett.com/toxic-ingredients-in-cosmetics-glossary/
- Look at the first few ingredients on a product - if it\\u2019s water, it needs a strong preservative system and is a diluted version. Does it have foaming agents such as sodium lauryl sulfate?
- Be wary of brands that have all the natural ingredients at the bottom of the list
- Greenwashing brands https://kristenarnett.com/category/greenwashing-beauty-brands/
- Beauty for self-deprecation, or self-celebration
- Loving touch whilst you do your beauty routine, increasing joy
- \\u201cOoze love through your fingers\\u201d
- Enhancing with makeup
- Makeup is an opportunity for you to play
- \\u201cBe and feel beautiful\\u201d
- How gratitude affects wellbeing
- Anti-aging marketing - we\\u2019re all getting older and that\\u2019s normal!
- Honoring the stages of life that we are at
- 5 Minute confidence booster https://kristenarnett.com/freebies/
- The effects of botulinum toxin injections in the skin
- Laugh lines are proven to make people seem more approachable
- The risks of injectables and surgery
- Life-force is beautiful\\xa0
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Instagram @kristenarnettbeauty\\xa0
Twitter\\xa0 @kristenarnettgb
https://kristenarnett.com
Toxic Ingredient Glossary https://kristenarnett.com/toxic-ingredients-in-cosmetics-glossary/
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Greenwashing Beauty Brands https://kristenarnett.com/category/greenwashing-beauty-brands/
Confidence booster https://kristenarnett.com/freebies/
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