Wellness entrepreneur Daria Beloglazova about ethical cosmetics
Under the heading "Cosmetic" we study the contents of beauty cases, dressing tables and cosmetic bags of interesting characters to us - and we show all this to you.
Interview: Margarita Virova
Photo: Alyona Ermishina
Daria Beloglazova
Wellness entrepreneur
"My care system is a pleasure from everything I do, think and feel"
About myself and work
About four years ago, I created a project on awareness. And this fall, I became accustomed to the American educational platform and slowly began to produce online courses about living in harmony with myself. I am a journalist by training, and I tried myself in various fields before freelancing: on the TV channel "Rain", in the fashion department of Harper's Bazaar, on the portal How to Green. In each of these projects, I gained invaluable experience, but at some point I realized that for self-realization I need the maximum amount of “air”. I found myself in what I'm doing now. For me, this is success.
About care
Taking care of myself with the help of cosmetics and procedures for me is more likely an addition to psychological work. I do not believe in "successful genetics" just as I do not believe in age - I believe in healthy self-esteem. My concern for myself is based on this: if you, for example, have hair fall out, the body does not exactly ask you to buy that expensive shampoo, because it does not know that shampoos exist at all. Rather, it may be a signal that you often worry — that is what you should really listen to. I seldom find fault with compositions, but always pay attention to certificates and read the list of components if I meet a new brand.
I have three favorite rituals for personal care. I like massages: body massage with a brush, face massage with a roller and gouache, oil massage of the whole body. I like to take a bath with coconut oil, salt and essential oils - in a dark bathroom and with music! I always turn off the light so that my eyes can rest, and turn on my favorite salt lamp. I also do makeup for audiobooks or lectures on YouTube. This is one of my new habits that satisfies my curiosity every morning.
About make-up
I have very fair skin, so it’s easy to place accents on it. Previously, I did not even think about it, and from the cosmetics I only had a universal cream, eyebrow pencil and colorless lip balm. I started refilling my cosmetic bag only a couple of years ago, when I thought makeup was another ritual. Without fanaticism, I only buy what I need and I don’t rush to the cosmetics shop to be sure about the composition and ethics.
I like to emphasize the cheekbones with a brown tint or add a soft blush to the image, if I, for example, are all in black. My eyes, I most often carefully bring the bottom and do not use mascara. On the lips - either the same brown tint from the palette for contouring, as on the cheekbones, or matte Lolita.
About ethical lifestyle
My care system is a pleasure from everything I do, think and feel. So I take care of the tranquility of my soul, and this "big" ritual dissolves in particulars: meetings with loved ones, simple ethical habits (not to take coffee away, refuse packages), charity and personal spiritual practice. I do not eat meat and dairy products, practicing yoga and meditation for seven years. All of the above is an important part of my life, and all this brings me only joy. I would like every day of my life to become kinder, more fun and easier to climb. Harmony is when what a person thinks, feels and says, does not contradict each other. This charm immediately felt.
About accepting yourself
Sometimes it seems that I accept myself one hundred percent, but this, of course, is not so. I spent a large part of my life in an orthodontist’s chair. The family laughed at the fact that I have a crack between my teeth, and for me in my childhood ridicule did not equal love and acceptance. I tried to correct the “flaw” until the new doctor in the session told me: “What, are you rejecting what the universe noted your peculiarity?” I was eight years old, and this question turned out to be a good impetus for the complexes to leave my life.
Weight control and diets were also part of my life, until I realized that there was nothing terrible about weight fluctuations. Now, when I do not get into jeans, I think: "Well, okay, I'll go buy new ones." The most difficult thing is to forget the word "disadvantages". No one will love you more or less because of the size marking on the pants.
