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We are excited to announce that the Fearless magazine is finally here! Check out the stories from these fabulous women that are sure to inspire and encourage our readers. Read on: www.studio81.co.nz/fearless

#LoveYourself WINTER EDITION! WANTED: We are looking for women in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s who have lost themselves in the midst of circumstances or busyness being supermums, wives and career lady, sometimes all rolled into one! We want to give you that time and place to find yourself and #LoveYourself again.  You will receive a gorgeous makeover, 1 hour of photoshoot in our Newmarket studio and a 6x9" print. If you have not done a shoot with us before, now is the time for you to experience a glamour session at our studio. You will be featured on our online magazine #LoveYourself Winter edition at the end of the campaign. You must be available to come in for your shoot between Thursday to Saturday. A $50 booking fee applies to hold shoot resources and is redeemable towards your order should you wish to purchase other images. REGISTER HERE: http://bit.ly/studio81loveyourself You can read our past issues of #LoveYourself at www.studio81.co.nz/loveyourself *Featuring beautiful Jacinda

Joy takes the chance to live out a long held dream. <3 #LoveYourself Dare to be Fearless? This is your last chance to register before our new #IAMFEARLESS campaign finishes up in May. There are limited spots still available: www.studio81.co.nz/fearless _____ "Hiya, I’m 31 years old and my struggles started when I was a little girl. I can still remember the times when I felt like I could not fulfil my dreams like the other children in school. As a child, I had dreams to be like the other kids, to have fancy shoes, clothes and toys. I wanted to look pretty like other girls and use the tools they used to achieve these looks, but I knew deep in my heart that my family couldn't afford such luxuries. At times my mother’s wages were not enough to feed us all and there were nights we went to bed hungry. I started my first job when I was 17. I worked so hard, 80 hours a week, and also drove my siblings to their places of work. Life just got busier and busier. I’ve always wanted to be a model, I too had dreams, I wanted people to know who I was, to know my inner beauty as my outer. There was a time, when I was going through the reasons why my then boyfriend did not love me back. I thought it was because I wasn’t pretty enough or even, good enough for him. As much as this killed me inside, I still tried to look like his version of pretty, by acting and doing activities that pleased him and not myself. Hearing people's harsh words and living with my struggles made me stronger inside, but also discouraged me from being who I wanted to be. My religion, the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints gospel gave me hope and made me strong. Something in me snapped and like a light switch, I realised that I should be just me, and be who I want to be with Gods help. Finally, after all these trials in my life, I'm in my second year of nursing, and I'm about to achieve my career to help others. I felt I had to let go of my dream of getting my modelling portfolio done, as I continued to move on with age. Yet still, a small part of myself felt as though I failed in life. However, STUDIO81 gave me hope that I can get my picture done and fulfil my dream even just for a day. I can be me and who I want to be. This opportunity is a dream come true and gave me hope that maybe I can pursue my dream after all. This has been a start of what I'm actually passionate about (other than nursing). Studio81 has encouraged me to be a little selfish with myself and actually do something for myself. The lovely lady Annalise gave me a wonderful make-over and made me look gorgeous with her hair and makeup talent. Jeff, the photographer, showed me how to pose for photos, and Dorin helped me pick the best of the best from the best shots. The team has been great, they were so loving and welcoming. They made me feel special and at home. I was very nervous at first, but their friendliness and generosity made me feel at ease. I will forever be grateful to STUDIO81 who helped me achieve my dream and help me realise that failure is not equal to a lack of success, but failure is when you give up. Thank you STUDIO81 for not allowing me to fail." - Joy _____ Dare to be Fearless? This is your last chance to register before our new #IAMFEARLESS campaign finishes up in May. There are limited spots still available: www.studio81.co.nz/fearless

Being a busy Supermum, Maranatha decides to steal a little time for herself. <3 #LoveYourself Dare to be Fearless? This is your last chance before our new #IAMFEARLESS campaign finishes up in May. There are limited spots still available: www.studio81.co.nz/fearless _____ "Firstly I want to say that I had the most amazing time at STUDIO81. Especially getting pampered with having hair done in style (something that only happens to my hair once in a blue moon), and full on make up (also happens once in a blue moon) by the loveliest Annalise. When I saw this ad on Facebook, I wanted to do it immediately, but I was being hold back by the whole “being photographed by someone else.” Anyways, I thought I’ll face my fears and just wrote to STUDIO81 as to why I wanted to enter this #LoveYourself Campaign. For me it was the whole getting away from all the normal routine that moms (or some like me) go through daily, as in: getting kids ready in the morning, dropping to school, go to work, pick them up, feed them, shower them, put them to bed, being a wife, being a mom, and next day – repeat. Having 6 children in total, with 5 still living at home, it does get busy, and trying to steal sometime off to yourself to do something always ends up in cleaning the house and doing all the other endless chores. So then really there is no time to myself, where I am actually doing something nice for myself. So, I did this to just tell myself that “hey you need to slow down and just go get dolled up” hehe. I'm so glad I did, because it was one of the best relaxing half days ever. It was a great therapy for myself. I got to feel all pretty while at it, and get to feel like a celebrity when I got photos taken. It was one of those experiences where it not only boosted your confidence, but it also reminds myself that I need to take care of self, and that even if I am a mom of 6 and a nani, I still can be that cool, pretty young woman that I am in heart." - Maranatha _____ Dare to be Fearless? This is your last chance before our new #IAMFEARLESS campaign finishes up in May. There are limited spots still available: www.studio81.co.nz/fearless

Millie takes a leap of faith. Not only to share her story, but to allow herself to be vulnerable, when at times we would shy away. <3 #LoveYourself Dare to be Fearless? This is your last chance before our new #IAMFEARLESS campaign finishes up in May. There are limited spots still available: www.studio81.co.nz/fearless _____ "I am 52 years old, a mother, a grandmother, a sister, a daughter and a friend to many. I am the eldest of six children and I have grown up in a polynesian family. Both my parents are Samoan. Add to this the position of being the eldest grandchild in both my mother and father's families, its a recipe for an upbringing full of huge silent expectations requiring eyes in the back of my head. A skill I'm very proficient in these days. At 12 years of age I was diagnosed with Lupus an auto-immune illness with a story of its own. My 25 years of marriage ended about 13 years ago when my two younger children were toddlers. Both my younger boys live with special needs, and as a mother I have also experience the loss of a child. To say that life has been difficult would be a great understatement. However my training in my Samoan family has helped me to survive and my Faith has given me Hope that all will work out. With every event in my life I have come out the other end, better and stronger for having had the experience, no matter how ugly it was at the time. I first heard about STUDIO81 from a friend. Then I came across STUDIO81 on Facebook with their #LoveYourself Spring Edition Post. I mulled it over for a few days before I sent in my message. As a woman, there are a hundred reasons why we would cringe at the idea of putting ourselves out there, but there are also a million other reasons why we should trust in ourselves and take that leap of faith. I was blessed to have had this opportunity and a day and time was set. The night before I prepared what I needed and with anxiety levels reaching sky high I got into my car the next morning and drove to the studio. There are absolutely not enough words to describe my experience, four hours of magic. From the time I walked in the team at STUDIO81 made me feel special. From the hair to the makeup and the photo shoot it was a blast! I never dreamed that I would ever in my life be doing a photo shoot yet there I was smiling, posing and changing positions comfortably because the environment allowed me to do so. As women, we sometimes tell ourselves that we are beautiful, however having the experience of feeling beautiful is something that we as woman need to get better at. This is what I learned from this experience with STUDIO81. The feeling and emotion of being a beautiful woman is within the grasp of each woman, the joy that comes with this knowledge can lift the burdens of our daily lives. When opportunities like this come your way I encourage you to grab it with both hands and have a ball, its fun, refreshing and so worth the effort. You are worth the effort, I am worth the effort. Thank you STUDIO81, I am so grateful to have had this experience. I am 52 years old, Samoan, a mother, a grandmother, a daughter, a sister, a friend to many and a very beautiful woman!" - Millie _____ Dare to be Fearless? This is your last chance before our new #IAMFEARLESS campaign finishes up in May. There are limited spots still available: www.studio81.co.nz/fearless