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This month interview is from Asteris Asteriou, the one and only creator of www.ast-products.com No Ordinary Soaps. Asteris is a pharmacist and started to craft handmade organic soaps since 2012. Let’s dive into his mind, shall we?

June 2017

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1.   What’s your favorite song?
My favorite song is JOIN ME IN DEATH by HIM.
Oh oh oh
Would you die tonight for love?
Baby join me in death
Would you die?…

2.   What was the last gift you gave someone?
I made a handmade soap cake for a birthday present and give it as a gift, yesterday.

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3.   What’s your favorite social media network, and why?
My favorite social media is Pinterest because it’s full of many new ideas to make!
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4.   When have you been most satisfied in your life?
These days that I am going to be a dad…
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5.    How lucky are you and why?
Well, I am totally unlucky about everything, therefore I am working very hard create my own luck.
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6.    What inspires you?
Tim Burton and dreams inspire me deeply!
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7.    Who do you admire, and why?
I admire Tim Burton because he is dark and eccentric.
Tim Burton
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8.    Which idea has made you look twice?
The last collection I made for Home Perfume.
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9.     What would you do if you knew you were going to die in 6 months?
I would love to travel the world and be an endless traveler!
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10.  What things you do not like to do?
Don’t get me wrong but I do not like to make new friends…
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11.   How honest are you?
Pretty much.
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12.  Which people you believe are the most influential?
Let me think….. I believe that children are the most influential people on earth. They change our lives for all of us.
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13.  Name one thing that you dislike about social media.
I hate the (un)privacy policy of social media.
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14.  What is the funniest thing that has happened to you recently?
I wish I could say even one thing, but unfortunately, everything around is in “serious” mode.
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15.  How do you evaluate success?
Setting new goals and make them real.
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16.  What’s your “superpower”?
Are you ready for that? “Mind reading” people.
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17.   For what are you proud of?
I am very proud for being so creative. That has made my life evolve!
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18.  When was the last time you learned something new?
I learned something new a few about ago, regarding my job as a pharmacist.
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19.  What do you do during your free time?
During my free time, I read.
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20. Can you name 3 books that you absolutely adore?
  1. Oliver Twist  (Dickens)
  2. Lord of Rings (Tolkien)
  3. Harry Potter (Rowling)
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21.  What motivates you to get out of bed in the morning?
My alarm clock, which by the way I want to kill it.
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22. If money was not an issue, what would be different in your life?
I would never work again. And will travel all the world with my family.
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23. What is your favorite color?
My favorite color is Black Matte.
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24. What do you find appealing about social media?
The only thing that I find appealing about social media is the opportunity to promote my handmade soaps and body products.
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25. When you enter a room do you feel like you own it?
No way…. I prefer to be outside of the room.
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26. How would you describe yourself in one word?
Romantic
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27.  What would someone who doesn’t like you say about you?
That I am aggressive, depressive, silent and cynic. (I told you that I am honest.)
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28. Where do you think you will be after 25 years?
Hopefully in my new lab producing organic body products!!!
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29. What is your favorite quote?
Dare to Dream

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30. What is your job? What do you do for a living?
I am a pharmacist.
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31.  How many hours per day do you use the internet?
I am using the internet 3-4 hours per day.
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32. How many hours per week do you work?
Let me count…. 72-80 hours per week. Sometimes even more!
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33. What was the most interesting moment in your life, the last 6 months?
When my wife told me that she was pregnant.
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34. So, what’s your story in a nutshell?
 I am a pharmacist located in Greece. And in love with life and art! My company Ast Products No Ordinary Soaps started at 2012. You can find our organic body products at www.ast-products.com and all over social media. Join us on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
Asteris
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35. What question do you have for me?
 Asteris: What do you do in your free time?
 
IdeaDeco: I am painting large scale work of art or in walls. It calms me and brings joy in my life. The last two years I am preparing my next exhibition that will be in Los Angelles 2018. More info will come soon!
 

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