MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=email@gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=password
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls

php artisan config:cache

public function mailTest(  ) {
        $data = array('email' => 'email@gmail.com', 'nickName' => 'nickname');
        Mail::send('emails.test', ['data' => $data], function($message) use ($data) {
            $message -> from('mail@gmail.com', 'Administrator');
            $message -> to($data['email'], $data['nickName']);
            $message -> subject('Custom subject');
        });
    }