Violet. Frills, lace, pearls and video games. Sometimes Hime Gyaru. Loves rain, hates summer. Workaholic multi-tasking champion. Likes a good cup of tea, hates to run out of Buenos. Wants a puppy, is a house cat. Currently living in Melbourne, Australia.
Hey everyone! How are you all doing? I have lots to report today, the biggest part of this post is going to be the hair tutorial that I’ve finally finished but other things first…
We’re doing this style today:
But first… remember the post I made about the Nuffnang Coles/Myer gift card competition? Well I won! I couldn’t believe it, I never win anything so this is awesome! They are sending out my $100 gift voucher so I’ll be sure to let you all know how I spend it ^_^
Don’t forget that Nuffnang is also holding the first annual blogger awards so if you enjoy reading what I write feel free to nominate me ^_^ and cross all your fingers and toes for me! I want to go to Singapore!
Next in the news is the guest blog post I did over at Lisa’s blog. I did a summer themed mani with fimo fruit so click the picture below for the full story :)
One more piece of news before I get stared on the hair tutorial! This is directly related to the tutorial though, on the weekend I used 1000hour eyelash glue and had a terrible allergic reaction to it. My eyes swelled shut and so I’ve had to photoshop some of these photos to not look completely ridiculous, the photos also saved really low quality due to a glitch in the camera so bleh. I’m going to be writing a review on the lash glue later this week and let’s just say it’s not exactly glowing but I’m waiting to hear back from their customer service department about treatments.
Without further ado, onto the tutorial!
This tutorial is for how to create this hairstyle. I’ve heard this called several different names (double french twists, 60′s rolls etc) but I think the name “Kitty rolls” is cutest because it reminds me of Kitty from “That 70′s Show”! This is a great style for when your hair is a bit dirty or you’re rushed for time.
You will need:
-Hair spray (I’m going to review this brand later this week too)
-Bobby pins and a brush - An alice band (optional) First brush out your hair backwards so there is no part.
-Lightly spray the top and sides of your hair. This is just to give it some texture and get the bobby pins to hold. Now you should seperate a section on each side of your head. Imagine drawing an invisible line from each ear and pulling everything in front of the line forward.
Put these two parts to the front and sit the alice band behind them. This is so when we twist everything together you can hide the ends of the alice band. See the placement? Now get some bobby pins ready. It’s good to have them on hand so you don’t have to drop any hair bits to find them. I have a bad habit of opening them with my mouth XD
Start on one side and brush out one of the front sections.
Twist this section backwards.
And then place it (not too tightly) backwards and behind the alice band. This photo has been censored for my frilly peace of mind! It was a seriously bad allergic reaction! Ok now pin it in place. The best way to do this is to open the pin, grab the edge of the twirl and the push the pin into the rest of the hair with it’s open edges towards your face. This is a very sturdy way of securing the hair. Here is a video:
Haha you can here James saying “like so” at the end XD Anyway it should look like this:
Now grab another section of hair a bit bigger than the last.
Pull it upwards and twist it around the last section of hair.
Pin it in place It looks like this: Keep going grabbing sections of hair and twisting them until you reach the middle of the back of your head. Now do the same to the other side! Exactly the same process on the other side until you reach the middle. It should look like this:
And from the side: Now the back part is a little tricky so I’ve got another short video down lower. Grab all the loose hair and carefully brush it out. Spray some hairspray on it to give it some more hold.
Get those pins ready again! Ok with the hair between you fingers, roll it up. Depending on your hair length you might need to roll it over twice.
Hold it there and pin through the holes on each side until it’s secure.
Here is a video:
Ok so you’ve got the back part now it should look like this: See that weird hole in the back, let’s get rid of it!
Here is how it looks from the back, basically just keep adding pins until you’re happy with the shape. The easiest way to do this is to use a second mirror to see exactly how it looks.
Time to decorate now! Get any clips or pins you want to put in the back. The good thing about hime gyaru fashion is that you can cover any mistakes with extra bows or flowers ^_^ Don’t forget to give it a good spray, you don’t want bits coming down during the day/night.
I added two flower pins and a big rose barrette thingy that I made the other day.
And from the side: Finish doing your make up, add a bunch of accessories and you’re ready to go! Taadaa!
Well I hope you enjoyed the tutorial, once you get the hang of doing the twisting it only takes about 5 minutes. I’ve even managed on a train on the way to a job interview once XD
I’ve decided to make this week’s blog posts all about hair and beauty so expect more of this!
Lastly I’ve been considering making full videos for posts like this, would it be easier to tell what is going on in a video? Would you guys be interested in watching videos I make or prefer I just shut up and blog?
Thanks for leaving a comment, they make my day so I really appreciate it! I answer everything around once a week and all comments will be replied to :) Click to view my comments policy.
Yaaay!! The winner is ヴァイオレットひめ～！！！Congratulations princess!! I'm soooooo happy that you got the prize（≧∀≦）ノ You deserve it because your cute dress was the best creation I've ever seen!! Yaaay!!
Thank you very much for the hair tutorial! I have to try that tomorrow(^-^)v Are your eyes alright by the way?? I hope it'll be fixed quickly…
Take care& Congratulations again!! …sorry for the long comment(^-^;
Sahakiel- :D Thank you! I'm super excited! You should totally try it, if you hair is short you could just leave the back part down. Oh I would love to read your make up blog when you and your friend start it, make sure you send me the link!
Lady Kristen- Thank you very much! And thank you for your appreciation, I'm really glad that people are actually starting to read my blog regularly. I always hope that these actually help someone ^_^
ありがとうございますみんにひめ！I am very happy you liked my dress ^-^ I can't wait to see your hair, I hope it turns out really well :D My eyes are still really puffy, I'm going to write a review and post photos tomorrow. Thank you for all of your wonderful comments! Lots of love princess sister!
Congratulations on your win! And thank you for the hair tutorial pics. I am looking forward to getting home and watching on You Tube and having a go myself! My sister would love this style as she is a swing dancer. Does it grip well for dancing? :)
Kae- Thank you! Haha with $100 I could fill my wardrobe with more dresses… or buy one really nice one from Myer. You should totally get some alice bands with bows, you would look so cute! <3
Danielle- Anytime, I love doing hair tutorials. The videos are just little snippets for the more complicated parts, I'm going to try out a proper video next time. As for swing dancing, this style would be perfect for it! The more pins and spray you use the sturdier it is but even with a few pins it lasts me all day without a hair out of place :)
OMG stop being asian u wannabe! gah…u look so FAKE when u try to be asian…YOU’RE UGLY OK!!? stop pretending to be someone else >__<
n' LOL @ the 12th pic…it looks like u wanna hide your ugly face hahaha!!!
Hi “Kate/Leen/QiQi/Amber/Kathy/Linn”!
Thanks for commenting so many times! As the email address you used for each of your comments is the same, you all posted from the same IP address and have the same grammar/spelling issues I’m going to go ahead and make a small leap and say you are probably the same person. As such I will be copy-pasting this reply to each of the comments you have left here.
Generally speaking I really appreciate feedback on my website and things that I am doing, in this case let me address some of the issues you have mentioned…
OMG stop being asian u wannabe-
You couldn’t be more wrong on this one. I most definitely do not want to be Asian. I am 100% happy with the way that I look and while I admire other nationalities, the sense of culture they inspire, the products they create and the different things available to them, I am also 100% happy with being a caucasian Australian. I am personally inspired by the trips I have taken to both Singapore and Japan but equally so I am inspired by the trips I have taken to Europe and the UK. As James is a large influence in my life, his love of American 50′s kitsch and rockabilly is very influential in my style choices.
u look 40 y/o dressed as a little girl LMAO! only asians can pull this look or other caucasian girls who r prettier than u
Indeed there are thousands of girls who are prettier than me in the world. I personally couldn’t care less. The second you start measuring yourself against other people is the second you doom yourself to a life of unhappiness. I cannot change the way that I look and if I look older than I am there is not very much I can do about that. We play the cards we are dealt with, that’s life. As such I work with the canvas I am given and do my best with the limited resources I have. I don’t care what other girls look like… I’m not aiming for any one specific fashion or look… I’m just aiming to be me. There isn’t anyone in the world who can be me better than I can.
This all seems to bother you a lot more than it does me so perhaps you should exercise your right not to visit my website if you find me so unappealing?
I should let you know that I have your IP address so if you feel the need to be this hateful at anything in the future please be sure to stay within the bounds of the law. As I understand it cyber bullying is taken quite seriously in the country we both live in.You have the right to your opinion but I also have the right not to feel threatened or uncomfortable on my own website. I thought about blocking you from accessing my blog but by clicking here as often as you do (yes I can track that) and lingering around the place you are actually contributing to my statistics and income from advertising revenue. Thanks for that, I really appreciate it :D
I think you might want to look at whether commenting this many times is a constructive way to get your message across or just a way to kill time for you. If it is the latter then I can think of many ways in which you could spend your time better. Please try anything from the following list of suggestions:
-Volunteering for a charity
-Finding a hobby, for example model air craft building
-Reading a book
-Continuing your studies, possibly concentrating on spelling and grammar
-Working on your own look or looking at the kind of person you are on the inside rather than focusing on those around you
Again I appreciate you taking the time to leave so many comments for me, I hope you find something to help you with whatever it is you are looking for. Have a great day!
Don’t forget that Nuffnang is also holding the first annual blogger awards so if you enjoy reading what I write feel free to nominate me ^_^ and cross all your fingers and toes for me! I want to go to Singapore!
Yaw, congratulations for your prize!! It's a great notice, and I'm sure you deserved that award, you're fantastic!
And thanks for such a great hair tutorial; now my hair is short for that kind of hairstyle, but in a few months I would be able to do it to myself!
I can´t wait for seeing your future post! A friend and I are going to open a blog about make up and haistyle, so this is son inspiring!!
xo xo!
Congratulations on winning the competition! I wish you the best of luck with the best blogger award.
That hair style is lovely I really appreciated the tutorial. I look forward to your future tips and tutorial entries.
Yaaay!! The winner is ヴァイオレットひめ～！！！Congratulations princess!! I'm soooooo happy that you got the prize（≧∀≦）ノ You deserve it because your cute dress was the best creation I've ever seen!! Yaaay!!
Thank you very much for the hair tutorial! I have to try that tomorrow(^-^)v Are your eyes alright by the way?? I hope it'll be fixed quickly…
Take care& Congratulations again!!
…sorry for the long comment(^-^;
Lots of Love!!
I love this romantic hair-style! <3
Sahakiel- :D Thank you! I'm super excited! You should totally try it, if you hair is short you could just leave the back part down. Oh I would love to read your make up blog when you and your friend start it, make sure you send me the link!
Lady Kristen- Thank you very much! And thank you for your appreciation, I'm really glad that people are actually starting to read my blog regularly. I always hope that these actually help someone ^_^
ありがとうございますみんにひめ！I am very happy you liked my dress ^-^ I can't wait to see your hair, I hope it turns out really well :D My eyes are still really puffy, I'm going to write a review and post photos tomorrow. Thank you for all of your wonderful comments! Lots of love princess sister!
Criztinita- You should give it a go :D
Violet! I knew you would that contest, grats!!!
I can't wait to see what you buy.
Sorry about your reaction, hope it goes away soon.
I loved your tutorial, your hair looks so pretty. I need a bunch of hairbands with bows they are so cute!
Congratulations on your win! And thank you for the hair tutorial pics. I am looking forward to getting home and watching on You Tube and having a go myself! My sister would love this style as she is a swing dancer. Does it grip well for dancing? :)
Kae- Thank you! Haha with $100 I could fill my wardrobe with more dresses… or buy one really nice one from Myer. You should totally get some alice bands with bows, you would look so cute! <3
Danielle- Anytime, I love doing hair tutorials. The videos are just little snippets for the more complicated parts, I'm going to try out a proper video next time. As for swing dancing, this style would be perfect for it! The more pins and spray you use the sturdier it is but even with a few pins it lasts me all day without a hair out of place :)
Sweeheart, I've give an award to you, because you're so lovely!!! And here you can check the blog's link that I've told you!
http://sahakiel.blogspot.com/2009/09/back-to-school-and-sixties-inspiration.html
Sahakiel- Aww you are too sweet! I'm going to look now ^_^
Congrats on the $100 prize! It's well deserved. :) That was an awesome post.
Thanks so much Sigmate :D I love all the stuff you've been posting lately too!
Is it okay to leave some hair (curled) down to frame my face? My face is kinda round =/
Yep that sounds really pretty ^_^
OMG stop being asian u wannabe! gah…u look so FAKE when u try to be asian…YOU’RE UGLY OK!!? stop pretending to be someone else >__<
n' LOL @ the 12th pic…it looks like u wanna hide your ugly face hahaha!!!
Hi “Kate/Leen/QiQi/Amber/Kathy/Linn”!
Thanks for commenting so many times! As the email address you used for each of your comments is the same, you all posted from the same IP address and have the same grammar/spelling issues I’m going to go ahead and make a small leap and say you are probably the same person. As such I will be copy-pasting this reply to each of the comments you have left here.
Generally speaking I really appreciate feedback on my website and things that I am doing, in this case let me address some of the issues you have mentioned…
OMG stop being asian u wannabe-
You couldn’t be more wrong on this one. I most definitely do not want to be Asian. I am 100% happy with the way that I look and while I admire other nationalities, the sense of culture they inspire, the products they create and the different things available to them, I am also 100% happy with being a caucasian Australian. I am personally inspired by the trips I have taken to both Singapore and Japan but equally so I am inspired by the trips I have taken to Europe and the UK. As James is a large influence in my life, his love of American 50′s kitsch and rockabilly is very influential in my style choices.
u look 40 y/o dressed as a little girl LMAO! only asians can pull this look or other caucasian girls who r prettier than u
Indeed there are thousands of girls who are prettier than me in the world. I personally couldn’t care less. The second you start measuring yourself against other people is the second you doom yourself to a life of unhappiness. I cannot change the way that I look and if I look older than I am there is not very much I can do about that. We play the cards we are dealt with, that’s life. As such I work with the canvas I am given and do my best with the limited resources I have. I don’t care what other girls look like… I’m not aiming for any one specific fashion or look… I’m just aiming to be me. There isn’t anyone in the world who can be me better than I can.
This all seems to bother you a lot more than it does me so perhaps you should exercise your right not to visit my website if you find me so unappealing?
I should let you know that I have your IP address so if you feel the need to be this hateful at anything in the future please be sure to stay within the bounds of the law. As I understand it cyber bullying is taken quite seriously in the country we both live in.You have the right to your opinion but I also have the right not to feel threatened or uncomfortable on my own website. I thought about blocking you from accessing my blog but by clicking here as often as you do (yes I can track that) and lingering around the place you are actually contributing to my statistics and income from advertising revenue. Thanks for that, I really appreciate it :D
I think you might want to look at whether commenting this many times is a constructive way to get your message across or just a way to kill time for you. If it is the latter then I can think of many ways in which you could spend your time better. Please try anything from the following list of suggestions:
-Volunteering for a charity
-Finding a hobby, for example model air craft building
-Reading a book
-Continuing your studies, possibly concentrating on spelling and grammar
-Working on your own look or looking at the kind of person you are on the inside rather than focusing on those around you
Again I appreciate you taking the time to leave so many comments for me, I hope you find something to help you with whatever it is you are looking for. Have a great day!
<3 Violet