How To Do Messy Curled Buns – Hairstyle Tutorial

by VioletLeBeaux | Mar 15, 2013 | Hair, Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial

Today’s hairstyle is one of my favorites: a messy curly bun 😀

This style works really well with super cute outfits and is surprisingly easy to do.

Here is the video version:

Start with brushed hair.

Curl your hair, the more you curl the puffier the buns will be. The method of curling doesn’t make a difference but I prefer to use a straightener.

Through the magic of the internet mine magically curled itself! WIN! I wish the internet did my hair every morning >_>

Now pull your hair up into pigtails just above your ear.

Mess up the curls so they get super puffy. You can also hairspray at this point to give it extra hold!

Now grab the top half of the pony tail.

And scrunch it upwards in your fist.

Hold it up above the band at your scalp and pin in place.

Once it’s pinned it should look something like this. The style is messy and unpredictable so it will probably look different every time you do it!

Now grab the left over hair. Scrunch it up to sit under the band.

Pin that in place too!

And from the side:

Don’t forget to do the other side too!

Give the whole style a blast of hairspray.

And that’s it! Much simpler than it looks!

This style looks great with bows or alice bands. It’s a fun style and good in hot weather!

Hope you have a good weekend!

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How To Do A Big Puffy Bun Bear Ear Hairstyle… Thing

by VioletLeBeaux | Mar 14, 2013 | Hair, Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos

This week’s video is a tutorial on how to do some puffy bear/Minni Mouse/whatever you want to call it ears ^_^

The new video set up is quite fun to film in but the natural light coming through the back can make lighting very frustrating. It changes as the sun reflects off different buildings making even white balancing annoying. I love it so much but because of that I don’t think I’ll be able to film there often >_< Now I need to work out where I can film that’s not going to be effected by the stupid windows. Who knew having natural light would be a bad thing in this situation! (I can hear James saying “I told you so!”)

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial!

How To Do A Big Puffy Bun Bear Ear Hairstyle Tutorial

by VioletLeBeaux | Mar 12, 2013 | Hair, Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos

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Bear Ear Hairstyle Instructions:
Hello!
Time for another hair tutorial.
Today I’m doing something a little bit different.
This style is pretty out there but also pretty versatile.
I’ve seen some people calling it Minnie Mouse ears, others calling it bear ears, others calling it big double bun ear thing… ok that one was just me but that’s not the point.
Either way let’s get started.
First off, separate you hair into two sections and pin away your fringe.
So tie you hair up into really high ponytails like this.
The higher they are, the higher your ears will eventually be.
I find that this style is easiest to do if you’ve already straightened your hair first.
Straightened hair is just easier to get to sit the way that this hairstyle needs to.
These ears we want to be really big.
So once you hair your hair in the ponytails, pull them upwards and then tease around the base.
The teasing is what’s going to keep it all together eventually so you won’t have any weird gaps.
When I fold it like this you can see what I mean.
Without the teasing it would still work but it can be a lot harder to get a completely even gap free finish.
But if you do prefer not to tease your hair it’s definitely still possible.
After you’ve done the teasing give it a quick blast of hairspray to set and then grab another hair band.
Pull it over the ponytail and again depending on how stretchy your hair tie is.
Then only pull the ponytail half way through so you’ve got a big poufy bit sticking up now.
Grab the end of the ponytail and wrap it around the base.
What you’re doing here is obscuring the band.
Of course the ends of my hair are pink so it just makes it more obvious but if your hair is all one colour it works a lot better.
Fluff out the loop that you’ve got.
You can see because it’s teased it all stays together.
Fluff it out and pull the hair right around to the middle so it’s covering the band and forming a complete circle.
Then just pin it in place.
Now you just need to repeat on the other side. Tease at the base, hairspray, use a hair tie to form a loop.
Wrap the ends of the hair around to hide it.
Pull it around so it forms a huge bun and pin as many times as you need to.
Pretty cute!
As far as bear ears go, there are actually two versions of this.
A huge puffy one like this and a little one which is a little less crazy.
So if you want me to do a tutorial on that version let me know in the comments.
Once you’re all done with that all you need to do is give the whole thing another spray with hairspray.
Maybe add some cute little accessories and if you’ve got a fringe just style it as you would normally.
All done!
And pretty damn cute if I do say so myself.
That’s one gigantic puffy ear of some kind!
Lottie was super annoyed that I stole her favorite toy for filming this tutorial so she had to come and let you know what I jerk I was.
Here’s a very public apology, I’m sorry Lottie… I’m not really.
So whether you’re using this as bear ears, Minnie Mouse ears, I don’t know, squirrel ears or just big cute poufy buns, it’s really easy to do.
Hope you guys enjoyed this video, make sure you check out the blog post linked in the description for heaps more tutorials and if you enjoyed this video don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment, favorite or whatever you want to do.
Thanks so much for watching, bye!

How To Fishtail Braid – Hairstyle Photo Tuorial

by VioletLeBeaux | Mar 8, 2013 | Hair, Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial

Hair tutorial time! My brain is completely fried at the moment, so many things to organise and do, I think I need a life overhaul! Being a bit busy means less time for pretty hair, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have cute hair. Fishtail braids look really complicated but once you understand the basic idea they are quick and easy to do!

Here is a video version for those of you who prefer them and the downloadable version is at the end as usual:

So let’s get started!

Brush all of your hair over to one side.

Separate the hair into two halves.

Take a small piece of hair from the back of half #2.

Pull it over half #2 and hold it with the same hand you’ve got half #1 in. It now becomes part of half #1

Now take a small piece from the side of half #1.

Move it over half #1 and to become part of half #2.

That’s the basic technique. All you need to do is alternate taking small sections from each half, pulling them over and then putting them in the other hand so they become part of the other half.

So the next step from where I left off is to take a piece from half #1 and move it over to half #2

And then one from half #2 goes to half #1.

Continue this pattern over and over and over. Keep in mind that the smaller the sections of hair you take, the more intricate the final braid will look.

As you keep going down you should get something like this:

Continue braiding until you either run out of hair or you’ve got the length you want.

Tie it off with and elastic.

Bam! Braid!

Now this braid is pretty good by itself but I prefer mine to look puffy and more even in the width. The way to achieve this is to pull the pieces and puff them out after you tie it off. It feels a bit like you’re ruining your hard work but trust me it’s not going to come undone unless your hair tie is loose.

Easy!

I like to curl the ends too.

Then just add a decoration.

Taadaa all done!

Now do a celebration dance because you FINALLY learned how to do a fishtail braid!!

Or you know, just calm down and enjoy your braid…

Thanks so much for reading!

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How To Use Pastels For Temporary Hair Colour!

by VioletLeBeaux | Mar 6, 2013 | Beauty, Beauty-Tutorials, Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial

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How To Use Pastels For Temporary Hair Colour
Hope you’re having a good day it’s time for another hair tutorial.
Have you ever wondered how you could get temporary, bright, cute hair colours without having to worry about the commitment?
Oh my god I sound like an informercial.
Well there are several ways to do it but my favorite answer is using soft art pastels.
Please don’t use oil pastels for this. Oil pastels and soft pastels are not the same thing.
Soft pastels have a chalky feeling where as oil pastels are obviously really oily.
So you’re not going to get the same effect.
The pastels I’m using are from Daiso and they were $2.80.
The hardest thing about this tutorial is picking the colour.
For the actual technique, all you need to do is separate the hair you want to colour.
Put a piece of cardboard or paper under it to protect the hair underneath.
And draw the pastel on.
You can make it as bright as you want just by drawing more on. Super easy!
Before you ask, yes it does work on dark hair.
If you have dark hair you may need to apply a bit more to get the colour as bright.
Keep in mind also that artists pastels come in different grades so make sure to look for a soft pastel that is really pigmented.
Don’t forget to do the underneath and the ends as well.
So far I haven’t experienced any damage using this technique on myself or others.
If you are concerned or you’ve had hair damage in the past, I would always suggest that you go to a hairstylist and get them to look over your hair first just in case.
Once you are finished with the colour, add some hair spray to seal it in.
Then just brush it through with the rest of the hair and you’re good to go.
Afterwards you can just shampoo your hair and get rid of the colour completely.
It’s a great way to have crazy colours on the weekend if you’re working in an office or still going to school with strict dress codes.
Now that I’ve tried it with some different pinks, I think I want to try it with blues and purples.
I think that would be super cute.
I hope this was a useful video, good luck if you give it a try.
Make sure you check out the blog post linked in the description, there’s a photo tutorial there you can download as well.
And thanks so much for watching, bye!

How To Do Temporary Hair Colour With Pastels

by VioletLeBeaux | Feb 22, 2013 | Hair, Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial

It’s been a really crazy week and between everything else I’ve been getting the next batch of these hair tutorials ready. Today’s tutorial is something that might help those of you thinking of dying your hair a crazy colour. I get quite a few comments and emails every saying “I want to do my hair like yours but I can’t because of school/work/something else”. Well this is a great way to see if it looks good before you commit or do it for the weekend and then wash it out before Monday!

The video version of this will be added as soon as I finish editing!

Let’s do it!

So you want to try out crazy colours but without the commitment? Using artist’s chalk pastels is perfect for this! I’ve done previous posts about using Illamasqua’s Pigments in the same way too if you happen to have some of those.

They’re cheap and easy to use and the colour sits very naturally in the hair without being crunchy or gross like some other temporary colours. Once it’s in and set you can just style as usual!

The hardest part is deciding what colour to choose! I picked a purplish pink a bit darker than my regular pink so you could see it a bit better in my hair. I think I want to try doing some purple and blue streaks in my pink too!

So you need a pastel and also a piece of cardboard so you can cover the other hair up.

Section the piece of hair you want to colour.

Put the cardboard under it to protect the other hair.

Then just draw the pastel over all of the hair.

Don’t forget the ends.

And the underneath as well.

Give it a quick blast with the hairspray to seal it all in.

Then just give it a brush through so it sits well with the rest of your hair and looks natural.

OMG IT WORKED! And when you’re done being pink/purple/blue/whatever you can just wash your hair and be back to normal!

And yes before you ask, you can do this on dark hair too. Pastels are generally opaque so as long as you pick a nice bright colour you should be good to go!