by VioletLeBeaux | Mar 12, 2013 | Hair, Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos
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A blog and Youtube channel about a girl and her quest to make everything sparkle. New craft, hair and beauty tutorials every week!
Violet LeBeaux spends most of her time trying to think of ways to make life prettier, posting said ways on her blog and drinking very strong tea. She writes about big hair cute things, girly fashion, beauty finds, sometimes Hime Gyaru fashion (姫ギャル) and crafty tutorials.
She lives with her adorable boyfriend Jimmy, fluffy puppy Miss Lottie and Bergamot Bunny in Melbourne, Australia.
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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!
by VioletLeBeaux | Mar 11, 2013 | Outfit Of The Day
It’s been a long time since I’ve done an outfit post! Rather than a regular one I wanted to show you guys some of the fun triple shots I’ve been posting on Instagram lately. If you don’t follow me yet my username is @VioletLeBeaux so come add me!
We’re in a heat wave here and without airconditioning my brain has melted into a pool of nothing >_< We have been having this conversation a lot lately:
Violet: Hey, we should go write that post I’ve been meaning to do.
Brain: …. but weather hot. WHY MAKE ME WORK?
Violet: Because the lovely people are waiting for you to do things…
Brain: …. BOOOOOOO! BUY SLURPEES FOR BRAIN!
Violet: You are the worst.
Brain: … … … …. … SLURPEEEEEEES!
Violet: …………………………………. Yeah, ok.
I’ve been playing a lot more with the outfit shots I post there and my favorite way to display them has been in triple shots like this 😀
Dress- Made by me
Jacket- Angelic Pretty
Shoes- 7Angels
They have been dubbed the “Violet Triplets” XD
I figure that three of me is better than one and we can take over the world much quicker if we divide the work up!
Shirt- Thrift store
Skirt- Gift
Shoes- Big W, glittered by me
Most of the comments on these photos are asking what app I use. There’s no specific app I use for them, I just take 3 photos then painstakingly match them up, erase details and draw them back in 😀
Shirt- Target
Jeans- Cotton On
Shoes- Target
Jumper: Tempt
Skirt/Dress: Thrift Shop
Shoes: DreamV
This outfit is actually the same as the above one but I liked the outside photos much better XD
I’ve been trying to mix up my styles a bit more and wear clothes that have been sitting at the back of my closet for months. I’m on a shopping ban… well I guess I *was* on a shopping ban until the other day when I went shopping with my Mum… but that doesn’t count!
Do you guys have a tips on how to try to restyle clothes you already own?
Dress: Ice (I think?) Modified by me
Cardigan: Ice
Shoes: DreamV
This is my absolute favorite outfit at the moment, it’s so comfy and both cool and warm at the same time!
Dress: Thrift Shop
Shirt: Thrift Shop
More new styles, I like bright colours!
Dress: Thrift Shop
Shoes: Gift
Cardigan: Ice
These ones are from our trip to Canberra!
Dress: Ice
Scarf: Chanel
Shoes: Gift
And my favorite of all, this was from the airport on the way home. I felt a lot more like the me on the left than the right though XD
Dress: Ebay
Shoes: Gift
Scarf: Chanel
Hope you guys had a great weekend!
Brain: SLURPEE NOW!!!!!!!
Violet: Sorry guys, got to go… |
by VioletLeBeaux | Mar 10, 2013 | Beauty, Review
Morning everyone!
Just a quick note to let you know about my absence. I’ve been gone from this section of the blog for quite a while sorry!
Recently my life and schedule has changed to include a lot of new things including more travel, a possible big move and of course my lovely little puppy Lottie. With this year up in the air I’m reorganising my life both online and offline. I am going to concentrate on what I’m good at and do more things that make me happy.
So what does that mean?
I most likely won’t be posting here for a while longer. I may return again later this year but at the moment I just don’t have the time or motivation to review products in this format. Ironically I’ve just started hitting pan on a lot of products I had wanted to review XD
I have been toying with the idea of doing product reviews on my Youtube channel and if I do I’ll be sure to post them here too for you. Either way, I will be updating my terms, conditions and PR information to reflect everything as soon as I have finalised exactly what I want to do.
In the mean time please come and find me over here:
Blog: https://www.violetlebeaux.com
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Either way, I know this is going to be an awesome year and everything that’s happening is going to be for the best! Thanks for all of you being here with me so far and can’t wait to talk to you all again soon!
<3 Violet