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Tartan At The Sea- Outfit Of The Day

by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 1, 2012 | Outfit Of The Day

Today’s outfit is from when we were filming at the pier!

Black Shirt- SES
Tartan Shirt/dress- Ice
Skirt- Present from mum
Belt- ebay, came free with another dress.
Shoes- Made by me tutorial here.

I really didn’t dress appropriately for the weather this day >_< It was forecast to be warm but it was freezing. I had a jacket but the wind coming off the water was absolutely cutting.

I wanted something a little bit darker. Everyone in Melbourne wears black pretty much all the time and I think it’s rubbing off on me. I find myself adding more and more black to my wardrobe without even realising it. It does make the other colours in the outfit pop a lot more though!

This was the first day I got to wear the boots out too, they were very comfortable. Now I’ve had them reheeled I think I’ll be wearing them quite a bit even in Summer. I’m glad the weather is warming up. Normally I can’t stand Summer or the heat at all but living in a city which has 4 distinct seasons is making me appreciate the warmth. I think this is the first time in my life that I am actually looking forward to the warmth *_* It feels totally unnatural

Aaaanyway I do quite like this outfit even if it’s dark. I like that I’ve found another way to wear that tartan dress. It’s a bit short so using it as a shirt is a good way to get some more use out of it. Do you guys tend to wear darker clothes in winter too?

Braided Mini Ponytail Hairstyle Tutorial

by VioletLeBeaux | Oct 31, 2012 | Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos

This tutorial was requested from an old outfit video. It’s a great starting point for lots of other styles too! .
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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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Braided Mini Ponytail Hairstyle Instructions!
Hello!
Today’s video is a tutorial which was requested from an outfit post that I did a little while ago.
This style is a small overhead braid ending in a mini ponytail.
Basic knowledge of how to braid will be needed for this tutorial.
Grab a section of hair from the top of your head and pin out of the way.
Tie the rest of your hair out of the way so it doesn’t get caught up.
Pin your fringe too and then release the top section.
Take a small section from the top on one side and begin the braid.
Continue the braid all the way over to the other side of the head until you run out of hair.
Keep the sections fairly loose so they are a bit puffy.
You don’t want it to sit too flat on the head otherwise it will be too hard to see.
Tie it up into a ponytail.
unpin and brush out the rest of your hair.
In the outfit of the day video this is from, I wore it with a front quiff but it’s just as cute with it down.
I like to add a flower for a spring look.
You can also pull the braid out a bit more to make it even puffier.
I think braids like this work best with slightly unwashed hair or you can use some sea salt spray to give them texture and make them super puffy.
Done!
This style is very cute for summer or winter but I prefer it in the warmer months.
I hope this was a useful video. Please check out the blog post linked in the description for more information and a photo tutorial.
Thanks so much for watching!
Bye!