Melbourne Snapshots Beauty Events!

Snapshots time… finally! And you know what? I found a random folder I never posted originally so we’re starting off with photos from last year!

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There was a Kiehl’s and Shu uemura event last year  to see their new product lines 😀
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My beautiful make up artist:

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She had the most insanely beautiful lashes!

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Me after the make over:

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After that we all switched places and I got my skin tested at the Kiehl’s section. My skin expert was HILARIOUS! there was time left over after the important skin testing so we spent most of it discussing margarita exploits XD He was absolutely awesome and I wish he worked in the city store so I could go chat again!

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Pretty gift sets, I know I’m a sucker for anything in a bag >_<

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… or that comes with a bear…

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Next up in my folder of oldness was a trip to the Youtube Partner’s meeting. I stopped off  to take some photos at Melbourne Central on the way. No matter how many times I go here I really like looking at the shot tower, it’s so trippy!

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The decorations at the time were still all Christmasy.

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Outfit for the day!

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I forgot how much fun curls like this are, now I want to wear them again tonight XD

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The partner’s meeting was lot of fun, lots to learn but it was awesome to meet people who have similar interests to me!

With friendly Youtubers:

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Afterwards Celina, Toby, James and I went for a quick dinner to work through all of the notes we took. Between the two of us being insane note takers I think we almost wrote it word for word XD

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Next up I went to the opening of Topshop in December! There were so many events last year it really tired me out so this year I’m slowing down a lot more and doing more interesting things rather than just going to events. I can’t wait to go strawberry picking and visit the other Zoo and check out new markets, so many things to do in Melbourne and I’m going to do as many of them as I can 😀

Anyway now, rambly tangent aside look at the pretty chairs at Topshop! Another case of chair envy.

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The hat I totally almost bought and am still tempted to go back for…

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More of me doing the same pose in every picture XD Yeaaaah….

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The sky was so pretty that night, it looked like a big neon painting.

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More recently James spotted this pretty car. He’s a big lover of classic cars, he even had a 1963 Valiant Regal AP5… whatever that means. We couldn’t afford to bring it to Melbourne though so it got sold. One day when I’m a bajillionaire I’m going to buy it again for him or maybe a Charger or something similar 😀

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Here are some pretty window displays I found recently. I think I want to make some of these stars to hang around the house. I worry that hanging them out make the apartment feel even smaller though.

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Yeah I kind of took a look of photos of these but they were really pretty XD

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And one of the few good photos I have of James, he never stands still enough for them!

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And one last one of some weird festival thing I walked past where fairies on stilts were blowing bubbles.

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I hope you all had an awesome weekend!

How To Make A Simple Ric Rac Rose Headband

Ricrac roses are eeeeeeverywhere *_* I remember when my grandma used to make these and put them on the dresses she made for me as a kid. They were hideous dresses, she picked the brightest fabric she could because she was going bind and she had the same pattern she used for *all* of the grandchildren. *shudder* I still have nightmares about bright yellow dresses with matching hats. I don’t know why but when I was a child everything came with a matching hat >_<

Anyway tangent aside I actually always liked these roses and they have completely taken over the internet. I can’t open Pinterest or Etsy without seeing them adorning earrings or shoes… so if you can’t beat them join them!

This is the way I made a ricrac headband for a friend 😀

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I personally think ric rac is pretty useless, it can work well in small amounts but it always just reminds me of circus costumes for some reason. I have several packets of the stuff which was at the bottom of a random sewing bag I got from a friend’s daughter’s school fete. Bought when
Australia still measured things in Yards XD

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  • Ric Rac
  • Glue or needle and thread
Cut two long pieces of ric rac or just fold it in half.

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Twist the two pieces together so they form one long strand.

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The length you need will depend on how big you want your flower but you do need a decent amount.

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Roll the end into a little spiral. Fix it with a stitch or a dot of glue on the back.

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Roll, roll, roll and roll some more until you have something along these lines 😀 Poke the end underneath.

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Stitch or glue it all on the bottom!

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Flip the outer layers down so they sit flat. I think its easier to do this if you’ve glued the bottom because stitching can have a lot less give to move it around.

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Done!

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Cute!

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Just promise me you won’t be putting them on any scary dresses XD

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Instead add them to something slightly more subtle and slightly less neon such as a pearl headband!

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Hope you enjoyed and it doesn’t bring back any horrible memories of your grandma’s sewing XD

Autumn in Melbourne Outfit Of The Day- OOTD

Another outfit of the day video. These are fun to make! It’s been much colder here lately so I’m busting out my winter clothes 😀

Glasses- Pink
Cape- Thrift store
Dress- Borrowed from Celeste
Shoes- Femme Connection
Bag- Present from my Mother
Hat- Valley Girl, bow from another dress

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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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Autumn in Melbourne outfit of the day.
Glasses from Pink
Bag was a gift from my Mum
Shoes from Femme Connection.
Dress borrowed from Celeste.
Cape- thrift store
Beret from Valley Girl
Bow off another dress.
Thanks for watching!
Nap time!

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