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Cedel Dry Shampoo Review

by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 11, 2010 | Beauty, Review

Dry shampoo is kind of a foreign concept for me. I tend to use talcum powder on my fringe/roots if they’re dirty between washes because it’s cheap, it works well and it smells lovely (mine is scented like roses). I thought this would be quite fun to try when I got it in my MBBE bags 😀

So the idea is that when your hair is dirty between washes and you don’t have time to wash it…Spray this in…

Cedel Dry Shampoo Review

Leave it for a couple of minutes… brush it out… and enjoy clean hair!

Cedel Dry Shampoo Review

Spraying it in was very chilly so I think it would be quite nice in Summer! It felt like powder once it was in and then after brushing out it did make a difference. I liked that the smell wasn’t over powering but unfortunately it wasn’t overly nice either.

The feeling after brushing was definitely an improvement but not really what I wold call clean either.

The price online is around $6 which is more expensive than talcum powder but I think it would be totally worth it from a convenience point of view to keep at work or to take with you traveling overseas. So far I’ve gotten 4 uses our of it and I think I’ve used around 1/4 of it (roughly judging by how full it feels).

Cedel Dry Shampoo Review

VERDICT: Good for traveling, does it’s job but definitely not a replacement for washing your hair! DO WANT (but probably only if I was traveling)

Cute Clutch Bag Modification

by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 10, 2010 | Craft, Other-Accessory-Tutorials, Tutorial

You know when you buy more expensive make up and you get those little free gift bags with them? I tend to never use the bags because I don’t generally like to carry things with labels on them. So whats the solution? Craft! Craft is aaaalways the solution XD

You need:

Glue gun or sewing machine
Lace
Bow
Clutch bag
Ribbon

This bag came in my MBBE goodie bags and is from Guinot. It’s black with little glitter sparklies ^_^ I am not a fan of clutch bags, I think they are kind of pointless… I mean they don’t make carrying stuff any easier they just give me a hand cramp XD So glue time!

Clutch Bag Tutorial

So in about 10 minutes I turned it into this:

Clutch Bag Tutorial

I started with the white bow that came off one of my Bodyline shoes and added some black velvet ribbon to hide the thread.

Clutch Bag Tutorial

Then I glued lace around the outside. Of course you could stitch it in place but this bag is quite thick so glue was easier.

Clutch Bag Tutorial

I pleated the lace at the corners so it sat well.

Clutch Bag Tutorial

Glued the little bow in place…

Clutch Bag Tutorial

Then with some more velvet ribbon I added a little strap by gluing (and anchoring with a stitch) it into the inside.

Clutch Bag Tutorial

Super easy! All done!

Clutch Bag Tutorial

Now I have a cute evening bag which is practical and matches my outfit ^_^ Win! What do you guys do with these kinds of bags?

Melbourne Snapshots and Halloween!

by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 9, 2010 | Life

Time for snapshots! I found a whole heap of photos that I forgot we took so let’s start with those first then I’ll show you what we did for Halloween!

When we first came down to Melbourne we went with SuperKawaiiMama, Kruppy and Dave from Nuffnang to an American style diner called Misty’s. James was absolutely thrilled XD

He was so excited to have buffalo wings!

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And a ridiculous amount of fries XD

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And a chili cheese dog with bacon XD Seriously he’s been reminiscing over this for *ages*. Anyone that knows a good recipe let me know ok?

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Some architecture, love this fountain!

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This was when we went to Taste of Melbourne!

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So pretty!

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And this is what happens when people are silly enough to let me hold all of their money 😀 This should be accompanied by a big evil laugh!

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When my highschool friend Tash came to visit we went make up shopping at The Face Shop.

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Did someone say nail polish?? I want one of these displays in my house!!

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James baked a key lime pie which is another (apparently) America food. I ruined it by writing my name in the top with my finger before it set 😀 Mwahahha poor James!

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Celeste, James, Sarah, Lynda and I went to visit Pan Asia and I had the most delicious pork belly baguette I’ve ever had in my life!

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This is what happens when you hang with food bloggers… everything goes cold while they take photos XD

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The decor there was so pretty! This chandelier is actually made of kitchen equipment like bowls and salt/pepper shakers! Cool yes?

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There is a huge pretty mural there as well and each picture has a fantastic story behind it tying in traditional elements with modern…

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We met the owner Li, she is the cutest person ever with an awesome sense of humor!

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She even gave us a platter of deserts to taste! I can’t wait to go back again for another baguette 😀

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Now on to Halloween!

This probably sounds crazy to those of you not in Australia but here we don’t have Halloween… like at all. It doesn’t exist. Over the last few years people have been getting more into it (mostly because we are influenced so much by American culture now) but you generally still won’t find kids trick or treating… If fact in all my life I’ve never had anyone come to my door. Which is probably good because I don’t like to share candy!

Anyway! This year Celeste decided that we would all have a Halloween party at her place, James was really happy because he really misses Halloween!

I’ll leave the food run down to Celeste because I’m no good at that stuff.

This is what we brought:

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