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Blue Circle Lens Review :D

by VioletLeBeaux | Aug 21, 2010 | Advert, Review

I’ve been wanting to try blue circle lenses for aaaages so I was so happy when E-Circlelens.net offered to send me some!

Yay for parcels in the mail! I was very happy when the post man delivered this 😀

Lots of careful packing with Styrofoam so nothing was broken. Shipping was nice and quick too.

I received two pairs, firstly the Belita Blue which have a diameter of 14.5mm. They are US$40 and the manufacturer is Dueba

They are the ones I wore in the poufy hair tutorial…

They have a black ring around the outside and very dramatic bright blue. On the website they look really crazy blue but when they are actually in I think they are more subtle. On darker eyes these would be quite subdued but I think they would really pop on light blue eyes.

My eyes are green with a brown ring in the middle so they blended quite well, I have fairly large pupils though. I think they might work really well for girls with lighter eyes too. After around 7 hours I found them to still be very comfortable and my eyes were only a tiny bit dry.

Verdict: Look massive, very cool for day to day wear. DO WANT

Secondly I received the Super Star Blue set which have a diameter of 14mm. They cost US$40, last for 1 year and the manufacturer is New Bio.

These ones are smaller than a lot of lenses but the black ring around the outside makes them pop anyway.

These ones have a much more subtle blue to them. Well there really isn’t very much blue but they have tiny blue stars! How cute is that? When you are a reasonable distance away it kind of looks just light blue flecks in you eyes but close up they really pop!

I wore these ones for around 6 hours and they were comfortable too. The only thing I didn’t like was that because my pupils are larger than average every now and then I could see blur from the stars entering my frame of vision.

Close up you can really see the little stars. I think these ones are really fun for photoshoots!

I think on darker eyes the stars would be more obvious. These photos were all taken with James’ DIY ring flash so that’s why there is a white circle in the middle of my pupils, it’s not part of the lenses XD

Verdict: Very cute effect but best for photoshoots. DO WANT

If you would like to see more lenses like this you can visit E-Circlelens.net here

The Melbourne Way- Competition!

by VioletLeBeaux | Aug 17, 2010 | About Me, Advert, Life

This post has been sponsored by Nuffnang and Panasonic.

Step 1.

Press play on the video below. It’s “Super Jet Shoes” by Perfume and it’s my favorite song at the moment. It’s been stuck in my head for several months now! This will be your soundtrack to my life ^_^

Step 2.

Hover your mouse over each of the images below to see the difference between how the Panasonic Lumix TZ10 sees life and how I see it. You might have to hover a few seconds for my view to load but don’t give up, they are all there!

Step 3.

Put on your Super Jet Shoes (mine are my boots) and let’s get going!

My constant companion for the day is my phone. Music, friends and fun are just a second away with this…

ThePanasonic Lumix TZ10 is around the same size as my phone though it’s a little heavier. I have been keeping it in my jacket pocket ever since I got it. It has a lot of features that a gigantic camera has like a big zoom but it still has a little body. Great for snapping on the go. The “Intelligent Auto” feature makes it quite difficult (even for someone as uncoordinated as me) to take a bad photo.

We have started to catch the tram places now to see friends but it’s so different to Brisbane public transport!

Quick start up means you can get photos in a few seconds and snap stuff you wouldn’t normally see like the inside of a tram without the driver.

I actually think trams look like gigantic electric kitties. The second I saw them I was reminded of Susie who is obsessed with kitties!

The big back wires that hang everywhere remind me of spider webs or maybe knitting… or maybe gigantic knitting spiders.

Fancy “Intelligent Auto” feature means I can take photos in terrible lighting without having to fiddle with stuff or have the technical knowledge that James does.

Sometimes not having a car can be tough with getting all of our groceries or bigger items home but it’s much easier with a little help ^_^

Of course you really just can’t go past the shopping here 😉

We visited Chadstone that day too and it’s massive!

Do you see a bit of a continued theme here yet??

More interestingly is what happens when I see something like this…

That happens quite a bit. I really try to see what something could turn into rather that what it already is 😉

I wish our landlord allowed pets but I can always dream!

Very big zoom which allows you to take covert photos of other people’s pets from the tram 😉

That pretty much sums me up I think… I hope you’ve enjoyed being in my brain for a day!

This shot was taken using the “Pin Hole” setting which is my favorite of the ridiculous amount of settings. I’ve been using the food setting lots too ^_^

So all of the photos in this post were taken with the Panasonic Lumix TZ10 aaaand thanks to Panasonic and Nuffnang you guys have the chance to win one just like mine! Well maybe not *just* like mine because I’ve already deco’d mine mwahaha 😉

So about the actual camera, I’m going to do a big proper pros/cons review on the Panasonic Lumix TZ10 this week in terms of being a good camera for blogging and showing the quality of the HD video etc but here is a quick run down of my 3 favorite features:

-The big thing with Panasonic Lumix TZ10 is that it has built in GPS so if you go on holidays or you’re traveling around town near landmarks it will remember where you were and tag your photos with the location! The drawback to this is that unless you specifically switch the function off, it chews through battery even if the camera is off. The photo organization software it comes with also only works on a PC so I wasn’t able to test it.

-My absolute favorite feature is that you can register people on it so when you focus on me it actually says “Violet” and comes up with a little heart, how cute is that?! You can even register your pets!

-It can also take HD videos and fits neatly in my bag or pocket which is very useful for blogging!

This is the basic information from their website for the more tech savvy of you:

Key Points for the Panasonic Lumix TZ10:

Built-in GPS for easy organization of the photos you took on your holidays!
25mm wide-angle 12x optical zoom f/3.3-4.9 LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens…allowing it to have twice the shooting area of the standard 35mm lens
Double hand-shake correction allowing you to take beautiful night shots at slow shutter speeds without blurring
Record movies in HD with no loss of image quality!
12.1 Megapixels
RRP AU$650

More information for the Panasonic Lumix TZ10 can be found here.

NUFFNANG COMPETITION TIME!

If you like the look of this camera you can enter into the draw to win one very easily ^_^

To enter just leave a comment on this post and answer this question “Where in the World would you take the Panasonic Lumix TZ10 and what photo would you take?”

Comments here will go into the draw to win the grand prize!

You must be a resident of Australia to enter, please view the full terms and conditions on Nuffnang’s blog here.

Good luck everyone and I hope you enjoyed being in my silly pink brain today 😀

News and Updates :D

by VioletLeBeaux | Aug 17, 2010 | Notices

So as I mentioned yesterday I’m going to be crazy busy this week and there are a couple of really exciting reasons for that!

A whole bunch of you have been suggesting that I write a book full of the stuff that’s included here on the site. Well I am and I’m desperately trying to get it finished this/next week so I can send it off the printers and have it up for sale soon! Very exciting stuff right? It’s going to be sold in 3 different formats that cater to all budgets so hopefully you will all enjoy it 😀 There are going to be all your favorite tutorials from the site but also a lot of new tutorials just for the book.

You all keep sending me interesting questions about blogging so over the last few weeks I’ve been working on an e-book (though I hate that term) which gives all the information that you’ve been asking about and lots more. It’s going to be in my typical pink style with lace, frills and lots of cute illustrations to make it easy to follow. I’m working extra hard to make that available by Monday! I’m hoping that this will be helpful with your own blog so if you have any more questions now is the time to ask!

This Friday I will be speaking about Hime Gyaru fashion at the FRUiTS panel at Manifest. So if you ever wanted to catch up with me or ask me any questions in person you should totally come and meet me at Manifest on Friday! It’s going to be really fun I think, I’m looking forward to it and I would love to see you all there!

I’ve got another post scheduled to go up later tonight too which has a pretty awesome competition run by Nuffnang in it so I hope you enjoy ^_^

Please wish me luck with all of this, I’m working very hard at the moment but I really hope it will be worth it!

Do you all have a busy week ahead or are you taking it easy and relaxing?