How To Make A Cute Flower Crown

by VioletLeBeaux | Jul 28, 2014 | Craft, Hair-Accessory-Tutorials, Tutorial

I feel like I can’t log on to any of my social networks lately without seeing someone wearing a flower crown XD I’ve made these before for tutorials but I had a bunch of random flowers rattling around my crafting stash so I figured time for a new one!

All you need for this craft are a bunch of random flowers, a hot glue gun and some lace or ribbon to stick it to.

Lay your flowers out into a line and add more to the middle so it’s kind of a tiara shape.

Cut a piece of lace or ribbon which is long enough to tie around your head. You could also use a headband but I prefer ties because they are versatile and headbands give me a headache.

Now glue the flowers to the lace one by one. You can use a piece of fabric or felt as backing but it’s not really needed because it’s going to be hidden.

Taadaa! Seriously easy, the hardest part is deciding on how to lay the flowers out.

Then just tie it on and you’re good to go!

Having them on a piece of lace means you can wear it in so many ways, I like to tie it around a big puffy bun!

New accessory in record time! I’ll have to go through my craft supplies to do things more often haha! Have you guys made anything fun lately?

CHEEEEEESE Snapshots

by VioletLeBeaux | Jul 26, 2014 | Life

We visited Milk The Cow which is a fromagerie aka cheese shop. Oh yes, an entire shop filled with the most delicious cheeses imaginable. Seriously. It exists and we ate so very much.

Some Tips For Big Hair!

by VioletLeBeaux | Jul 25, 2014 | Hair, Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial

Seeing as I get asked about big hair a lot I thought I would share some extra tips for getting that volume today!

To begin with, big hair works best if your hair isn’t completely clean. Hair has more grip if it’s a bit dirty.

Obviously the easiest way to get volume is to use a teasing brush but the techniques you use will effect the finished height. I prefer to take small sections and just tease the back side.

Hairspray is the other obvious tool. I know a lot of people who won’t use hairspray because they don’t like the feeling it leaves afterward. I used the be the same until I discovered brush out hairspray. A good hairspray will brush out completely at the end of the day and leave pretty much no trace it was ever there. This Garnier one is ok but it’s not my favorite, I really like Cedel’s spray.

For volume, lift up sections of hair and spray around the roots. Hold the hair up until the spray dries it in place.

If you have hair which doesn’t like to hold shape you can also seal the hairspray in place even more by holding a hair straightener on it for a few seconds around the roots.

Once you have a decent amount of volume smooth the very top layer of hair down with your brush. This part will make it look more naturally volumous but you do need to be careful when you brush because if you do it too hard you will brush out all of the teasing and ruin your hard work.

Give it a final blast of hairspray and you should have nice volume. If you are having problems getting the volume you want and you have very long hair you may find that’s because of the weight of your hair. Styles like this (especially those used in fashions like gyaru) often have hair which is cut specifically to make teasing easier. These styles often have layers which start very high up compared to other styles. Short layers around the top make sure that the hair is light enough to stay up in that kind of volume easily with minimal teasing.

Of course, if all of this seems too hard you can just cheat by using a hair insert.

Then all you need to do is pin it in place and brush your hair back over the top.

Big volume for the win!

So that’s it! Of course everyone’s hair is different so what might work for some will not work for others etc. That said, when it comes to big volume it’s really hard to beat good teasing!