Baking Soda As Shampoo- Friday Fun and Announcements

by VioletLeBeaux | Jul 6, 2012 | Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos

As requested here’s my video on using baking soda as a shampoo!

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Hello and welcome to Friday video number 2.
Today I’m gong to be talking about using baking soda as shampoo.
So baking soda.
Firstly, is baking soda the same as baking powder?
No. Not the same thing at all, only use baking soda also known as bicarb soda.
I use mckensie’s because it’s the cheapest one. You really don’t need to use much each time so for $1.50 you’ll probably get a whole month or more’s worth.
So step by step, how do you actually use it as shampoo?
#1 don’t use shampoo obviously.
Instead of shampoo you would get a little cup of water. I use the lid from James’ shaving cream. Put a couple of spoons in there and then fill the rest up with warm water.
Then I mix it around with my finger until it’s mostly disolved and put it through your hair.
Massage it to the roots like your would a normal shampoo and make sure to get it really close to the roots because that’s where most of the oil and grease is.
Then I leave it on there for a couple of minutes, maybe 3 minutes? I don’t really have a clock in my shower so.
Once I’m satisfied that my hair is clean I wash it out.
So that’s really it.
Afterwards if you want to you can use a conditioner. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.
And if I do, I avoid the roots because again that’s usually where my hair gets oily.
Using the baking soda took me a while to get used to because it really doesn’t feel like shampoo.
And honestly until you get out of the shower and completely dry your hair it doesn’t feel clean, not even a little bit.
When it goes in it’s kind of grippy, I guess is the word, like when you rub two pieces of velvet together and all of the little fibres catch on each other.
When you shampoo you get a lather, this doesn’t lather at all. Also when you shampoo your hair and you dry it it had that light airy feeling, you know you feel like you’re in a Pantene commercial and you’re flipping your hair around and you’ve got a big fan blowing in your direction to get the perfect hair flick off to the side.
This isn’t like that.
Once you dry your hair it feels amazing.
It’s really soft and smooth. The texture of my hair feels a lot better now than when I was using shampoo.
I could totally do the commercial with the fan and the wind blowing.
It takes a bit longer to dry than traditional shampoo, I imagine it’s because that has special ingredients to quicken the drying time or whatever and this is just baking soda, nothing fancy.
And that’s pretty much it.
With baking soda I don’t seem to was as often because it doesn’t seem to need it.
I think that’s probably to do with the fact that some shampoos strip the natural oils out of your hair and that’s stuff you want in there.
So your scalp maybe overcompensates and makes extra. Again I’m not an expert so I haven’t no idea the science behind this, I just know it works for me.
This seems a bit more gentle though and I don’t have to wash as often.
As I mentioned in my previous video on using it as dry shampoo, there were a lot of comments asking whether it was the same as using talcum powder.
Or baby power. Yes and no. It’s the same in that they do both get the job done.
But when you wash it out it comes out a lot easier than talcum
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Hair Routine, QnA and Announcements!

by VioletLeBeaux | Jun 29, 2012 | Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos

Here’s my first video for Friday! It went pretty long but I just kept thinking of more things to say XD Hope you all enjoyed!

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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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Hello good morning, Today I’m going to do the most requested video that I get in the comments which is a hair care video. Yay.
So I guess I’ll start with basics first, what exactly do I do to take care of my hair?
I don’t actually have that much of a routine which is probably why I’ve put this video off for so long.
Because it’s not really easy to say I do this, this and this because I’m really lazy so my routine changes so often because of what I have on hand or what I have in the cupboard or what is within arm’s reach.
Once a month or once every 6 weeks I’ll dye my regrowth blonde. I use Loreal prelightener.
I usually do the pink every 2 weeks. The pink that I use is Paint Box.
They are a subsidiary of Fudge and I use Pretty Flamingo and also the lighter Pink Moon.
I’ve already done a video on how I do the pink so I’ll just do the pink when I’m washing my hair.
So far as actually washing my hair, I probably do it maybe twice a week and rather than using shampoo anymore I’ve switched over to using Baking Soda.
I like baking soda because it’s quite gentle, it’s natural and it works really well.
Using it has really improved the condition of my hair since switching from regular shampoo.
Also you can use it as a dry shampoo which you would have seen in my previous video somewhere up here.
So far as conditioner I generally use the stuff that comes with my blonde hair dye.
I find I don’t like to use too much of it because I find my hair is a little bit oily around the roots.
So I’ve been using the KMS quick dry thing. Basically it’s a
two layer thing and you shake it up and spray it on your wet hair and it dries really quickly after that.
Probably cuts down drying time by like three quarters. So I love it.
I avoid using heat on my hair as much as possible so I don’t like to blow dry my hair too much unless it’s really really cold and you’re using the blow dryer for warmth.
So I try to do pin curls if I have time the night before.
Also if I just want wavy hair like this, wearing my hair in a bun overnight works really well.
I’ve recently started using this big comb thing to brush out all of the tangles.

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Short Hair Hime Pouf Hair Tutorial -Styling Stef / 姫ギャル 髪型チュートリアル

by VioletLeBeaux | Jun 25, 2012 | Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos

I finally found a friend who would let me play around with her short hair! Everyone say thank you to Stef for letting me experiment on her 😀

Today Stef challenged me to try out a big hime pouf in her short hair. She has super shiny healthy hair so getting the volume needed was definitely a challenge!

We’ve got plenty of styles to try so if you have any requests let me know in the comments!

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A blog and Youtube channel about a girl and her quest to make everything sparkle. New craft, hair and beauty tutorials every week!

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.

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Short Hair Hime Pouf Hair Instructions
Hello!
Meet Stef, she has short hair and it totally awesome.
This time Stef challenged me to see if I could get a proper volumous pouf in her short hair.
Grab a 1 inch section at the front and put it to the side.
The basic technique is the same as the long haired version though I didn’t have a rat the right colour so I had to tease her hair.
Take a section behind it and tease/spray the bajeebus out of it.
We started with curled hair so that helped with volume too.
Lightly tease the first section you set aside and lay it over the pouf.
Just tease the back part of it, we want the front to be nice and smooth.
Spray it in place of course.
What would this be without hairspray?
The sides needed more volume so I teased small sections there too, brushed them back and pinned in place.
Honestly I find this a little easier with short hair because you don’t have to worry about the ends as much.
And as with the top I brushed some more hair over for a smooth finish.
And that’s it really, same technique as with long hair and just as cute with short!
Thanks very much to Stef for being my awesome model/victim for the day.
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High Pony Tail With A Wrapped Base Hair Style Tutorial

by VioletLeBeaux | Jun 18, 2012 | Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos

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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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High Pony Tail With A Wrapped Base Hair Style Instructions
This is a really simple way to make a ponytail have more volume at the base.
It’s also good to make a simple ponytail look more dressed up.
Start with a high ponytail.
It also makes the standard ponytail a little bit more interesting.
Separate a small piece from the back.
Wrap it tightly around the elastic band.
The higher up the ponytail you wrap, the taller the ponytail will get.
Pin the end at the end at the back or just poke it under than band.
Fluff the ponytail out.
Done!
Very “I Dream Of Jeannie”.
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Twisted Faux Side Braids with PonyTail Hair Style Tutorial

by VioletLeBeaux | Jun 14, 2012 | Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial, Video-Tutorials, Violet Vision Videos

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A blog and Youtube channel about a girl and her quest to make everything sparkle. New craft, hair and beauty tutorials every week!

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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Twisted Faux Side Braids with PonyTail Hair Style Instructions

This crazy twisted hairstyle takes a bit of work but it looks so cool and goes great with rock styles.
Brush your hair back on one side.
Create a deep part and then separate the remainder into 3 sections.
Grab the top section.
With your fingers, start twisting it gradually moving back from the hairline to the back of your head.
I found this easiest to do with my fingernails because it created very even little tracks and made it look more like a braid.
Being able to do this tightly may take a few tries to get completely right.
You’ll see I was twisting upwards now downwards.
Once you reach the back of your head pin it in place.
Repeat on the second section.
And again on the third.
Side 1 done and now for the other.
Pull the top half of the remaining hair on the other side into a high ponytail and place out of the way.
Pin half of what’s left loose up so it forms a bit of a waterfall effect.
This will give the end results lots of layers and volume.
It’s especially useful if your hair doesn’t have layers already.
Flip the ponytail up and pin it to the scalp just above the band.
Make sure it’s completely secure.
When you flip it back the right way, the pins will give it volume and hide the band.
Fan it out and hairspray in place.
Done! Ready for a big night out.
As an extra step, if you want to have more volume or be higher up just take the hair at the bottom, flip it over the top and pin in place there.
Tease it if you want even more volume.
I hope this was a useful video, please check out the blog post linked in the description for more information and tutorials.
Thanks so much for watching.
Bye!