Lots of fun videos in today’s round up!
First up I’ll show you how to easily fishtail braid long hair.
We saw these swarming fish feeding on a food dot at a pet shop.
Lastly I did a video accompaniment to my Bornite Stone (AKA Peacock Stone) Inspired Nail Art. You can see the photo version over here.
Hope you all had a great weekend! ^_^
Just a quick video on how I do fishtail braids. I really like this in place of plaits because they give a really interesting effect. .
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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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Music: Garageband unless otherwise credited
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Easy Fishtail Braid Hairstyle Instructions
Today’s tutorial is for a basic fishtail braid.
I hope you find it useful!
Start by brushing all of your hair over the shoulder on one side.
Divide it down the middle into two sections.
Take a small piece from the back of one side.
Pass it around the front and between the two large sections so it sits at the back of the second section.
Now take a small piece from the back of the second section and pass it around the front between the two and to the back of the first section.
If that makes sens, the visual probably helps a little more than the words.
Continue this motion alternating hair from side to side.
Take a piece from the back of one side, bring around to the front, between the two sections and through to the back of the other section.
It forms an interesting fishtail batter.
Here’s a close up so you can see the motion a little better.
I’m pulling from the back of each section, moving it over the top, through the hole between then around to the back of the other section.
Then it’s just a matter of repeating it all the way down.
Make sure you take even pieces of hair from both sides so both sides of the braid stay even.
Continue right to the end and tie it off.
It’s similar to plaiting but each movement you make, you’re using one tiny section of hair rather than 3 even ones.
Once tied, you can pull the sections to puff them out more if you like.
Add a pretty flower and you’re all done!
It’s a nice alternative to traditional plaits!
I hope this was a useful video, please check out the blog post linked in the description for more information and a photo tutorial.
Thanks so much for watching.
Bye!
A delicious round up today with some Japanese candy!
Here’s a hair tutorial to begin with, it’s a Spring-ish side bun with a braid going around the back.
James ordered me some of those Kracie DIY candy making kits. Oh my god it was so fun to make!! This is the first video in a series!
Now here’s a relaxing Outfit Of the Day- Night Time Chill
Also guess what arrived in the mail from Blurb.com the other day??
Blurb sent me the hardcover edition of Bergamot’s first book!!
Just like my other Blurb book the quality is fantastic!
Enjoy some photo spam mwahaha! Blurb was a pleasure to deal with and the quality is always so lovely. I really love that “new book smell”. Seriously that’s the first thing I always do with new books… does being a book sniffer make me weird?? XD
If you want to read or download your own copy of Bergamot’s book go check out her website here.
This is the next step in being able to offer these books for you guys so I’m finally making progress yay!!
If I can work out the prices so it’s not crazy expensive for you guys I should be able to offer them for sale in the next few weeks.
Hope you enjoyed the sneak peak.
Hope you all had a great weekend! ^_^
This is a quick tutorial on how to do nail art which was inspired by the very pretty Bornite Stone. Some have suggested that if you used lighter colours i would look like Opal too, very pretty! .
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Tumblr: http://bit.ly/oF86Yz
Twitter: http://bit.ly/onCld1
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/pdZ8B5
Instagram: http://instagram.com/violetlebeaux
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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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Music: Garageband unless otherwise credited
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Bornite Stone (AKA Peacock Stone) Inspired Simple Nail Art Instructions
Today’s nail art is inspired by a very pretty stone: Bornite.
I’m probably pronouncing that wrong.
It’s full of beautiful dark purples, blues and pinks.
These are the polish colours I used.
You can use the same technique with any though.
You will also need tweezers and a tissue.
Start with a basic dark purple base.
It doesn’t need to be neat at all.
Add a drop of light purple to the tip, scrunch up a piece of tissue and use the tweezers to dab it lightly into a pattern.
This same basic technique is used to add the other colours too so if you don’t feel confident with it practice a little first.
Add a drop of pink glitter around the base and repeat.
You can use different items such as sponges, paper or fabric for different effects.
The more crinkled your tissue is the more interesting the pattern will be.
Add some darker splotches to cover any gaps and dab in place.
Lastly add some shimmery green highlights in the same way.
Getting a good pattern depending on your polish consistency so if you can’t get it right, try leaving your polish to dry slightly on the nail first.
Clean any mess with a cuticle stick and a tissue dipped in polish remover.
Once dry, give all of the nails a clear top coat.
And you’re all finished!
Shiny and very pretty.
Just like the beautiful stone that inspired them.
I hope this was a useful video.
Please check out the blog post linked in the description for more information and a photo tutorial.
Thanks so much for watching!
Bye!
Simple hair style tutorial for a braid that goes around the back and into a big side bun. You will need basic braiding knowledge for this one. .
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Shop: http://bit.ly/NknExz
Blog: http://bit.ly/qIKumk
Tumblr: http://bit.ly/oF86Yz
Twitter: http://bit.ly/onCld1
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/pdZ8B5
Instagram: http://instagram.com/violetlebeaux
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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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Music: Garageband unless otherwise credited
Spring Sidebun Braid – Hairstyle Instructions
Today I’ll be showing you how I do a fun braided style perfect for Spring.
Basic braiding knowledge is required for this one.
Start by brushing your hair over to one side.
Pull the top half into a section on the side and side it off for the moment.
Begin braiding towards the back from just above one ear.
Continue braiding taking small sections of hair from above and below the braid as you go.
Use only the loose hair and be careful not to get tangled in the top half.
Once you get to the back, it can get a bit tangly if you have very long hair.
If you need to, take a break every few goes and brush out the ends.
I’ll link to some basic braiding videos in the description in case you need to learn.
Continue braiding right around to the other ear and make sure to stay very low on the head.
When you reach the ear, plait the rest of the way down to the end.
Tie the remaining hair up in a ponytail just above your ear.
Scrunch the ponytail up to get a bun and pin it in place.
You might find this easier if you curl the hair first.
Hairspray is also helpful
Lastly, wrap the plait around the bun and pin it in place.
Hairspray in place if needed.
All finished!
I really like this style for Spring and Summer.
I hope this was a useful video, please checkout the blog post linked in the description for more information and photo tutorials.
Thanks so much for watching!
Bye!
Round Up day again!
Last week I was invited to a Lancome event which Michelle Phan was here to promote and I had the chance to meet her. She was really sweet and let me take some video of us today. So that’s my first video today: Morning Make Up For Meeting Michelle Phan… try to say that 3 times fast!
Next video of the week is a video on how to make ribbon rose. I’ve done quite a few versions of this so if you can’t follow the video, just check out the photo tutorial over here.
This weeks Vlog features a win at a claw machine where I managed to get my second Gaspard et Lisa toy 😀 Such a cute story.
I’m shooting some more videos with Stef for short hair soon so if you’d like anything in particular let me know. In the mean time enjoy this updo we did which is a little volumous.
Hope you all had a great weekend! ^_^
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