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24.2.12

Beauty Talk: Eyebrows Tips

Now that you are aware of the importance of eyebrows (if not, see this post), let's discuss shape and color.

You probably have seen this kind of picture everywhere to explain how to achieve the perfect eyebrow (in this case on the lovely Marilyn Monroe).

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Looks easy, right? But based on my experience, if you're anything like me, before starting to pluck, here are some things you need to remind yourself about eyebrows.

Please note: This isn't a step by step guide on how to achieve perfect eyebrows. These are tips I learned over the years that I find useful and that I want to share with you. 


Eyebrows aren't twins... they are sisters. 


Megan Fox (labellase.com)

Staring with full eyebrows, I had the tendency to over pluck to try to achieve a perfect eyebrow shape. I remember in my late teens, I plucked one eyebrow, then the other would not be perfectly similar, so I plucked the other one, then the first one would not be similar, so I would pluck it again... to end up with almost no eyebrow at all. When I first heard that eyebrows aren't twins but sisters (unknown source), I had an epiphany. I often repeat it to myself, so instead of trying to make my eyebrows perfect, I focus on getting them similar overall, with little imperfections being alright, and maybe even cute!


Eyebrows need to look good... from the whole face perspective.


Jessica Alba (seeceeme.com)

This is a true story. Someone, aware of my obsession with eyebrows, once gave me a little magnifying mirror. Oh nothing too much, maybe like 10 times magnifying. Oops! it was not a good idea. As OCD as I am, I was using it daily it and I would pluck every little hair that was not fitting into the line. But when I would see myself back in the normal mirror, uh oh! I would have over plucked, again. One day a friend confiscated the dreaded mirror for my own good. Moral of this story: It's ok to use a magnifying mirror to help you do a more precise job, but don't forget to go back to the normal mirror while doing it, to see your whole face. Now I use a two times magnifying mirror for my eyebrows. Maximum. 


Eyebrows can grow back... but it takes patience.


Gwen Stefani in 2000 and 2007 (totalbeauty.com)

First things first: pluck with caution. If you are like me, wait before plucking, to see if the hair is still bothering you the next day. If so, then you can pluck it. But what if you over plucked? Eyebrows can definitely grow back, but 1) it can be very long and 2) it seems some spots just won't grow back. Aside from my scary almost-no-eyebrow experiences, my eyebrows have grown back. I'm actually in the process of making them grow back even more. How to do it without looking like you forgot to do your eyebrows? Let the hair grow back, do not pluck except for the places where the hair is really out of line. You can put a little beige or taupe powder eye shadow on the empty patches if it looks too awful. There might be some hair growing products to help you grow back your eyebrows, but since I do not use them, I won't talk about them. You might want to consult your cosmetician or doctor.


Eyebrows can be dyed... but it could make your eyes "die".


Hayley Williams from Paramore (living.msn.com)

If you ever read the warnings on a box of hair dye, you probably know this. Hair dye is really dangerous for eyes and should not be used to dye your eyebrows. You could go blind. Is that enough of a warning for you? Well, it wasn't enough of a warning for me. Remember my orange eyebrows? If not, read here. I also dyed my eyebrows using some facial hair bleach (like Jolen): I would put the mixture on my eyebrows for a minute or two and it would just slightly lighten them and the results were pretty good. If you do decide to dye your eyebrows, be aware that it is dangerous and that you need to be extra careful about your eyes. A cosmetician or a hairdresser is probably the best to do it. 


Eyebrows should match your hair... or get close to it.


Scarlett Johansson (disconaplondon.com)

This is something I personally have a hard time with. With my eyebrows naturally being slightly darker than my natural hair color, I thought they were too dark when I dyed my hair blonde. I then learned that eyebrows should match your hair color, with some exceptions. For example, it's ok for a blonde to have darker eyebrows than her hair. If your hair is dyed black, maybe you should consider brown eyebrows, not as harsh as black. But in the end, it all depends on what you like. To color your eyebrows without dyeing them, you can use pencil eyebrow liner, mascara-like eyebrow color, liquid eye shadow or my favorite, powder eye shadow. Remember to go lightly to keep eyebrows looking natural.


Eyebrows look probably best... au natural.


Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen (posh24.com)

Take this tip from the girl that once sported the uni brow, haha! But what I mean is that aside from major eyebrow imperfections, letting your eyebrows close to their natural shape and color might be the best and easiest thing to do. We have seen natural eyebrows coming back in trend and I believe this is a good thing. I am myself trying to grow my eyebrows to their natural shape (but not the uni brow!). It's really a work in progress. Even if there are trends in eyebrows shapes and colors, I think that natural but polished eyebrows will always be appropriate.


Do you have any other eyebrows tips to share?

20.2.12

Beauty Talk: Precious Eyebrows

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For most of my life now I have been obsessed by eyebrows (among other things like every OCD person out there).

It all started in 6th grade when I realized that I had somewhat of a... uni brow. My eyebrows were out of control and they, sigh! touched each other in the middle. (No, I won't show you a picture of that.) After the scary uni brow experience, I really became obsessed over the perfect eyebrow shape and even color. My eyebrows are naturally a little darker than my natural hair color and when I dyed my hair blonde, my eyebrows looked too dark (as least according to me at that time). I tried to put blonde dye on them... and they became orange. No kidding! (No picture of that either, but I clearly remember everyone laughing while trying to convince me it wasn't that worst.) For about a month, everyday I had to put foundation on my eyebrows and then some taupe liquid eye shadow to tone the orange down. It was horrible. And I'm only talking about color here...!

Before going further on eyebrows, I wanted to make sure that you are fully aware of the importance of eyebrows. Are you? I know bleached eyebrows are a big runway trend (key word: runway, not real life), but to prove my point, let's see how some of our favorite stars would look sans eyebrows.


I warn you: this isn't pretty. Ready?



Anne Hathaway

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Jessica Alba

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Natalie Portman
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Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen
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Catherine Zeta-Jones

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Convinced? Do you cherish your eyebrows now?



To be continued, stay tuned. In the meanwhile, do you have any eyebrows horror stories to share?

23.1.12

The Size of The Sizes

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Let's talk about something that really bothers me.

Am I the only one feeling that stores like H&M and Zara's sizes are getting smaller and smaller?

Even though I might have been slimmer a few years ago, my size at H&M is constantly getting higher. To be honest, I'm almost on the verge of not being able to fit in their clothes anymore. And the terrifying thing about this is that I'm clearly not plus-size. What is going on, H&M?!

It really makes me feel angry for all the girls who might be a little bigger than me. Are those stores sending them the message that they are overweight? We all know that the population is getting bigger, so why are those stores going the opposite way? Are they trying to target younger people, maybe pre-teens for instance? And if this is the case, where are we, young (and not so young) adults going to buy our clothes? Should we just all diet? 

What are your thoughts about this?

20.1.12

Confessions of a Pinaholic

Wonder where I've been hiding since the beginning of 2012?

Well, I've been pinning like a mad men. On Pinterest, that is.

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If you're not hooked yet, Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. And it's extremely addictive. I warn you.

You can check out rose&violette's account on Pinterest and find what inspires me in style, hair and makeup but also in various topics such as home and weddings (why not!). If you don't have a Pinterest account yet, just ask me and I'll send you an invitation, so you too can become a crazy pinner and make me feel less guilty to spend all my free time on it. Ha!

Happy pinning everyone!

4.1.12

Hello, 2012!

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Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a very stylish 2012.

If you follow this blog for long enough, you might remember that I did make some fashion-related wishes for 2011 (see here). I think I succeeded for most of them, but this year I need to go even further with my fashion sense.

My fashion-related wishes for 2012:

1. Buying only clothes and accessories that really add something to my wardrobe.

2. Buying classic and quality items.

3. Stop following every trend that suits me and focus on building my personal style.

4. Clean up my closet more often.

5. Continue to push the limits at work and wear what I really feel like wearing (and still be professional and appropriate).

6. Continue to overdress and wear my beautiful clothes for any occasion. Life is too short to save pretty dresses for weddings (which happen like, every five years or so?).

7. Thrift more (I give it another try). 

What are your fashion-related wishes for 2012?

21.11.11

Rose: My Birthday Wishlist



  1. Merde, il pleut! umbrella: because it's a fun way to face the winter weather.
  2. Flowery business cards holder: because now that I have some, I feel bad just leaving them in my wallet.
  3. Black lace dress: because I desperately want one, but can't seem to actually find any.
  4. Flowery dress: because it's pretty, even though I have no occasion to wear it.
  5. Fair isle sweater dress: because I am in desperate search of fair isle items.
  6. Earrings: because I like the chic feel to them.
  7. Cupcake kit: because I have housewife hobbys.
  8. Black ballerinas: because I had to throw mine in the garbage.
  9. Purple low-heel wedges: because they're on sale and well, they're purple.
  10. Black knee-high boots: because I don't have fall boots, and they're just amazing.
  11. iPhone 4: because I am sick of the stupid iPhone3 camera.
  12. Keep Calm and Drink Tea mug: because I drink lots of tea and love this memorabilia
  13. Slipper booties: because my feet are always cold lately and I hate wearing socks.
  14. Born to Shop, Forced to Cook apron: because that's my housewife life.
  15. Gray/black striped sweater: because one can never own too many striped items.
  16. Silver nail polish: because it's glamorous, fun and cute.
  17. Canon 60D camera: because my DSLR is starting to get tired, and this one looks amazing.
  18. UK flag cushion: because even though I live in France, I'm still a britophile at heart.
  19. Comfy pyjama pants: because yes, sometimes I do spend my whole day in my pyjamas.
  20. Bow headband: because it's really cute and simple.
  21. Book on history of architecture: because I travel a lot and would like to have a clue what I'm actually looking at.
Someone give me the winning ticket, okay? Thanks :-)

16.11.11

Violette: Today is a Special Day...

Picture from vacation. H&M dress, Forever 21 necklace

... because it's my birthday!

And it's a significant one: Today I'm officially Old with a capital O. (Booh.)

Because of that, I'm celebrating my birthday all week long. Rose also came back from France yesterday (she'll stay until the beginning of January, yay!), so it's been a great week this far.

Let's hope the rest of my "birthday week" is going to be as awesome! It makes getting old a little less painful, ha!

7.11.11

Violette: I Want (Birthday Edition, Part 2)

Here is my birthday wishlist, part 2. (You can see part 1 here.)



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1. Cute makeup pouch. Like this one from Madewell.

2. The prettiest ballerinas/slippers of the world. Like these from Madewell (tell me if you find a cheaper version... I really want them!)

3. Nude slip dress. Like this one from Gap.

4. Perfect blue dress. Like this one from Zara.

5. Camera (and a cordless remote, not shown). Like this one from Canon.

6. Expresso and cappucino single-cup machine. Like this one from Nespresso (Please note: picture and link aren't the same.)

7. 9. 11. Winter hats. Like these from Urban Outfitters, Forever 21 and Harricana.

8. Leather skirt or shorts. Like this skirt from Madewell.

10. Medallion necklace. Like this one from Madewell.

12. Polka dot anything. Like this polka dot mini skirt from Zara.

13. Funny wall/window sticker. Like this "Warning: Obese cat inside" sticker from Loyal Luxe.

14. 16. Brain-related items. Like these phrenology head and brain poster both from Urban Outfitters.

15. Leopard handbag/clutch. Like this one from Forever 21.

17. Top with leather inserts. Like this t-shirt from Zara.

18. Pretty cat house. Like this one from Loyal Luxe.

3.11.11

Violette: I Want (Birthday Edition, Part 1)

November is the month of my birthday, yay!

In case someone wants to give me a gift... here are some ideas, part 1. (I always have wishlists that never end. Never.)



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1. Sequin mini skirt. Like this one from Joe Fresh. (Ok I confess: I went to Joe Fresh and bought one very similar, but in black.)

2. 9. 12. 13. 15. 17. 19. Fashion related books and cat crazy stories. Like these.

3. Shirt-dress (long enough to be worn as a dress and not a tunic). Like this one from Zara.

4. Cool wall art. Like this calendar that can be reused as little boxes afterwards.

5. Leopard ballerinas or very low pumps. Like these from Yellow.

6. 8. Loose minimalist long sleeve tops. Like these both from Zara.

7. New computer. Like this MacBook Air, perhaps... haha.

10. Cute slippers-like shoes. Like these glittery ones from Aldo (currently on sale... ohhh. I might even make it a "from me to me" gift. Yes, another one.)

11. White or cream long sleeve dress. Like this one from Zara. (Edit: Hum... I kind of bought it today...!)

14. Quirky cushion for my bed. This one is perfect with a) russian dolls and b) grey and yellow colors.

16. Chunky black knit. Like this one from H&M. (You know my trip to Joe Fresh ...? Well, I found a black knit also. haha)

18. Black feather clutch. Like this one from Zara.

10.10.11

A Little Pause.

Hi there. You probably noticed that everything is quite calm around here. I am actually taking a much needed break. I feel uninspired. But I'll be back, no worries.

The good news is that Rose is coming back in Montreal for a whole month before Christmas! Yay! So we'll probably have some shopping stories to share with you then! I miss so much shopping with her (among other things).

In the meanwhile, I am looking forward to share with you some new outfits and other fashion and beauty posts. I am always trying to find the right balance between my personal life, work and this blog, so I am looking for a way to be able to blog regularly while enjoying life. This is a hobby, and I cannot compete with all the wonderful fashion blogs out there... especially with bloggers getting paid for writing about something, for wearing gifted clothes, with bloggers that have hours and hours to put to it, with bloggers invited to every fashion event, and even with bloggers that have real good photography and technology skills (or helpers). I even wonder why people would read this particular blog when there are thousands and thousands of them (and really good ones!). I need to reaffirm why I am doing this and what I want to do with it.

There is also this language thing always in the back of my mind... English isn't my first language, and it gives me a hard time when I do want to write something more informative or serious. But French isn't understood by that many people. Translating all the posts isn't very appealing to me.

Well... A girl has got a lot of thinking to do! Do you understand why I need a break now? Haha. If you have any comments or ideas, please do share with me, in the Comments section of this post or by email, some feedback would definitely help me. Thank you.

Take care everyone. Hope to see you back again very soon!
-Violette

15.8.11

Violette: Hair Evolution (2011 Edition)

If you are following rose&violette for long enough, this post might be familiar. In fact, I published this post last year in August. It's still relevant because I'm still growing out my hair and August 2011 marks the third year of it. I enjoy looking at these old (and not necessary flattering... ugh!) pictures of myself to see how much my hair has grown. Sometimes I feel my hair isn't growing fast enough but seeing these pictures is encouraging! I would love my hair to really go past my shoulders while being curly (remember that curly hair shrinks!). Will I reach my goal? We'll see next year for the comparison.

And in case you are wondering, this time I'm not planning to change my haircolor anytime soon. (But I might change my mind haha!)

Here's a recent picture of my hair (August, 2011).

(You can see the whole outfit post here)

The picture doesn't really do justice to the lenght of my hair, but now my curly hair goes a little bit past my shoulders. The "problem" is, the more it grows, the more it curls like ringlets, so the more it shrinks haha! But I wouldn't trade my curly hair for straight hair, even if I sometimes say so. Being curly is part of who I am.

P.S. The post on my hair products is coming up soon!

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Originally published in August, 2010


Like I promised before, let's take a look at my hair evolution for the last two years. You may think my actual hair is not very long, but I've been growing it for two years, along with coming back to a more natural color.

Let's start. (Please excuse the quality of the pictures!)

This is me in May 2008. I was so bored with my hair, I let my hairdressed convinced me to go platinum and get the cut long at the front, short behind (very trendy at that moment). It wasn't that yellow for real. It was pretty, I liked it a lot, I could go curly (as you know I'm naturally curly) or straight (very cool with bangs).


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Comme je l'ai déjà promis auparavant, regardons ensemble l'évolution de mes cheveux depuis les deux dernières années. Peut-être trouvez-vous que mes cheveux ne sont pas très longs, mais je les fais allonger depuis deux ans, tout en essayant de retourner à une couleur un peu plus naturelle.

Commençons! (Veuillez excuser la qualité des photos.)

Me voici en mai 2008. J'avais envie d'un changement. Ma coiffeuse m'a convaincue d'aller platine avec la fameuse coupe "concave" (longue en avant, courte à l'arrière, très populaire à l'époque). Ce n'était pas si jaune en réalité. C'était très joli, j'aimais beaucoup, je pouvais laisser mes cheveux frisés (comme vous savez, mes cheveux frisent naturellement) ou encore les lisser (pour un look assez mode, avec une frange/toupet).




But platinum is very hard to maintain. You have to go to the salon every four weeks maximum (and my natural color is dark blonde/light brown). In August 2008, I was tired of that. I went to see a different hairdresser than my usual one, and she conviced me to stay platinum, but with another cut. Oh god! I never expected to go THAT short. But it looked awesome straight. Curly, that was another story. It looked like a mom's cut. It took me less than a week to want to grow my hair. I've been growing it since that day.

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Mais platine est une couleur qui demande beaucoup d'entretien. Il faut aller au salon à toutes les quatre semaines maximum (et ma couleur naturelle est seulement blond foncé/châtain clair!). En août 2008, j'en avais marre. Je suis allée voir une coiffeuse différente, et celle-ci m'a convaincue de rester platine, mais avec une autre coupe. Mon dieu! Je n'ai jamais pensé avoir les cheveux SI courts. Mais c'était vraiment très beau lisse. Frisé, c'était une toute autre histoire. Ça avait l'air d'une coupe de cheveux de «matante». Ça m'a pris moins d'une semaine pour vouloir faire allonger les cheveux. Et je les fais allonger depuis ce jour.




At the end of August 2008, I was really tired of platinum and its maintenance. I also wanted a more natural color. So I went blonde. And as you can see, I was forced to wear my hair straight because of the cut.

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À la fin août, je n'en pouvais plus du platine et de l'entretien que ça demandait. Je voulais aussi avoir une couleur plus naturelle. Donc j'ai teint mes cheveux en blond. Comme vous voyez sur la photo, je devais porter mes cheveux droits à cause de la coupe.





The month after, when I wanted to dye my roots, I had a problem: the roots turned orange and the rest of the hair was blonde. I HATE orange or yellow hair. I decided to dye my hair a little darker (as was a 8, I went for a 7, if you are familiar with the numbers associated with hair color). It didn't look very good. My hair went much darker than I expected, and with a kind of green highlight that wasn't pretty at all. AND on top of that, my hair sort of died... it all looked so much damaged after that change of color, it was like raw straw. I wasn't pleased. (Remember my goal of growing my hair...!)

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Le mois suivant, quand j'ai voulu teindre ma repousse, j'ai eu un problème: la repousse était devenue orangée et le reste de mes cheveux étaient blonds. Je DÉTESTE les cheveux oranges ou jaunes. J'ai décidé de teindre mes cheveux un peu plus foncés (comme j'étais un 8, j'ai opté pour un 7, si vous êtes familiers avec les chiffres associés aux couleurs de cheveux). Ce n'était pas très joli. Mes cheveux étaient beaucoup plus foncés que ce à quoi je m'attendais, et ils avaient une sorte de reflet vert qui n'était vraiment pas joli. ET par-dessus tout ça, j'ai comme «tué» mes cheveux... ils paraissaient tellement endommagés après ce changement de couleur, ils étaient comme de la paille rêche. Je n'étais pas contente. (Rappelez-vous mon but de faire allonger mes cheveux...!)



So I returned to the salon. The girl explained to me that I did "burn" my hair. She couldn't dye my hair lighter than it was because of that. Because I didn't want to go brown, she dyed it deep purple. I DON'T have a picture of that because I hated it. One month later, I was back at the salon and, in spite of returning blonde, I had my hair dyed brown. It was supposed to be a 5, but it just looked almost black. A lot of people told me it was cute, but I hated it. I felt disguised.
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Je suis donc retournée au salon. La coiffeuse m'a expliqué que j'avais bel et bien «brûlé» mes cheveux avec les teintures multiples. Elle ne pouvait pas ramener mes cheveux au blond puisqu'ils étaient beacuoup trop endommagés et risquaient de «tomber» (QUOI?!!). Parce que je ne voulais pas avoir les cheveux bruns, elle m'a teint les cheveux prune foncée. Je N'AI PAS de photo de cette couleur parce que je la détestais. Un mois plus tard, j'étais de retour au salon et, comme je ne pouvais toujours pas revenir blonde, elle a teint mes cheveux en brun. C'était supposé être un 5, mais ça paraissait pratiquement noir. Plein de gens m'ont dit que ça m'allait bien, que ça me donnait du «teint», mais j'ai détesté. Je me sentais déguisée.


Then, in December 2008, I returned to my usual hairdresser and she accepted to do some highlights in my hair. We would gradually go blonder, even though there would be some ackward orange/yellow stades. This picture is from January 2009, I had returned one time to the salon to get more highlights. And my hairdresser told me to skip the straightening if I could, to help my hair return to a healthy state. I tried, but it was bizarre because my hair wouldn't curl anymore, as if it was too damaged.

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Et puis, en décembre 2008, je suis retournée voir ma coiffeuse habituelle et elle a accepté de faire des mèches dans mes cheveux. On retournerait graduellement blond, même si je devais accepter le fait qu'il y aurait quelques étapes orangées ou jaunâtres. Cette photo date de janvier 2009, j'étais retournée au salon une fois de plus pour plus de mèches. Et ma coiffeuse m'avait dit d'essayer le moins possible de lisser mes cheveux au fer plat pour les aider à revenir en santé. J'ai essayé, mais c'était bizarre parce que mes cheveux ne frisaient presque plus, comme s'ils étaient trop endommagés.


And this is what I've done since then. I've been going to the salon every three months to get highlights, sometimes all blonde highlights, sometimes blonde plus my natural color highlights. I also cut the ends every three months. This is me last November.
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Et c'est ce que je fais depuis ce temps. Je vais au salon à tous les trois mois pour mes mèches. Parfois uniquement des mèches blondes, parfois des mèches blondes plus des mèches de ma couleur naturelle. Je fais aussi couper les pointes (mini pointes!) à tous les trois mois. La photo a été prise en novembre dernier.




And this me at this moment. When curly, my hair touches my shoulders (so they are in fact longer than that if straightened). I want to grow it more! The problem I have is that curly hair is very fragile, plus the highlighting process makes it weak. But it gradually grows. I read a lot on curly hair in the past months, I'm now using products without sulfate or silicone, and I hardly straighten my hair (except for bangs or fringe). I think I'll do a post about the products I use and how to treat curly hair, it was like a revelation to me so I want to share with you.

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Et me voici donc en ce moment. Lorsqu'ils sont frisés, mes cheveux touchent mes épaules (donc ils sont en fait plus longs que ça lorsqu'ils sont droits). Je veux encore les faire allonger! Le problème est que les cheveux frisés sont très fragiles, et les mèches (décolorées) les rendent encore plus fragiles. Mais ils allongent tranquillement. J'ai beaucoup lu sur les cheveux frisés dernièrement, et j'utilise maintenant des produits sans sulfate ou silicone, et je ne défrise mes cheveux que rarement (sauf pour une frange ou toupet). Je pense que je vais faire un billet sur les produits que j'utilise et sur comment entretenir les cheveux frisés, c'était une sorte de révélation pour moi, donc je voudrais la partager avec vous.



I'll soon go to the salon to get highlights plus a little cut, I'll probably have blonde + natural color highlights, I think I'm getting a little too blonde. I also may get bangs. I'm in need for a change, but I'm kind of scared to change my haircolor (NO WAY I'm getting my hair cut). It just took me so much time to get to this color. I'm thinking about the ombre trend, but I'm not sure it will look that good on curly hair. My hair is mostly curly at the ends.

What do you think? Any ideas for a slight change? Or should I keep it as it is? And do you have any hair stories you would like to share?

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Je vais bientôt aller au salon pour les mèches plus une petite coupe (pointes), je ferai probablement faire des mèches blondes + des mèches de ma couleur naturelle, je pense que je deviens un peu trop blonde. Je vais peut-être aussi me faire couper la frange ou encore un toupet. Je sens que j'ai besoin d'un changement, mais j'ai un peu peur de changer ma couleur (il est hors de question que je fasse couper mes cheveux!). Ça m' a pris tellement de temps pour retourner à une couleur un peu plus naturelle. La tendance dégradée («ombre hair») me tente, mais j'ai peur que ce ne soit pas très beau dans les cheveux frisés (surtout que les miens frisent au niveau des pointes).

Qu'en pensez-vous? Des idées pour un changement subtil? Ou devrais-je conserver mes cheveux tel qu'ils sont? Et avez-vous des histoires de cheveux que vous avez le goût de partager?

8.8.11

Hello there.

Oh, hi. Remember me?

Sorry for being MIA for so long. Well, not only did I hurt my back, but I've also cought a virus. Unknown. I've been to the doctor and there isn't anything do to about it. He wouldn't even give me a few days off from work but I do feel like total crap. So I'll take the time I need to get better while working full time and I'll come back on the blog. As I said last week, you really need to feel relatively good about yourself to take outfit pictures.

But don't worry, I won't leave you without anything to read. I'll try to do some I want or Yay or Nay posts, repost some of our favorite posts, or link up to other great blogs. And maybe Rose will fill in for some outfit posts!

Anyway, thank you for your patience, I promise I'll be right back very soon.

- Violette xx

17.5.11

Violette: Ma soirée Fashion Wonderland



Grâce à Anik Lacasse du blogue Montreal In Style, j'ai assisté à la soirée Fashion Wonderland à la Fonderie Darling dans le Vieux-Montréal. Cette soirée était organisée par Heels and Heart pour amasser des fonds pour la Société de leucémie & lymphome du Canada.

Le thème de la soirée: Alice au pays des merveilles. De toute beauté!

Voici quelques photos du défilé, que j'ai prises sur le vif! (Désolée pour la piètre qualité.) J'étais placée juste derrière les juges; les mannequins faisaient donc une petite pause en passant devant eux, me laissant quelques instants pour tenter de les photographier. Merci au jeune homme de l'organisation pour nous avoir dit de nous asseoir à cet endroit!



C'est la designer de cette tenue qui a remporté les honneurs!




Le mannequin avait de splendides cheveux blonds bouclés et m'a en quelque sorte réconcilié avec ma chevelure.


Spectaculaire! (Même si la photo est floue.)




Une vue de l'endroit, qui était à couper le souffle!


Mon look pour la soirée.

Top Forever 21, Jeans H&M, Bracelets Topshop & Simons, Shoes Aldo

14.5.11

Aurevoir Rose!

So, Rose left yesterday for France.

Let me tell you: It's not the end of rose&violette. It's only going to be a little different. Rose is not leaving the blog. She'll take a few weeks to discover her new home and surroundings, but then she'll keep us posted on European fashion.

I won't lie: of course I'm sad. But I try not to get selfish about all this.

Rose, always remember that:


Du coup, Rose, je te souhaite un bon séjour chez nos Cousins... ouais!

21.4.11

La Caverne de Malajube

Today there is no post because Rose and I went to see Malajube's concert for their new album La Caverne.


Why not take a look at the video for the single Synesthésie? It's awesome I promise!



P.S. You can download the song on Malajube's website. And it's free!

21.2.11

27.1.11

26.1.11

7 things about us

Inspired by Kendi's 7 things about us post, we decided to tell you a little bit more about us.

Not embarrassing stupid school years things, though. (Besides, nobody tagged us, so we can easily get out of this one!)