Beyoncé Gives Props To 16-Year-Old’s Shot-By-Shot “Countdown” Cover Video Starring–A Snuggie!

File this under: AMAZING. 16-year-old Pennsylvanian Ton Do-Nguyen shot, edited and starred in a mind-bogglingly accurate remake of Beyoncé's "Countdown" video, throwing in his own LOL-worthy touch--a Snuggie! Working that Snuggie like Sasha at her Fiercest, Ngyuyen recreated the video's dance moves, color washes and moving frames, right down to the singer's facial expressions and of course, baby bump! But best of all, Beyoncé gave a shoutout to Nguyen, posting the video on her personal Tumblr and wrote, "Brilliant. I Think he did this video better than I did :)."
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The Beyoncé super fan worked on the video for months, scrapping his first attempt and doing a (comparatively unremarkable) "Love On Top" cover video in the interim. What's surprising is that the teenager is for the most part self-taught in video editing and simply does it for fun. Considering that Beyoncé likely worked with a huge budget and top professionals while Nguyen did it all himself with some friends, the differences between the videos are, well, negligible.
The Snuggie, besides being so hilariously necessary, actually served a purpose: Nguyen used the blue Snuggie as a blue screen, allowing him to edit in the flashing color changes.
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With his video quickly approaching one million hits on YouTube, how did this burgeoning video director react to Beyoncé's shoutout? Floored, what else? "The very moment of seeing my face on Beyonce's website had to be the best moment of my life," Nguyen gushed to Gothamist.  "I can't even find words to describe how I felt. Knowing that my number one idol, the Queen B, had merely seen my video was enough to send me over the moon."
Someone hire this kid already!
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Beyoncé’s Newest Look: Long Box Braids!

A new mom deserves a new look, and Beyoncé stepped out with an entirely new hairdo this week! The singer, who has favored long flowy hair for over a decade, was spotted Wednesday morning with long box braids wrapped up in a massive bun.

It's been long time since she's looked like this (she briefly had braids in 1999 while in Destiny's Child).
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The decision may have been inspired by Beyoncé's style-savvy younger sister Solange, who currently has braids almost to her knees!
Out and about with her baby Blue Ivy in NYC, Beyoncé looked great in minimal makeup, simple hoop earrings and colorful ikat jumper, appearing more down-to-earth than her usual super glam self. And since the hair is a throwback to the 90s, she looks younger too!
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Certainly with the responsibility of a new baby, Beyoncé must not have as much time to do her hair. So the braids are a fun, easier way to manage a look for the new mom.

What do you think of Beyoncé's braids? Leave your comments below!

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