How To: Apply makeup if you wear glasses or contact lenses
The makeup artist Julia presents this tutorial in partnership with VSP vision care in order to demonstrate makeup tips for people wearing glasses or contact lens.
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How To: The Number One Way to Use Up All That Mustard Powder in Your Pantry
We're maniacs for mustard: we put it on our sausages, our salmon, our turkey club sandwiches... you name the dish, we find an excuse to spread mustard on it. So it's not surprising that it's a common item on our grocery list.
How To: Make Easy Imitation Caviar at Home
At first glance, caviar doesn't seem overly appealing to the masses; not very many people would be willing to spend upwards of $1,000 on a tiny spoonful of salty sturgeon eggs from the Caspian Sea. Caviar truly is the ultimate symbol of luxury and fine dining.
How To: Save Money on Box Mixes with These DIY Versions Instead
Convenience in the kitchen can be a very, very good thing. As fun as it can be to spend hours toiling over Julia Child's boeuf bourguignon, there's a reason that we have canned soup, microwave dinners, bouillon cubes, and, of course, boxed mixes.
How To: 8 Reasons Why You Need a Spoon in Your Makeup Kit
There are countless beauty tools, from expensive brushes that perfect your application of powder to carefully shaped smoothing pads that help you to blend your makeup. Yet hiding in your silverware drawer is a free and highly useful beauty tool that can help you create an even more sophisticated look: a spoon.
How To: Make a delicious chocolate lava cake with strawberries
We believe that any time is a good time for chocolate lava cake, but Valentine's Day may just be the one time of year when the chocolate dessert is necessary for survival (from a foodie standpoint, of course). After all, what would Valentine's Day be without boxes of chocolates and chocolate desserts that make us regret wearing that corseted cocktail dress to dinner?
How To: Whip up a delicious molten chocolate lava cake
What's the only thing better than chocolate? More chocolate, of course! Satisfy your chocolate tooth (we're sure there's such a thing, especially around that time of month) by baking this oh-so-delicious molten chocolate lava cake.
How To: Create a super dramatic romantic date night makeup look
First of all, we don't recommend this makeup look for a first date. With super dramatic brown shadow and liquid-lined black cat eyes, you may just look like you're trying too hard. But if you're in a committed relationship, or have been dating for a while, this makeup look is a fierce way to spice things up.
How To: Make an awesome propeller Steampunk brass ring
Add instant art school style to your outfit by crafting this propeller Steampunk brass ring. Steampunk style, which fuses Victorian/industrial age style with anachronisms like old watch parts and propellers, is on trend right now with Hollywood as well as the indie craft scene.
How To: Use organic Afterglow Cosmetics for a makeup look inspired by Jessica Alba
If you're looking for the newest Jessica Alba look, then Dulce Candy can give you some help. Afterglow Cosmetics gave her a bunch of new organic cosmetics to test out, and she made this makeup tutorial on a great "saga eyes" look inspired by Alba. Check it out… try it out!
How To: Bake colorful citrus slice cookies
Just because the weather is gloomy outside and Frosty has taken his place outside on your front lawn for a few weeks doesn't mean you can get a taste of the tropics. In fact, citrus fruits come into season during the winter months.
How To: Create simple and quick brown smoky eyes
Every girl needs a "go-to" recipe, as it were, for looking good. For every girl this "go-to" is different: One gal may fall back to a red lip and neutral eyes when she wants to look hot with minimal effort, while another may work some magic with her smudge brush to create the perfect smoky eye.
How To: Create a colorful Queen Cleopatra look for Halloween
Want to dress up as Queen Cleopatra but don't want to look exactly like every other Queen Cleopatra this Halloween? Then take a walk on the colorful side by applying this super bright and highly geometric makeup look.
How To: Create a sexy Medusa makeup look for Halloween
Despite how she's usually portrayed in popular culture, Medusa (the lady with snakes growing out of her head) was once a beautiful woman. She was cursed by Athena, however, to spend eternity as a horrid snake monster, ergo the nasty scales and snake crown.
How To: Create a sexy peacock makeup look for Halloween
Just because it's Halloween doesn't mean you have to dress up as something gory or creepy. Inject some pretty into the spooky holiday by donning a peacock costume, and check out this makeup video to learn how to create a lovely peacock makeup look.
How To: Create a scary pretty marionette doll makeup look for Halloween
We know dolls are supposed to be children's toys, but there's something about them that scares the living daylights out of us. Maybe, just maybe, it's those lifelike eyes that appear almost too real to be fake? That seem to follow us as we move around the room? Okay, maybe we've seen a few too many horror movies, but you have to admit there's just something off about dolls.
How To: Make Sake-spiced Hitsumabushi (roasted eel)
We know what you're thinking. Eels are long, creepy water snakes with slimy skin. Why the hell would you want to eat that?
How To: Create a dark Victorian Gothic circus girl makeup look for Halloween
It's funny to us that so many Victorian makeup looks done for Halloween emphasize heavy, dead makeup with lots of deep plums and reds because the Victorians wore little to no makeup (women were basically considered whores if they wore rouge).
How To: Create a Minnie Mouse Lady Gaga "Paparazzi" look for Halloween
"True Blood" hottie Alexander Skarsgard is handsomely distracting in any scene he enters, but even his gorgeousness wasn't enough to pry our eyes away from Lady Gaga's outrageous Minnie Mouse inspired getup in her music video for "Paparazzi."
How To: Create a Nana Osaki punk rock makeup look for Halloween
Nana Osaki is like the complete opposite of Sailor Moon. Unlike Sailor Moon, who's super blond, ditzy, and a fan of pleated mini dresses, Nana, star of her own namesake manga series, is a bit goth, punk, and sullen, perfect for a musician.
How To: Create Kate Hudson's deep purple smoky eye from her "Elle" cover
Purple is the hottest makeup color of the fall season, and it's been seen as much on high fashion runways as on celebrities like Rachel McAdams and, recently, Kate Hudson on the September cover of "Elle."
How To: Keep your skin fresh and hydrated while on an airplane
Traveling often is super fun, but sitting through 13 hours on the flight from California to Bangkok is killer on your skin, especially since the airplane recycles air and therefore dries out your skin.
How To: Make spicy smoky chili with serrano peppers with Guy Fieri
During the fall we always get a hankering for warm, satisfying soups, preferably either really creamy like corn chowder or really spicy like chili so we warm up our insides after being out in the bitter cold.
How To: Create a sexy brown and gold cat eye with Urban Decay NAKED
Urban Decay has a nasty habit of releasing highly anticipated makeup palettes in very limited quantities so they sell like hotcakes. Their most recent palette, NAKED, sold out in seconds on their website, but if you were one of the lucky ones to snatch one of these up, then this tutorial will teach you how to create a smokin' hot look using the palette.
How To: Get a fairy inspired makeup look by Sephora
In order to create a fairy inspired makeup look, you will need the following: foundation, pink blush, powder, blue eye shadow, purple eye shadow, pink eye shadow, lavender eye shadow, and glitter.
How To: Transform into a seductive vampire for Halloween
In this video, we learn how to transform into a seductive vampire for Halloween. First, apply pale foundation to the face until you have flawless coverage. After this, apply loose powder to set your foundation. Apply brown eyeshadow to the sides of the nose, then blend them out to make it look natural. Then, highlight the bridge of the nose and fill in the eyebrows. Now, apply a rust colored eyeshadow to the lids and on the lower lash lines. Apply a dark brown after this, blending together in...
How To: Apply the Mad Hatter Johnny Depp costume makeup
In this video, we learn how to apply the Mad Hatter Johnny Depp costume makeup with Kandee. Start off by applying white makeup to the face so your skin color doesn't show through. Once this is covering your face completely, take a light blue pencil and apply it to the eyelids up until you reach the crease. After this, apply powder blue shadow over the top of it as well. Apply pink shadow underneath the eyes until you reach the top of the cheek. Brush a purple shadow in the lower lash line bru...
How To: Get a vampire inpired makeup look by Sephora
In order to create your own vampire inspired makeup look, you will need the following: false teeth, red lip tint, smoky eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner, foundation, and concealer.
How To: Create a sheer and flirty school picture day makeup look
You only get one picture day per year while you're in school. It only takes a minute or so, but the results of that one shot stay with you for life in the form of your yearbook. So instead of being the one girl who got too lazy to put on makeup and then sneezed in your photo shoot, turn up your game a little this year and be the perfect model for your picture. Makeup done for photograph purposes requires a bit of extra effort.
How To: Create a Kristen Stewart inspired nude smokey eye and pale lip look
Kristen Stewart is a tomboy in the fullest sense of the term, stepping out to run errands in Chucks, a t-shirt, and jeans while other stars waffle around in four inch heels and J Brand skinnies.
How To: Create a natural and neutral pink lip look
When does a nude lip NOT work? For us, that's never. Whether you're attending a fancy schmancy soiree at the Met or just hitting up your local shopping center for a Saturday of retail therapy, a nude, slightly pink lip looks good with any makeup and any outfit.
How To: Make a tandoori style roast chicken with spicy marinade
Tandoori chicken, which originates in India, is traditionally cooked in a tandoor, or clay oven, at high temperatures so that its complex marinade has the optimal conditions to sink in.
How To: Create a super dramatic red and plum eye look with burgundy lips
We've been told most of our makeup-applying lives that you either emphasize your eyes OR your lips, but never both to avoid overload. And while this rule of thumb works for occasions like your sister's wedding and work, there comes a time when a girl must rebel and allow herself to experiment. By breaking the rules, you'll learn what dramatic colors and looks go best with your skin tone and particular facial features.
How To: Make Canadian Nanaimo chocolate dessert bars
Canadians aren't so "eh" about making good food. In fact, one of the most popular desserts in Canada, called Nanaimo chocolate bars, is also one of the most complex and time consuming treats you can make.
How To: Create a bold Linda Evangelista 1990s makeup look
At the height of her career, Linda Evangelista was one of the big three: Claudia, Christy, and Linda. The early 1990s were officially known as the Age of the Supermodel, and boy did these women know how to get glam both on and off the catwalk. Big hair and big egos combined to form women who refused to go anywhere without a full face of makeup and whom never had a single hair out of place.
How To: Make New Orleans style gumbo with scallops
You can't get better gumbo than in Louisiana, but if you, like us, can't make it out there anytime soon then the best way to soak up the savory and spicy flavor of Louisiana is to bring Louisiana home to you. Gumbo, a very thick and deep stew consisting of meat, vegetables, and more chili powder than most of us would deem safe, is a tradtional Lousiana dish.
How To: Get Cheryl Cole's "Fight For This Love" makeup look
Just in case you're a yank and don't know who Cheryl Cole is, here's a bit of background before you get into this makeup look: Cheryl Cole is the host of X Factor in the UK and is an accomplished singer, actress, songwriter, model, tv personality...you get the point.
How To: Make a black forest cake cocktail dessert
Do you die over chocolate and can't think of any better way to vacation than simply turning on an episode of "Friends" and gorging on bag after bag of Godiva chocolates? We hear you.
How To: Make delicious milk chocolate bath bon bons
For some reason, designer soaps of late have been trying to emulate baked goods. Whether it's soaps that either are shaped like or smell like (or both) red velvet cupcakes, tacos, or pieces of belgian milk chocolate, we find ourselves doing a double take at Lush as we start salivating at the sight (and sniff).
How To: Get "True Blood" vampire queen Sophie Anne's look
Hey there True Blood fans! With season three of this highly acclaimed and highly addictive show in full swing, we're more anxious than ever to steal the looks of our favorite actresses. Whether you dig Sookie Stackhouse's girl next door glam or Tara's minimal neutral tones, there's a look that's adaptable to your tastes.