Lady Gaga's fashion choices are... interesting, to say the least. I mean, she wore a dress made of raw meat to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, and don't even get me started on that giant egg from the Red Carpet for her arrival to the 2011 Grammys.
Hitting up Tao in Vegas to celebrate the New Year? How about attending your super trendy friend's Christmas Eve party in New York? If you're destined for glitzy occasions, then it only makes sense that you should be dressed to the nines and look the part.
When it comes to dressing up your face for the holidays, your LBD of makeup looks is without a doubt the classic neutral eye and red lip combo. Beautiful since the days of Marilyn Monroe, this look is timelessly feminine and sultry.
Whipping your long hair into a short bob? It sounds incongruous, but it's actually doable using a few bobby pins. This way, whether you're dressing up as a flapper for Halloween or a murder mystery party, you won't have to chop off your Rapunzel locks just to get the flapper look right.
Nicole Richie is the poster child of boho chic. Whether it's her wispy milkmaid braids, her flowy hippie dresses, or her arm full of bangles, she always looks effortlessly gamine.
Emilie Autumn is a fun, unique singer who dresses up like the hybrid of a doll and pin up girl. Slightly kooky yet adorable at the same time, the singer is truly one who doesn't care what others think of her personal style.
With the movie "Burlesque" coming out soon, the interest in the retro, pin up girl style has rocketed to an all-time high. And the great news is that you don't have to be starring in a movie or dressing up for Halloween to look retro fabulous.
Leggings have the unique ability of covering you up (as long as we're not talking sub zero temperatures here) and keeping you warm and fashionable at the same time. They allow you to continue wearing certain fall dresses into fall. and look great in a pair of boots.
What's better than tender on the inside, crispy on the outside chocolate cupcakes? Ninja chocolate cupcakes, of course! Unleash your inner masked butt kicker - at least in the kitchen - by whipping up a batch of these "ninja" cupcakes. Easy to prepare, these chocolate cupcakes will be even more exhilirating to make if you dress up in full ninja garb (i.e. your shirt tucked over your head).
Callowlily is an urban artist who creates drawings of women who are society types with a dark edge. So you'll typically see her depict beauty queens with vampire fangs and blood splattered all over her dress. While these girls are more messed up than straightlaced beautiful, they do make great artistic inspirations.
In this video, we learn how to draw a cartoon figure of a little girl. Start out by drawing the head, then draw the rest of the body for the girl. Outline a dress on her and make sure one of her hands are touching her face. From here, draw in the details of her face and then her outfit. Erase any background lines from the outline to make it look more clean. Then, add in details to the outfit and color in the eyes. To finish this, add in the color to the outfit and the skin, then the hair. Sav...
In this tutorial, we learn how to organize your closet by establishing a wardrobe system. If you have tops that you wear during the day, put these on a different colored hanger than your nighttime tops. Color code these in your closet and then hang up your nighttime tops with a light wood or your choice hanger. If you have other random tops, you can hang them according to how you would wear them the most. Dresses can be hung on another color hanger and then pants can be worn on another color ...
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw the head of a Native American Indian chief. First, you will draw the outline of the head as well as the head dress that he is wearing. Draw in lines to show where the jaw lines, cheeks, and other facial features are. After this, draw in the details of the face then get to work on the headdress. Add in details to this, then start to add in colors to it, making it as colorful as you would like it to be. When finished, add in some feathers at the bottom and...
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw an ice skater. Draw the outline of the entire body of the skater first. Draw one of her hands high in the air and her legs crossed on the ground. From here, draw in the details of the face and clothing, as well as the legs. Next, color in the skin of the ice skater and shade in the sides of the limbs. Draw in the ice skates on the feet, then color in the dress over her body. Create lines on the clothing to show the folds and make it look more realistic t...
In this tutorial, we learn how to meet more women & blast away your insecurities forever. Although you may be insecure, you need to get past this and act like you are confident. Don't worry about being attractive and do things that feel right to you. When you stop caring about looking perfect, the girls will start to notice you more. Dress the way that you feel comfortable in and you will exude confidence to the women around you. Women like to be around guys that are confident and that can ta...
The story of "Alice in Wonderland" is one of childhood naivete, self exploration, and ultimately growing up. That's why we love the character of Alice so much - she's equal parts child and adult, fighting to find her own in an adult world filled with hypocrisy and craziness.
Are you completely out of costume ideas, or you just need a makeup look that'll scream what you're dressed up as without needing any representative attire? Then check out this Halloween makeup video to learn how to create a fiery she devil makeup look with Hell-red skin, blood red lips, and even horns if you're up for it.
Who says that angels have to be good? Dress up as a sexy fallen angel/dark angel this Halloween to twist up that stereotype. Instead of a cheesy white feather halo and white sheath you'll don black wings and a cute black minidress.
The great thing about dressing up as a forest nymph/wood nymph/fairy/mermaid this Halloween? You can more or less get away with doing the same makeup look for all of them, with a few modifications, of course.
Dolls give us the heebie jeebies. Like gnomes, they have this lifelike look to them and to their eyes that's almost TOO lifelike, like the kind where they'll come alive at night and slash your throat (okay, maybe that's just us).
If you're a girl planning to dress up as any evil or dark character, like a spiderella, witch, Goth chick, vampiress, or dominatrix, then you should check out this makeup tutorial for a deliciously pretty Halloween makeup look that suits all evil chick costumes.
Most gals (older than 10) avoid dressing up like Minnie Mouse because, to be honest, you can easily end up looking quite ridiculous. Between the foam cartoon hands and the mouse ears with a polka dot bow in the center you really just end up feeling and looking like a sad clown.
Want to go as a comic book character this Halloween? Then forget about the cheesy spandex pants and ridiculous headpieces. Dress up as a comic book character literally ripped off the pages by creating this comic book look inspired by artist Roy Lichtenstein's "Crying Girl."
Geishas were high class courtesans who mixed business with pleasure - or, rather, whose business was pleasure. And seduction was an art to them, down to the very makeup they wore.
"Edward Scissorhands" is one of those movies that is sometimes uncomfortably creepy and haunting yet impossible to look away from or to forget. Though cursed with scissors for hands, we find ourselves attracted to Edward's polite, naive demeanor and general good naturedness.
For all the massive comic book geeks out there (be proud!) some of you may be very familiar with Sally Jupiter from the amazing Alan Moore graphic novel, The Watchmen. For those who watched the movie, that counts too. If you're looking to recreate her old costume from her time with The Minutemen, check out this three part video series! In it you will get a full tutorial on how to create every aspect of the costume on the cheap as well as sowing the dress and more!
Cleopatra was not modest about makeup. After all, this was the woman who bathed in tubs filled with rose petals and milk (a good idea even today, if extravagant, since lactic acid exfoliates dead skin cells), invented perfume, and always wore makeup.
Girls always want they don't have. We know lots of girls with freckles who prefer to cover them up, which there are those of us who wish we had a few cute ginger spots on our faces.
Want to look like a living doll? That's the goal of thousands of Japanese girls in the Harajuku district of Japan, where all fashion trends start. No matter what style of dress, the dolly look seems to be pretty pervasive, espcially when it comes to makeup.
Despite being based on the ultra feminine and severe Victorian style of dressing, Japanese Lolita tends to go a little crazy when it comes to stylization and improvisation of fashion, makeup, and hair. Just take this crazy pouf of a pigtail, for instance.
Emma Watson put it best when she said in a recent "Teen Vogue" interview that there's nothing interesting about looking perfect. And it's true: A few undone hairs here, a stained red lip instead of a perfectly painted on one, and mixing fashion styles when you dress help add interest to your look and show off your personality.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make your own high waisted skirt. First, you will need to sew the skirt on the sides. After this, you will need to cut some additional fabric that is the same color. Then, you will need to sew the waist of the skirt onto the skirt on the top. Once you have sewed this so there are no frays on the side or on the top, you can wear it! Make sure the fabric is all the same size all the way around. When finished, enjoy wearing this with a simple tank top or dress s...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a DIY faux fur shawl. First, hem on end of each of the linings. The linings for them both must overlap, then sew around the edges. Pull this inside out and then hand sew the opening to the shawl. Once you finish, you can put the shawl on and wear it with whatever you would like. This is a very easy project to do, you just need to know how to sew to accomplish the look. Wear with a dress or just jeans and a top, this is a great faux fur shawl that will ma...
Ever wondered how to choose the proper underwear for an hourglass figure? This video with Gok Wan teaches how to do this. A bodysuit that goes from your shoulder to your thighs will smooth out your midsection and make you look like you have the proper proportions. Break away from black to gain a positive body image about yourself. Also, wear a thick belt that has a lot of embellishments on it to minimize the waist. By just wearing this type of underwear you will be able to see your beautiful ...
Vampires are obviously going to be the costume du jour this Halloween (as it has been every Halloween since "Twilight" ensnared the imaginations and burgeoning sexuality of preteen girls everywhere), so why not get in with the in crowd and dress like one?
Over the past few years we've had more than enough exposure to handsome werewolves (Team Jacob, anyone?), but what about beautiful, sexy werewolves? It seems we always hear about the guys but never the gals turning into these creatures of the moon.
Feel like you're too old to still wear a costume on Halloween? We hear you. If you're past the whole "dress up as a pumpkin" phase of Halloween but still want to look festive for the occasion, why not consider a face mask?
Jenny Humphrey would turn her petite little nose up at Taylor Momsen's dark and punky alter ego. Momsen, who plays Humphrey in "Gossip Girl" but also tours as frontwoman of her band "Pretty Reckless," enjoys caked on black eyeliner and shadow and torn fishnet stockings to Jenny's preppy plaid skirts and headbands.
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a crafters tool caddy for your desk. First, you will need to gather a few pieces of chip board coasters and cut them to the specifications you would like your caddy to be. After you have done this, put your caddy together by locking them together using cut lines inside the middle of each of them. Once you have finished this, place additional pieces of chip boards inside to create different sections of the caddy. Once you are finished, place in your mat...
Oh, how we wish we could live in the "Mad Men" era. We'd forgo the lack of women's rights (the women's right's movement was at the time still gaining speed), but we would totally love to raid Joan Holloway's fantastic wardrobe and learn her hair and beauty secrets.
