Ellen Page has grown up a lot since her "Juno" days. The once punky little girl who swore by her Chucks and a ponytail now knows how to glam it up good on the red carpet.
You may have never heard of Banksy, but we're sure you've certainly seen his artwork. A famous graffiti artist, Banksy's spray can streams have graced locales the world over, and he always has something funny or political to say.
Ke$ha's music video for "We R Who We Are" is the perfect combination of extreme glitziness (studded eyebrows and glitter littering every corner as well as Ke$ha's face) and extreme party scene gritiness.
Who better to learn how to apply TV news makeup from than an actual TV news anchor? Emily Noel is a famous TV news anchor with several years in the biz, and she's here with this makeup tutorial to show you exactly how to get that flawless, shine-free TV anchor look you see in most news broadcasts.
The fine folks at Film Riot usually teach you how to do two awesome film tricks per episode, and this one is no different. It will teach you how to do really scary professional zombie makeup first and follow that with how to blow someone's head off with a shotgun. Using effects, of course.
New mommy Adriana Lima is gorgeous in a way only Victoria's Secret models can be. Tall, statuesque, and with beautiful light blue eyes that contrast with her dark brown hair, she's really quite a picture of perfection.
Okay, we're pretty sure that Victoria's Secret Angel Adriana Lima could go bare-faced and wear a potato sack and still put the rest of us to shame. But she looks like a veritable glowing bombshell when she wears bronzy, shimmery makeup for the lingerie and beauty brand.
Have "Copacabana" written all over your face by creating this dramatic and oh so tropical makeup look. While most tropical makeup looks focus on super bright pops of color in neon green, yellow, and orange, this look veers more on the "evening out" tropical zone.
With the first installment of the last "Harry Potter" movie coming out this week, now's a better time than ever to show off your "Harry Potter" fan pride. While smearing your face football-fan style with paint is one way to go, if you want to be a little more subtle - and elegant - with your face paint choices, why not create a makeup look instead?
We know that "acid green" is not exactly a delightful color when it comes to most things. If your two month-old orange is acid green, it's probably pure mold, and if a bottle is full of acid green liquid, it's most likely poison (or, okay, soda). But you get our point.
If you want to create the type of makeup look where the makeup IS the costume for Halloween, then look no further than this video. You'll be guided step by step through creating a facial prosthetic from latex. This prosthetic can be shaped any way you want to form rotting flesh for a zombie costume, scars and wounds, even bullet holes.
When it came to makeup, flappers tried to look like men. No, we're not talking about faking beards and thick eyebrows, but they did prefer an androgynous look, anything that was NOT the Victorian ladylike norm of the decades previous.
We're sure guys only wish Mother Earth could be this hot. Sure, she's a bit tempermental with her alternating tornadoes, thunderstorms and heat waves, but she's also super sexy and beautiful.
Halloween provides one of the best opportunities of the year to dress up like a madman - or woman - and totally get away with it. But let's face it: If you're a gal in your late teens or early twenties, dressing up usually means dressing down on Halloween.
You don't have to wear a costume or a tacky headpiece to look festive on Halloween. Whether you feel like you're too old to dress up or simply want to make your Halloween look more glamorous than in your face this year, this spiderweb eye look is pitch perfect.
It doesn't take much to assemble a convincing Halloween costume. While classic pin up girls like Marilyn Monroe and Ava Gardner were as well known for their curves as for their excessive makeup chair times, the type of makeup they did - cat eyeliner, flushed cheeks, and red lips - is actually really easy to achieve.
Poison Ivy is without a doubt one of the prettiest villains in "Batman" history, despite her whole kooky eco-terrorist thing and ensaring male victims (quite literally) in her vines. Yes, the lady has ripe green skin, but she's also got some sexy curves that make men's hearts go all aflutter.
Flapper makeup was very dark, contoured, and defined. Flapper girls were trying to look like boys, after all, so they frequently adjusted their faces using makeup for that androgynous appearance. Yet despite their intentions, their dark makeup ultimately became very sooty and sensual looking (perhaps from getting smeared after dancing late nights at a club?).
Really we don't distinguish between dolls and creepy dolls - they're all creepy to us - but if you want to go as a particularly gnarly doll this Halloween, take a look at this makeup tutorial. The only thing scarier than a doll, of course, is a doll that's been slightly ripped apart and sewn back together with stitches.
Even during the first Halloween celebrations, masks, disguise, and deceit were the focus of the holiday. Commemorate those tender beginnings by dressing up as a masked masquerade attendee. Wear whatever fancy ball gown you want and then check out this Halloween makeup tutorial by Michelle Phan to learn how to create a drop dead gorgeous masquerade look.
Evan Rachel Wood, also known by "True Blood" fans as vampire Queen Sophie Anne, has for the past few years been a big fan of retro, glamorous makeup inspired by screen sirens of the 1950s. She adopts this retro look on "True Blood" with voluminous curls, winged cat liner, and red lips.
Bring pretty back this Halloween by creating this gorgeous blue look inspired by the Greek god Poseidon. A little bit of background: Poseidon, or Neptune, is the god of the sea and storms.
If you really want to get into the spooktastic spirit of Halloween then there's no better costume to ellicit frights and sometimes "ews" than Beetlejuice, the "bio-exorcist" from the movie of the same name.
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.
This Halloween makeup tutorial is great because it can be easily altered to fit the costume you're wearing. While the original look is intended for a sultry mermaid or a sexy swamp girl (yes, swamp girls can be sexy), you can wear this look with a bit of glitter for a forest nymph or fairy look.
If you're a man who likes to crossdress or a small-breasted woman, you've probably yearned for larger breasts at some point in your life. In this video you'll learn how to use makeup to highlight and accentuate your cleavage quickly and easily.
Veronica Lake is without a doubt one of the most beautiful actresses of all time. And her signature hairstyle - lightly curled hair let down with a very deep side part and bangs cascading over one eye - is still copied by celebrities on a consistent basis.
Kitana is hands-down the sexiest female member of the "Mortal Kombat" clan. She's basically a female ninja, wearing a bandana over her face and a slinky ninja-inspired costume. She also carries a very coquettish and feminine fan, which disarms her challengers to let her kick some ass.
If you have brown eyes then you know that colors like brown and gold are "safe" eyeshadow colors, meaning they look good no matter what (there's lots of brown and gold in our eyes, after all) and are neutral enough that you can wear them anywhere.
Greek gods and goddesses look like they glow from the inside. While we don't exactly wake up in the mornings looking like we just came back from summer vacation, it's easy to fake this Greek goddess glow with the right (shimmery) products.
Spring makeup is all about fresh colors that burst with brightness and flirtiness. But using bright colors together can be intimidating, especially if you're a girl who's used to doing colorless smoky eyes and nude lips.
Lolita is a fashion subculture that is based on the Victorian style of dressing. Well, sort of. From there, Japanese girls who dress in the Lolita style take inpiration from Rococo dress (frills, ribbons, general girliness) and dark Gothic embellishments and mix it all up into one mish mash style.
Wear this Medusa makeup look out on Halloween and guys will literally die in awe of your beauty. The infamous Greek monster Medusa was, after all, once a beautiful woman, and still quite beautiful even after she turned into a large snake with a headpiece of writing, slippery snakes.
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.
Edward Scissorhands is one of the most instantly recognizable characters in all of film, which of course makes him an ideal Halloween costume choice. Watch this video to learn how to do perfect hair and makeup to go along with a store bought Edward Scissorhands costume bought online.
Harley Quinn is the Joker's love interest first introduced in Batman: Arkham Asylum. She is delightfully deranged, just like her boss / lover, and also quite sexy. Watch this video for a tutorial on doing her distinctive mask makeup for your Halloween or general purpose costume.
As far as makeup skills go, knowing how to create a dramatic smoky eye is as important as knowing how to paint on the perfect red lip. Learn how to do this basic makeup trick and you'll be ready for any fabulous occasion, from bat mitzvahs to Christmas.
The Disney Princesses are all great ideas for Halloween costumes if you want to look really pretty. If Jasmine is your favorite, watch this video to learn how to create an awesome makeup look to go along with your costume that will make you look like the actress that would have played her in the live-action movie.
Peacocks are some of the most gorgeous animals on earth. Their electric blue and green bodies are colorful enough, but their extravagant tail really takes the cake with a fan-like display of long, luscious feathered with eye-like ends that are multicolored.
We're not exaggerating when we say that every girl remembers her first Audrey Hepburn movie. That's because your life is never the same after witnessing the woman who basically invented the chic modern woman sensibility.