Mermaids have long beguiled unassuming man, even back in Ulysses' time when their beauty and mesmerizing songs led him and his ship crew astray, sinking their vessel. Pretty and shimmery, a mermaid is also an ideal of beauty for many young girls.
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.
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.
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).
El Dia de los Muertos is a very colorful Spanish holiday which takes place on November 2nd, All Soul's Day. The festival involves bringing food and other goods to your dead relatives' graves and spending the night praying and remembering them. It's often a very communal, spiritual ritual that's also a fun activity for the whole family.
Fall is now in full swing, which means that the vibrant, colorchanging leaves on all the trees in your neighborhood are taking center stage in the fall scenery. In lush hues of orange, red, sienna, and emerald green, leaves are the most colorful and multidimensional seasonal treats.
"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.
Though it may not seem like it, blue eye makeup is one of the most universally flattering shades out there. We're not talking robin's egg blue or any of the lighter shades of blue; rather, we're thinking a deep, dark navy or an electric, sparkly teal.
The season of friends, family, copious parties and too much eggnog is almost upon us, which means you best be getting your most bedazzling and festive makeup looks ready.
Bring pretty back this Halloween by dressing up as a flirty yet mischevious fairy. Though fairies haven't been all too popular recently in comparison to vampires and werewolves, the revelation of Sookie's fairy lineage on "True Blood" has gotten people interested in these mini nymph-like creatures once again.
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.
In this video we learn how to create Alice in Wonderland's Queen of Hearts makeup. First, color the face white with paint and then apply blue eyeshadow to both of the eyes going up and over the eyebrows. Paint in black where the blue stops to create a new brow at the top of the head. Then, draw on a red hear to your lips and apply glitter over it. After this, apply false lashes to the top of the eyes and on the bottom. Then, apply eyeliners and blush to the cheekbones. When finished, go out a...
In this video we learn how to apply a black & white masquerade mask with makeup. Start off by drawing on a white mask around your face with white eyeliner, filling it in. Then, apply white shadow over this to make it a matte finish. From here, draw lines coming out of the mask with the white eyeliner all around the mask. Color in around the lines with black and then blend them out gently towards the outer area of the face. Then, define the inner mask with black eyeshadow and apply false lashe...
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a two faced fairy tale makeup look. First, apply green paint to half of the face. After this, apply yellow paint to the opposite eye and dab the same color throughout the green paint. Next, paint red shadow onto the eye and then darken the surrounding areas of the red eye. Create red circles on the side of the face with the green, then draw on a mouth to make it longer and smiling. To finish this, apply eyeliner and glitter to the yellow eye. Then, app...
Fairies tend to get portrayed as nymphy, blond playgirls in popular culture. They're always the good girls who love having a good time. But those are just the good fairies.
In this tutorial, we learn how to apply a silver smoky makeup look for a hooded eye. Start out with a silver color brushed all over the eyelid. After this, brush a darker color in the crease of the eye, blending in the outer corner of the eye. From here, blend this up towards the brow bone. Place black on the outer corner of the eye to deepen the area, then blend out. After this, apply a light shimmer underneath the brow for a highlight and blend with the bottom colors. Apply the silver color...
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.
Blind Mag is a, well, blind singer from the movie "Repo! The Genetic Opera," who is given her sight back in exchange for singing for the GeneCo Genetic Opera. Portrayed by classically trained Sarah Brightman in the movie, she has a beautiful voice and a gorgeous face but deathly white eyes.
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a Kim Kardashian-inspired cat eye makeup look. Start by using a nude color eyeshadow on the eyes and tape to create an edge on the outer corner of the eye. After you do this, apply a white shadow underneath the eyebrows to create a highlight. Now, take a gray eyeshadow and apply it to the entire eye up until you reach the crease. Blend this out to the corner of the eye. Then, take a thick black eyeliner and apply it to the upper eye, creating a cat eye...
We seldom see Kim Kardashian on camera - whether it's formally at a red carpet event or just being captured by the paparazzi while shopping - without a full face of makeup and perfect ringlets in her locks.
The trick to achieving the perfect smoky eye is glitter. Not too much glitter; rather, a strategic application adds instant pizzazz and liveliness to any matte black and brown shadows.
We are officially living the era of the smoky eye. No matter where you go you see girls who all look the same, with bronzy, blended out smoky eyes paired with nude or pale pink lips. Call it the Kim Kardashian effect; call it modern drama, but we're honestly getting sick and tired of it.
Can you believe that "Desperate Housewives" actress Eva Longoria used to be called ugly by her peers in high school? Those mean girls must be getting their just desserts now.
According to our "plain Jane" protagonist Bella from the Twilight Saga, Rosalie Hale is the most beautiful woman in the world. That's quite a lot of praise to stack on one woman, but as we've seen with the films, Rosalie does in fact look quite ravishing.
After spending nearly half her life in show business, Miley Cyrus knows a thing or two about what type of makeup - and what colors - look good on her. If you follow her red carpet appearances you'll notice she usually goes with similar eye looks. Specifically, a very smokey cat eye and nude lips. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?
When it comes to beauty products, we live and die by this mantra: If a second grader can't pronounce the ingredients list, then there's probably a lot of extraneous junk in there that shouldn't go on our face/body.
Smokey eyes get a rep for being a nighttime makeup look, the ultimate transformative tool to go from clean and conservative to sultry and sexy. But they don't have to be reserved just for nighttime activities.
J.Lo is back in the studio, but that doesn't mean she's out of the limelight… and this makeup tutorial will show you a trendy look inspired by Jennifer Lopez, perfect for spring or summer. The hot trends are coral colors, which J.Lo is known to wear frequently. It's perfect for all skin tones and really warms up the skin. Great for a new season! Watch and learn!
Disney starlet Selena Gomez was once called "the next Miley Cyrus," but over the past year or two she's really stepped out on her own as a bonafide movie star and pop singer. With recent hits like "Naturally" and "Round and Round" to add to her long list of accomplishments, the actress is setting the curve for a new era of stars.
Kim Kardashian knows her way around a smokey eye. Like, sister could put her makeup on in the dark and still be the hottest thing on the red carpet. So it goes without saying that we often find ourselves oogling her pictures and finding inspiration in them for our own smokey eyes.
"The Exorcist" is hands-down the scariest movie we've ever seen. Of course, watching it alone one evening by ourselves when we were six probably didn't help. But this old horror flick was classic, spine-tingling terror: No hokey special effects that we have today, no CG, just plain horror.
In this video, we learn how to create an Egyptian queen makeup look with a headdress. Start by padding gold shadow all over the lid, avoiding the crease area. After this, take a black eyeshadow and place it into the crease, not making it a v-shape, cutting it from the bottom of the eye. After this, apply black eyeliner to the top of the lid, going out to the side underneath the black shadow. Next, apply a silver shadow underneath the brows as a highlight. Apply black eyeliner to the bottom of...
In order to create a Jennifer Lopez inspired makeup look, you will need the following: a base for your eyes, blush, a bronzer, Maybelline quad eye shadow, false eyelashes, liquid liner, and a moisturizer.
In this video, we learn how to get the Daisy of Love inspired makeup look. First, apply primer to the eyes, followed by a shimmer purple shadow. Pat this on so there is a lot of shadow on the eye. Now, blend this upwards and out so you reach the crease of the eye. Now, take a black shadow and define the outer v of the eye, blending in the colors. Add in more purple after this, then apply eyeliner to the top and bottom of the eye. Apply a light highlight underneath the eyebrow, then apply fals...
In this video, we learn how to get a vintage glam makeup look. First, apply a base to the eye, then apply a white shimmery shadow to the entire eye. After this, apply a brown shadow on the outer part of the eye to the crease of the eye. Blend this upwards, then apply a vanilla colored eyeshadow underneath the eyebrow and blend. Next, take an eyeliner pencil and smudge it into the lashes on the upper lash line, winging it at the outer end. When finished, smudge the color out to the edge of the...
In this tutorial, we learn how to do an Evan Rachel Wood True Blood inspired makeup look. First, apply white shadow onto the lid on the inner corner and on the lower lash line. Next, apply a light pale color to the rest of the lid, then apply a brown shadow onto the eye in the crease. Brush a light white color underneath the brow to create a highlight, then line the eyes with a brown pencil on the lower lash line. Liquid eyeliner will now be applied to the top of the eyes, making it wing out ...
In this video, we learn how to create the Misty Maven drag queen makeup. Start off by applying a primer to the eye, followed by white eyeshadow over the entire eye and underneath the eyebrow. Next, apply a gray shadow in the crease, brushing it out to the outer v of the eye, making a wing shape. Next, take a sparkly black eyeshadow and apply it to the base of the crease and blending to the outer edge of the eye. Next, take the white shadow and apply it to the inside of the eye down to underne...
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a sea nymph makeup look. Start by applying purple shadow the eyelids, then apply a darker purple color over the top of it. Now, on top of this, blend a black to the eyelid colors, then line the top and bottom of the eyes. Draw a rough outline on your face next where you are going to apply the sequins. Start to color in your face where the sequin face mask is going to be, and color it blue and bright yellow, or whatever matches your mask. When finished,...
In this tutorial, we learn how to do an Arabian peacock makeup look. First, add primer to the eyes, then apply yellow shadow on the inner crease of the eye. Then, take a lime green color and apply it next to the yellow, blending in on the edge. After this, apply a turquoise eyeshadow and pack it in to eliminate fall out. Blend this outward, blending with the other colors. Apply a piece of tape on the outer corner of the eye to create a cat eye. After this, apply a dark purple to the crease of...
