Smoky eyes are all the same, right? Wrong. While it's true that 99.9% of smoky eyes consist of some form of smoked out black, brown, silver, and sometimes purple, you can make your smoky eye interesting by adding an unexpected pop of color.
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.
We always knew that Taylor Swift was a bombshell, but it wasn't until her 2010 VMAs performance that we saw just what a retro doll she could be. While Swift usually favors light and bright makeup colors that emphasize, rather than overwhelm, her natural beauty, she went all out for the awards show.
Katy Perry and retro makeup go together like the Old Spice guy and sheer awesomeness. So if you're a fan of how Katy looks (and who isn't?) then check out this makeup tutorial to learn how to create a Katy Perry look with intense, long false lashes, a bronzy eye, and her signature bold lips.
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 draw a perfect eye. Start out by drawing the outline of the eye, the create the basic shape. After this, draw the crease above the eye and then the inside details of the eye. Darken the pupil, then add in lines around the pupil to show detail. Create a circle eraser mark near the pupil to show the eye having a glare, making it look more glossy. After this, shade in the sides of the eye and underneath where the bottom lash line is. From here, create the eyebrow a...
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 makeup video, we learn how to apply a "black widow" mask with makeup for Halloween. Start out by applying silver and black shadow to the eyes along with mascara and eyeliner around the eyes. Now, take a white eyeliner pencil and draw a spider web around your eyes and going down your face. When finished with this, use a black liquid eyeliner pen to draw over the white that you just drew. Use a black shadow to mix in with the thick white crossing lines to create a sort of web look to th...
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...
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.
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw anime eyes in MS Paint. First, open up MS Paint and then grab a marker that is thick. From here, draw in a thick line that will be the top of the eye. Then, draw in the round area underneath the eye and the pupil inside of this. Draw in the bottom lash line of the eye, then start to add detail to the middle of the eye. Use the dark line to create a thicker line around the pupil, then fill the eye in with black. Leave a white part to make the eye look glo...
In this video, we learn how to draw an anime eye step by step. Start out by drawing the outline of the eye. Then, fill in the eye with details and create shadows as well. From here, you will add in further details, including the shading and lines that make it look more realistic. Make sure you draw in the creases for the top and the bottom of the eye as well as the lashes on the top and the bottom. Draw in the details on the inner corner of the eye and add a white spot to make the eye appear ...
In this tutorial, we learn how to apply red eyeshadow with glitter eyeliner for a party. Start by applying a red shadow all over the eye, out into the outer corner of your eyes. Next, add a black color to the outer edge of the eye and blend in with the red in the crease of the eye so there are no hard edges. From here, apply a pink and white shadow underneath the eyebrow to create a highlight. Next, you will take a glitter eyeliner and apply it to your upper lash line, then take a small brush...
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a fairly realistic eye. Start with a pen and draw a wispy line for the eye, like a football shape. Then, you will draw the pupil inside the eyes and the ring around it. Draw in lines around the pupil and the eye to show where the colors and shades of the eye come into play. Then, shade in the entire eye lightly. From here, darken up the upper lash and create a create on the eye. Then, make the eyelid crease on the bottom of the eye and add in the inner c...
You'll be the queen of the jungle once you don this sexy and cute lioness makeup look for Halloween. This makeup look is a costume in itself, with a cute pink black nose and incredibly large eyes with mega thick lashes and sharp feline tearducts.
We may not have Brigitte Bardot's perfect plush lips or her French sex appeal so natural she seems to have been born with it, but we can steal her makeup tricks! Bardot was most famous for her bedroom eyes - you know, the half closed, half open wink she would lay upon cinema viewers and men that sent the good kind of chills down their spines.
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.
Olive oil isn't only good for tossing up a Caesar salad; in fact, olive oil has a bunch of uses for your skin as well. And the best part about using olive oil as a skin problem remedy is that it's inexpensive: You either already have it lying around or can purchase it anywhere for about $5.
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 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 order to create your own Megan Fox inspired makeup look, you will need the following: liquid liner, primer, eyeliner, false eyelashes, mascara, eyebrow pencil, bronzer, blush, lip gloss, lipstick (brown and pink), and foundation.
When it comes to clubbing, it's hard to stand out makeup-wise. After all, when girls hit a club with their gal pals it's pretty much a given prerogative that they make their makeup look as sexy as possible and their hemlines as high as possible as there's fierce competition with other girls in the club.
In this video, we learn how to get a spring makeup look with greens and whites. Start by applying a highlight underneath the eyebrow, brushing it on slowly, then blending down. Next, apply a white eyeshadow to the inner corner of the eye, into the middle of the eyelid. Follow this by applying a neon yellow color to the middle of the eyelid, then slightly blending the two colors together on the edges. After this, apply a dark green shadow to the outer edge of the eyelid and blend with the neon...
In this video, we learn how to apply ice princess pink shades with your makeup. First, apply a white cream pencil to the inner eyelid and underneath the eyebrow, then blend in. Next, take a white cream color and brush it on the inside of the lid and around the entire eyelid. Now, take a glitter pink shadow and brush it onto the middle of the eyelid. After this, take a bright pink shadow and brush it on the outer corner of the eye, blending it in with the middle pink. Now, take a lavender eyes...
In this video, we learn how to create a fresh pink spring makeup look. Start off by applying a pink eyeshadow to the eye, then brush a purple color on the inner corner of the eye. Next, take a dark purple and gray, then blend them into the outer crease of the eye. Now, blend together all of the colors. Next, apply a layer of black eyeliner, then brush on mascara to your upper lashes. Next, apply black eyeliner to the bottom of the eye followed by mascara on the bottom of the eyes. When finish...
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw different kinds of eyes. If you are drawing an eye from the side, make sure you show the eye bulging out of the eye, and show the long eyelashes and layers of the lids. If you are drawing an eye looking up, make sure to show the socket of the eye and the layers underneath the top of the eyelid. To draw an eye closed, you will show the brow bone and crease of the eye, as well as the lashes and the circles underneath the eye. There are a lot of different e...
In this tutorial, we learn how to apply a smoky eye look with pink lip gloss. To begin, apply a primer underneath your eye and throughout your entire eyelid. After this, apply a blue shimmer eyeshadow to the entire eyelid over your primer coat. After this, blend a pink color onto the crease of the eye and around the upper lid. Next, apply a light blue eyeshadow to the inner crease of the eye, blending it out towards the outer corner. When finished, use a brush to blend a dark blue on the outs...
In this tutorial, we learn how to mix purple & silver for a dramatic makeup look. First, apply primer to your entire eye lid. After this, use purple paint and brush it onto the outer edge of the eye and the crease on top. Next, paint the purple under the brow bone, and then paint a darker purple underneath the first purple. Use light blue on the inner edge of the eye, then paint purple underneath and add eyeliner to both the top and bottom of the eyes. Use a small black brush to outline where...
If you've ever applied mascara, you know how deceptively easy the wand is to use: while it's generally easy to give your lashes a good coating of inky mascara goodness, it also becomes far too easy to get the mascara on your upper lids (and onto that eyeshadow you so painstakingly applid!).
If you're a pale sister who just can't seem to catch a tan this summer but desire a gorgeous, lit-from-within glow that looks like you've been catching waves at the beach all day, then watch this makeup tutorial.
In this tutorial, we learn how to do hair and makeup for going out. Begin by applying your favorite foundation, along with bronzer and blush. Next, apply eyeliner to both the top and bottom lashes. After this, brush on a layer of dark eyeshadow onto your eyelid, going up to the crease. Next, use a white eyeshadow to brush on the inside crease of the eyelid. When finished with this, use a black eyeshadow on the outer edge of the eye, then blend all the colors together. To finish the makeup, ap...
In this video, we learn how to apply false eyelashes. First, take your eyelashes and pull them down off the container, then wiggle the spine and make sure they will fit your eyes. Next, put some eyelash glue onto the back of your hand and then apply the glue to an eyeliner brush. Once the glue becomes tacky, add on your fake eyelashes. Use tweezers to push the eyelashes onto your eyelids and push them in until they have stuck to your eye. Let the lashes dry for several minutes, then cover up ...
In this video, we learn how to do makeup like Lady Gaga from the "Bad Romance" music video. To begin, apply ivory foundation all over the face with a foundation brush. Now, blend the makeup out with a sponge then apply a finishing powder. Next, apply a pink and white eyeshadows that are both pale on the entire eyelid up until the brow bone. Once you get to the lid, put on a brown color to the upper eyelid above the white eyeshadow. Now, apply the white eyeshadow to the bottom of the eye and a...
Are you a true "True Blood" fan? Then you probably recognize this evil vixen makeup look as that of Lorena, AKA Bill's maker, from the hit HBO series.
The third season of "True Blue" just kicked off last week, which means hot chicks and shirtless guys. Though many of the character spend most of the show rather, um, naked, which takes up most of our attention, next time you watch the HBO series you should also pay attention to the girls' makeup, which always flatters and never looks overdone.
If you've ever been in a performing arts group and have needed to wear makeup that both withstands the harsh whitewashing of stage lights and stands out, you know that false eyelashes are your unfailing best friends.
Like the classic pin up look but tired of the fact that it's done the same way, with the same colors but just about everyone? Toss your beige eyeshadows and red lipstick tubes (not into the trash, but back into your makeup bag!) and try out some more modern colors for this look.
Many schools of makeup teach that one should use makeup only sparingly, flattering her face with neutral tones that enhance without obscuring. But one school teaches that, like Oscar Wilde, one should paint the body with diamonds and exude raw flamboyance.
The crystal-clear blue seas of summer have inspired everyone from painters and poets to the creators of "The Smurfs."
