There are a couple of ways to even out stretch marks. First, if the stretch marks are newer and red, you can apply a variety of topical creams such as different kinds of retinol or cocoa butter. If the stretch marks are older, then laser surgery is needed. Laser surgery doesn't completely remove the stretch marks but it greatly reduces them.
Learn how to make pasta quatro fromage, a great Portuguese sauce. This rich and creamy pasta sauce is made with four cheeses... pasta quatro fromage. To cook this pasta quatro fromage sauce, you'll need tube pasta, butter, flour, roux, vegetable stock, sour cream, gorganzola, mozzarella or fontina, pepper, and parmesan.
Get the lowdown on all the ways to remove pesky facial hair—from the brand new to the tried and true. Different options: threading, laser hair removal, intense pulsed light treatment, electrolysis, facial bleach, a waxing treatment or kit, tweezers, and prescription cream Vaniqa (optional). There are many hair removal options, so watch this video and choose the one that is best for you.
Make brand-new treats out of your leftover candy canes. You will need:
A guide to performing the world's greatest gag: the cream pie in the face. This includes step-by-step instructions on how to make the pie and apply the pie to an unwitting friend's face. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
What makes a milkshake Jamaican? Why don't "ja-make" one and find out? You will need:
Get the sexy 70s style inspired by Bianca Jagger, by following along with this how-to video from Elle magazine. This look requires matte foundation, powder, a matte red lip, and cream eyeshadow. Watch this video makeup application tutorial and learn how to create a Bianca Jagger inspired disco makeup look.
The eyes have it: 50s-style glamour returns with this how-to video from Elle magazine. You will need black cream or powder shadow, black pencil, black liquid liner, and black mascara. Watch this video makeup tutorial and learn how to create a retro 50s winged cat-eye look.
You've had chicken and beef enchiladas, now try the version - vegetarian except for the chicken stock (maybe you can substitute with vegetable stock). This Mexican dish is so simple to make. Follow along in this cooking how-to video to learn how to make Mexican cheese enchiladas.
Here is a dessert you need to prepare in advance, but it is well worth the wait. This recipe for creme caramel is better than any shop bought creme caramel. Watch this cooking how-to video to learn how to make a decadent sweet dessert.
Want a headful of curls? This hairstyling how-to should help you achieve the look you want, unless you have unusually straight and thick hair. The demonstrator in this instructional video had a head start with a perm, but these tips will work either way. You'll need curlers, gentle and moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, and a curl cream. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to curl straight hair.
Not sure what to serve at the next Super Bowl Party or at your next party? Well here is a recipe that everyone is sure to love. Follow along in this video cooking lesson to learn how to make homemade fried jalapeno poppers wontons. This recipe is an Asian twist on the classic jalapeno popper recipe.
What better way to learn how to mix a drink than from a hot girl! This bartending how-to video teaches a cocktail recipe for a Nuts n Berries shot. You will need vodka, Amaretto almond liqueur, and Bailey's Irish cream. Follow along with this video mixology lesson and find out how to make a Nuts n Berries cocktail shooter. Get your (alcoholic) drink on.
What better way to learn how to mix a drink than from a hot girl! This bartending how-to video teaches a cocktail recipe for a Cheese Cake shoot. You will need Bailey's Irish cream, pineapple juice, and grenadine. Follow along with this video mixology lesson and find out how to make a Cheese Cake cocktail shooter. Get your (alcoholic) drink on.
What better way to learn how to mix a drink than from a hot girl! This bartending how-to video teaches a cocktail recipe for a B-52 shot. You will need Kahlua coffee liqueur, Bailey's Irish cream liqueur, and Gran Marnier orange liqueur. Follow along with this video mixology lesson and find out how to make a B-52 cocktail shooter. Get your (alcoholic) drink on.
The wrong kind of makeup can make you look tired, but with the advice from this how-to video, your skin is going to look fresh and glowing. Use MAC's mineralized satinfinish foundation NC42, msf natural med dark, select moisture concealer NW37, sunbasque blush, msf light flush, fix plus, and strobe cream to replicate this cosmetic look. Learn how to create this glowing skin MAC look by watching this video makeup application tutorial.
Do you want a great dessert that doesn't require much baking time? In this cooking how to video tutorial Mark Bittman, from the New York Times, makes no-bake blueberry cheesecake bars. Make your homemade graham cracker crust and fill with ricotta cheese filling. The ingredients you need for this recipe include: ricotta cheese, cream cheese, graham crackers, lemon zest, honey and blueberries.
Don't use real glass as a prop and end up cutting or hurting yourself. Prop glass made out of sugar looks just like the real thing, and won't end in a bloody mess. You will need two cups of water, three and a half cups of sugar, one cup white corn syrup, and one fourth teaspoon cream of tartar. Watch this video special effects tutorial and learn how to make prop sugar glass.
Bake yummy cookies in minutes with a regular cake mix. You will also need cream cheese, a stick of butter, an egg, vanilla and powdered sugar. These cookies are easy and fancy treats to pack and take anywhere. Or, you can picnic at home!
Chop chop chop, let's make a cool nacho appetizer for the hungry people in the next room. Use tortilla chips, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, a grated cheese, fresh or canned salsa, sour cream olives and chilis to taste. You don't need to bake this nacho dip, so you can enjoy this summer snack without sweating in the kitchen.
Prepare the perfect smoked salmon platter for Sunday morning guests. You will need 8 oz. of smoked salmon, a thinly sliced lemon, a minced red onion, two hard boiled eggs, capers, cream cheese, rye and pumpernickel bread, and fresh dill. Let people talk and snack as they assemble their own smoked salmon delicacies.
Watch this instructional hair styling video to curl your hair into glamorous, wavy curls. Use a cream product to protect your hair from the heat. This hair style is perfect for holiday parties, proms, and weddings because it is both elegant and fairly easy to do.
Style your hair into a high pony tail with Seventeen Magazine. Apply a conditioning curl cream when it is wet and let you hair air dry after styling your pony tail. Back comb the top of your pony tail for volume and fullness.
Watch this instructional cosmetics video to apply pink, purple, and blue eye shadow over a MAC cream color base. Use soft brushes to blend the color transitions. This creates a three color eye shadow fade with a dramatic shape.
Watch this instructional cosmetics video to apply eye shadow to create a dramatic lime green and purple fade on a white base. Use Ben Nye Lumiere eye shadow, MAC cream color, purple liner, Kenebo blakc liquid liner, black mascara, and MAC lipglass.
Spending too much money on those expensive coffee concoctions? Get your fix at home for a fraction of the price. You will need strong coffee, sugar, ice, milk, whipped cream, a spoon, a blender, a coffee maker, a large glass, a straw, and a flavored syrup. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to mix up a frozen iced capuccino.
Vanilla ice cream topped with sautéed peaches, roasted pecans and chardonnay-vanilla syrup; the perfect ending to any meal. Watch this how to video to learn how to make this decadent dessert. Always use fresh peaches for an even better recipe.
It doesn't need to be St. Patrick's Day, nor do you need to be a member of the IRA to enjoy the explosive cocktail concoction known as the Irish Car Bomb. You will need Guinness beer, Bailey's Irish Cream, Irish whisky, a pint glass, and a shot glass. It sort of tastes like alocholic chocolate milk. Watch this video specialty drink-making tutorial and learn how to build an Irish Car bomb cocktail.
St. Patrick's day is not complete without your green attire. This kids activity how-to video tutorial shows you how to make a festive green leprechaun hat. This St. Patrick's Day kid craft involves making a leprechaun hat using felt, construction paper and an ice cream container.
Forget the wimpy cream cheese! Try these real delicious and easy to do jalapeno peppers, stuffed with romano and jack cheese, wrapped in bacon and grilled on the fire. Watch this how to video to learn how to make jalapeno popper snacks on the grill.
Here is a deliciously simple dessert made with phyllo dough. Watch as chef Jim demonstrates how to make puff pastry fruit flowers. All you need for this dessert is phyllo dough, butter, sugar, cream cheese, vanilla yogurt, vanilla extract, strawberries and blueberries.
French toast is relatively easy to make, but there are important steps to follow. In this how to video Chef Paul shares some secrets to making your French toast with a little magic. Add cream, cinnamon, vanilla or any other flavors to make this French toast recipe your own.
It is a waste when fresh fruits go bad. In this how to video Chef Paul demonstrates how to make your own delicious fruit sauce. Use up fresh fruit you just bought or overripe fruit that has been sitting on your counter. Serve the fruity sauce over pancakes, waffles, ice cream or any other item of your choice.
This simple but stylish variation of the famous Russian classic creates a magical supper in minutes. You will need beef, onion, sunflower oil, butter, mushrooms, flour, soured cream, black pepper, and paprika or cayenne pepper. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make a delicious beef stroganoff.
Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli shows how to make a delicious tortellini served in a chicken broth. You will need a chicken breast, bologna, an egg, parmesan cheese, nutmeg, cream, salt, pepper, flour, egg, oil, and chicken broth. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make tortellini in chicken broth.
There is a fungus among us that turns are nails brittle and yellow. Watch this how to video and learn how to treat nail fungus with home remedies from Pharmacologist Joe Graedon. These home remedies are great alternatives to expensive prescription antifungal creams. Learn to use tea tree oil, oregano oil, Vapor Rub, Listerine and white vinegar to treat nail fungus.
This great night cap has nutmeg, which can help you have pleasant dreams. You will need Irish whisky, hazelnut liqueur, Bailey's Irish cream, and grated nutmeg. Watch this video mixology tutorial and learn how to make a nutty Irish nut cocktail.
This fresh variation of the Ramos gin fizz cocktail is a great example of molecular bartending. You will need lime, elder flower cordial, gin, egg white, vanilla, sugar, cream, soda water, and a blow torch. Watch this video specialty drink-mixing tutorial and learn how to make an elder flower Ramos gin fizz cocktail.
This delicious creamy cocktail is made with chocolate syrup and Starbucks Coffee Liqueur. Demonstrated by the dreamy Francesco Lafranconi, Master Mixologist. You will need chocolate syrup, cream, coffee liqueur, whiskey, and pistachio syrup. Watch this video specialty drink-mixing tutorial and learn how to make a pistachio coffee liqueur martini cocktail.
Why waste time and money on the store-bought play dough? Save the planet with this easy recipe for homemade organic play dough. Watch this how to video and learn how to mix flour, salt, oil, water and cream of tartar to create your organic play dough.
