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How To: Paint a werewolf face
This simple how to will show you the steps to transform your face from a lovable person on the street to a spooky, scary or downright creepy wolf. Awhoooo werewolf in London! How about a werewolf, or just your regular wolf, right in your own backyard? You'll want a white base makeup, some blacks, grays, and eye liner. You can choose to add teeth if you want to get extra scary. So check it out and get wolfy!! Woof woof!
How To: Create a dazzling mermaid Halloween makeup look
Unless you're an actual mermaid or a member of the Na'vi, this insane mermaid look probably won't get you any propositions on the street.
How To: Apply a smoky blue mermaid eye look for Asian monolids
This makeup how-to video demonstrates a really pretty smoky blue eye that's more mermaid than dark thanks to a little bit of metallic gold. Try out this look designed specifically for Asian monolid eyes and eyes without a crease. The cosmetics used to create this look are MAC Bare Study, NYX October Sky w. MAC 224, Bella Pierre Mineral Powder in Blue shade w. MAC 217, Ebay Palette Medium Blue color, Ebay Palette Indigo or Navy Blue color, the Makeup Store Purple Attraction Pencil Eyeliner, MA...
How To: Make your own homemade lip color with Michelle Phan
Michelle Phan lends a few tips on creating your own homemade lip color. Now's the time to DIY at home, and not spend the bucks.
How To: Get Out Lipstick Stains
We've all been there! You either drop your lipstick or had a lipstick swatch transfer onto your clothes. Chances are you just happened to be wearing white too! In this video I show you a simple way to take care of the problem using white vinegar, baking soda and clear dish soap. Which means you are using less harsh chemicals ( I now use a clear dish soap that is made with organic and natural ingredients) So forget bleach or a stain remover pen! I've found that bleach can leave a yellow stain ...
How To: Create a Greek goddess golden makeup look and hairdo for Halloween
Greek gods are said to have glowed all regal-like atop their thrones on Mt. Olympus. As such, if you're planning to dress up as a greek goddess for Halloween it's just about imperative that you put on some golden makeup and golden garb.
How To: Apply squirrel monkey, aka skullmonkey, facepaint
Looking for some new ideas in facepainting? This video will show you how to paint a squirrel monkey face. The squirrel monkey has an adorable face, and this design is sure to be a hit with anyone getting their face painted. Perfect for kids' parties.
How To: Use makeup for men
If your going to be on stage or filmed on screen you may want to wear a little makeup. Men can use subtle makeup to look young and refreshed while evening out skin uneven tones. Your eyes will really pop with a little liner smudged into the lash line.
How To: Apply glittery eye makeup for New Year's
This makeup tip is perfect for a glittery eyeshadow for New Year's as inspired by the cover of Sephora's magazine. First, apply a semi-dark gray eyeshadow along your eyelid and on the outside corners of your eyes. Using a fluffier brush, apply a lighter white-silver eyeshadow and then use dark black eyeliner along the line of your eye. Use silver glitter along your eyelids in a few layers and black layer on the outside of your eyelids for that perfect festive New Year's look.
How To: Create a natural Sookie Stackhouse makeup look from "True Blood"
Sookie Stackhouse from "True Blood" is a pretty low maintenance girl. The lady works in a bar, so she's got to think about practicality as much as beauty when she's styling her hair and makeup.
How To: Do a dark fairy Halloween makeup look with MakeupGeek
This beauty video demonstrates how to create a dark fairy Halloween makeup look.
How To: Create a general sexy makeup look for Halloween
Some of us are going to go all out with our makeup this Halloween, applying horns, lacerations, green makeup, and the works to get that true gory or scary effect. But let's be honest here: The rest of us gals are probably going to stray more on the dramatically beautiful, slightly-amped-up-version-of-our-normal-makeup makeup look.
How To: Mix purple & silver for a dramatic makeup look
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...
How To: Do a Halloween ventriloquist dummy look with makeup
Petrilude brings you this Halloween makeup tutorial on how to create a ventriloquist dummy look. Ventriloquist dolls have really deep set creases and lines, so emphasize this with makeup. Ventriloquist dummies make great Halloween costumes, so follow along with this Halloween makeup tutorial.
How To: Fix a distastrous makeup look
Not every girl is born with natural style. If you have trouble mastering makeup technique and tend to look a hot mess, this tutorial was made for you. In this video, you will learn how to fix common makeup mistakes and turn them into a makeup masterpiece! It only takes a few short steps to turn that look around, so grab some makeup remover and some concealer and get ready to fix your face.
How To: Everyday makeup for oily combination skin
In this video, Anna Saccone gives an updated makeup routine for people who have oily skin. First, you should apply foundation onto your skin and blend it into your skin well. Concealer comes next, applying it underneath your eyes and along your brow line, using your ring fingers in order to spread it out. Other things to apply on your face for a basic everyday makeup routine include blush, eyeliner, eyeshadow, and lipstick, all of which you can learn to apply effectively and quickly after wat...
How To: Do a Jessica Simpson style makeup look
This is a Jessica Simpson makeup and makeover video tutorial that will show you how to get her natural makeup look at home. This before and after video will show you how you can achieve Jessica Simpsons' beautiful, glamorous and natural makeup yourself. Use earth tone makeup, sheer foundation, loose powder, bronzer, black eyeliner on the top eyelid and brown eyeliner on the bottom eyelid, pink and brown shimmer eye shadow, black mascara, lightly penciled eyebrows, pink cheek blush and a natur...
How To: Create a gold and green Cleopatra makeup look for Halloween
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.
How To: Apply makeup to create a Swamp Thing look
Get creative next Halloween with this character makeup inspired by a Sea Creature from the Johnny Depp movie, Pirates of the Caribbean. This look could also work for Swamp Thing, or for a random monster from the sea. Professional makeup artist, Koren shows us how to get this look easily and cheaply for those of us on a budget!
How To: Do fast and simple Urban Decay makeup with MakeupGeek
This beauty video demonstrates how to do fast and simple Urban Decay makeup.
How To: Use professional makeup artists' top tricks
Good makeup isn't when others notice you're wearing makeup, it's when they complement how beautiful you look today. You can enhance your own beauty by executing a couple tried and true makeup tricks. A little bit of makeup can go a long way.
How To: Create a Courtney Cox makeup look from Cougar Town
Want to look like Courtney Cox Arquette from her hit series Cougar Town? Courtney Cox is absolutely beautiful in her show, so why not steal some of her looks for personal use? Princess Pinkcat shows you how she creates her Courtney Cox makeup look from Cougar Town.
How To: Create a dramatic black & yellow eye makeup look
Sometimes, we want our makeup to be something outrageous and dramatic. This video makeup tutorial will show you how to apply yellow and black eyeshadow for an extremely dramatic look.
How To: Label your eyeshadow palette with MS Word
Watch this how to video sequence and get some ideas on how you can label your eyeshadow palettes. Our host suggests using MS Word to create labels for your palettes.
How To: Create a bright and fun Japanese Harajuku makeup look
"Harajuku" might sound slightly familiar to you - Gwen Stefani used the word to name her "Harajuku Girls" fashion and perfume line. But other than the cutesy little Japanese dancers she had during her tour and lots of bright clothing and makeup, what is a Harajuku girl exactly?
How To: Do lustful lavender smokey eyes
They may not come in sparkly, 24K packages like department store brands, but drugstore beauty goodies can often perform just as beautifully for a fraction of the price. You just have to know which particular drugstore products work.
How To: Apply Gwen Stefani "Ex-Girlfriend" inspired makeup
Gwen Stefani is one of the coolest rockers out there these days and in this tutorial, learn how to copy her makeup look from the "Ex Girlfriend" video. This tiger inspired, dramatic look is perfect for a hot night out on the town.
How To: Apply eye makeup inspired by Picasso's blue period
Learn how you can create a makeup look inspired by Picasso's The Old Guitar Player from his Blue Period with this tutorial. The following products are used to create this look: Kat Von D Beethoven Eyeshadow Palette
How To: Create a red FIFA World Cup England makeup look
Show your love for England's football team as they compete at the FIFA World Cup by wearing the team's pretty red and white colors on your face! Don't you dare tone these vivid colors down; this is for a sports celebration, after all, not for single's night at Hyde!
How To: Apply a drag queen makeup look
The first thing to do to prepare to apply your drag queen makeup look is to pin back all your hair so it is not in your face. Make sure your face is clean before applying make up. Begin by applying pear soap to your eyebrows with a small brush. Brush on your neutral powder. Paint over your eyebrows so it looks like they are not there. Apply powder to blend in. Use eye-shadow to trace just above your eyeball. Use an eyebrow pencil to draw new eyebrows that have a higher arc than your natural o...
How To: Cover or conceal your eyebrows (two different ways)
Description: How to cover or conceal your eyebrows in two different ways. - First brush your eyebrow hairs down and with a glue stick cover the brow. Brush the hairs to their normal place again.
How To: Apply makeup to look like a cheap slut
In this video, we learn how to apply makeup to look like a cheap slut. First, apply black eyeliner to the entire eyelid and up to the creases in the eye. After this, take your finger and smudge the liner up to your eyebrows. Next, take a bright blue eyeshadow and brush it all over the eyelid up to the eye creases. Next, take a light blue eye shadow and apply it as a highlight underneath the brows. Brush a dark blue shadow on the crease of the eye, then blend it on the outer edge of the eye. A...
How To: Do a really beautiful, sexy male to female transformation with makeup
What gender did you assume the person in the thumbnail for this video was when you first saw it? If you said man, you are a liar. This is an amazing male to female makeup transformation, and in this video you'll learn how to apply it to yourself, with adjustments for your face of course.
How To: Make DIY prosthetic horns, tentacles, and nose tips
Most girls dress up only one way during Halloween: With a suitably colored bra (green for a leprechaun, pink for a bunny, for instance) and teeny mini skirt in a matching shade, plus some sort of headpiece so people don't just think they're hookers.
How To: Do easy smokey eyes for an older woman
Sharon Connolly, Image Consultant, demonstrates how to create a fabulous smoky eyes look. Start by brushing a very light color over the eyelid area from the lashes to the brow, accenting the inner corner of the eye. Then apply a brown shadow from the lashes to just above the crease of the eye. Take a very light shadow and brush it above that and blend it in. With an angled brush draw underneath the lower lashes with the brown shadow.
How To: Restore your makeup brushes
Here's a quick video on how to fix makeup brush fly-aways or bristle curling.
How To: Use Vaseline as a base for mineral eyeshadow/pigments
Princess Pink Cat demonstrates how to use Vaseline to apply pigments and hold them into place. Dip a finger into the jar, spread the tiniest amount possible across the lid. You can go all the way to the brow bone or just to the crease. Wipe the excess Vaseline off to avoid creasing. The remaining Vaseline will make your pigment colors pop by gripping the pigments to the skin.
How To: Do Captain Jack Sparrow's makeup from "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Don't adjust ye goggles - that is indeed Kandee the makeup artist garbed as the marauding swain Jack Sparrow from Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean."
How To: Conceal 5 o'clock shadow
Don't let all the glamorousness of your drag queen makeup be ruined by a silly thing such as five o'clock shadow! For soirees that demand a full day's bewitchment, learn how to conceal five o'clock shadow with this tutorial.
How To: Create a futuristic makeup look inspired by the sirens in "Tron: Legacy"
Almost everything we saw in the new movie "Tron: Legacy" made our jaws drop to the floor. From the amazing light cycles which carved beams of light wherever they drove to the awesome dueling between the "programs" and user Sam, there was much coolness to be seen.