Hot Makeup How-Tos
How To: Create or accentuate your cleavage with makeup
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.
How To: Apply genuinely scary Terminator special effects makeup for Halloween
The Terminator— it might not seem like an obvious choose for a woman's Halloween costume, unless you're thinking of the T-X from "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines", played by Kristanna Loken. But this Halloween makeup look actually feels more like the Governator's famous portrayal of the Terminator, which actually looks pretty damn good on a female.
How To: Do a Maleficent costume and makeup for a man this Halloween
If you're a man and you want to dress as Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty this Halloween, you've probably been hurting for guidance. Well, here it is. This video will teach you how to do a perfect man's Maleficent costume with makeup, hair, and the actual costume.
How To: Create a fresh and natural five minute makeup look
You don't need a football team of makeup artists to look great (not that we'd say no to our our styling team). While most celebrities swear by their makeup artists and get primped and prodded by them any moment they're not in front of the camera, all you really need to look good is three things: Good skin, shiny lips, and big eyes.
How To: Create a creepy Edward Scissorhands makeup look for Halloween
"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.
How To: Create Cheryl Cole's sexy makeup look from "Promise This"
Cheryl Cole is a very pretty lady, so she could wear any makeup look - or none at all - and still look fabulous. The hostess/singer looks especially beautiful in her new music video for "Promise This," in which she rocks a hardcore rock'n'roll inspired look with smoked out black cat eyes, contoured cheeks, and a nude mouth.
How To: Create a darkly beautiful Mother Earth/nymph makeup look for Halloween
We expect everyone and their mother to dress up as a vampire this Halloween, so why not stand out from the crowd by donning a costume that's pretty rather than scary and creepy?
How To: Create a sultry and retro Veronica Lake makeup look
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.
How To: Create a Greek goddess hair and makeup look for Halloween
Um, why WOULDN'T you want to be a Greek goddess for Halloween? Yeah, we know that you probably have a zillion different costume ideas clogging the cloud, from sexy pirate wench to sexy angel, but whereas those costumes are just slutty (sorry, had to say it), a Greek goddess costume has class, history, and oh yeah, a super euphoric glow.
How To: Create Kitana's seductive eye makeup from "Mortal Kombat" for Halloween
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.
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: Create a freakshow "Bearded Bettie" makeup look for Halloween
Ready for a freaktastic gender bender? Then check out this this cool makeup tutorial for creating a "Bearded Bettie" makeup look. First she catches you with her sparkly, beautiful blue eyes. Then, with captive interest you peruse lower, only to find...a beard?!
How To: Create a sexy Disney Princess Jasmine makeup look for Halloween
Out of all the classic Disney princesses, Princess Jasmine was definitely one of the most overtly sexy. While Snow White and all the other royal gals wore big explosions of tulle and fabric, Princess Jasmine seemed to have spared some money in the clothing department by just wearing genie pants and a blue bra.
How To: Create a sparkly blue and lavender eye makeup look
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.
How To: Create a sexy Marilyn Monroe makeup look for Halloween
Even fifty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe still fascinates and captivates the public interest. While her life and death will forever remain shrouded in mystery, there is one thing we know for certain: The woman was damn hot.
How To: Apply professional, flawless foundation with tips
There are lots of key parts to creating beautiful makeup, but if you had to ask us for the most important step we'd without a doubt say foundation. Good skin looks good no matter what other type of makeup you decide to you put on, whether it's smoky eyes or red lips. That's because beautiful, flawless skin acts as a smooth, pretty base.
How To: Create Katy Perry's graphic makeup look from "Firework"
Katy Perry is well known for being a chica who loves colors - on her eyes, cheeks, lips, and really everywhere, and all at once. But recently she's been favoring a softer - though still super dramatic - makeup look consisting of heavy, graphic eyes and a pouty pink lip.
How To: Recreate the Queen of Hearts makeup from Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland"
This video will show you how to recreate the devilish look of the Queen of Hearts (played by Helena Bonham Carter) from Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland". Follow along for makeup application instructions— being the Red Queen for Halloween is actually pretty easy! This makeup tutorial will make it a cinch!
How To: Apply the Queen of Hearts makeup from "Alice in Wonderland" for Halloween
This video gives an awesome makeup tutorial for the Queen of Hearts from Tim Burton's version of "Alice in Wonderland". In Burton's film, Helena Bonham Carter plays the vicious Red Queen, a character not to be messed with. Even at Halloween. Also, you'll get some costume ideas to help compete your Queen of Hearts costume. See how to transform yourself with all of the following products:
How To: Create a retro Katy Perry inspired makeup look
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.
How To: Create Katy Perry's sweet makeup look from "Firework"
Honestly, we think Katy Perry is pretty without any makeup on (as she says in "Teenage Dream"). The girl does know how to work a makeup brush, though, and enjoys doing pin up looks with high intensity pigmentation.
How To: Create a ocean blue siren makeup look
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.
How To: Create a film noir Old Hollywood makeup look for Halloween
During the age of silent film and film noir film was limited to only variations of black and white. While this aided greatly to produce scenes of dire intensity (a starkly lit shot of a man in an alleyway, for instance), this also meant that actors and actresses had to wear tons of makeup to make their makeup show up on screen.
How To: Create femme fatale brown smoky eyes with cat eye liner
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.
How To: Create a whimsical fairy makeup look for Halloween
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.
How To: Create a Disney Cheshire cat makeup look for Halloween
The Cheshire cat from "Alice in Wonderland" has always beguiled and confused us. Such a cute, round kitty could never mean us any harm, right? Maybe not. The evil kitty's mischevious grin is enough to give us the willies.
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: Create a sultry and fiery Jessica Rabbit makeup look for Halloween
Who is the hottest animated female character of all time? We're sure there are lots of differing opinions on that, but we think Jessica Rabbit must be at the top of the list of viable options. With curves so, well, curvy, that they enter the room before she does and eye-catching red hair, the seductress is one hot lady.
How To: Pack makeup and beauty products for a trip
If you're a beauty junkie then you probably hate traveling...at least the packing part of it. The TSA regulates every single item you bring down to the last ounce and piece of clothing, so often times you're limited to only bringing the smallest products you have.
How To: Create a colorful, rhinestone-studded peacock makeup look for Halloween
When Halloween rolls around people go one of two ways: Super scary and gruesome (ie. zombie, werewolf, and witch costumes), or super slutty (the same costumes but with less cloth).
How To: Create a Penelope Cruz inspired evening smoky eye
We can't guarantee you'll look exactly like Penelope Cruz after completing this makeup look, but we can guarantee you'll learn her makeup tricks and secrets.
How To: Create a smoky green Greek goddess makeup look
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.
How To: Create a pink and sky blue spring makeup look
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.
How To: Create a bold, graphic spring makeup look
Put some spring into your step - or at least into your makeup look - with this eye-opening look inspired by peacocks. Instead of using typical teal and electric blue, however, this look concentrates on the other colors on the eye of a peacock feather: yellow and lavender.
How To: Create a two-tone hot pink and red lipstick look
During the Fall 2010 runway shows there were a bunch of crazy makeup looks, but perhaps the most unique look was the two-tone lipstick worn by models on the Nanette Lepore catwalk.
How To: Create a wide-eyed Japanese dolly eye makeup look
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.
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: Create an extravagant Wa Lolita makeup look with red false eyelashes
Is this how a modern geisha would look like? We don't know about that, but this avant garde makeup look sure is inspired by the simultaneously refined and intensely hued colors of geisha makeup. Intense cranberry red lips and pale skin make this look sweet and refined, while the crazy long red false eyelashes add a modern twist.
How To: Create a Japanese Lolita Gothic makeup look with feather lashes
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.
How To: Emphasize your lower lashes with false eyelashes
We've all heard about applying false eyelashes to our upper lids to open up our eyes, make them look brighter, and create va va voom drama. But have you ever thought about applying false lashes to your lower lashes?