Hot Makeup How-Tos
How To: Make your green eyes pop
In this video, we learn how to make your green eyes pop. First, prime your eyes, then take a hot pink eyeshadow and brush it all over the eyelid. After this, use a deep pink on the outer edge of the eye. Now take a light pink shimmer and brush it all over the lid. Next, take a light white color and brush it under the brow bone, blending in with the pink. Next, take a plum color and brush it on the outer edge of the eye, then blend. Apply purple eyeliner on the top and bottom of the eye next, ...
How To: Create a toned-down, everyday makeup look
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a toned-down, everyday makeup look. Start out by priming the eyes, then brushing on a light nude color to the entire eyelid. After this, brush a darker color onto the crease of the eye and blend the two in together. Next, take a light nude shimmer color and brush over the eyelid on top of the other colors. Next, take this color and brush it up to the brow bone to create a highlight. Add in a dark brown color in the crease of the eyes, then blend in to ...
How To: Use a Stila Jewel Palette to make a shimmery eye look
In this video, we learn how to use a Stila Jewel Palette to make a shimmery eye look. First, you will need to brush a nude color onto the lid, then grab a shimmer gray color and brush it onto the outer edge of the eye and into the inner corner of the eye. Next, grab a gold color and brush it onto the middle of the eye and nowhere else. Then, take the black color again and brush it into the crease of the eye and on the sides to create a contrast. After this, take the purple color and brush it ...
How To: Create a space age Mars inspired makeup look
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a space age Mars inspired makeup look. To start, apply red pigment on the inner corner of the eye up to the eyebrow. After this, blend this over to the crease of the eye on the outer edge. Create a long line on the outer edge of the eye. Next, apply a darker red color on the crease of the eye and continue to blend all around the eye. Next, use a light red color to brush on the eyelid, then apply black eyeliner on the top and bottom of the eye . Use fal...
How To: Create Kate Hudson's deep purple smoky eye from her "Elle" cover
Purple is the hottest makeup color of the fall season, and it's been seen as much on high fashion runways as on celebrities like Rachel McAdams and, recently, Kate Hudson on the September cover of "Elle."
How To: Contour your cheeks with blush and highlighter
Contouring can completely reshape your face and is so powerful that you can hide a double chin, make your cheekbones look as sharp as a model's, and make your nose look like it juts out more than it does.
How To: Create a green and olive makeup look inspired by greek goddess Hera
Hera, wife of Zeus, was the queen of the gods. As such, she sat on her throne on Mt. Olympus with great majesty and elegance. And as the goddess of marriage and women, she exhibited great poise and care for her subjects.
How To: Make your blue eyes pop with the right eye makeup
In this tutorial, we learn how to make your blue eyes pop with the right makeup. First, apply a peach or gold color all over the lid, then apply a sparkly gold color all over the lid over the first color. Next, apply a brown color and apply it to the crease of the eye and blend it in the outer edge. After this, use a dark blue color and apply it to the outer edge of the eye, creating a wisp effect on the outer part of the eye. Then, apply a white shimmer to the inner corner of the eye and mor...
How To: Create a villainous Disney Maleficent makeup look for Halloween
Maleficent was one of the original Disney villains. With snake-like green eyes, a long and angular face, and pale skin so pallid it looked green, she looked beautiful in the most scary way possible. Some say she was the most powerful and sinister of all the Disney villains, calling herself the "Mistress of All Evil" in "Sleeping Beauty".
How To: Create big green anime eyes for Halloween
There's no reason you should look like everyone else on Halloween. So rule out the Lady Gaga costumes, the Jonah Hex Lilah saloon dresses, and Snookie bump its and dress up as something surprising this Halloween.
How To: Create a terrifying realistic mummy makeup look for Halloween
Sure, this Halloween you're going to see a lot of Lady Gaga and Snookie costumes, but it's always nice to put on a classic getup in the style of Monster Mash. We're talking your iconic green, crooked nosed witches, vampires, and of course mummies.
How To: Remove false eyelashes painlessly
In this tutorial, we learn how to remove false eyelashes painlessly. First, you will need to have your false lashes on the top on bottom (or where you applied them), then grab a Q-Tip and makeup remover liquid. Next, take the Q-Tip and dip it into the makeup remover on the tip. Then, brush the tip of it onto the real eyeline where the eyelash is connected to the false eyelash. Let this soak in for a few seconds, then gently peel the false lash back from the real lash. Do this for both the top...
How To: Create a black and gold glamorous party eye look
We love our neutral makeup colors, but when it comes time for a big bash we bring out the fun stuff. Experiment with color without totally plunging out of your comfort zone by creating the look presented in this makeup tutorial.
How To: Create Lunar New Year inspired tiger eyes
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a realistic looking cut using cinema makeup. This is a great look for a new year or holiday look that you want to make yourself look more unique and stand out! First, take a brow pencil and redefine your brows so they are darker and more intense. Avoid using black, most people cannot pull this look off. Now, use eyeshadow primer on the eyelids to enhance the eyeshadow color. After this, use gold eyeshadow and apply on the outer v of the eye. Then, take...
How To: Apply a daily neutral eye makeup look with a little shimmer in 5 minutes
Check out this basic back-to-school look that's also great for daily work and church services. It's a neutral makeup look with very little shimmer. It only takes about 5 minutes to create these beautiful eyes! Watch and learn how to apply these eyeshadows and cosmetics.
How To: Apply a flirty & natural date makeup look
Applying makeup for a date is always tricky. You can't go too heavy or else you'll look like you're trying too hard, but if you put on too little you'll just look tired and like you didn't make an effort.
How To: Create an electric purple eye look for night clubbing
With dim, minimal lighting and lots of naked bodies swarming around, night clubs don't exactly offer the chance to put you in the spotlight. That means that if you want to stand out what you wear - both on your body and on your face - has to stand out as well.
How To: Apply blush in the right place and with precision
Unfortunately when it comes to makeup, what works for one girl may not work for another. That's because each of our faces is special, some rounder, sime longer, some squarish. And that means our cheekbones and the apples of our cheeks are situated slightly differently.
How To: Apply a Lancome-inspired purple makeup look for Fall 2010
This makeup look is full or purples inspired by a Lancome pictorial for the Fall of 2010. If you want to go for sultry look with tons of purples, then this is the look for you, perfect for the autumn months. Marina Filipovic Marinshe shows you the steps to applying this look. Follow along with this Croatian beauty!
How To: Be Snooki from Jersey Shore for Halloween (hair, makeup & rhinestone glasses)
Snooki and her Jersey Shore castmates have taken over reality television, and for better or worse, their New Jersey-ness is spreading like wildfire. If you're thinking about dressing up as Snooki for Halloween, you've found the right video! It will show you how to get the right skin tone, makeup, hairstyle, and the iconic rhinestone sunglasses to make your Nicole Polizzi costume as awesome as possible.
How To: Create Queen Sophie-Anne's retro makeup look from "True Blood"
Vampires live - er, well, don't live but stay intact - for a long time. As such, they live through multiple eras, each with its own unique look. Queen Sophie-Anne, the vampire queen of Louisiana in "True Blood", clearly got stuck in the 1950s.
How To: Create a macabre, scary Joker look from "Batman" for Halloween
We didn't think Jim Carey's portrayal of Joker could ever be topped...that is, until we witnessed Heath Ledger work his magic as one of the scariest and most demented Jokers we've ever seen. Crazy and evil in the most delicious way, this Joker wore a sort of psychotic makeup that we'll never forget.
How To: Create a daytime wedding look inspired by Audrey Hepburn
We're not exaggerating when we say that every girl remembers her first Audrey Hepburn movie. That's because your life is never the same after witnessing the woman who basically invented the chic modern woman sensibility.
How To: Create a flawless retro pin up makeup look for wedding photo shoots
The original pin up girls from the '40s and '50s knew how to work the camera and were clearly drop dead gorgeous. Even when Photoshop hadn't been invented yet, and even without all the fancy studio lighting and airbrushing we have now, they were able to look like handmaids of Aphrodite.
How To: Create a retro and vintage makeup look inspired by Hikaru Utada
Celebrities are at the cutting edge of makeup. You can love them or hate them, but what matters is that they have access to the wolrd's best makeup artists, hairstylists, and stylists, which means they always look like human perfection on the red carpet.
How To: Create Hikaru Utada's feminine makeup look from "Come Back to Me"
Hikaru Utada is a drop dead gorgeous Japanese pop star who isn't afraid to take chances with her makeup. Though she plays it safe with neutral eye and lip colors when she's just walking around town, for music videos she amps up the volume and goes for a sexy feminine look.
How To: Create Rihanna's punky neon makeup look from "Who's That Chick?"
We can't overstate how much we love Rihanna. When she went from manufactured pop princess to edgy "bad" girl a few years back, we thought she finally looked at peace with herself and with her image. And now, her bold, colorful cat eyes and neon hued lips make her a celebrity who truly stands out from the pack.
How To: Make gashes, tears, and scrapes using liquid latex
When it comes to Halloween, you can go all out with your macabre self and have fun being sinister and it'll be totally normal. So instead of settling for cheapo fake scars, bruises, and tears that you buy at Halloween discount stores this time of year, why not make your own?
How To: Create a cute teddy bear makeup look and hairstyle for Halloween
Halloween abounds in spooky costumes and even spookier makeup and accessories. But if you've had enough of ghosts and goblins and want to go for an entirely different look this year then check out this tutorial for creating a teddy bear/mouse look for Halloween.
How To: Prevent and erase wrinkles and fine lines on your face
Fine lines and wrinkles are one of the most visually disturbing parts of aging. If your wrinkles are making your look older than you feel and interfering with your life, watch this video to learn how to get rid of them and keep them from coming back.
How To: Repair broken eyeshadow with rubbing alcohol and a spatula
Is your eyeshadow busted and broken up? Don't toss it away just yet— it's totally repairable. Bring back the smoothness with a little tip that will save you tons of money in the long run. The key? Rubbing alcohol. By adding a little bit of rubbing alcohol to your broken eyeshadow, and by mixing it together with a small spatula or butter knife, you can get it back to its original vigor.
How To: Create a pearly, glamorous smoky eye with Maybelline
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.
How To: Create a bloody skeleton skull look for Halloween
Let all the other girls dress up as slutty bunnies and slutty gangsters this Halloween. Instead of going with the expected route of minimal clothing and streetwalker makeup, why not try donning something truly spooky this year?
How To: Create natural curls with the Bombshell Rod Curling Iron
What makes the difference between overly tight, childish Shirley Temple curls and princessy, beautiful Taylor Swift loose curls? In the end, it's the curling iron you use.
How To: Create a rocker Tina Glee makeup look from "Glee"
Out of all the funky characters on "Glee," Tina still manages to be the funkiest. Whether it's her midnight black hair, sometimes highlighted with blue and other bright colors, or her eye makeup, which is unfailingly some electric neon hue, Tina loves taking risks when it comes to dressing up.
How To: Create glittery red vampire nails with fangs for Halloween
Don't forget your nails when you're dressing up for Halloween! Like your noggin' and your body, your nails want to put on their spooky best for the fun holiday. If you're looking for interesting nails that are totally Halloween themed without being over the top or tacky, then these nails are it.
How To: Put on false eyelashes quickly and with ease
False eyelashes scare many girls, but trust us when we say that it's more due to fear of the unknown than because these false eyelashes are actually difficult to apply. Break your false eyelash virginity by checking out this makeup tutorial.
How To: Remove self-tanner streaks
If you've had a self-tanner accident and you have ugly streaks covering you body, maybe you should consider going outside next time you want a tan. In the meantime, watch this video to learn how to remove self-tanner from your skin.
How To: Create a bold modern pin up makeup look
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.
How To: Create Eva Longoria's black smoky eye look from the 2010 Emmys
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.