Hot Makeup How-Tos
How To: Apply winged eyeliner
Beechbum06 shows viewers how to do winged eyeliner. She uses a slanted eyeliner blush and a pot of gel liner. Using a slanted liner brush really helps to create the winged look because the brush is thin and is more precise than a pencil would be. After watching this video, the viewer would learn an alternate way of applying eye liner. The viewer also becomes aware of alternate types of eyeliner to use rather than the typical pencil or liquid liner.
How To: Correctly apply eyeshadow
To apply a correct eyeshadow, take a flat brush and press it on the sham pain color and drag it slowly. Then gently apply it on your eyes. You should do it softly, because if it shows one layer of color and another one on your skin, then it will not look nice.
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: Do a quick & easy daily makeup routine
Every woman wants herself to look beautiful and fresh from morning to evening but some may not find time to do a make up because of their busy schedule, this video give a tip on how to make up with in 10 min and make yourselves look attractive.
How To: Create a sweet pink makeup look
This look is an interesting sweet pink makeup look that includes bright, light pink eyeshadow as well as a shiny pink lip gloss. Using mostly pink eyeshadow and applying them over the crease in your eyelid, you will be sure to bring more emphasis to your eyes. While most layers of the pink eyeshadow are initially hard to see, the various steps outlined in this video will be sure to give you a cute look involving lots of pink makeup which Aubrey calls the "Girl Next Door" look.
How To: Apply quick smokey eyes with a plum undertone
Ah! The smoky eye, one of the most popular styles of eye makeup today. But what about adding that extra touch? With our hostess, in this quick video, we learn to add a plum accent to your basic smoky eye. Along with recommendations on exact brands we may use, we are given a step by step look at the exact application. Starting with a base of pale purple, and blending toward grays, a metallic effect is achieved, leading out to the leading edge of the eye, then, with darker tint. Blacks, and dar...
How To: Get a super dramatic vampy makeup look
Getting the perfect, dramatic look before stepping of the house can be a chore and a mind boggling task with all the facial makeup that is out there. Let your eyes pop with a smoky eye and give yourself kissable lips with the dramatic red and black colors to complete the perfect vampire look. This look is perfect for parties or just to turn heads as you walk down the street! She takes you through an easy to follow, step by step guide to achieving this unique, fun look that's sure to wow anyon...
How To: Create Indian bridal inspired makeup
Beechbum06 will take you through the process of creating your own Indian bridal inspired makeup. This short instructional video will take you step by step to making yourself look like an extravagant Indian bride. She shows you what type of eye makeup to apply and how to apply it. Just follow along with this video and your end result will be as beautiful as hers. This elegant and subtle look will look amazing on an important date so watch this video and learn how to make yourself look like and...
How To: Wear makeup with your glasses
This video is truly a god send for the ladies and gents who wear glasses, and want to look good wearing them. The lady in this video explains and teaches about the various types of makeup that is good to use, especially if you wear spectacles. The lady in the video tell people who, wear glasses about the makeup they can use to look better wearing glasses, alternative makeup for different types of spectacles is the agenda, methods about how to make your eyes look smaller behind those big focal...
How To: Apply a Helena Bonham Carter-inspired makeup look
In this makeup tutorial, learn how to apply the makeup look of movie character "Marla Singer", the badass chick from Fight Club, played by Helena Bonham Carter. To achieve the misty, dirty smudge look applied in this video, the following products were used:
How To: Create a deadbolt tortured Halloween makeup look
This fantastic Halloween special effect makeup tutorial teaches you how to create a bloody bolt look using mostly MAC products. The artists teaches you how to create texture and create a distressed look with the base and color makeup. He applies the adhesive and attached the scar effects and adds the "bolt props" with the adhesive. He uses a purple and yellow pigments to distress the skin further. He then takes fire red to create the blood. He also shows you how to make realistic blood with s...
How To: Apply eyeliner with your eye closed
This video is about applying eyeliner with your eye closed. Take the pencil, Revlon color-stay in black, and take the hand that is not dominate and pull back the lid to the side giving a smooth canvas. Slowly take the eyeliner and start from the inside corner of the eye and start slowly going all the way across. Slowly start following the natural lash line. Add a wing to it by taking it past the natural lash line. Bring it up just a little bit. To make it last all day, put liquid liner over t...
How To: Create a Kim Kardashian makeup look for brown eyes
This video tutorial teaches you how to create a sexy eye makeup look like seen on celebrity Kim Kardashian. This video is specifically to enhance brown eyes, but it can be used on other color eyes as well.
How To: Apply beautiful eyeliner
This video will show you some good techniques in order to apply eyeliner properly so you will be able to add a highlight and draw attention to your eyes. Some tips to consider while applying eyeliner is to stay close to your lash line. For the top edge of your eyelid, you should pull up your eyelid to stretch it out and tilt your head up while looking down and for the bottom edge, you should pull downwards while looking upwards. Following this technique will be sure to make your eyes look ful...
How To: Apply eyeshadow for hooded eyes
This unknown video blogger provides a nice explanation on how to apply eyeshadow on eyes with a longer hood. She starts off by packing on a lighter purple all over the lid, and then using a darker color on the actual hood. After the purple, she uses a dark brown eyeshadow on the outside of the crease. She uses circle motions to smoke out the brown color. Then, she applies a lighter cream color to blend out the brown color. She finishes the look with eyeliner and mascara. This is a great tutor...
How To: Apply a Marlene Dietrich 1930s inspired makeup look
Fashion Face shows us how to create a 30's all over face look inspired by Marlene Dietrich. To create this look you will need full coverage foundation, concealer, a range of matte eyeshadow from taupe to brown, eyeshadow brushes, brow highlighter, mascara, liquid eyeliner, false eyelashes, pressed powder, beige contouring powder, powder and contouring brushes, highlighting powder, red lip liner and red lip cream or gloss. Specific brands are used and suggested, but you could create this look ...
How To: Apply easy smokey eye makeup
This video shows you how to create the basic smoky eye makeup. You should start off by applying a primer on your lid and up to your brow. On your eyelid up to the crease apply a light color - almost white or gray. Pat silver on top of that. Smoke out your eyes with the charcoal eye color. Add depth with the black eyeshadow. Next, highlight with a neutral color. Dab white eyeshadow to your tear ducts. Add black eyeshadow to your lower lid as eyeliner.
How To: Apply emo makeup for a concert or night out
In this video from alyssaxabscission we learn how to apply emo makeup for a concert or a night out. Start with a primer on your eyelids. She uses orange-gold but any color can be used. Apply it to the inner corner up the upper lid. Use black and put it on the outer corner and crease of the eye. Make sharp wings on the outer corner like a cat. Next use a darker black to make it more defined. Now put black eyeliner on the upper and lower water line. Next line the top of the eyes very thin. Now ...
How To: Create a sexy vampire look
This video shows the user how to give a woman a 'sexy vampire' look. The video shows this in distinct steps. Step 1: Apply a light but natural foundation to the face and neck, and to the shoulders if a strapless top will be worn. Step 2: Apply large false eyelashes. Step 3: Dark lip pencil with the line outside of the lip. Step 4: Add deep red lipstick. Step 5: Layer on dark, ‘almost black’ lip gloss. Step 6: Highlight cheek bones with blush applied with an angular brush. Step 7: Shape eyebro...
How To: Give yourself the Cleopatra eye makeup look
Interested in learning how to get that Cleopatra eye look? This step by step video will show you how to get that ancient Egyptian look here in the twenty first century. Our host narrates while applying the makeup on her own eye and shows how to apply the make up and which brushes to use. The video shows a close-up of her eye along with step by step instruction on how to apply the various makeup techniques. The end result is a dark smoky eye with a strong liner.
How To: Make dark skin glow
The key to this technique is to find the right bronzer for the skin that you are applying the makeup to. Most bronzer's disappear on dark skin. So you want to find a cream based bronzer with a lot of pigments. You want a bronzer that is intense enough that you are able to see a subtle spot of color on the skin when you rub it on. To make your skin naturally warmer mix your foundation and your bronzer together. Start by mixing up a mixture that is three parts foundation and one part bronzer. A...
How To: Apply dramatic eyeshadow for beginners
This tutorial is perfect for beginners to learn how to apply dramatic eyeshadow correctly. This technique will require several layers of eyeshadow to be applied and if done correctly, will highlight and bring attention to your eyes. First apply lighter shades of eyeshadow to your eyelids, stopping at the crease. You can then layer and blend colors on top of this, with increasingly dark colors towards the outside of your eyelid crease. A matte color should be used which matches your eye color ...
How To: Apply butterfly makeup eyes
Here is an instructive video that shows how to creatively design your eyes with butterflies. From the very first touch of the pencil to the face, the instructions on how to create the butterfly are explained step by step including a description on what size to make the butterfly according to your own face. The colors are covered and the technique on how to apply the colors is also included. There are also unique add-ons offered if you decide you want to go a little further with it.
How To: Create the Khloe Kardashian neutral makeup look
Beechbum06 shows how you can create a Khloe Kardashian makeup look. Use the colors you have and achieve this look inspired by Khloe's photo shoot. A Coastal Cents palette is used. Build your colors in neutral tones. Blend some browns in the creases. Apply some dark shades to your outer corners for some depth. Add some blush, mascara, and lipstick to complete the look. You too can be photo-ready in minutes. Remember to blend so you look flawless.
How To: Apply a middle eastern makeup look
Oftentimes female style and tradition in the Middle East leaves little room for self-expression. This is where makeup comes in. Women covering their heads and bodies can personalize their look by applying dramatic makeup to their faces. Check out this tutorial and learn how to create a beautiful, exotic makeup look. This look is dramatic and inspired by the beauty of the Middle East. It is not difficult to accomplish if you follow along with the step by step. Start enhancing that lovely face ...
How To: Apply vampire makeup for your hands
The video shows the user how to make their hands resemble those of a vampire. This is done by applying a thin layer of white makeup to the backs of the hand with a cylindrical sponge. The reason for only applying the makeup to the backs of the hands is to avoid coating surfaces you touch with the white makeup. It's suggested that you leave a gap between the makeup and the sleeves of your jacket as it does not spoil the effect and helps eliminate the likelihood that you'll get makeup over your...
How To: Get perfect red holiday lips
For full, red holiday lips, follow these simple steps as presented in this video. First, you should make sure that your lips are moisturized with chap stick or moisturizer. The shade of red that you should use depends on your skin tone and you should check various shades in order to find the one what works best on you. Take off some of the chap stick and then carefully apply the lip liner along your lips. Finish by putting the lip stick on and applying lip gloss for added shine. Using this te...
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: Get the strong brows & red lips classic makeup look
In this video you are shown how to wear a strong brow and red lip combo, which is very classy and beautiful! She guides you through each step, starting with a clean fresh moisturized face. You first apply a light foundation to cover any imperfections. Then she guides you on how to develop a strong brow even if you do not naturally have dark brows. She goes light on the eye also just so the brows are the main focus. Then on to the lips, a lip liner and bold red lip color is used. The overall l...
How To: Mend a broken eyeshadow
For any hard eyeshadow that has broken in its well, this technique displays how to fix and make your eyeshadow good as new and easy to use again. Move all the eyeshadow powder out of the eye shadow dish and into a new container and break it all up into a fine powder. Using any type of alcohol (she uses vodka) and mix the eye shadow until it forms a paste. You then would put the alcohol mixture back in the original dish and then press down on the dish with a coin covered in a cloth soaked in a...
How To: Create Cheshire Cat inpsired makeup
The release of Alice in Wonderland is only months away. Do you want to go to the premier in makeup inspired by this movie? Well, this video is designed to help you do this. After a long introduction, the instructor used a series of photos along with text to help you see how she applied her makeup. The results are quite stunning. As with most tutorials, you may have to watch the video a few times to catch what shades of makeup she uses or what brushes she uses to apply it.
How To: Apply eyeliner to your waterlines
This video shows you a quick and easy way to apply eyeliner to your waterlines as well as some makeup basics, complete with recommendations on which products to use. The upper waterline is right under your upper eyelashes; just tug up on your eyelid and run it through the area. The lower waterline right above the lower eyelashes; just tug down and run it through. You can then complete your makeup routine with some foundation, blush, highlight and mascara. Lastly don't forget to curl your eyel...
How To: Apply fairy style makeup
This is a great tutorial about how to apply fairy style makeup. The green color used is called Sea Dragon and the white is NYX white pencil Milk. First apply the white pencil on the side next to your eye making swirls and designs with it and also lining the bottom and top lash lines. Now using Frost Pigment by MAC apply it all over the swirls you just created. Then take Sea Dragon and apply it all above the white that you added. Fill in the spaces in between the swirls with the Sea Dragon. Al...
How To: Apply Marie Antoinette style makeup
This video is a guide on how to apply the Marie Antoinette style of makeup. First you apply a Clinique moisturizer. Then apply a base coat of foundation using a brush. Repeat for a second coat. Using a white eye pencil apply to the eye lids and smooth out with an eye brush over entire lid and up to the brow. Make sure you get the inner and outer corners of the eye and under it as well. Using the lightest shade of eye shadow apply to the eyelid. Each step of different colors is blended onto th...
How To: Look fresh & awake with makeup
For those of us who aren't morning people and need some help looking fresh and awake, this video provides some tips to help us achieve a better look throughout the day. You can dot concealer along your eyes to get rid of dark shadows and use white eyeliner along the insides of your eyes in order to get rid of the tired, red appearance of your eyes. Applying yellow or gold eyeshadow to your eyelids will give you a brighter look. Using these as well as more tips and tricks, viewers will be able...
How To: Create a "tropical bird" eye makeup look
This video is about how to create a "tropical bird" eye makeup look. Add your powder foundation and concealer. For a base use Two Faced Shadow Insurance. Pat on a yellow color to the entire lid. Now take MACs mixing medium and primary yellow pigment and mix them using a small angle brush start from a point near the tear duct create a shape over the eye going up at an angle at the outside of the eye. Take orange color paint the same shape as the yellow right above it. Above the orange do the s...
How To: Create a Kate Moss inspired makeup look
This tutorial is about how to create a Kate Moss inspired makeup look. Start with an eye shadow base that is slightly paler than your own skin tone. Use a black cream eyeliner with a small brush along the entire lash line. Smudge the line down using a cotton swab. Next cover the entire lid with black shadow. Using a smudging tool take the black shadow under the eye as well. Curl the lashes and finish with a coat of black mascara.
How To: Apply rasta girl colored eyeshadow
This tutorial is about how to apply rasta girl colored eyeshadow. First apply a primer to the lid and lower lash line. Now apply a highlight with MACs Rice Paper with a crease brush underneath the eyebrow. Now take NYXs Jumbo Pencil Milk and apply it all over the lid and you don't have to go past your crease. Now take a light green color and apply it to the tear duct and along the lower lash line only a little. Next use a dark green to apply a little more than third of the inner eye lid. Use ...
How To: Apply false eyelashes with a MAC expert
For those of you who have ever had difficulty applying false eyelashes, this MAC expert will give you a tutorial on the proper way to apply false eyelashes. Neil Young first applies the glue onto the false lashes, allowing the glue to dry somewhat, changing from a white to an off-white color, when the glue is tackiest. Starting from the outside of the eye, carefully put the lashes down. With these simple techniques and additional make up application tips, Neil gives women advice on the proper...
How To: Create a purple smokey eye makeup look
This tutorial is an in-depth look into how to make a purple smoky eye makeup look. Using various layers of eye shadow and fine-tuning, you will be able to add a blended purple eyeshadow look. Following the crease line of your eyelid and emphasizing them will be the highlight of your application, make sure to focus on this line when applying your makeup. Adding blackish-purple eyeshadow more heavily on the outside edges of your eye will make this purple smoky look more prominent, an interestin...