Makeup How-Tos
How To: Apply full coverage evening foundation
In this tutorial, we learn how to apply full coverage evening foundation. First, you will want to apply a cream that has Silica in it, which will fill in any fine lines. Next, you will want to apply a powder foundation, something like Mac StudioFix Full Coverage Foundation. Make sure you use a brush on your skin to apply evenly. Next, if have you have light skin, you can apply your favorite type of powder bronzer on your cheeks with a kabuki brush. Now, apply concealer underneath your eyes on...
How To: Get Katy Perry's "California Gurls" eye makeup look
There isn't much California in Katy Perry's just released music video for "California Gurls," but there are a lot of yummy cupcakes, gingerbread men with hearts of candy, and bright, glittery makeup!
How To: Enhance your eyebrow shape by filling in sparse areas
Overplucked eyebrows never look attractive (just think about the shaved-off eyebrow chola look with thin lines drawn in to replace the natural brow), but neither do full on bushes.
How To: Duplicate Katy Perry's makeup from "California Gurls"
In this tutorial, learn how to get Katy Perry's blue haired punky style from her new music video, "California Gurls". This video (featuring Snoop Dogg) is one of her most anticipated clips yet and is definitely a popcorn and bubblegum trip down Candy Land Lane. So, if you are looking for a cute, girly look to go out in, follow along. And don't forget to complete the look with daisy dukes with a bikini on top!
How To: Do a '50s inspired retro cat eye and bold lip look
Are you a fan of winged cat eye liner but don't want to go so bold with the color intensity? Then switch from your black liquid eye liner to a black pencil liner to create a more natural looking yet still defined eye.
How To: Achieve a smokey eye look with purple eyeshadow
Want to stand out? Try the eye-catching purple smokey eye look demonstrated in this beauty guide from YouTube's Queen of Blending. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this free video tutorial can present a comprehensive overview of the process in just under three minutes' time. For detailed instructions, and to try this look yourself, watch this helpful how-to.
How To: Make yourself look like James Dean with makeup
For many guys, looking like James Dean is their ultimate goal. For women, not so much. For those girls who do want to look like the sexiest actor of all time, this video will you show you how to do it using makeup in no time at all! The woman in the video did this for a contest, but you can do it for Halloween, a theme party, or any other time you just feel like a man. A really handsome man.
How To: Save money and make your own Dolly Wink false lashes
If you've ever been in a performing arts group and have needed to wear makeup that both withstands the harsh whitewashing of stage lights and stands out, you know that false eyelashes are your unfailing best friends.
How To: Apply false lashes for beginners with GraciousGlamours
It may seem weird at first to glue someone else's hair onto your eyes and show them off as your own, but sometimes, when your wimpy lashes need a little VTEC, false eyelashes are the best way to go to beef them up.
How To: Do Katy Perry's "California Gurls" music video makeup
Katy Perry is one quirky cutie who always puts her own spin on looks on the red carpet. Whether it was her shocking Smurf blue hair at the MTV Video Music Awards or her glittery cat eyes for her "California Gurls" music video with Snoop Dogg, she's always ahead of the game.
How To: Apply makeup to look gorgeous in pictures
It's obviously important to look better than everyone else on your wedding day (sorry, but you know it's true), but even more vital to look great in wedding photos since you'll be looking back at them 10, 20 years down the road and you want to know you looked your best on your special day!
How To: Select and use basic makeup brushes for your kit
Though purchasing pretty eyeshadows and makeup palettes at Sephora is much more exciting, selecting the right makeup brushes and learning how to use each one when applying the sparkly goodness from these eyeshadow tins and palettes is important to achieve a cohesive, non-clownish look.
How To: Create a cheeky vintage pin up girl makeup look
The cheeky pin up girl makeup look will probably never go out of style, with it's sexy cherry hued pout, neutral but liquid lined eyes, and blushing cheeks. After all, the most notable pin ups like Bettie Paige and Marilyn Monroe are considered some of the most beautiful women of all time. And while these women were gorgeous, we're sure the sexy makeup had at least something to do with it.
How To: Apply makeup using a shader brush for beginners
Shading, whether it's for eyeshadow, blush, or bronzer, is one of the indispensible makeup skills you'll be using for the rest of your makeup doing career.
How To: Look beautiful on a road trip with functional makeup
It's post Memorial Day, which means one thing: Summer has officially kicked off! And less homework, stress, and exams means more time for impromptu road trips across the country with your best gal pals!
How To: Create Kim Kardashian's signature bronzed makeup look
Khloe Kardashian, sister of Kim Kardashian, has said that Kim has a tendency to go from man to man. And no wonder. With her smoldering, bronzed eyes and pouty lips always highlighted by a touch of petal pink gloss, Kim is one of the sexiest and most beautiful celebrities in Hollywood.
How To: Apply foundation to cover uneven skin tone like a pro
Spritzing (or rubbing, or tapping) foundation onto your face is by far the most important and unavoidable step in putting on makeup, because without a clear, even base, nothing will look good on your face.
How To: Get Beyoncé's makeup look from "Why Don't You Love Me"
Working with Lady Gaga for the "Telephone" music video must have opened up a whole new world of visual possibilities to Beyoncé, because for her new music video, "Why Don't You Love Me?," she goes way out of character to play a '50s housewife and several other '50s archetypes.
How To: Create a time-saving nude and taupe makeup look
We believe that makeup is a total facial picker upper and confidence booster, but we also believe that sometimes, when a gal has to choose between getting a few extra ZZZs and putting on smokey eyes, the ZZZs have to come first.
How To: Create a sweatproof Glastonbury festival makeup look
In the UK, it's currently festival season, which means days of outdoor concerts and dance performances. If you're planning to visit Glastonbury for their performing arts festival, prep your skin and do your makeup for the event by watching this video tutorial.
How To: Cover up a tattoo using professional movie techniques
Tatoos are literally the stamp of a cool, progressive, youthful mentality. Whether you only have a few tiny stars stamped onto your ankle or suffered hours at the tatoo parlor for a large dragon to graze on your back and shoulderblades, sometimes the occasion arises when you need to cover up a tatoo.
How To: Create a modern pin up girl makeup look
Like the classic pin up look but tired of the fact that it's done the same way, with the same colors but just about everyone? Toss your beige eyeshadows and red lipstick tubes (not into the trash, but back into your makeup bag!) and try out some more modern colors for this look.
How To: Apply glamorous old Hollywood makeup and eyeliner
It's hard to picture Old Hollywood stars like Marilyn Monroe and Ava Gardner without their cherry red lips and thick black liner. Thanks to these timelessly glamorous stars, the retro pin up makeup look has been prized by women for decades.
How To: Create Jessica Alba inspired daytime smokey eyes
More likely than not, you're going to be doing smokey eyes off and on for the rest of your life because the makeup look flatters whether you're 21 or 52, going to graduation or just going to work.
How To: Create a mystic purple and blue haze makeup look
The Urban Decay brand is known for espousing beauty with an edge, devoid of frilly girliness but still alluring and captivating. Watch this makeup tutorial to learn how to do a mystic purple haze makeup look using all Urban Decay products.
How To: Get Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" makeup look
As a mom and now in her late 20s, Christina Aguilera sports classy and age appropriate makeup, attending red carpets with classic ruby lips and light cat eyes.
How To: Apply makeup in the morning quickly
If you've ever caught yourself waking up late and finding that you have a short amount of time to prepare for work, this can suck. But with the help of this tutorial, you'll find out how to make one part of your daily routine much easier. In the video, you'll find out how to apply makeup in the morning quickly and easily. So check it out and maybe it will help ease your worries. Enjoy!
How To: Create a "Sex and the City 2" Arabian eye look
Goodbye, New York! When filming for "Sex and the City 2," the "Sex and the City" gals said adios to the big apple and left for Morocco for a nice Middle Eastern romp. As a result, the girls added some exotic touches to their makeup to fit in with the heavy and hot desert atmosphere.
How To: Create a "Sex and the City 2" Arabian makeup look
One of the (literally) hottest locales that "Sex and the City 2" explores is Morocco, where the sun is always shining and the warm, dry weather creates naturally bronzy, sunkissed skin.
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: Create a wearable purple forest fairy eye look
Replicate the incandescent, floaty colors of a forest fairy by watching this makeup tutorial for getting an eye look composed of translucent pastel greens, pale pinks, and lilac purples.
How To: Do makeup if you wear glasses
Many guys think girls look hot with glasses (perhaps it's the whole sexy secretary/librarian fantasy?), but girls who actually wear glasses know that they often get in the way, especially when applying makeup.
How To: Create a MUG root beer inspired makeup look
Model your face after your favorite fizzy drink by watching this makeup tutorial for getting an entire makeup look inspired by MUG root beer. The delicious drink's carbonated goodness and rich browns, golds, and reds will translate into effervescent eyes, perky cheeks, and cute pink lips.
How To: Create a glow-in-the-dark raver makeup look
Glow-in-the-dark stars, paint, stickers, and even fabric are pretty commonplace, but glow-in-the-dark eyeshadow? Using glow-in-the-dark eyeshadow, xsparkage will show you how to craft a raver look that will truly stand out as you dance under black light.
How To: Create an Alexander McQueen inspired Halloween mask
The late and great Alexander McQueen was a true fashion innovator, coming up with quirky style trends that we could only imagine in our wildest dreams. Whether it was humped armadillo shoes (video Lady Gaga in "Bad Romance") or butterfly headpieces that obscured a person's face entirely, he spoke to us like a prophet from another world.
How To: Achieve Christina Aguilera's "Not Myself Tonight" look
Christina Aguilera's new music video "Not Myself Tonight" may be criticized by the media and Lady Gaga fans as rip-off, both stylistically and sound-wise, of Lady Gaga, but her makeup look is distinctively sexy and all her own.
How To: Create a Poison Ivy/Forest nymph makeup look
Some girls are designated as so hot they could "kill with a kiss," but with no woman is this designation so literal as Poison Ivy, whose plant toxin-filled lips kill any man she sets her puckers on.
How To: Get Beyoncé's sleek and straight "Sweet Dreams" hair
Beyoncé's sleek, straight hair from her music video for "Sweet Dreams" is a dream in and of itself, a romantic yet modern style that complements her gorgeous features.
How To: Create a Beyoncé inspired makeup look for everyday
In this tutorial, hosted by Before and After TV, learn how to create a makeup look like Beyoncé. You will look so hot with this look you'll inspire all the guys to "put a ring on it" everywhere you go.
How To: Create a Brazil World Cup inspired make up look
With the World Cup around the corner, why not support your favorite team with a hip makeup look? In this tutorial, create a cool style inspired by the Brazilian football club. This look is bright and colorful and will look perfect at the big game, so give it a try! Go Brazil!