Hot Beauty & Style How-Tos
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: Stretch your shoes at home using water, ziplock bags and a freezer
Are your shoes a little too tight? Don't toss them away, there's hope for them yet, and it involves one of the most basic elements on Earth— water. By packing your high-heeled shoes with plastic ziplock bags filled with water, then storing your shoes in the freezer, you'll have newly revived footwear that will accommodate your large feet— just kidding. Sometimes you just can't pass up a good shoe sale, and if they don't have your size, this is your fix.
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: Keep your skin fresh and hydrated while on an airplane
Traveling often is super fun, but sitting through 13 hours on the flight from California to Bangkok is killer on your skin, especially since the airplane recycles air and therefore dries out your skin.
How To: Create a loose, comfortable ponytail with curled ends
No matter how many blow outs we endure and curling irons we abuse, we always head back to our oldie but goodie ponytail when it comes to desiring comfort. Ponytails are by far the quickiest and easiest hairstyles to pull off, and there are loads of different ponytail styles to choose from.
How To: Create a very loose wavy hairstyle with a hair accessory
Are you sick of doing the same saltwater-in-your-hair look, a la the bohemian Nicole Richie? We are too. While the loose and beachy hairstyle is pretty, it feels nice to change up our hairstyle every once in a while.
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 slightly curled, polished hairstyle in five minutes
Think you can't do more to your hair in five minutes than comb through it quickly and tie it up in a decent ponytail? Then think again. Check out this video to see how to create a pretty damn gorgeous hairstyle featuring loose, elegant locks that end in loose curls.
How To: Create a French braided bang hairband hairstyle
Know how to French braid? Then you're already set to complete this bohemian French braided hairband hairstyle with ease. Based on the hippie hairstyle favored by stars like Nicole Richie and Sienna Miller, this French braided hairband is so princessy and will make you feel dolled up without the time commitment.
How To: Create a low side fishtail braid with bangs
What hairstyle is more elaborate and pretty than a ponytail but less complicated - and time consuming - than a full on curly updo? The answer is a fishtail braid. Don't worry, you won't end up looking like Pippi Longstockings come to life; fishtails braids are super mature and feminine.
How To: Straighten hair quickly with a flat iron and comb
Elaborate hairstyles are great for those days when we want to feel glam, but what about mornings when you're running late and low on time or you just don't want to wake up earlier in the morning to insert velcro rollers in your hair?
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 Quinn Fabray's natural and girly makeup look from "Glee"
Quinn Fabray, as many of you probably already know, is the reformed bad girl on "Glee." Formerly a haughty cheerleader, she's now a mom and sings for the glee club happily.
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: Create two classic Hollywood long hairstyles with curling, loose hair
Don't get us wrong; we'd never pass up a lazy Friday night spent watching "Sleepless in Seattle" with our girlfriends in our comfiest sweat pants with our hair up in a bun and not a stitch of makeup on, but sometimes a girl wants to feel - and look fabulous.
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: 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.
How To: Create a Rosalie Hale from "Twilight" inspired green smokey eye
According to our "plain Jane" protagonist Bella from the Twilight Saga, Rosalie Hale is the most beautiful woman in the world. That's quite a lot of praise to stack on one woman, but as we've seen with the films, Rosalie does in fact look quite ravishing.
How To: Create Miley Cyrus' bronze cat eye look from Oscars 2010
After spending nearly half her life in show business, Miley Cyrus knows a thing or two about what type of makeup - and what colors - look good on her. If you follow her red carpet appearances you'll notice she usually goes with similar eye looks. Specifically, a very smokey cat eye and nude lips. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?
How To: Create a bright white angel wings eye mask for Halloween
Still wearing those angel wings on your back for Halloween? Then honey, your whole world is about to be turned upside down (in a good way). Take a gander at this Halloween makeup video to see how to paint on an angel wing mask (each eye a wing).
How To: Use makeup to hide pimples perfectly
Pimples are the bane of many teenagers social lives, and covering them up is big business, especially for girl for whom the tools to cover zits are more readily available. This video will show you how to use exfoliator and concealer to hide zits completely.
How To: Create Lady Gaga's thick, graphic cat eyes from "Telephone"
Many of us can't even pick up a telephone these days without being reminded in some way of Lady Gaga's now famous tune, "Telephone." While the song itself isn't at all scandalous - it's about an annoying guy who keeps calling her at the club - the music video made entire pockets of the internet stand still and then implode into a mess of discussions and outage.
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: Create teen vampire queen Sophie-Anne LeClerq's "True Blood" makeup look
How awesome would it feel to be a sexy undead ruler of a vast vampire kingdom? Only Sophie-Anne LeClerq, played by Evan Rachel Wood, would know, though she seems pretty happy in her position. The teenage vampire queen of "True Blood" is one sexy diva, wearing very retro makeup and hair.
How To: Cover up dark roots with baby powder
Dark roots are an inevitable part of the hair dye experience. If you want to cover up those roots and don't have time to have your hair redyed, watch his video to learn how a little baby powder can save your look.
How To: Create Rachel Berry's conservative makeup look from "Glee"
Given how hard she pushes herself, we're not surprised Rachel Berry from "Glee" (played by the super talented Lea Michele) always has pitch perfect makeup on. This is a girl who doesn't seem like she's actually all that interested in make up, but realizes the advantages it offers.
How To: Thin clumpy old nail polish
If you have a lot of types of nail polish, some of them probably languish, don't get used, and get clumpy. But now you want it again! Watch this video for an easy trick that will get your clumpy nail polish thin and working again.
How To: Style fat and fluffy twists in your hair (plus moisturize them)
If you know what twists and kinky twists are, you must already know all about fluffy twists, right? Well, if fluffy twists have eluded your hair so far, this quick tutorial will show you how they're done. They're very similar to other hair twists, which means it won't be that hard to learn. Plus, you'll learn a great way to moisturize them, too!
How To: Use henna to dye the color of your natural black hair
Henna isn't just for body tattoos, it's also for hair! This four-part video will show you the process of applying henna to natural black hair, for a great and colorful new hairstyle! If your hair isn't as black as you want it to be, henna is the way to dye it! Watch and learn.
How To: Wear a netted weave cap and glue bond your artificial hair
First, you'll see how to install a netted weave cap on your hair, cut it to perfection, then start glue bonding your artificial hair extensions to the weave cap. This is the best way to go if you want to protect your natural hair, which should be cornrowed. This is a four-part video, so you'll get all the details.
How To: Get a nail polish stain out of the carpet
Nail polish is hard to get off of your nails, and your carpet is no different. If you spilled nail polish on your carpet while painting your toes, watch this video to learn how to get the stain out for good.
How To: Use jojoba oil to cure chapped skin and lips, dry hair, and ragged cuticles
When it comes to beauty products, we live and die by this mantra: If a second grader can't pronounce the ingredients list, then there's probably a lot of extraneous junk in there that shouldn't go on our face/body.
How To: Create curly, kinky twists and braids hairstyles with yarn
This Video was Inspired by my Mom. It will show you how to curl your Braid or Twist with Yarn. This is a really easy & Pretty Technique.
How To: Convert a collared shirt into a hot mini dress
Do you have a bunch of Oxford shirts in the the back of your closet that you never wear? Or perhaps your boyfriend has some long dress shirts he doesn't need? Either way, you've got all the materials you need to make a sexy mini dress, no sewing required! This video will show you how.