Hot Beauty & Style How-Tos
How To: Style your hair with a quick and messy updo
Need to get your hair out of the way? This home beauty guide offers instructions on how to style a quick, messy (and easy) updo. This updo is so easy in fact, that this free video tutorial can present a complete overview of the process in just over three and a half minutes' time. For detailed instructions, take a look.
How To: Style a funky hair braid
Can't decide how to style your hair for a date or formal event? Try the fancy, eye-catching braid demonstrated in this home beauty how-to. 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, as well as to get started sharpening your own knives, watch this helpful guide.
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: Embellish your plain sneakers with Swarovski crystals
Swarovski crystals don't need to be confined to delicate jewelry pieces and Victoria's Secret Fashion Show bras! These little jewels are expensive than their cheaper plastic rhinestone brothers, but so worth it. Multifaceted, these Swarovski crystals glow like real diamonds and and a gorgeous sheen to any craft project.
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: Transform an old T-shirt in a sexy, form-fitting top
Michelangelo once said that, "every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it." While this profound observation was about artistic endeavor, the same idea can be applied to old, seemingly worthless T-shirts.
How To: Do a heart design Valentine's Day nail look
So you're not a wee little kid in elementary school anymore and you miss handing out those heart sticker-closed envelopes featuring cute messages of Valentine's greetings (and hoping that your crush will notice you drew in an extra heart on his card). How do you celebrate Valentine's Day then?
How To: Get thick, volumnized hair with a flat iron
Volumnized hair with a flat iron? Sounds like situational irony, but with clever maneuvering and a few tweaks here and there creating luscious volume in your hair with a flat iron is possible!
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: Stop bad body odor naturally with a lemon or a lime
Everyone gets bad body odor at some point, whether it's because you are genetically predisposed (sorry) or because you just finished running two miles for gym class. But slathering on deodorant, which contains a miles-long list of petrochemicals and other cancer-causing paraphernalia, is probably not the safest choice for your well being.
How To: Get rid of stretch marks with African Shea Butter
Stretch marks are the bane of a woman's existence. Whether you went through a recent weight gain from eating a few too many ho hos or are recovering from post-pregnancy weight, stretch marks tend to pop up because your skin is stretching beyond that which its fibers can stay stable.
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: Get Angelina Jolie's wavy Oscars 2009 hairstyle
The trouble with replicating an Angelina Jolie red carpet look is you never know where to begin, from Jolie's sultry winged cat eyes to perfectly coiffed hair to pale but contoured beestung lips.
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: Loosen & soften hair curls with a regular curling iron
You don't need expensive equipment to keep your hair up to par with today's fashion standards. There's a gazillion different ways to curl your hair, but the one tool you should have is one of those cheap, regular curling irons available just about everywhere. With this normal curling iron, you can create loose and soft curls in your hair, and all it takes is a delicate touch. LiliTheDarkMoon shares her secret to perfect, luxurious, almost natural curls that create a subtle glamour look, witho...
How To: Clear blackheads from your nose with Elmer's glue
We all remember that "special" kid from 2nd grade who always wore homemade clothing and ate glue because it tasted funny. Well, although we don't recommend you ever go chugging the Elmer's, glue is useful for more than just gluing things together.
How To: Tie scarves fashionably four different ways
Scarves are some of the most fun accessories to have since they spice up any outfit. Whether they're long or short, neutral or graphic, made of light cotton or thick wool, they instantly tie all your clothes and other accessories together.
How To: Paint your nails like soccer balls for the World Cup
In this video, learn how to paint your fingernails like soccer balls to celebrate the 2010 World Cup finals. This look is best on short nails, which is good news for anyone who is a biter. Follow along and get this cool look. This style also works for high school teams, local games and is perfect for any fan.
How To: Do Mexico inspired nail art for the 2010 World Cup
In this tutorial, learn how to create an elaborate manicure to show your support for the Mexican soccer team. Whether you are going to a World Cup party, the game itself or just watching from home, root for your team in style with this look.
How To: Do Brazil inspired nail art for the 2010 World Cup
In this tutorial, learn how to show your support for Brazil in a big way. Follow along with this clip and create an elaborate nail look to celebrate the Brazilian team at this year's World Cup, in South Africa.
How To: Get a Hello Kitty/Lady Gaga hairbow hairstyle
Need a standout hairstyle for prom that you can be sure no one else will have? Then chuck all stereotypes of traditional hair beauty (romantic waves, or a severe updo) and take a walk on the wild side by replicating Lady Gaga's fun hair bow.
How To: Get Lady Gaga's hairbow for African American hair
A big complaint YouTube makeup tutorial subscribers have about some of the how-tos for Lady Gaga's wacky fun hairstyles has been that they're hard to achieve on shorter hair and African American hair.
How To: Get a Lady Gaga inspired hair bow hairstyle
Lady Gaga's famous hair bow may seem extremely complex and difficult to achieve without a football team of hairstylists and assistants ready to fix every stray hair, but, as you'll see in this video, it actually takes less than ten minutes for you to do it yourself.
How To: Do a Lady Gaga hair bow easily
It's pretty common to see gals these days walking around with bows pinned in their tresses (Blair Waldorf copycats, anyone?) but an actual bow made of hair in your hair? Now that's new (and more complicated to achieve).
How To: Get Beyoncé's rolled up bangs and hair from Telephone
Beyoncé can pull off just about anything, but the '50s inspired retro hairdo from the scene where she picks Lady Gaga up from prison in the P*ssy Wagon is a flattering hairdo for any gal.
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: Get Cheryl Cole's side plaits and updo from "X Factor"
If you're living in the U.S., you're probably wondering who the hell Cheryl Cole is, and whether or not "X Factor" is some sort of porn star competition. Well, "X Factor" happens to be the UK version of "American Idol," produced by our lovable teddy bear Simon Cowell.
How To: Do a sexy summertime professional updo
During the summer months you want to be as unfussy with makeup as possible. Because, after all, who has time to worry about spraying on gallons of L'Oreal Elnett and sticking bobby pins here and there when you could be cannon balling into the pool right now?
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 an easy alternative to the French braid
It's easy braiding your friend's hair into a French braid (if you, well, know how to do a French braid), but doing it on yourself is another story. For many gals, not being able to see how the hair is coming together makes it that much more difficult to French braid your own hair.
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: Create an elegant wavy Angelina Jolie low ponytail
Angelina Jolie could probably style her locks into a day-glo orange fauxhawk on the red carpet and still be the most beautiful and fabulous woman there. In short, she's gorgeous enough that she can keep most of her makeup, hair, and dress choices simple.
How To: Get Rihanna's posh low side updo
We're not saying that we don't like Rihanna's current red fauxhawk, but back when the curvy diva had longer hair she pulled off some major trendsetting hairstyles.