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How To Look Hot – Even When You’re Sick
You want to know what sucks? Puking. Seriously, the word itself is vile. There’s nothing even remotely attractive about getting sick to your stomach. And normally, you stay pretty unappealing for roughly three days afterwards, though I guess it depends on just how sick you were. Unfortunately, we don’t always have all the recuperation time we need. That’s when it’s important to think back to your sorority days and just how those lady lushes managed to look attractive even after a week-long bender. Better take notes. More »
DIY Hair: French Twist
Ugh, I never do my hair this way because, while french twists are theoretically easy, they never seems to hold as well as a braided updo. Probably because there is no hair-elastic, so you are going to be relying a lot on bobby pins. But that doesn’t mean it’s not worthwhile as “a thing that exists!” More »
How To Respond When Degenerates Ask You “Why Are You So Dressed Up?”
People. They sure do love making you feel weird about dressing like a human being.
When I say “people” I mean “lousy degenerates.” Here’s how to respond when you are tripping down the street, just feeling good about wearing a pretty dress on a pretty day, because it’s nice to look nice, and someone in sweatpants that read “cantaloupe” across the back looks at you sideways and says “what are you so dressed up for?”… More »
DIY Hair: Fancy Curling Irons (Does This Look Better Than Hot Rollers?)
Remington sent over their Curl Perfect Curling Iron (seen above). Which, in addition to looking like a space alien’s sex toy promised perfect curls. RIGHT THERE. IN ITS NAME. More »
DIY Hair: Braided Updo
Fun fact, I really only know how to do 2 hairstyles! When I don’t hot-roll my hair I generally braid it and twist it up. Sometimes because I want to look nice for a party, sometimes because I do not have 10 spare minutes in the morning. Man, since we’re doing this all week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are really going to suck. But on the upside, if you only know how to do these two hairstyles, people will think you know a lot about hair and ask you questions.
People are so dumb.
Let’s begin: More »
Bullish Life: A Day In The Life of Bullish (Caffeine, Pinstripe, and A Lack of Time-Wasting Bullshit)
I know how she does it. More »
How To Wear Clothing Ironically
You know those really cool people who can wear one obviously inappropriate piece of clothing, but instead of having people say “hey, we always suspected you might have a cat sweater in your closet!” people just kind of stand back and say “how is that person so cool?” Yeah, I haven’t really seen this happen, ever, but I read about it in a book written by someone who lives in Brooklyn. Sounds fun. We’re going to make you into one of those people. More »
How To Stop Your Pedicure From Smudging (Without Wearing Flip Flops All Winter)
I don’t know about you, but periodically, I go out to get pedicures, and I always sit under the fan for the ten minutes they tell me to for the polish to dry (the polish that promises to quick dry in three minutes). I pay the extra dollar for the quick dry solution and carefully tiptoe home in flip flops. And it looks great. But the minute I get home and put on some closed toed shoes, the polish gets all smudged and the pedicure is ruined.
This happens every time, which is probably why I get about one pedicure a year.
Now! It could be that my toes are weird. That’s possible. Or it could be that there are some things I just haven’t tried. These are those things.
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How To Wear Fishnets Without Looking Like Some Sort Of French Maid Stripper
Some days you wake up and are like “today, I’m going to take off work and be a french maid stripper with my lover who fits all my specifications for that kind of sex game.” Other days are kind of drizzly and you have no clean tights to wear except those fishnets you have left over from the sex games. This is for those days. More »
NSFW: How To Take Good Naked Photos Of Yourself
We’ve kind of touched on this before for TheGloss’s male readers, but I feel like we have a lot of famous celebrity lady readers who could use our help (still waiting for my friendship bracelets/hang-out offers from Zooey Deschanel, but it’s cool, no rush). So we’re going to share our wealth of knowledge about how to take good naked photos. Here is how. More »
What We Learned From The Clueless “How To Dress Like A Wealthy Woman” Video
The same woman who made the “how to dress punk” video (the key was “wear a black tank-top” and “don’t be normal”) has an equally enlightening video on how to look “wealthy.” “Finally!” I thought “clues on getting that sexy Hapsburg lip!” Boy, was I disappointed. More »
How To Wear Thigh-High Socks Without Looking Crazy
And by crazy, we basically mean like you are someone who just escaped from an anime convention. So, fun crazy, we guess? Still, a few tips to keep this look subtly sexy and not pervy and weird: More »
How To Wear All One Color Without Looking Like A Crazy Person
Or look like a total crazy person if you’re into that! More »
How To Wear Pink Without Looking Like Barbie
We’re doing this in large part because it’s Wednesday. This is how you do it More »
How To Tie A Scarf (So It Looks Really Cool)
Are you one of those people who gets cold at night during the summer? Yes? Do you wear a scarf all the time? I’m one of those people, but it just hangs sort of limply over my shoulders. More »
How To Cuddle All Night Without Your Arm Falling Asleep
I once dated someone, and fell asleep laying on his arm. “Oh, no,” I said, ‘I’m going to cut off the circulation in your arm.”
“Careful,” he replied, “I think Sloane Crosley has that phrase copyrighted for her 17th book.”
Sloane Crosely’s 17th book “I’m Going To Cut Off The Circulation In Your Arm” will seem irrelevant after you read this guide, illustrated with my badly drawn stick figures. You’ll never lose circulation again! More »
Video: Do You Want To Know How To Apply Nail Strips? Here Is How!
Manicures are difficult, because trying to do anything interesting is like trying to paint the Sistine Chapel, but really tiny, as if your nail were a Sistine Chapel for ants. Which is probably why whenever we try to do anything that involves painting out nails more than one plain color, our nails look like we were just in a paintball match. That makes us sad. They’re a constant reminder that we were NOT in a paintball match, and we love paintball matches. Fortunately, Sally Hansen has created a new line of adhesive nail strips. They look like nail polish, but you just pick up the strips and press them on your nails. And they last for ten days! The girls over at Bella Sugar created this video showing us – and you – how to apply them. More »
Video Beauty Tips: A How-To With An Eye Makeup Virgin
Readers, I have a confession to make: I have never, ever put on eye makeup.
I should clarify. I love mascara and wear it a lot. But liner? Shadow? No way. I’ve had my makeup done for a TV appearance or at a makeup counter before, and loved the way that it looked. But I’ve always felt clumsy about doing my own makeup, especially when it comes to eyes. Luckily, the wonderful Amber Katz, who runs Beauty Blogging Junkie, offered to give me a tutorial. More »
