| How to Apply Day of the Dead Makeup Posted: 02 Nov 2018 01:00 AM PDT The Day of the Dead is a widely celebrated holiday and has a distinctive style of makeup which is traditionally associated with it. The style is known as "sugar skull" makeup because of the way it mimics the skull candy which is used in the celebration. Applying Day of the Dead makeup has become a popular tradition and is simple enough to accomplish for most people. Although there are essentially endless variations, achieving the basic look is easy to accomplish. EditCreating the Base - Wash, moisturize, and prime your face. Use whatever cleanser you normally use, or simply use soap and water. A clean and oil-free face is best to ensure the makeup application goes smoothly. Next, apply moisturizer because large amounts of makeup can dry out your skin. Lastly, apply a makeup primer to smooth out your features and help the makeup apply more smoothly and come off more easily.[1]
- Washing is a must to make sure the face is oil-free when you start the makeup. Moisturizer and primer will help you accomplish the look better but are not absolutely necessary.
- Apply white base to the whole face. Don't use anything grease-based like clown paint from the halloween store. Instead, using water-based theatrical makeup, like the one sold by Ben Nye, is often recommended.[2] White Kabuki makeup is also a good option. It is probably easiest to order either of these online, if you have that option available. Use a sponge or brush to apply the makeup to your whole face, avoiding the area around your eyes.
- Apply the makeup from the top of your forehead just below the hairline to the sides of your face at the edge of your ear and around your jawline just under the chin. Don't go all the way under your chin or down onto your neck.
- You may need to apply multiple coats so your face is covered completely. You don't want the makeup to be too caked or become lumpy, but you want your face to appear fully white with no skin showing through.
- Don't apply makeup to your lips.
- Use a powder to set the base. Using standard setting powder, lightly cover the whole face. Using a brush or a powder puff are both fine. When using a puff, be sure to dab rather than wipe to keep from smearing the white base you've just applied.[3]
- Setting with powder is not absolutely necessary, but it will ensure a longer lasting look.
- At this point, you can also lightly brush hot pink eye shadow or blush on the contours of your cheeks, chin, and forehead.
- Draw circles around the eyes. You can use an eyeliner pencil, liquid eyeliner, a nude pencil, or even cream eye shadow. The idea is to outline the whole area of the eye that you want to emphasize.The circle should encompass the entire eye socket, from the top of the eyebrows to the lower edge of the eye socket.[4]
- For people with thick or tricky eyebrows, a light swipe of an Elmer's glue stick can help straighten them and even them out. It's safe and washes off easily with water.[5]
- Don't worry about making a perfect circle, because you can blend it with makeup in the later steps.
EditAccentuating the Eyes - Apply mascara to both eyes. Don't be afraid to apply 2 or 3 coats of mascara because you are going for a darker look than you normally would. Using one coat of brown mascara and then one coat of black can give your lashes a fuller look.[6] Mascara and other features don't need to be perfect given the overall look. It's also not a big deal if you get mascara on your eyelids since you will be covering this whole area anyway.
- If you want to curl your lashes, this is the time to do it.
- You can also buy mascara that is specifically meant to create more volume, such as Maybelline's The Falsies Push Up Angel Mascara or Urban Decay Perversion Mascara.
- Apply black eyeliner to both eyes. Go around the waterline of your eye as you usually would when applying eyeliner, but also cover about halfway up your upper eyelid. Also make sure you get the inside and outside corners well since you won't be able to get them with paint or eye shadow. Liquid eyeliner works best but pencil is an option.
- Blend from eyelashes to eyebrows. Using either an all over eyeshadow brush or a blender brush, blend eyeshadow up from the eyeliner filling in the circle from eyelashes to eyebrow. Then extend shading around the bottom of the eye socket, filling the rest of the circle. One you finish, you should have a fully filled circle around your eye. The circle does not have to be perfect.[7]
- You have a decision to make here: do you want to stick with a basic black and white look or add some color? You have freedom to style your eyes in a way that most fits the look you want. You can stick with all black or use a vibrant color like blue or pink.
- Add small dots all around the outer edge of the circle. Place the dots so that they overlap just slightly using the eyeliner from before. If you want a very simple look, you can stick with black filled circle and black dots. If you you used blue or pink, black dots are also good, but if you used black to fill in the circles, you could use bright red paint to make the dots stand out.
- Rather than simple dots, you can also draw more elaborate flower petals with bright colors.[8]
EditAccenting the Nose and Mouth - Paint the lips. Start by applying basic lipstick. Bright red or pale pink are the best options, but feel free to pick what you like best. Then, use black lip liner (or eyeliner) to draw a horizontal line across the middle of your lips.[9]
- You can make the line extend just past the edges of your mouth or you can extend it all the way to your jaw line.
- Don't make it super wavy, but it doesn't have to be straight as a ruler either.
- Draw small vertical lines through the horizontal line. This completes the stitching of the mouth.
- The size of the stitch lines is up to you, but don't exceed an inch long.
- How close you place them is also up to you, but don't get them so close that they blend together.
- Paint the nose. Use black paint or liquid eyeliner to emphasize the nose. Start on the bridge of your nose and paint at least to the tip forming a triangle with rounded points. You can also paint the whole nose covering the nostrils if you want to.
- Draw spiderwebs on the forehead and cheeks. Draw two lines, like the points of a triangle, on your forehead with the point towards your nose. Draw a third line down the middle of the first two. Connect all three lines with wavy horizontal lines filling in the web. Depending on what type of shirt you are wearing, you can also add spiderwebs to your shoulders or chest.[10]
- Draw small crosses and hearts. Using black eyeliner, you can add a small cross to your forehead and one on each cheek. Using red lipstick, draw a small heart on your chin. These touches symbolize the love and spiritual aspects of Day of the Dead.
- Draw flowers. You can use flowers to customize the look in a number of ways. Keep it simple with a small flower on the cheek or whole bouquet starting at the temple and continuing down the cheek to your jaw. You can also draw petals around the black makeup on your eyes.
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| How to Tune a Lap Harp Posted: 01 Nov 2018 05:00 PM PDT The lap harp—a small string instrument in concert pitch that is popular with young children—can be a wonderful first instrument to learn. It's also a favorite of experienced music students and musicians. But regular play, occasional use, and even a lack of play—which typically leads to dust buildup—can cause the pegs to gradually unwind and pull the whole instrument out of tune. Luckily, with a bit of musical knowledge and a lot of patience, the lap harp is fairly easy to tune. EditSetting up Your Tuner - Purchase a tuning key, electronic tuner, and guitar pick. Most lap harp kits and electronic tuners include a tuning key—a small "L"-shaped silver instrument with a hole that fits over the tuning pegs on the sides of the instrument. Tuners either clip to the body of the harp or are placed close to the harp to pick up its sound. After fitting the key onto a tuning peg, turning the handle changes the key of each string.[1]
- A pick is also recommended to make strumming and note quality easier and better.
- Set your tuner to 440 Hz if it's not already. Electronic tuners are often set to this frequency by default. This is sometimes displayed on the tuner as "A = 440." Setting to this frequency means that each of your notes will be the same frequency as other instruments in concert pitch—the common standard for musical instrument tuning.[2]
- Place the harp on your lap with the narrow, pointed end facing forward. Position it so that are 15 silver pegs on the right of the harp and 15 red pegs on the left. You can also place your lap on a flat surface and tune it from there.
- Sit in a position that is comfortable enough to maintain for a good 15 to 20 minutes.
- Clip your electronic tuner onto the harp's wooden body. Most electronic tuners clip onto the body of the harp's wood. Attach it close to the notes that you're tuning and move it accordingly. After clipping it on, turn on the tuner's power and pluck a couple of strings to make sure it's picking up sound signals.[3]
- If you're starting with the G string at the bottom right of the harp, clip it to the bottom right to start and move it along the edge as you continue tuning.
EditTuning Your Strings - Strum each string and observe the note on the tuner. Make sure that the display shows the note that the string is playing and a needle that moves to the left or right of its meter display. The screen will also typically display yellow when the note is too low, and red when it's too high. The combination of colors helps you guide your tuning until the needle stabilizes into the center of the display with the desired note above it.[4]
- To tune to G, the notes—from bottom right to top right when the narrow end is facing upward—should be: G, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E, F, G. Alternative tunings are different, but stick to G standard tuning until you get more experience.[5]
- Many lap harps come with a sheet with all the notes marked, as well as tuning instructions. Be sure to have something of this sort (or write down the notes above on a paper) so that you have a reference for what notes each string needs to be tuned to.
- Note how many half or whole steps the string is away from the intended note. For example, G♯ (G-sharp) is a half step up from G, and G♭(G-flat) is a half step down from it. Most lap harps are tuned to the key of C or G and only play "natural" notes (no flats or sharps).
- If you're an experienced musician, don't be afraid to play around with some of the strings to turn a note or two flat or sharp.
- Tighten each flat string by slowly turning the tuning key clockwise. If the note is too low—for example, the first string is A instead of G—you need to tighten the string a full step. Hook the tuning key onto the silver knob, strum the note clearly until it shows up on the tuner, and then slowly tighten the string with your tuning key by turning it counterclockwise.[6]
- As the note is fading away, you'll hear the pitch begin to change. Use this as a guide as to how much you've changed the sound, and if you're going higher or lower.
- Keep an eye on the tuner screen and stop tightening the string when the tuning needle centers.
- Loosen each sharp string by turning the tuning key counterclockwise. If a note has gone sharp—for example, the bottom-right string is A instead of G—hook the tuning key onto the string's peg, strum the note clearly, and gently turn it counterclockwise. Stop loosening the string once the tuner reads G.
- Watch the screen carefully and stop turning the key once the tuner displays the correct note.
- Keep an eye on the tuner screen and stop tightening the string when the tuning needle centers.
- Continue this process with all the strings until they're tuned. Tuning can be slow and tedious work, so take plenty of breaks. If you come across a particularly difficult string, come back to it later.[7]
- Check your progress periodically by playing up and down through the strings you've tuned. Make any adjustments as you go along.
EditThings You'll Need - Lap harp
- Electronic tuner
- Tuning key
- Pick
- Note sheet (included in some harp starter kits)
- Keep in mind that some of the changes you make will be so small that you may not even have to feel the movement of the key (in fact, if you do, you may have gone too far). Some adjustments are very minuscule – be careful not to turn the key so much that it goes out of tune.
- Most instrument repair shops will be able to tune a lap harp. If you're having trouble, consider having it professionally tuned.
- You can also tune by ear, using a piano or a note playback feature on your tuner. However, especially when using the piano, you'll have to be sure that the piano is perfectly in tune, or the harp will be out of tune, too. Generally, tuning with the needle on a tuner is more accurate and easier to work with.
- Don't let young children try this unsupervised. It's very likely that they'll over-tighten and break a string, which can be dangerous and present a choking hazard.
- Do not over-tighten the strings! It's very easy to break strings on a lap harp, and it can be a real pain to buy replacement strings.
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| How to Crack Your Ankle Posted: 01 Nov 2018 09:00 AM PDT Sometimes, when you stretch a certain way, you may notice a popping or cracking noise in your joints. If you have ankle pain and soreness, stretching so that your ankle deliberately cracks can sometimes give you the relief you need. Cracking your joints is perfectly normal and is not dangerous, although the sound can sometimes bother people who are nearby.[1] If you want to crack your ankle, try one of these stretches, but stop right away if you experience pain while you're doing them. EditPointing Your Toes - Stand up straight with your foot held out in front of you. Your foot should be slightly off the floor with enough room to flex it in different directions. About should be enough.[2]
- If you feel unsteady, place your hand on a wall or a piece of sturdy furniture to help hold your balance.
- If you need to, you can also do this exercise sitting down.
- Point your toes forward as much as you can for about 15 seconds. Keep your knee straight, and stretch your toes forward either as much as you can or until you feel discomfort. After about 15 seconds, relax your foot back to the neutral position.[3]
- If your ankle doesn't pop, you can try again or stretch your ankle another direction.
- Repeat by pulling your toes back and turning your ankle from side to side. After each move, hold your foot in place for 15 seconds, then relax. Once your ankle pops, you can stop, or you can continue the stretches if you want to loosen your ankle even more.[4]
- Your ankle will only pop about once every 20 minutes, so there's no need to continue stretching unless you want to.
- Try rotating your ankle in circles if it didn't pop already. Try 5 circles each of small, medium, and large rotations, first counterclockwise, then clockwise. If the stretches didn't crack your ankle, the rotations may help it to pop.[5]
- If your ankle doesn't pop after the rotations, let it rest before trying another method.
- Switch legs and repeat if you want to crack both ankles. Sometimes, only one of your ankles might need to be cracked, in which case, you don't have to switch to the other side. However, if you've loosened up the muscles in one ankle, it might be best to stretch the other one as well, even if it doesn't crack.[6]
EditTracing the Alphabet - Sit in a chair so your feet don't touch the floor. Make sure you're well-balanced and comfortable. You'll be moving your feet for several minutes, and you don't want to strain your back.[7]
- If you need to, shift so your weight is resting on the foot that's still on the ground.
- You may be more comfortable in a chair with arms, so you can use your hands to help support your weight.
- Lift one leg into the air about off the ground. For this exercise, you'll be rotating your ankle in different directions until it cracks. Leave yourself plenty of room to move your foot around without running into the floor. [8]
- Trace the alphabet with your foot, leading with your big toe. By tracing the alphabet, you'll be forcing your ankle into a variety of different angles and movements that you might not normally perform. One of these motions may be just the thing to crack your ankle.[9]
- Repeat the alphabet 1-3 times as necessary.
- Switch and repeat with the other foot. If you want to crack both of your ankles, shift your weight in your chair, return the first foot to the floor, and lift the other foot. Even if your ankle doesn't crack, it's always a good idea to limber up both sides of your body evenly.[10]
EditCracking Your Ankles with Your Hands - Sit with your legs crossed and put one foot on the opposite knee. For this exercise, you'll be most comfortable—and stable—if you sit on the floor. If sitting directly on the floor is uncomfortable, you can sit on a cushion or a pile of blankets.[11]
- You may also be able to perform this exercise sitting on a bed or a couch.
- Pick one foot up and place it on top of the opposite knee. This will be a sort of modified lotus pose. The outside of your foot should rest on the top of the opposite knee. This position should feel comfortable and not strained.[12]
- If you feel any discomfort in your ankle, knee, or lower back, stop right away.
- Place one hand on top of your ankle and grasp your foot with the other. You'll be using your hands to manipulate your ankle, so be sure you have a good grip on your foot. Hold it firmly, but do not squeeze so tightly that it's uncomfortable.[13]
- Guide your foot in circular rotations, first one way, then the other. Make sure you stretch your ankle gently, in slow circles, keeping your ankle extended as far as you comfortably can. However, don't force your ankle to the point of discomfort.[14]
- If you need to, you can repeat on the other foot.
- Stop right away and consult your doctor if any of these exercises are painful.
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