| How to Part Your Hair for Your Face Shape Posted: 14 Mar 2022 01:00 AM PDT Changing your part is a great way to change up your look and accentuate your face. There are six basic face shapes: oval, oblong, square, heart, diamond, and round. Each of these shapes is best suited to a different style of part, and many face shapes look great with a few different kinds of parts. [Edit]Determining Your Face Shape - Look at length versus width. A deciding factor in finding your face shape is whether your face is longer than it is wide or wider than it is long.[1]
- Use a flexible measuring tape or string to measure. Measure the length from the top of your hairline to your chin, and measure width all the way across your face at the level of the bridge of your nose. Also measure the width of the top of your hairline and the width across your jaw.[2] Write down your measurements on a piece of paper to refer back to.
- You have an oval face if your face length is 1.5 times the width.
- You have a round face if your lengths and widths are almost the same.
- An oblong face shape has much more length than width.
- You have a square face if the width across your hairline is the same width as your jaw.
- Heart shaped faces have their greatest width at the cheekbones paired with a forehead and jawline of almost the same width.
- A diamond face is wider across the forehead and narrow at the chin with prominent cheekbones.
- Look at your jaw line. The shape of your jawline can also be a secondary indicator of the shape of your face.
- If you have a squared jawline, you probably have a square face.
- If you have a more soft, rounded jawline, you might have an oval, oblong, triangular or round face.
- If your jaw comes to a point, you might have a heart or diamond face shape.
- Take a short cut. You don't necessarily have to determine all of your measurements to find your face shape. If you want, use a simpler method to determine your face shape by eyeing it.
- After you get out of the shower, stand in front of the steamy bathroom mirror. Drawing the shape of your face in the steam of the mirror, or stand in front of a clear mirror, and draw your face in lipstick or eyeliner.[3] This will help you more clearly see the shape of your face.
- Look at other faces. Looking at celebrities can help you confirm your own face shape. Has anyone ever told you that you look like a celebrity? See what face shape that person has because yours might be similar.
- Celebrities with round faces: Reese Witherspoon, Cara Delevingne, Kate Upton, Kate Bosworth[4]
- Celebrities with diamond faces: Tyra Banks, Viola Davis, Rihanna, Shilpa Shetty
- Celebrities with heart faces: Julianne Moore, Lea Michele, Lucy Hale
- Celebrities with square faces: Olivia Wilde, Katie Holmes, Jennifer Garner, Rachel McAdams[5]
- Celebrities with oblong faces: Liv Tyler, Megan Fox, Gisele[6]
- Celebrities with oval faces: Beyoncé, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn[7]
- Determine your symmetry. Do you have a "good side" when you take photographs? This might be due to facial asymmetry.
- To find out how symmetrical your face is, take a blank white sheet of paper and cover one half of your face and then the other. Line the edge up with the middle of your nose. Does one half appear smaller?
- If so, as you are parting your hair, part it above the larger side of your face to create the illusion of symmetry.
[Edit]Knowing Which Part to Use for Your Face Shape - Part your hair in the middle for oblong, oval, round, or heart shaped faces.[8]
- To achieve the perfect middle part, hold a comb up in line with your nose. Keeping that line, mark the part on top of your head, and brush your hair to either side.
- Make sure the line is perfectly straight, as middle parts are very noticeable. You also want to keep your hair constantly clean.
- For a round face, a middle part gives the appearance of a longer face and makes features look symmetrical. This can be especially slimming if the hair is shorter around your face.[9]
- In oblong faces, a middle part adds the look of roundness.
- If you have an oval face you're lucky because oval faces look great with any type of part.
- If your face is asymmetrical, try a middle part that is just slightly off center. This will help you avoid accentuating the asymmetry of your face.
- Part your hair in a slight side part for square, diamond, or oval faces.
- You probably have a natural side part. Comb through your hair with your fingers, and see where it naturally falls. This should line up about with the outside of your eyebrow. Then, use a comb to make this part more defined and neat.
- Side-swept parts give square faces more softness. The part should be slight, as a deep side part will make the angles of the face stand out harshly.
- Part your hair in a deep side part for round, heart, diamond, or oval faces.
- Keeping your part on its natural side, comb your hair over farther than you naturally would. It might take time to train your hair to stay in a deeper part.
- If you have longer hair, try parting your hair deeply, and then pulling it back into a ponytail so the part stays in place.
- For heart shaped faces, the deep side part breaks up the sharp line of the chin and softens your cheekbones.
- A deep part on diamond faces accentuates bone structure and good features.
- Try a sweeping side part if you want to minimize a prominent forehead.[10]
- Part your hair in a zig-zag for any face shape. This part is more about style than complementing a certain face. It works well to give you a tousled-but-put-together vibe and add volume to your roots.[11]
- To get a zig-zag part, just find your normal part, and use a comb to alternate pulling sections of your hair from each side of your head over the part in opposite directions. You can create just a few sections or lots of smaller zig-zags.
- The zig-zag part is usually a centered part, but you can also create a zig-zag side part, if that suits your face shape better.
[Edit]Perfecting Your Part - Use product for volume. When you are parting your hair, you can benefit from using product to get some lift at the roots, and make your hair look great.[12]
- If you've just washed your hair, use a texturizing spray on damp hair before you blow dry.
- If you haven't washed your hair, work some dry shampoo into your roots.
- If you're trying to achieve a middle part, consider adding a shine serum or spray into your hair care routine.
- Train your new part. If you're changing your part from one that you've had for years, it make take a little bit of coaxing to get your hair to cooperate.
- To do this, wash your hair, and blow it dry.
- As you are blow drying, use a round brush to lift the top of your hair near your crown up and back as you dry. Keep lifting, and don't let it fall back into your former part. Once it's dry, you can use a comb to create your new look.
- Work with dry hair. When you are working on the look of your part, it's best to start with dry hair. If you part your hair while it's wet, you risk it looking limp and flat.
- If your part does start to look flat, use your fine-toothed comb to tease the hair around it slightly.
- Side parts especially look great if they're somewhat imperfect.
- Finished.
- If you like the shape of your face, feel free to play up your favorite features—don't feel like you have to minimize them to look more like someone else's standard of beauty![13]
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| How to Make Ginger Ale Posted: 13 Mar 2022 05:00 PM PDT Even though you can look at the shelves in any supermarket and find various brands of ginger ale, making your own creates an entirely different (and remarkably better) taste. You can make a 2-liter bottle of fresh ginger ale straight from the ginger as long as you have the right ingredients. [Edit]Old-Fashioned Method - Gather your ingredients. Here's what you'll need to make ginger ale using the old-fashioned method:
- 1 cup (225 g) sugar
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) freshly grated ginger root
- Juice of one lemon
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.6 g) fresh granular baker's yeast
- Cold, pure water
- Add 1 cup of sugar to a bottle through a dry funnel. Leave the funnel in place until all the steps are complete and you are ready to cap the bottle.
- Measure out 1/4 teaspoon of fresh granular active baker's yeast. Use any brand that you might buy in the health food store.
- Add the yeast through the funnel into the bottle. Shake the bottle to disperse the yeast grains into the sugar granules.
- Grate the ginger root on a fine cutting grater to produce 2 tablespoons of grated root. Use the side of the grater with the finest teeth.
- Place the grated ginger in a measuring cup.
- Juice a whole lemon. Lemon is important to keep the pH level low and ward off unwanted microorganisms. If you don't like lemon, try grapefruit juice instead.
- Add the juice of a whole lemon to the grated ginger.
- Stir the lemon juice and grated ginger to form a slurry, then add it to the bottle. It may stick in the funnel. Don't worry, the next steps will wash it into the bottle.
- Rinse the container that held the lemon juice and grated ginger with fresh clean water. Add the rinsing water to the bottle.
- Cap and shake the bottle. This helps activate the yeast and gets the carbonation process going.
- Reopen and fill the bottle to the neck with fresh, cool, clean water. Leave about an inch of head space, then securely screw the cap down to seal. The head space is necessary to leave room for gasses that will be produced during fermentation. Invert the bottle repeatedly to thoroughly dissolve sugar.
- Check the bottom of the bottle because the sugar tends to stick in little pockets there. The ginger root will not dissolve, of course.
- Place the ginger ale in a warm location for 24 to 48 hours. The warmth is necessary for the yeast to be able to ferment the brew. But don't forget about it! Too long and the alcohol concentration starts to increase and the taste changes greatly.
- Test to see if carbonation is complete by squeezing the bottle forcefully with your thumb. If it dents in as in the picture, it is not ready; the fermentation produces carbon dioxide (like in sodas and seltzers) that will inflate the bottle and make it difficult to squeeze.
- Once the bottle feels hard to a forceful squeeze, usually after only 24-48 hours, place in the refrigerator. Refrigerate at least overnight to thoroughly chill before opening. Crack the lid off the cool ginger ale just a little to release the pressure slowly. You do not want a ginger ale fountain!
[Edit]On The Stove-Top - Gather your ingredients. Here's what you'll need to make ginger ale using the stove-top method:
- 1 1/2 ounces finely grated fresh ginger
- 3/4 c (6 ounces) sugar
- 7 1/2 cups (60 ounces) filtered water
- 1/8 teaspoon (.5 g) active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Grab a large, 2-quart saucepan. Over medium-high heat, add the grated ginger, sugar, and 1/2 cup (4 oz) water together. Stir your concoction until the sugar has dissolved completely. This will take a few minutes, so be patient.
- Once the sugar has dissolved, remove the pan from the heat. Place it to the side, cover and allow to steep for 1 hour. Resist the urge to mess with it -- right now your concoction needs uninterrupted time.
- Strain your syrup. The easiest way to do this will be to pour the syrup through a fine mesh strainer set directly over the bowl. Press down on the bits to get all of the juice out of the mixture. Once you've got as much liquid out as possible, throw the bowl in an ice bath or set in the refrigerator until the concoction reaches room temperature -- 68 to 72°F (20 to 22°C).
- Get your funnel ready. Place it on top of a clean, plastic 2-liter bottle and pour in the syrup. Then, add the yeast, lemon juice and remaining 7 cups of water (56 oz). Twist the cap on the bottle until it's securely on and gently shake to mix everything together. Leave it alone and at room temperature for 48 hours.
- But no longer! If you leave it out too long, the taste will start to become too bitter as the yeast ferments.
- Open 'er up. Pop open the top and check for the right amount of carbonation. If there seems to be enough, throw that baby in the fridge. If not, wait a little longer.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, opening the bottle at least once a day to let out excess carbonation. Otherwise pressure will build up and you risk it exploding.
[Edit]Non-Alcoholic Version - Gather your ingredients. Here's what you'll need to make non-alcoholic ginger ale:
- 1 cup (200 g) peeled, finely chopped ginger
- 2 cups (450 ml) water
- 1 cup (225 g) sugar
- 1 cup (225 ml) water
- 1/2 cup (115 ml) club soda (per glass)
- A few drops of lime juice
- Lime wedges (for garnish)
- Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan. Add the ginger, which should be peeled and finely chopped. Reduce heat to medium low and let the ginger sit in the simmering water for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let sit for 20 minutes. Any longer than that and it might be too gingery.
- Strain the liquid through a fine mesh strainer. Discard the ginger pieces. The water should be completely infused with the ginger taste, so you don't need them.
- In a separate saucepan, make the simple syrup. Dissolve 1 cup granulated sugar into 1 cup of boiling water. When it's not grainy anymore, it's ready. Set aside.
- Mix 1/2 cup of ginger water with 1/3 cup of the simple syrup and 1/2 cup of club soda. This is the amount needed for each glass. Add a few drops of fresh lime juice and a lime wedge to each drink. Serve chilled and enjoy!
- Make sure the fermenting vessels are cleaned before use. There are a wide variety of powdered sanitizers that can be used.
- Fermentation has been used by mankind for thousands of years for raising bread, fermenting wine and brewing beer. Carbon dioxide causes bread to rise and gives effervescent drinks their bubbles. This action of yeast on sugar is used to carbonate beverages, as in the addition of bubbles to champagne.
- You may, of course, adjust the quantities of sugar and/or extract to taste. Note that the lemon called for in step seven is optional but recommended to discourage unwanted bacteria. If you want a spicier drink, you can increase the amount of grated ginger.
- For an interesting variation, simmer a piece of well-bruised root ginger in water for an hour as an alternative method of extracting the flavor. This will give the water a golden/brownish tint. Start with about 20 g of ginger root per 2 litres of water and increase/decrease to taste.
- You can substitute artificial sweeteners for most of the sugar as long as you still use 2-3 tablespoons (28-42 grams) of real sugar; this is all that is actually required for the yeast to carbonate the beverage.
- Filter the ginger ale through a strainer if you find floating pieces of ginger objectionable. (If you don't, these will pour out into the first glass or two and, since most of the ginger sinks to the bottom, again in the last glass or so. Rinse the bottle out immediately after serving the last of the batch.
- To personalize your ginger ale, design your own label and attach it to the bottle as you place it with pride in the center of your dinner table.
[Edit]Warnings - When purchasing your yeast, do not buy "brewer's yeast," as this is typically inactive yeast left over from the brewing process. It is dead yeast, and will not work. For best results, buy yeast from a beer and wine maker's supply store.
- The first two recipes will produce alcohol in the finished product. The quantity of alcohol in the finished product over a 2- to 3-day fermentation period is going to be minuscule; however, if left out for several days (see further warnings), it will continue to ferment until all of the sugar is gone, and the alcohol content will be considerably higher. It will taste nothing like ginger ale. Note also that local laws pertaining to the production and consumption of alcoholic beverages may apply. (For example, some "dry" areas maintain zero tolerance for alcohol in beverages.)
- Do not leave the finished ginger ale in a warm place any longer than the time it takes for the bottle to feel hard. Leaving it at room temperature longer than two days, especially in the summer when the temperature is high, can generate enough pressure to explode the bottle! Once it is thoroughly chilled, there is little danger of it exploding .
[Edit]Things You'll Need [Edit]Old-Fashioned Method - Clean 2-liter plastic soft drink bottle with cap
- Funnel
- Grater (preferably with fine "cutting" teeth)
- Measuring cup
- Measuring utensils
[Edit]On the Stove-Top - Clean 2-liter plastic soft drink bottle with cap
- Funnel
- Grater (preferably with fine "cutting" teeth)
- Measuring cup
- Measuring utensils
- Strainer
- Saucepan
[Edit]Non-Alcoholic Version - Measuring cup
- Spoon
- Saucepan
- Strainer
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| How to Season a Stainless Steel Pan Posted: 13 Mar 2022 09:00 AM PDT It's always much easier to cook with pans that don't stick; however, the majority of nonstick pans on the market contain harmful chemicals that make them less than ideal for cooking. The best, easiest, and healthiest solution to nonstick cookware is seasoning your pans at home! Add oil to a clean stainless steel pan and let it heat to kick off the seasoning process. Afterward, you'll be able to use your freshly seasoned pan to whip up all kinds of tasty meals for you and your family! [Edit]Seasoning the Pan - Wash your pan with soap and warm water. Scrub the pan with a dishrag or sponge. Clean both the inside and outside of the pan as thoroughly as you can. Rinse the pan off with warm water, then let it air dry. Oil will adhere better to a clean pan.
- Choose an oil with a high smoking point to season your pan with. Sesame, vegetable, peanut, and soybean oil are all great choices for seasoning your pan. An oil with a high smoking point will react more readily to the heat as you begin the seasoning process, and will "stick" better to the pan. This helps your seasoning to last longer and be more effective.[1]
- Pour just enough oil into the pan to thinly coat the bottom. For most pans, this will measure out to about of oil. Swirl the pan around to spread the oil to the sides. Aim to cover the inside of the pan as thoroughly and evenly as possible so the entire interior is seasoned for cooking.
- Heat your pan on the stove for 2 minutes over medium heat. Avoid cranking the burner up to high to start off the seasoning process; this will cause the pan to heat unevenly and may burn the oil. Medium heat is not only gentler on the pan and the oil, but will ensure they heat up at an even rate.
- Alternatively, try seasoning your pan in the oven. Place your pan in the oven and set the temperature to . Let the pan heat in the oven for 1 hour.
- Remove the pan from the heat once the oil starts to smoke. The oil is ready once thin wisps of smoke begin curling up from the pan. It may take around 3 to 5 minutes for this to develop. Immediately take the pan off of the burner and move it to another burner.
- Let the oil cool for at least 30 minutes. The oil should at least be lukewarm, if not room temperature. You want the oil to be cool enough to not scald to the touch. This will ensure the oil is safe enough to handle for the rest of the seasoning process.
- Don't touch the oil to test whether it's cooled down enough.
- Pour all of the excess oil from the pan down your kitchen drain. You will still be able to see some oil in the pan once you've finished; this is okay. You can also soak the oil up and dispose with food waste if you don't want to pour it down the drain. You may still be able to see some oil in the pan once you've finished; this is okay.[2]
- Wipe the inside of the pan with a paper towel. Wad up the paper towel and run it along the pan in circular motions. This will both sop up any remaining excess oil, as well as give the pan a noticeable shine. The shininess indicates the pan has been sufficiently glossed and is now nonstick![3]
[Edit]Preventing Stick During Cooking - Preheat your pan to medium heat before cooking. Doing this will ensure your pan and food heat evenly, and prevent the likelihood of burnt cooking. It should take around 10 minutes for your pan to reach medium temperature.
- Monitor the stove temperature as you cook. Avoid setting the burner to high when you use any pan—especially a seasoned pan. The higher the cooking temperature, the more likely your food will stick to the pan as it cooks.
- Thaw foods to room temperature before you cook. Cold food will ultimately stick to hot pans, causing burning and creating a mess. Let your food thaw in the refrigerator, but take it out for 1 to 2 hours before cooking so it can rise to room temperature.
- Don't let raw food sit out for any longer than 2 hours, or you increase the risk of bacteria and food poisoning!
- Don't crowd the pan with ingredients. Filling your pan up with more ingredients than it can hold leads to unbalanced temperatures and sticking. If you want to cook multiple ingredients in the same pan, stick to only 2 or 3 at a time, and space them out so they each have their own section in the pan.
- Only cook acidic foods, water-based foods, and sauces in your stainless steel pan. Fruits, veggies, tomato sauce, gravies, and broths are all great foods to cook in a seasoned stainless steel pan. Alternatively, you can use your pan to cook your morning eggs, or sear a cut of salmon for dinner. Stainless steel pans are best designed for cooking these types of foods.
[Edit]Storing and Cleaning a Seasoned Pan - Place a few paper towels inside your seasoned pan before stacking it. Stacking pans is a common and useful storage method, but it can easily scratch up the insides of your pans. A scratched pan can't be seasoned as effectively. Stuffing a few paper towels inside will give your seasoned pan the protection it needs.
- Wipe your pan out with a paper towel once you finish cooking. Washing a seasoned pan with soap and water after every cooking session will strip away the oil, forcing you to reseason. The oil left in the pan is meant to protect it from stuck-on food, making soap and water unnecessary until your pan becomes too messy to use.[4]
- Clean out a messy pan with soap and water. Eventually, your seasoned pan will become messy with residue. In this case, it's fine to clean it out. Use warm water and a nonabrasive cleaning tool, like a soft sponge or cloth dishrag.[5]
- Don't wash your pan until it is totally cool to the touch.[6]
- Wipe your pan dry with a paper towel as soon as you finish washing it. This will keep it from spotting.[7]
- Remove stubborn, stuck-on food by boiling water for 5 minutes. If there's any residue left over, add dish soap to the pan before submerging the residue with water. Place the pan on the stove and turn the burner on high. Let the pan boil for 5 minutes, then pour out the hot water. The rest of the residue should scrub right off![8]
- Reseason your pan with fresh oil after you wash it. Once you wash your pan with soap and water, it's no longer seasoned. To make sure it continues to be a perfect, non-stick pan, repeat the seasoning process!
- Scrub a sticky pan with salt and oil to get rid of constant sticking.
- Don't use any cooking sprays on a seasoned pan. This will only leave behind extra oil to gunk up the pan, and make your food more likely to stick.
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| How to Do Digital Art on Your Phone Posted: 13 Mar 2022 12:00 AM PST If you are an artist on the go, digital art apps let you create your next masterpiece anytime, anywhere. There are a number of digital art apps for both iPhone and Android that allow you to sketch, draw, or paint. Check out this list to find the best digital art app for your creative needs! [Edit]Procreate Pocket - Procreate Pocket offers all you need and more. The app is available on the Apple App Store and offers many features ranging from simple to complex. Open the Procreate Pocket app and start a new canvas by clicking the white plus sign at the top right corner of the home screen. Play around with brush styles, colors, and different elements as you make your digital artwork.
- Procreate Pocket is only available on iPhone and iPod Touch, and requires iOS 13.2 or later.[1]
- Procreate Pocket offers most of the same features as the Procreate iPad app. For a more in-depth explanation of how to use these features, check out this article[2].
[Edit]Sketchbook - Sketchbook is a great and simple-to-use option for beginning digital doodlers. It is available on Android and iOS devices, so you can find it in either the Apple or Google Play app stores.[3] After Sketchbook has been installed on your phone, enter the app and begin drawing with your finger on the screen.
- You can change the color, size, and opacity of your brush by tapping the color wheel and pen icons in the top menu.
- Tap the icon of the protractor and the ruler to explore more Sketchbook design features.
[Edit]Adobe Fresco - Adobe Fresco is an innovative and professional-grade drawing app. Available on iOS devices and with an Adobe account, this app offers high-quality design options. All art made on this app will sync to your Adobe cloud, making it accessible from any device. This app is ideal for advanced or professional artists.
[Edit]iArtbook - Design features galore! Like Procreate Pocket, this app offers phone artists everything they could possibly need. The app's tools can be tricky to understand and navigate, so beginners may consider other options. This app is available on iOS and Android devices.
- iArtbook saves your designs in a cloud that can be accessed by the computer version of the app, making it ideal for artists who work on multiple devices.
[Edit]Paper by WeTransfer - Paper is a versatile and beautifully designed app fit for any skill level. Paper offers a variety of features, though professional artists may benefit from the more complex and precise tools offered by Procreate Pocket or iArtbook. This app is only available on iOS devices, so you can find it in the Apple App Store. On Paper, you can organize your drawings together in sketchbooks.
- Play around with the Paper Demo offered when you first open the app to learn more about how to use it.
- The design controls on Paper are in a panel at the bottom of the screen.
[Edit]Tayasui Sketches - Tayasui Sketches is a sophisticated yet user-friendly app. It offers a decent number of features which are all relatively straightforward, making it a good option for a beginner or intermediate digital artist. Tayasui Sketches is available on Android and iOS devices, so you can find it in either the Apple or Google Play app stores.[4] Once Sketches has been installed, open the app. You will be taken to a blank canvas where you can immediately begin drawing with your finger.
- Use the menu at the bottom to explore the app's design features.
[Edit]Concepts - Concepts is a free and straightforward app with very simple controls, making it ideal for beginning artists or children. Concepts is available on Android, iOS, and Samsung devices.[5] Start by going to the Apple, Google Play, or Galaxy app store on your phone. After installing Concepts, enter the app. You will automatically be taken to a blank canvas where you can begin drawing.
- The design controls are at the top of the screen.
[Edit]MediBang Paint - MediBang Paint is a drawing app with special manga tools and comic templates. If you like drawing manga style or making comics, check out this app. MediBang Paint is more complicated to use than many of the other apps listed, so children and beginners may consider other options. This app is available on iOS and Android devices.[6]
- Check out the in-app tutorial for a more thorough rundown of how to use this app.
[Edit]FlipaClip - FlipaClip is a user-friendly 2D animation app. On FlipaClip, you can easily make animation videos by drawing multiple panels to be played consecutively. If you are interested in trying out animation, this is the digital art app for you.
- FlipaClip is available on the Google Play and Apple app stores.
[Edit]Happy Color - Happy Color is a relaxing paint by number coloring app. Happy Color is perfect for anyone looking for a fun, casual art app to get creative and unwind. Available on the Google Play and Apple app stores, this app offers a wide variety of designs for users to color in.
- This app does not allow for freehand drawing, so if you are looking to make your own original designs, you may want to look elsewhere.
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