Porphyra umbilical. Most know it as laver, a type of edible seaweed found along the Wales coastline, and also other areas in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Porphyra umbilical is best known for the Welsh delicacy of laverbread.
This excellent video shows you how to achieve a gorgeous Arabic inspired look. You'll see exactly what you need and how to do this elegant clean look. A versatile look for both day and evening, it can even make a beautiful wedding look.
1: Chose a stretchy fabric & fold in half, so that the right side of the patterns are together. 2: Lay dress on top of fabric & trace the dress with dressmakers chalk, allowing for a 1.5 cm seam allowance (except for the bottom. allow 5 cm).
Greek virgin goddess Athena presided over warfare, wisdom, the hunt, and crafts. Beautiful, powerful, and strong, she embodies equality and justice (Athens was even named after her!).
Admittedly, kawasaki roses are cute little things, but if you're tired folding the same origami roses as everyone else and want to try something exotic and original then try folding this gorgeous origami aquilegia flower.
You can turn all your paper trash - from paper towel rolls to cereal boxes to paper scraps - into treasure by watching this tutorial, which takes all these usually thrown away materials and blends them with flower petals to create a gorgeous looking paper.
On Valentine's Day you should look nothing short of drop dead gorgeous - turned up a few notches. Stray from the everyday ponytail and chapstick by donning this gorgeous, princess-inspired curly hairstyle.
Looking for the perfect makeup to wear everyday? A style that's not too flashy and not so subdued? Then you may have found it— right here! Zhareena shows you how to apply her gorgeous neutral makeup look that can be worn every single day, for school, running errands, work… even dates.
Water beads are gorgeous, luminous beads with surfaces that look like waves on a pond, teeming with various hues of robin's egg blue, sea foam, white, and deep navy blue. Water beads can actually be made yourself from clear glass beads.
Thanks to shows like "Vampire Diaries" and "True Blue," as well as the unavoidable movie franchise the "Twilight Saga," prepubescent teenage girls everywhere are clamoring to look just like the gorgeous vampires on screen that happen, coincidentally, to be played by gorgeous actors.
Kim Kardashian is one celebrity who knows how to work what she's got (and it doesn't hurt that she's utterly gorgeous, either). With darker, bronzy skin, perfect, sharp cheekbones, and gorgeous, huge eyes, she always chooses to highlight these features when she's on the red carpet.
There wouldn't be any chaos in the world without Benoit Mandelbort— chaos theory, that is. Mandelbrot, who just passed away at the age of 85, pioneered fractal geometry and greatly influenced chaos theory. He spent most of his life working in physics, biology and astronomy, and is best known for his Mandelbrot Set, a mathematical set of points in the complex plane (the boundary of which forms a fractal).
Peacocks are some of the most gorgeous animals on earth. Their electric blue and green bodies are colorful enough, but their extravagant tail really takes the cake with a fan-like display of long, luscious feathered with eye-like ends that are multicolored.
In this video, beauty and makeup guru Michelle Phan shows us how to achieve a gorgeous Gothic Lolita look inspired by a range of things, from anime to dolls. You, too, can get the same doll-eyed look by following along with this video.
Pocahontas has always been sexy just as is, so if you want to go as a strong, independent, and drop dead gorgeous gal this Halloween there's really no better costume to choose. Of course other than donning her leather bra and miniskirt it's important to get the makeup right.
Look up "bombshell" in the dictionary, and you're sure to find Sophia Loren listed as example numero uno. The beautiful Italian actresses, who was and is the epitome of womanly curves and sultry bedroom eyes, made waves during her film career with her raw sexuality, beauty, and confidence.
Monarch butterflies are one of nature's beautiful aesthetic pleasures, with gorgeous, intricate orange-yellow wings punctuated with black art deco motifs and coils.
In this video, learn how to take apart any old lenses you may have a fuse them together into the ultimate SuperMacro lens. This absolutely gorgeous tutorial will show you, step by step, exactly how to create this fantastic eye piece and take incredible photos with it.
Halloween is less than a month away, which means it's time for you to start planning your costume and makeup/hair. If you're thinking about going as either a fairy or an angel this Halloween, check out this hairstyling tutorial to see how to assemble an ethereal, super gorgeous hairstyle.
In the third chapter of BioShock 2, you'll have to try to make it all the way through Ryan Amusements alive. The only way may be to watch this five-part series on completing the whole mission in the popular Xbox 360 video game.
On Valentine's Day it is completely unacceptable to look anything less than drop dead gorgeous. While sleek pin-straight hair is great as a go-to hairstyle and a ponytail is wonderful for keeping the hair out of your face during your hot yoga class, we think it's time to amp it up a little for Cupid's holiday.
Buns and updos are gorgeous hairstyles, with one caveat: If they're not pinned perfectly and securely in place, all your hard work braiding and curling will go to waste as your hair slowly unravels.
If you know how to use your microwave then you can easily make these gorgeous Valentine's Day cupcakes. That's because all it takes is microwaving candy melts - and squeezing some flower and heart shapes - to adorn your baked goods.
Olivia Wilde's stunning big green eyes make her look drop dead gorgeous no matter what kind of makeup look she's wearing, but we were especially entranced by her 2010 Golden Globes (facial) ensemble.
"Black Swan" star Mila Kunis exemplified just what Golden Globes dressing was all about by donning a gorgeous deep green body contouring Vera Wang gown on the red carpet at the 2011 Golden Globes.
These cometa flowers are made from Italian cometa ribbon. Velvety and smooth, they are easy to craft with and can be quickly turned into beautiful blooms that can adorn your wedding favors.
If you get stares from guys while walking down the street in this get up, it's probably not because hearts are welling up in their eyes and popping out of their head like in cartoons. Not that this look isn't gorgeous; it's just that you may be a wee bit overdone.
This video is a 2 in 1 tutorial on how to make two gorgeous greeting cards for two different occasions.
Back in the '40s through the '60s, it took very little effort for gorgeous starlet Audrey Hepburn to start new trends. Whether she was sporting a short pixie cute (as in "Roman Holiday") or wearing buggy sunglasses (vide "Breakfast at Tiffany's"), Hepburn was always on the cutting edge.
Curly hair is gorgeous (Taylor Swift is one fine example), but for many girls, curly hair can be unmanageable. That's because naturally curly hair tends to be on the thicker, coarser side.
These cupcakes look almost too good to eat...ALMOST. These would still disappear in a heartbeat if left alone with us. But anyhow, these glittered holly berry cupcakes are so gorgeous and beautiful for the holidays.
Victoria's Secret is a company that prizes a woman's right to feel sexy and beautiful at any stage of life. And one of its veteran ambassadors, supermodel and mom Alessandra Ambrosio, is one of the prime examples of their drop-dead gorgeous philosophy.
Usually we think that Halloween means dressing up in your spookiest, creepiest attire and scaring the living daylights out of friends and family. But you can be pretty too! Check out this makeup tutorial to learn how to create an exotic Arabian princess makeup look.
Daytime makeup doesn't have to be blah. In fact, isn't the point of wearing makeup so you can show off your gorgeous features? Yeah, we thought so too.
By now you've probably seen - and applied - a million rhinestone-studded nail looks. Sure, rhinestone art is pretty, but aren't you ready for a change?
Short hair is its own animal, especially when it comes to curling hair. You can watch and read all the different hair tutorials out there dedicated to getting you "romantic, loose curls," but if your hair is short you could just as easily end up with tight Shirley Temple ringlets (a good look if you're seven, not thirty).
This is an Alicia Keys makeup look, inspired by some pictures of her wearing some gorgeous green eyeshadow. This look works great for any skin tones, but works especially well with skin types that are dark or tan. It's also a good makeup look that transitions well from summer to fall. Follow along to see how to apply this green smokey eyes and bright lips look.
Even if you dread lugging around an ever-increasing pile of books this fall as you return to classes, you have to admit there's one great thing about going back to school: Looking great on that first day back!
In this video, you'll learn how to get the Kim Kardashian double-winged liner makeup look. This makeup look is very unique and will definitely be turning heads everywhere you go. Wear it for a fun night out with the girls, or for a special and romantic date. The gorgeous Miss Jessica Harlow will walk you through each step of the way.
Try out these colors for fun - red, burgundy, black and smoke-ish colors for a hot blood-red look. Petrilude walks you through this amazing and gorgeous blood red makeup look. Pair it with a red dress that will leave your date hot with lust and passion.
