Tuesday, March 8, 2011

How-To Look Like Cindy Crawford (Some Restrictions Apply)

.


I have a blog friend named Christie (who I like to affectionately call, "Stie"...she said it was okay) that is instituting a new project on her blog called, "How-To Tuesday". She invited all of her readers to join her in sharing tutorials with their readers each Tuesday. I know I have never met Christie in person (don't confuse me with the facts) but I still adore her, and her blog, so I immediately wanted to post a How-To to show my support of her incredible idea.
.
Then I was completely stymied as to what to share...
.
You see, I love being the recipient of everyone sharing their brilliance on their blogs...but nothing came to mind for me to share...but then I read on Stie's blog that I am welcome to share a tutorial that is, "just plain silly"...
.
...and I remembered a beauty tip that supermodel (back when, "supermodels" ruled the world) Cindy Crawford shared with me.
.
What? You didn't know that Cindy Crawford and I are besties?
.
Okay, that was a lie...I have never even met Cindy Crawford...and I feel confident that she couldn't pick me out of a police-like line up...
.
But I digress...
.
Cindy was on Oprah years ago and shared how she keeps lipstick from smearing on her front teeth after she applies it to her lips.
.
I mean, I may have never met Cindy but we are practically twinners.
.
Just look at us, I have brown hair, she has brown hair...
.
I have brown eyes, she has brown eyes...
.
I have two nostrils, she has two nostrils...
.
I mean, YOU probably couldn't tell the two of us apart in a police-like line up.


Okay, fine...I lied again, I don't look like Cindy Crawford...but I wanted to share Cindy's tip so that you look more like the above picture of Cindy and not the below picture of me with lipstick on my front teeth.


Cindy said to apply your lipstick and then put your index finger in your mouth, like so, and pull it straight out...

(Uh, this picture is looking a little more bizarre than I intended)
.
By pulling your finger out of your mouth it cleanly wipes off any lipstick that may have been applied to the part of your lips that make contact with your teeth.
.


And VOILA' your teeth come out lipstick free!


(Uh, this picture is looking a little bizarre to me, too)
.
Now I just need to figure out how to make my teeth look less yellow. I have it on good authority that my teeth have a yellow tint to them.
.
So there you have it! My first tutorial!
.
To link up to other great tutorials click HERE.
.
Thanks, Stie!
.
.

21 comments:

Jessica said...

Holy hilariousness! My favorite is the dorky lipstick-on-teeth picture, but it was ALL pretty funny.

Christie said...

YOU. ARE. GODDESS. OF. HUMOR.

I am laughing so hard at this! My favorite thing is the pictures to go along with your how-to. Might be the most awesome thing I have seen all day.

Thanks so much for playing along. Promise me you'll make me laugh this hard every Tuesday?

P.S. You are darling. More close ups, please.

P.S.S. Excellent tip. I hate the lipstick teeth.

Jannet said...

What an excellent tip! One of the most usefull tutorials I have read all week. I mean really, who is actually going to make a bohemian necklace out of a melted plastic cup (yep, I saw one of those) or yet another vinyl letter tile? But liipstick-free teeth to look more like asuper model? That is something every woman can use!

Aleasha said...

OH my GOODNESSS!!! You make me laugh out loud EVERY. SINGLE. TIME I read anything of yours. And I totally think you look like Cindy!!!!

Tristan said...

I LOVE YOU!! This was so incredibly awesome!!! I am bowing down to your awesomeness! You are gorgeous my dear!! This may be the best tutorial of all time! I so love your humor and I loved laughing with you on this post!

Suzanne said...

Oh Lauren, I miss you! You are the best blogger ever. You definitely SHOULD make a blog book. Don't be fooled by intimidation, you are the best.

I. LOVED. THIS. POST.

Lisa-Marie said...

Two posts in one week. That is enough to make me happy. BUT. But... a post as hilarious and brilliant as THIS! I am over the top THRILLED! You are hysterical! I love you!

And yes, we are now expecting this kind of goodness every Tuesday, you know!

Karey said...

So funny. And sadly, I remember that tip. But your version was much more entertaining.

calibosmom said...

I love this! The pictures are very helpful-I may not have figured out how to do the finger pull thing without a proper visual. Thank you!

Annemarie said...

You.Crack.Me.Up!!! I love this! You also have beautiful eyes.

jessica said...

The pictures made this post! So fun!

Jaime said...

Ok La-we need to talk. This is serious. Those pics are taking our relationship to a whole new level, one I am not sure we are ready for. I mean, it's only been about 20 years.
But, thanks for the tip.
And I do think Cindy could pick you out of a line up. I know I am well acquainted with my stalkers as I am sure it another one of her tips.

Nicki said...

Now I remember why I love you so much! Thank you for making me laugh and brightening my day.

Paige said...

I know you hate taking pictures of yourself, but they are greatly appreciated. I could not have pictured it without them! I will use this tip every single day. I constantly have lipstick on my teeth!

Amy said...

Next Tuesday: A tutorial on how to construct your perfect
eyebrows(please!).

heidiram said...

Please blog more often. You seriously make me laugh. Unfortunately I don't have the lipstick on teeth problem because I always forget to put lipstick on. But I will most definitely remember the tip for future reference.

Sharon said...

Ok, this is hilarious. I saw this episode and toatlly use this trick. Too Funny!!!

crystal said...

Crap! I thought for sure you were going to give me brow-plucking tips. Since she has the best brows in the universe & all.

I love the lipstick on the teeth photo. Classic.

crystal said...

umkay...so, i just looked at your funny photos again--just for laughs--and you've got WAY better brows than that wench.

I demand that be the subject of your next Tuesday's how to.

And the tuesday after that...eyeliner application how to. You've got skillz.

Amy said...

um, maybe your next tutorial should be teaching your sis in law how to APPLY lipstick... I have never gotten that far on the morning routine. After lipstick, please hit the following in order: cover up stuff, eye liner, blush, and hair tips. kthanks

♥Shally said...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Love it.