How to Be Good Looking

Looks may not be everything, but it sure doesn't hurt to be easy on the eyes. Fortunately, there’s a lot more to looks than what’s in your genes (or your jeans, for that matter). To be good-looking, you'll need the right attitude, the right style, and the right tips and tricks up your sleeve.

How to Narrate

Whether you're looking to narrate a story professionally, or you have to read a poem out loud for class, there are ways to narrate and ways not to narrate. You'll need to learn to get comfortable with the material, what to leave out, and what to express to your audience. See step 1 to get started enthralling your audience!

How to Grow Roses from Seed

Growing roses from seed can be challenging, since the majority of seeds you collect often won't germinate regardless of your efforts. Fortunately, most rose plants produce a large quantity of seeds inside their rose hips, so it usually isn't necessary to achieve a high success rate. Keep in mind that the plants that grow may be different in appearance or other characteristics from the mother plant, especially if that plant is a hybrid of two varieties grafted together.

How to Make a Michelada

A Michelada is a popular Mexican cocktail or cerveza preparada (prepared beer) that became popular in Mexico in the 40s when people started mixing beer with hot sauce or salsa. It's now starting to catch on in other parts of the world and can be compared to a Bloody Mary. In order to be considered a true Michelada, it must include lime, salt, and Worcestershire, Maggi or soy sauce. A classic Michelada's flavor reflects the true origins of its name, mi chela helada, or "my cold, light beer."

How to Match Colors

Whether you’re assembling your wardrobe, decorating a room or matting a painting, it’s helpful to know which colors help each other pop and look most appealing to the eyes. You can start by looking at a color wheel and learning which colors look best grouped together. Experimenting with different color combinations will help you develop a sense of what matches and what clashes.

How to Hold a Guitar

Just like you've got to walk before you run, you've got to learn to hold the guitar properly before you learn to rip through a mixolydian tapping solo in E-flat. Holding the guitar properly helps you to build the fundamental skills necessary to play what you want to play comfortably, quickly, and with the right technique. Good guitar players take the time to build habits that will allow them to become even better. Whether you're playing electric or acoustic, and whether you're sitting or standing, you can learn to hold the guitar properly.

How to Pack for Air Travel

If you've never or infrequently traveled by air, you may be confused and overwhelmed with what to pack. Guidelines seem to get more and more confusing all the time, and now there are sometimes fees to pay? If it's difficult to make sense of, you're not alone. And after a trip or two, you'll have the below tips and tricks down to an art.