Article: Since cookie cakes aren't meant to be frosted all over like traditional cakes, you can prepare a half-size or quarter-size batch instead. Chocolate or vanilla buttercream are both great choices. If you make vanilla buttercream, consider tinting it with food coloring to make it look more interesting. Try to use a larger tip here so that you can cover more surface area. Snip the tip off of the bag first, then insert the tip. Alternatively, fit the piping bag with a coupler, then insert a star-shaped decorating tip into the coupler. This will make switching tips out easier. Set the piping bag into a cup or mug first, then fold the top edge down over the rim. Use a rubber spatula to transfer the frosting into the bag. After this, you can twist and tie the end of the bag, or you can secure it with a rubber band. onto the edges of the cake. Hold the tip close to the cake, then squeeze out a dollop of frosting while lifting the tip away. Release pressure on the bag, then twist it away from the piping. You should have a little, star-shaped rosette on the cake. Keep making these all around the cake. Alternatively, you can make short, overlapping dashes around the cake instead, like ripples. Fit a new piping with a large, round decorator's tip, and fill it with more frosting. Use the bag to pipe out a message on the cake that suits the occasion, such as "Happy Birthday." If you used a coupler, then pull off the star-shaped tip and pop on the round tip. If you have more frosting left over, use it to draw a picture that fits the message, such as a set of balloons.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Prepare a batch of buttercream frosting. Fit a piping bag with a star-shaped decorator's tip. Fill the piping bag with your frosting. Pipe the frosting Use leftover frosting to write or draw something on the cake.

Problem: Article: It should go without saying that different cosmetic techniques will work differently as your face changes naturally. Though you shouldn't aim to make yourself look the way you did ten years ago, you should focus on accommodating based on gradual changes. Wrinkles appear with time: This is absolutely okay, and not inhibitive to beauty at all. While any wrinkles make your face more distinguished, using a concealer to take the edge off of them is an effective trick if you feel you're better off without them. Eyelids tend to droop as years go by. This makes eyeliner more important as time passes, and other things like eyeshadow generally less effective. Eyebrows frame the face. With that having been said, the importance of giving them attention increases as you age, as eyebrows tend to thin out by middle age. This issue is easily accommodated for with eyebrow pencil. Some people have had eyebrows permanently tattooed, but the safety of doing so has been a point of debate amidst medical circles. Dark eye circles are a common ailment, and are usually intensified by a lack of sleep or stress. They have the nasty effect of making you look more bloodshot than you really are. Using a concealer and spreading it around the area below your eyes does a lot to liven up your look. Lips are a primary sign of health in the face. Highlighting this part of your face is a great idea if you want to appear more beautiful. A lip-plumping lipstick works well in tandem with a lip liner. It should be mentioned that you don't want to overdo it with the plumpness. Like anything cosmetics related, going too far has a comic effect; you want to make it look natural above all else. As lips age, cosmetics like lipstick have a tendency to sink into the wrinkles. Try your best to avoid this, and keep your application light. Keeping your lips moist is an important part of making them look their best. Shea butter is an effective solution for this.
Summary: Adjust your makeup routine to account for age. Highlight your eyebrows. Tend to dark eye circles. Plump your lips.

Speak the truth. Live the truth. The truth is absolute, not subjective. But do not be invulnerable to hurt. Pain comes with most of the best things in life. Seek what is beautiful and give yourself the opportunity to just soak it all in. Look at art, listen to music. Real adventure not the substitutes. Always check your motiveswhy are you doing what you are doing? Trying to control others will be a life of constant fear, anxiety and frustration. Control your own need for control foremost, admit your vulnerabilities and work on making yourself stronger. By being sincere at all times, you won't fall into the trap of pretending you care when you don't or being someone you are not. Your authentic self is always the one people get to know, which allows you to know that people are with you because of who you truly are. Always try learn and share what you have discovered and what means most to you fearlessly. Simply rest in who you are. Do not be static. Do not accept wrong, but do be mercifulto yourself.
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Seek the truth. Do not let others hinder you or discourage you. Spend time in nature. Seek adventure. Relinquish your need for control. Be sincere. Practice being a good listener. Do not try so hard.