Choose a natural-light photo
Use a clear image with your eyes, brows, lips, and cheeks visible. Soft daylight or even indoor lighting makes color comparisons easier. Heavy makeup in the source image, strong beauty filters, or deep shadows can make it harder to judge the digital effect.
Keep your expression relaxed and avoid photos where hair, glasses glare, or a hand covers the areas you want to preview.
Start with a signature look
Presets are useful when you want a quick starting point. Apply one, then look at the full portrait before deciding what to keep. A preset is a collection of adjustable effects, not a recommendation that you need to wear every part of it.
For a more personal result, build the look in small steps: choose a lip shade and finish, add or soften eye color, then adjust blush, contour, highlight, or brow definition. The intensity controls help move from a subtle preview to a stronger one.
Use Custom Makeup for individual shades
The Custom Makeup tab is designed for changing specific color choices while keeping control over the rest of the look. Try one shade at a time and compare it with the suggested colors if they are available. You can also apply a suggested look as a starting point and refine it to your taste.
Foundation and color matching in a photograph are approximate. Camera white balance, room lighting, display settings, and the source image all affect how a shade appears. Check any real product in person when possible, especially foundation.
Treat recommendations as ideas
The studio estimates visible facial features and color from a single image. Its undertone or shade suggestions are styling aids, not professional color analysis and not a guarantee that a product will match in person.
Makeup placement can also vary with eye shape, expression, and angle. Use the preview to explore combinations and communicate what you like, then adapt the result to your own technique and comfort.
Questions people ask
Can I change only the lipstick or eye makeup?
Yes. The makeup controls let you adjust lips, eyes, cheeks, brows, and coverage separately.
Why do the colors look different on my screen?
The source lighting, camera white balance, monitor settings, and screen brightness can all shift perceived color.
Are the shade suggestions professional advice?
No. They are photo-based styling suggestions for experimentation, not a guarantee of a product match or a substitute for an in-person consultation.
This guide is for general styling and product exploration. Skin-related estimates are not medical advice, and digital previews cannot guarantee a real-world result.