Virtual Makeover with Hairstyles, Makeup and Accessories

Virtual makeover program is a fun and easy way to create a whole new look for yourself before you make a commitment to a style that may or may not be right for you.

Virtual online makeover allows you to overlay various hairstyles on a photo of your own face. But it goes way beyond just a hairstyle makeover. This makeover solution also lets you try out hair colors and highlights, eye makeup, lipstick and liner, eye glasses, colored contact lenses, and even hats, tiaras and hair ornaments.

And in case you've been toying with the idea of trying the new teeth whitening products, the software will even whiten your teeth for you! Then sample some new lip shapes: bee stung, Cupid's bow, and "the smear" to name a few. This part is not very practical, but its fun!

In fact, you may find you're having so much fun, you'll forget that you came here on a serious mission: to get a new look.

How to Use this Hair Makeover Tool

Lets assume that you have a medium-length hairstyle (left photo below) with medium brown hair color, brown eyes and fair skin tone.Your goal is to find a new look with short hair for the summer. First you find a short hair that suit your face and create a pleasant balance with same hair color. Then you start to play with highlight and makeup. For brown eye color, you can choose contrasting eyeshadow like green to draw more attention to eyes.

How about chaging the overall hair colors? You can try for example ash blonde (left), medium brown (middle) or even medium natural blonde (right).



It starts by trying their free demo version. It give you a few generic head shots to play with and a scaled down version of the full range of style options. This will help you see how the program works and if it's what you want. If it is, you need to purchase a membership so you can upload your photo and start having some real fun.

You'll find this software is truly versatile because it allows you so many hair cut makeover options: short, medium or long hair, updo, celebrity styles, afro american, even men's styles. Then, within each hairstyle choice, you can select subtle style changes... a different part, longer bangs, different hair colors, three types of highlights (A feature that's missing on other virtual makeovers), and more. With each click of your mouse, you keep refining your hairstyle until it's exactly right.

From there, you go on to add makeup, glasses, and hair accessories. Once you've achieved your ideal new look, you can save it, email it,print a copy for your stylist, and even view a "before and after" comparison.

The main limitation for formal hair styles with this particular styling software is that it doesn't provide a rear or side view of your chosen hairstyle as the 3D-hairstyle makeover site do. So if you are looking for formal, updo or bridal or other sophisticated hairstyles and if you bring the photo to your stylist, she will have to use her imagination to some extent.

The MakeoverSolutions also doesn't suggest appropriate styles for your face shape and hair type. You simply choose from all the supplied styles, so it's good to go into this session with a general idea of what suits you.

The key to success with this and all digital hair makeover tools is to start with a clean head-and-shoulders mug shot. Take a look at the samples they provide and have your photo taken the same way.

Another important point – the portrait photograph you upload into their system must have you facing directly into the camera with absolutely no hair on your face, not even short bangs or wispy tendrils, because they will peek out when the program lays the new hairstyle on top of the old (with hilarious results in my case!)

• No hair on your face or showing around your neck.



• Eyes forward.



• Head not tipped forward or back (sideways tipping can be corrected by the software).



• Shoulders in a natural position. And if you want to experiment with their virtual eyeglasses, make sure you take yours off for the picture!

I happily spent a fun hour playing with this great software on a dull, rainy day. It gave me a few laughs (my fault – user error!) and a few good ideas for a future makeover. You can get a lot of entertainment and style ideas for a very reasonable price. You can visit the virtual makeover site here and start having fun.

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