ShadeScout
Stealing that perfect shade of red lipstick you spotted on Instagram just got a whole lot easier with ShadeScout (free). The app allows you to spotlight colors in any photo and find makeup in the exact Pantone shade family. You can also try the makeup on in real time without ever opening the packaging. Just use your front-facing camera to start a video feed, and the shade will virtually appear on your face.
Beauty Editor - Face Changer
This app promises to remove blemishes like pimples and wrinkles. It can also enhance your eyes and even whiten your teeth. You've never looked so good.
BeautyNow
Here's the scenario: you've been invited to a last-minute event and need the beauty works ASAP. The BeautyNow app (free). You can schedule a facial, blowout, manicure, and even Botox based on your current location.
CreamCam
CreamCam will make your face look so bright and so smooth, you’ll look like an airbrushed model on a magazine.
But will this airbrushed look really work on those candid, in-the-moment Instagram photos?
L'oreal Paris Makeup Genius
A simple-to-use interface allows you to view any of the brand's makeup shades on your skin, or to wear pre-done looks selected from a bank of L'Oréal spokesmodel images. And when you're browsing L'Oréal cosmetics in the store, use the app to scan any item's bar code and you'll immediately see how that silvery shadow or bright pink lipstick would look on you.
Plum Perfect
We'd argue that this app is so spot-on, it's almost better than your own two eyes. You take a selfie, upload it to Plum Perfect, and the app analyzes the specific tones in your skin, lips, eyes, and hair, then feeds you that information in what's called your Color. Next, the app searches through thousands of makeup items and presents you with a list of about 30 of the best ones for your coloring. You can then narrow it down by category (lipstick, eyeliner, and so forth) or by look (office, natural, and more).