Beautify

Venus, the most beautiful of goddesses.

colorized detail from The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, circa 1486.

 

Beautify

Beautify uses the latest facial attractiveness technology to enhance your portrait photos. It does so by analyzing each face for important features such as eyes, nose and mouth; and compares this with a model derived from the world's most attractive people. It applies these characteristics to your photos and yet retains all the features that make a person unique. The result is usually a pleasing improvement with better skin tone, brighter eyes, lips and teeth and enhanced facial symmetry.

The technology is advanced but the analysis is done in a very human way and this can sometimes result in surprises. For the best possible results start with a good quality portrait photo taken full-face with eyes open and mouth closed. A gentle smile is OK! Lighting should be even against a contrasting background. Glasses and facial hair is are difficult to interpret, so please set your expectations accordingly. The packaged examples give a good indication of what can be achieved if these guidelines are followed.
 

Celebrify

Beautify was extended for complete makeover with an additional morph mode supporting gradual transitions to a selected target face. The target is either provided by the user or selected from a wide range of public domain celebrity images. Time is cruel to both beauty and Beautify applications, but it won an award in 2014 and can be seen here in a promotional video.