Skip to main content

5 Best Beauty Apps That'll Help You Look Your Best

When you need to know which color looks good, which makeup isn't tested on animals or where you can book the nearest manicure, turn to one of these hot beauty apps. They will make you feel like you have a personal assistant, makeup artist, health adviser and big sister all in one pocket.

5 beauty apps
Beautified

It's a beauty emergency—the cute guy at work has just asked you out and you need an appointment now. Cue Beautified to help you out of this jam.

Beautified is your personal assistant when you need spa and salon services. This app finds and books massages, haircuts, pedicures, waxes and other beauty services at hand-picked spas and salons in your city. Perfect when you need a quick beauty fix or an emergency afternoon of relaxation at the spa. The Beautified app is free, but there are fees to access certain features.

GoodGuide
You're an ethical shopper, and you want your beauty products to mirror your commitment to your ideals. You also know that your skin is your largest organ, and the beauty products that you use on it can affect your overall health and wellness.

GoodGuide gives you shopping advice so that you can buy products that will keep you safe. This free app rates products on ethical, environmental and safety standards, and it features a purchase analyzer so you can weigh the cost versus the health risks or benefits. Customize this free app with your own filters so that you can focus on the issues that are important to you.

Birchbox

Birchbox is an exciting service that sends members a box of beauty samples each month. Women subscribers receive anything from nail polish and facial creams to makeup and shampoos, and the service also is available for men who will receive beauty products designed for them. The products have been tried and retried by the company's team, and the sample box contains a mixture of well-known and emerging brands.

This free app, available for T-mobile smartphones, puts the best of Birchbox in your pocket. Buy full-size versions of your favorite samples, organize a list of the ones you love and discover great recommendations based on what you like. Birchbox is like an older sister who shares with you all the cool new stuff.

Beauty Mark
Are you wondering how a certain color would look with your skin tone? Are you curious about how a new lipstick would look with your favorite eye makeup? When you use Beauty Mark, you don't have to waste money on products that won't look right. This app takes the guesswork out of shopping, and playing with it is super fun. You can try all of the new looks you want, without having to do the hard work yourself. Beauty Mark is $2.99 for the pro version, which offers 180 how-to videos with no ads.

Beautylish
There's no reason to break your back carrying a load of beauty magazines. With the Beautylish app, you can keep up to date on all of the latest beauty trends and tips, without even opening a magazine. Read reviews on thousands of popular beauty products, watch step-by-step videos from makeup experts, and connect with a community of like-minded fashionistas and beauty pros. If you think beauty is delish, you will love exploring this free app.

Kristen Bonney is a freelance writer and pop culture junkie who blogs about celebrities, movies and TV.
Labels:

Comments

  1. Robert4:23 PM

    I do not know how can some application helps me at my look.:)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Comments posted on this blog are moderated and approved only if they are relevant, on-topic and not abusive. Avoid using links to your site/blog in the body of your comment unless it is highly relevant to the post.

Popular posts from this blog

Highly Effective Indian Home remedies For Delayed Periods

Delayed periods or Irregular menstrual periods have become very common these days for a lot of women in their reproductive age and they suffer great agonies when their period does not come on time. A delay of 4-5 days may be fine but if it exceeds 8 days, then it's certainly a cause for concern. In this post, I'll be sharing highly effective Indian home remedies for your delayed periods . I'd been a long sufferer of irregular periods during my teenage to early twenties. I've tried most of the recipes here, along with Kapalabhati pranayama, yoga poses, mudras and other lifestyle habits. Now my periods are extremely regular like clockwork; not a day less or more than 28. When I look back, I'm surprised how I managed those years of anxiety and fear about my late periods. 
567 comments
Continue reading »

Simple ways of acquiring a clear & blemish free skin

It is not necessary to go to expensive beauty parlours or buy expensive creams and lotions to acquire a blemish free & clear complexion. A few homemade remedies are provided below which will serve the purpose equally well. Hope this will benefit the readers. 1. Always wash your face with mild soap so that the pores breathe fresh air. For a clear and attractive skin mix besan, turmeric (haldi), lemon and milk together. Make a paste. Apply it on the face. Let it dry. Wash with clean water. Wipe your face with a soft towel and pat it dry.
270 comments
Continue reading »

The ache of acne (pimples)

Acne is often the bane of a pretty face. It is painful more emotionally than physically, for the scar that it leaves behind can last for a lifetime, adding to one’s miserable look & feeling. No doubt many expensive skin care clinics have mushroomed in ever nook & corner, offering to clear all the scars & blemishes on the face, but they are very expensive & charge exorbitant price for each sitting; not everyone can afford them. So why not try out this simple skin care regimen to minimize the damage caused by acne & as far as possible prevent its eruption.
276 comments
Continue reading »

Aspirin for acne-prone skin

Aspirin has been around for a long time and its health benefits are wide and varied. Aspirin , or acetylsalicylic acid is a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains , as an antipyretic to reduce fever , and as an anti-inflammatory medication. Aspirin's greatest benefit is reducing cardiovascular events including heart attacks and strokes. According to the American Heart Assoc. virtually all women are at risk of heart disease and doctors should more strongly consider prescribing a daily aspirin for their female patients. There is growing evidence to suggest regular aspirin use may reduce cancer and dementia as well. Investigators from the Women's Health Study have reported important new findings demonstrating that aspirin reduces the risk of a first stroke in women. When given to someone immediately after a heart attack, aspirin decreases death by 25%.
293 comments
Continue reading »

I Tried a Headache Balm and Ended Up with Rashes

I do have this habit of slathering pain balms whenever I have a headache. But never did I get a skin reaction or rashes from it. It so happened that I had an extremely severe headache a few months ago.  The pain was so unbearable that I gingerly reached out for a pain balm kept on my bedside table and kept on slathering it repeatedly all over the temples of my forehead. Next morning, after I woke up, I found that the skin on my forehead was peeling off and worse there were red rashes!  This was the first time in my life that I was getting rashes from applying a pain balm on my forehead !  I have never had any pain balm allergy or as such!  Side-effects due to application of a pain balm  was something I've never come across all these years! I usually use pain balms of reputed companies – my usual favourites are Tiger balm, Amrutanjan, Zandu balm and Sloan’s balm.  This time I had used Tiger balm. But why did it  give me rashes now, when I had used it...
Post a Comment
Continue reading »