Find the Right Look for You
Want a free makeover? Get online! Here are four sites that might inspire you to make the changes you're considering.
By Kate Sandoval
Presto Change-o!
Contributing associate beauty editor Kate Sandoval bravely tries out four new looks on
DailyMakeover.com (that's her
au natural on the top left).
Here's how to get started
Photo: Courtesy of DailyMakeover.com
Dailymakeover.com
DailyMakeover.com offers thousands of hair, makeup, and accessory choices: You can even whiten your teeth. Or check out how you'd look in new eyeglass frames. (The first photo upload is free; for $15, you can use more photos; choose from more hairstyles; and print, save, or post your makeover.)
Especially good for: Playing with options. There's hardly any look you can't approximate on this site.
Photo: Courtesy of Clairol.com
Clairol.com
Visit
Clairol.com to try any of Clairol's 235 shades—no mess, no cost, no commitment.
Especially good for: Avoiding unfortunate mistakes. Choosing hair dye at the drugstore is often a gamble (do you want natural light brown? medium neutral brown?). But when you upload your photo and actually see your entire head of hair in a different color, the perfect one seems immediately obvious.
Photo: Courtesy of MaryKay.com
MaryKay.com
If you want to try a complete makeup line all in one place (or if you're a Mary Kay fanatic),
MaryKay.com is your go-to site. Select your lipstick, lip liner, gloss, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, and cheek color.
Especially good for: Seeing how a pro makeup job looks on you. Click on Get Makeup Artist Looks to try different trends (like a "spring" or an "urban" palette).
Photo: Courtesy of LiftMagic.com
LiftMagic.com
Have you ever wondered how you'd look after having a little work done? Check out
LiftMagic.com, where a program allows you to manipulate your features to (approximately) mimic a neck lift, nose reduction, or lip augmentation, for example.
Especially good for: Figuring out whether you'd like a consultation with a plastic surgeon.
From the
August 2009 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
