Better Spring Selfies Easy as 1-2-3

April showers may bring May flowers, but don't let those rain clouds ruin your mood or your photos! We've got 3 steps to make your selfies better no matter the weather. Show the world your best selfie using YouCam Perfect.

Step 1: Shoot a Great Selfie

Open YouCam Perfect on your Android or iPhone, and select the Beauty Camera to take a photo that automatically beautifies your face. Try out the camera with star icon to apply one of the 14 real-time skin beautification effects. Whether you want glamorous contours or nature soft light look, you can apply and see the effects before taking your selfie, just like a magic mirror!

Here are a few ways to improve the way your shots:

• Crop It Close and at an Angle- The background of your selfies is usually distracting and not the focus of your photo. So try a close crop at an angle on your next selfie  (not holding the phone right in front) to focus on YOU and not the background. 
• Follow the Rule of Thirds- Place your face in the top-right or top-left corner of the frame instead of directly in the center. Try to keep your eye line one-third down from the top and off to one side. 
• Use Both Hands- You can hold you phone with one hand or two to take your shot, but if you use both hands and the automatic timer, your arms can act as a nice, natural frame for your face.

  

Step 2: Perfect Your Selfie

Once you are satisfied with your selfie, use any of YouCam Perfect’s beautification tools to easily touch up your complexion for natural looking self-portraits that are perfect for sharing. Beautification tools that you can try include:

• Face Contour and Nose Enhance- Automatically contours your face for more definition 
• Face Reshaper- Like a virtual face lift, reshape your face to shed a few pounds instantly
• Blemish Removal- Remove lines, freckles and blemishes for baby smooth skin 
• Shine Removal and Blush- Remove unwanted shine and add natural rouge for a healthy glow
• Eye Enlarger and Eye Bag Removal- Enlarge your eyes and eliminate dark circles under your eyes

Step 3: Take It Up a Notch
To add another touch of elegance to your images, consider adding a Frame or Text Bubble to speak your mind. Place your photo into one of the stylishly designed borders, frames or scenes to make your selfie even more unique.

Or, use a combination of the Lens Flare, Light Leak, or Blur tool to get a personalized look and one-of-a-kind selfie as I did in the photos below. The Lens Flare tool sets the mood and adds style to your images. Lens Flare filters add a burst of creative light to your images that adds personality. The Blur tool will leave the background slightly blurred so that your face is the focal point in the image.

In the Deco tab, you will find many tools to decorate your selfies. 

The Perfect Selfie

Show off your beautiful side this spring with YouCam Perfect! Share your perfected selfies with us by posting them on YouCam Perfect’s Facebook Fanpage, on Twitter with the hashtag #YouCamPerfect, or on our Instagram account with the tag @YouCamPerfectOfficial.

Download YouCam Perfect for free on the ITunes App Store for iOS and on the Google play Store for Android.

Are Your Clothes Making You Look Fatter in Photos?

Who hasn’t experienced an unflattering photo of themselves? Certain clothing in your closet might be the culprit to your not-so-cute full length photos. But no need to throw out your clothes just yet!

With YouCam Perfect's latest Taller feature, you can now retouch your whole body profile, adjust your body proportions, and slim your waist with just the swipe of your finger. Taller helps you achieve natural & realistic photo enhancements on your mobile device in just seconds. Now you can feel free to be fashionable, look your best, and feel confident in your full-body selfies!

Top 3 Unflattering Fashion Mistakes in Photos

1) Short, tight dresses
If you want to look thinner and taller, wearing a skin-tight dress might be a mistake. The short length can visually compress your torso and the fabric wrinkles can highlight your imperfections. The Taller feature helps compensate for the unflattering short, tight dress side effect by stretching your torso to appear slimmer.

Before (left) and After Taller (right)

2) Baggy pants

Loose pants can make you look shorter and heavier, especially if they are baggy light-colored pants. But the Taller feature can lengthen your legs to make your bottom half appear less bulky.

 Before (left) and After Taller (right)

3) Horizontal Stripes

Thick, horizontal stripes can make your figure appear wider, but you don't have to avoid wearing horizontal stripes forever! YouCam Perfect's Taller helps balance your body proportions to make horizontal stripes look more flattering on your figure.

 Before (left) and After Taller (right)

Bonus photo taking tip: When posing for a full-length photo, place both hands on your waist to create the illusion of longer legs and a slimmer waist naturally!

How does Taller work?

The full-body feature Taller is one of the innovative, professional-quality photo editing and adjustment tools previously only available on CyberLink’s advanced photo editing software and mobile apps. Taller incorporates advanced tools allowing users to simply select the neck line, waist, and ankles to retouch their profile and create flawless full body pictures.  

YouCam Perfect utilizes CyberLink’s proprietary beautifying technology to help users improve skin tone, enhance facial contours, and now enhancing features for beautiful full-body selfies.

Download YouCam Perfect for free on the ITunes App Store for iOS and on the Google play Store for Android.

The Secret to Taking the Perfect Selfie

Getting that gorgeous self portrait just got even easier! Show off your best selfie in 3 easy steps using the best loved selfie beautifying app YouCam Perfect that is now fully integrated with the mobile cosmetic kit YouCam Makeup.

Thenextweb praised these two CyberLink beauty apps, saying YouCam Makeup is great if "you’re sending a wallet size photo to your parents or kids or have to get a LinkedIn shot up quickly," or you can use the features of YouCam Perfect to give you "a more natural selfie fix."

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Step 1: Perfect Your Selfie

Open the YouCam Perfect app, and select the Beauty Camera to auto beautify your face. You can continue to Edit the image if you want to use the other great YouCam Perfect features such as effects, frames, and scenes as you normally would. Or choose Makeup to use the virtual makeup kit in YouCam Makeup.

After capturing the image with YouCam Perfect & using auto beautify. Menu to continue editing.

Step 2: Apply Makeup 

Now you're ready to play with all the true-to-life makeup tools in YouCam Makeup including tools to enhance your Skin, Face, Eyes, and Mouth. Mix, match and try hundreds of different lipstick, eye shadow, mascara, or foundation color combinations. Or experiment with the preset Looks such as Office Lady, 40s, and Rocker-themed for instant, effortless makeovers in just one touch.

I tried out the "Rocker" look in the photo above, then customized it by choosing my own lipstick color and eyeliner. Use this mobile beauty toolbox to highlight your best features and try out new looks before you apply the makeup in real life!

Step 3: Add Frames or Make a Photo Collage

To add another touch of elegance to your images, select the output options of YouCam Perfect Edit or YouCam Perfect Collage after saving your makeover portrait. Choose from a variety of uniquely designed borders and frames. 

You can also create a photo memory to share with your friends or family with the “smart collage” photo collage. Create great looking collages quickly without worrying about the details of getting that perfect placement. YouCam Perfect now intelligently crops your photos by automatically detecting faces and retaining the important portion.

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Bring out your beautiful side! 

Download these 2 beauty apps today for free on the ITunes App Store for iOS and on the Google play Store for Android.