8 Best Beauty Apps for Your Phone

These days we do everything on the phone, reading, shopping, dating, listening to music. That’s why downloading my list of best beauty apps will also seamlessly blend into your tech life. You can find your desired shade of lipstick, find toxic makeup items or schedule when it’s time to reapply sunscreen with a few simple taps. Seriously, how easy is that? I love to read about brands and products before purchasing, and hate how sometimes you can’t try that colour on your lips at the store before buying. And then you get home and it looks bloody awful on you! Well I have a couple of apps for that below!

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8 Best Beauty Apps for Your Phone

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.

SuperDuper

SuperDuper (free) is a pocket essential for beauty junkies on a budget. This download allows you to find drugstore dupes for your favorite luxury nail polish brands. Love Chanel lacquer in Expression? Try Wet n’ Wild Red, Red for $17 cheaper.

Bellashoot

Do you often get caught watching YouTube tutorials for hours on end? Then Bellashoot (free) is going to be your mobile app addiction. You can get product reviews, tutorials, and tips from your favorite beauty bloggers with just a few taps.

Trusper

Trusper is a (free) DIY beauty maven’s dream app. Think Reddit and Yahoo Questions rolled into a special app. You can browse the database for numerous beauty tips and tutorials, or you can rely on the Trusper universe to reply to your burning inquiries. Just make sure to submit your own solutions to pay it forward.

Plum Perfect

This beauty app uses facial-recognition-like technology to determine your skin tone, hair type, eye color, and undertones from a photo. From there, Plum Perfect (free) uses that info to customize your makeup recommendations. It’s the all the skills from a makeup pro wrapped into a pocket-sized assistant.

Nevus

With the Nevus ($3) app on hand, you have no more excuses for skipping sunscreen. You can set an alarm to remind you to reapply, and it will even tell you how much to put on with the visualizer. The app also has a section to help you document any unusual moles and get product recommendations from your dermatologist. Nevus makes going to the beach a much safer situation for your skin.

Facial Massage

Facial massage is one of the easiest ways to bring tired, sallow skin back to life. But, knowing exactly how to massage can be tough, which is where Facial Massage comes in. The app guides you through the motions of the perfect technique. And, since you can pull it up anywhere, you can give yourself a mini spa treatment whenever you need it. Curtis finds this hilarious and makes faces at me when I’m doing this on the couch. If only our neighbours could see us.

Think Dirty

Before your mind gets stuck in the gutter, Think Dirty (free) determines how toxic your beauty products are—a pretty brilliant idea, since ingredient details aren’t always easy to find. Scan a product’s barcode or search the database by product name; the app ranks its ingredients from one to ten on a “Dirty Meter,” as well as offering greener alternatives. The library isn’t the most extensive, but you can submit non-reviewed products for consideration as you scan your way through your vanity.