6 Free beauty apps that bring your favourite styles right to you
Finding and trying that perfect cut or colour has never been easier.
These days, there's an app for just about anything and everything. You can date, shop and order food with just the touch of a few buttons. But if you haven't downloaded some of the new beauty apps, you're really missing out. Now, you can create your own video tutorials, customize your own nail decals and get a blowout on demand. Oh, and you don't even have to get up off your couch. For more on these amazing and free beauty apps, keep scrolling below—and get ready to start downloading.
The App: Clips
What it does: Creating professional-grade beauty tutorials for social just got way easier thanks to Clips. The free app makes it super simple to film, and blend it together with photos and footage already in your phone's library. It's easy to layer fun filters, emojis and add in animated captions and titles. Plus, you can choose a track from its music library, which will automatically be cut down to fit the length of your video.
The App: Beglammed
What it does: If you've always wanted the red carpet treatment from home, now you can get it from Beglammed. This app, favoured by celebs like Mariah Carey and Paris Hilton, offers to bring the pros directly to you on demand. It takes about 30 seconds to sign up, and then you can scroll through to pick from hair and makeup styles they offer. You can book day of, and while prices are about the same as salons, it's the convenience that's really next level.
The App: NailSnaps
What it does: With NailSnaps, you can turn your favourite Instagram pictures into wearable nail art (yes, this is a real thing). The free app allows you to design original nail decals using your own photography. You can select the same imagery for both hands, or customize each nail. When you're done, purchase your design and they'll ship it right to you. For those who are less artistic, you can also shop premade versions designed by the pros.
The App: ShadeScout
What it does: Shadescout is like the Shazam of beauty. Essentially, it's designed to help you track down the perfect shade you just saw, like that lip colour you liked on Instagram. All you have to do is upload an image to the app, and the app will colour match makeup in the exact Pantone shade you're looking for. And if you're not sure it suits you, you can even try it on in real time using the camera on your phone.
The App: R&CO Education
What it does: From the super cool and indie haircare brand R&Co comes an app created with beauty pros in mind. But it works for clients too. Use it to source hair cut inspo to share with your stylist, and get updates on all the products you'll want to stock up in order to recreate the look at home. If you forget how your stylist gave you the look in the first place, you can watch the app's many videos to get tips for salon hair at home.
The App: SuperDuper
What it does: There are times you want to splurge, times you want to save, and times you want to look like you splurged even when you didn't. For such times, you want to open up SuperDuper, an app dedicated to finding the best nail polish dupes for your favourite luxe products. In no time, you'll have Sally Hansen look-alikes for your go-to NARS' shades. You know it's good too, because every single product is hand-tested by the app's creator.