Makeup from a photo

Turn any photo into a routine you can follow.

You saved the photo. The hard part is working out what is actually happening in it. Uptone reads the look apart and rebuilds it as steps that fit your face.

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Free to try. No card required.

How it works

  1. Upload the photo

    Uptone identifies what is happening — placement, colour family, finish, intensity.

  2. Add your photo

    So the steps are written for your features rather than the ones in the picture.

  3. Follow the steps

    In order, by area, with categories and shade directions you can shop from.

What you get

The look, taken apart and rebuilt for you

  • What is actually in the photo, area by area, in words rather than guesswork.
  • How each element needs to change to sit on your features.
  • Numbered steps with product categories and shade directions.
  • Anything in the photo that is lighting or editing rather than makeup, said plainly.

Uptone adapts a look to your features. It never rates how you look, never calls a feature a flaw, and every classification it suggests stays editable by you.

Read what Uptone will never do

Questions people ask

What if the photo is heavily edited?
We say so. If part of a look is retouching or lighting rather than makeup, telling you that is more useful than sending you shopping for it.
Do I need a good quality photo?
Better photos give more specific reads. If the image is too soft or dark to be reliable, we tell you what is limiting it rather than guessing.
Will the steps use products I own?
If you have added products to your Makeup Bag, the guide points at yours first before suggesting a category to buy.

Turn any photo into a routine you can follow.

Read a look