Now You Can See What a Lipstick Will Look Like on, Without Having to Try it IRL

Facebook have just made our beauty shopping SO much easier. ​Yep, the days of rummaging through gross makeup testers in the aisles of Boots and Superdrug - or being hassled at a fancy beauty counter - are officially over. 

Now you can try on makeup from the comfort of your computer screen. How? There's a new beauty bot that you can use over Facebook messenger. The handy helper, can photoshop a specific lipstick onto your lips - so you can see if it'll suit you (we're talking realistic results here, it's not another dodgy makeover app that doesn't *actually* work). It then sends the pic back to you along with a direct link to buy the lippie, if you so wish.

Here's how it works...

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The makeover bot is run by beauty app, ModiFace, and the 'facebook x lipstick try-on service' is a condensed version of the full makeover service they run through their website, where you can try on eyeshadow, foundation shades and even hairstyles (although some of them are a tad cringe).

I decided to give the beauty bot a go, it's gotta be easier than rummaging through beauty counters, right? 

I began by opening up a Facebook message with the ModiFace page, it then prompted me to send over a lipstick colour or makeup brand that I liked. I decided to play it safe and opted for 'red'. The bot then sent over a couple of red lipsticks and glosses for me to choose from, including the likes of Bobbi Brown and Shiseido, I selected the a coral-red, NARS lipstick names, Red Lizard. The bot then requested I send over a headshot, and once it had received my selfie, it got to work, photoshopping. Within a matter of seconds it replied with a picture of me wearing the NARS lippie, along with a link to buy if I wanted. Snazzy huh?

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