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All-in-One Photo & Video Face Editor

Bring out the details you love with PrettyUp's AI face editor. Smooth skin, balance facial proportions and explore makeup looks with one-tap presets and precise sliders for a finish that feels like you. Edit photos and videos, all in one place.
Smooth skin, refine facial proportions, and try makeup looks with PrettyUp. Edit photos and videos with presets and sliders.
Refine portraits with PrettyUp face editing tools
Click to upload, or drag and drop one file.

What Makes PrettyUp's Photo & Video Face Editor Different?

From a quick profile refresh to a more considered portrait edit, PrettyUp puts creative choices in your hands. Start with a preset, refine the details and choose how much of a change feels right.
Edit portraits in a shared photo and video workspace

One Place for Photos & Videos

Bring your portraits into one familiar workspace. PrettyUp brings a photo face editor and a video face editor together, so your next headshot or social clip starts with an editing experience you already know.
Adjust portrait presets with precise sliders

One-Tap Presets, Precise Control

Start with an AI preset, then make the look your own. Facial reshaping sliders and adjustable retouching intensity let you refine individual details at your pace, without learning a complicated editing workflow.
Keep natural skin texture in a retouched portrait

Natural Details, Thoughtful Touch-Ups

Keep the focus on your expression and character. Use lighter smoothing and small proportion changes to create a softer finish, with skin texture and facial contours that feel at home in the original portrait.
Use PrettyUp portrait tools across devices

Free Online Editing, Any Device

Try our face editor online without signing in. Log in each day for refreshed free credits, and work from your phone, computer or tablet. A quick portrait touch-up fits into your day wherever you are.
Save a clear portrait without a watermark

HD Downloads Without a Watermark

Give your finished portrait room to shine. Download in high definition without a watermark, so facial details and makeup remain clear in profile pictures, social posts and the images you choose to share.
Upload and process personal portraits privately

Private Uploads & Portrait Processing

Your uploaded media is used only for editing. All uploaded media is automatically deleted within 24 hours of upload.

How Can PrettyUp's Face Editor Help You Refine Your Portraits?

Choose the details you want to work on: skin, facial proportions, makeup, expression or light. Our face photo editor brings these portrait tools together, with room for both subtle touch-ups and a different creative look.
Portrait after subtle skin and tone touch-ups
Portrait before skin and tone touch-ups

Portrait Retouching That Keeps Your Character

Refresh your portrait with softer skin, a more even tone and a brighter smile. Use gentle smoothing and targeted photo touch-ups to soften blemishes and tired-looking areas while keeping the texture that makes your skin look real. Our facial photo editor lets you choose the intensity, so a quick refresh can still feel like you.
Fine-tune facial proportions with individual controls

Facial Reshaping with Balanced Proportions

Find a balance that feels like you with 25 one-tap looks. Adjust their strength, or use the face slimmer editor and individual sliders to make the look your own.

• Face: Refine overall shape, head size and hairline.
• Eyes: Adjust size and shape for a subtle change.
• Nose & lips: Fine-tune proportions to complement your features.
Explore makeup looks and adjust the details

Digital Makeup, from Subtle to Expressive

Explore 81 makeup looks, from understated everyday styles to more expressive color. Adjust the overall intensity, then personalize the details.

• Eyes & brows: Add definition, soft color or a bolder accent.
• Cheeks & contours: Bring warmth and dimension to your look.
• Lips: Experiment with color and texture to complete your style.
Explore a fresh expression for a personal portrait

A Fresh Expression for Your Favorite Portrait

Give a favorite portrait a different mood with 8 one-tap expressions. Explore a warmer smile, a playful wink or a more relaxed look to suit a profile picture or casual post. Our face expression editor helps you try a fresh expression while keeping the focus on the moment and personality you want to share.
Choose a studio or flash-inspired portrait lighting look

Studio-Inspired Lighting & Flash Effects

Set the mood with 6 lighting looks, from a bright studio feel to a softer natural finish or a crisp direct-flash aesthetic. Explore a cooler tone or a brighter finish with our flash effect tool and choose the atmosphere that suits your portrait. More 3D relighting effects are coming soon, bringing new ways to explore light and dimension.

Who Can Benefit from PrettyUp's Photo & Video Face Editor?

Make room for your own style, whether you are updating a professional profile, preparing a campaign or sharing an everyday moment.
Polish a professional portrait for a profile

Professional

Refresh a LinkedIn headshot, team bio or resume photo with softer skin, a relaxed expression and a more polished lighting look. Complete your portrait with a suit or smart outfit using our formal attire editor, so the image fits the professional setting you have in mind.

How Does PrettyUp Compare to Other Online Face Editors?

Go beyond one-tap touch-ups. PrettyUp combines face reshaping, skin retouching, and makeup with per-feature sliders for photos and videos—all in your browser.

Among the online face-editing tools compared below, PrettyUp is the only one that combines photo and video retouching with detailed controls for facial features, skin, and makeup.

FeaturePrettyUp WebPicsart AI RetouchFotor Face EditorEaseMate AI Face Editor
Photo & Video Face Retouching✅ Photos and videosPhoto retouchingPhoto retouchingPhoto editing with AI generation
Full-Face Fine Control✅ Separate controls for facial features, skin, and makeup

Fine-tune face shape, eyes, nose, lips, skin, and makeup separately. Start with a preset, then adjust the details to match your look.

AI retouch presetsBeauty tools with tool-specific controlsPresets and text prompts
Editing WorkflowOne-tap presets + per-feature slidersChoose a preset, apply, and downloadChoose a beauty tool, then adjust its size or intensityChoose a preset or describe changes, then generate
Core Portrait ToolsFace reshaping, facial features, skin, and makeup; photo expression and lighting effectsPhoto retouching and portrait stylingFace reshaping, skin retouching, and digital makeupFacial feature edits, skin, expressions, and makeup via AI
Pricing & Free AccessFree trial + daily AI credits for signed-in usersFree and paid optionsFree and paid optionsFree trial with credits
Best ForCreators who want precise face, skin, and makeup control for both photos and videosQuick preset-based photo touch-upsPhoto beauty edits with tool-specific adjustmentsPrompt-based photo transformations and new looks

Comparison covers the linked online face-editing tools, not each brand’s full product suite or mobile and desktop apps. Reviewed October 23, 2026.
Picsart AI Retouch · Fotor Face Editor · EaseMate AI Face Editor

How to Edit a Face in a Photo with PrettyUp

  1. Upload a clear portrait to PrettyUp
    Step 1

    Upload Your Photo

    Choose a portrait from your device and open it in PrettyUp. Start with a clear view of the face so you can see the details you want to work on.
  2. Choose portrait tools and refine the effect
    Step 2

    Choose Your Portrait Adjustments

    Select skin, face shape, makeup, expression or lighting tools. Try a preset, then use the available sliders to fine-tune your look before saving.
  3. Download the edited portrait in high definition
    Step 3

    Download in HD

    Save your finished photo in high definition without a watermark. Download it to your device, ready for a profile update, a social post or sharing with friends.

Portrait Editing, in Our Users' Words

See what PrettyUp users on Google Play love about creating portraits that feel like them.
★★★★★
"There is even a sliding scale tool to let you choose how much of the effect you want."
Shawn Minyard
★★★★★
"It is highly functional and one of the few editors that I have found that allows users to edit faces and bodies in videos, not just images."
Wayne Johnson
★★★★★
"Excellent app for portrait photography editing. Recommend 👍"
samir baruah
★★★★★
"There are so many filters and body/face reshaper."
Lalremruata Chhangte
★★★★★
"I highly recommend this is you want to improve the way you appear in your photos and videos."
Amie robl
★★★★★
"It made my selfie look super cute 🥰"
Brittany Sexkin

Face Editing FAQs

Can I use PrettyUp's face editor online for free?

Yes. Start editing online without signing in. Log in each day to receive refreshed free credits for more editing. You can try the free face editor from a browser on your phone, computer or tablet.

How do I edit a face in a photo naturally?

Start with a clear portrait and make small changes. Keep smoothing light, adjust one feature at a time and check the overall balance. A little facial editing can refresh a portrait while keeping its character.

Can I change my face shape without changing every feature?

Yes. Choose a face look and adjust its strength, or use individual controls for face width, head size, eyes, nose and lips. Our face shape changer lets you focus on the proportions you want to adjust.

Can I change a facial expression in my photo?

Yes. Choose from eight preset expressions, including Smile, Chuckle, Closed Lips and left or right winks. Try a warmer or more playful mood for your portrait, then choose the result that suits the moment.

Does PrettyUp add a watermark to my download?

No. Download your edited photo in high definition without a watermark. Finish your adjustments before saving, then use the result for a profile picture, a social post or a personal portrait collection.

How are my uploaded portraits handled?

Your uploaded media is used only for editing. All uploaded media is automatically deleted within 24 hours of upload.