Meitu V6 - The selfie phone you've never heard of

**Cinematic Effect with Movie Mode**

One of the features that caught my attention is the movie mode in this smartphone application. Essentially, it adds black bars to the top and bottom of your landscape photo, giving a much more cinematic effect. This feature can be used in any mode, including video mode, which allows for kind of like anamorphic video footage. Overall, it's great for providing a more dramatic shot, especially when taking selfies.

**Importance of Beauty Modes**

Selfies are pretty important everywhere, but here in Asia, beauty modes are really important. People tend to want to have softer skin and take away some of the blemishes on their face. In my case, it would take away the freckles on my face, which is kind of one of my defining features. However, for other people, they want to have bigger eyes and be able to put makeup on that they won't already have on in real life.

**Maybelline Makeup+ App**

The big one that I wanted to know more about is the Maybelline Makeup+ app. It's actually available in the Play Store, and it allows you to take a picture within the app or import one that you've already taken. The app will then find the face in the photo and apply all of its changes to it. There are tons of different filters and makeup effects in here, all stemming from various categories. If you want to sort out what kind of look you want, you can hone down to a specific category.

**App Features**

One of the features that I found incredible is that you can make your eyes bigger, smooth out your skin, which means my freckles were taken out of the photo, and even make your face slimmer. These all would make you look incredibly different compared to the original photo. What's crazy about these features is that you can actually make a photo look somewhat natural, as if you were actually wearing the makeup.

**Practicality of Makeup Effects**

One feature in particular is the ability to change your hair color and have a split tone effect, where you can have your color go from one color to another in a smooth gradient. If people didn't know any different, they might even think I got my hair colored recently. The Maybelline Makeup+ app is a great example of how digital effects can be practical and useful.

**Maybelline Phone Design**

I took a look at the Maybelline phone, which is not available in the US market but is popular in China and Taiwan. It's interesting to see what design and philosophy could be like in different cultures. The phone has a big cult following, especially among Chinese users who value a great camera experience, particularly when it comes to selfies.

**Conclusion**

That's my look at the Maybelline phone, which is a luxury-looking device with impressive camera capabilities. While it may not be available in the US market, it's interesting to see what features and design philosophy are popular in Asia. The app itself is also worth checking out, especially for those who want to explore different beauty modes and makeup effects.