Press Release                                       
	

soft Xpansion unveils Beauty Studio 4 - the Personal Beauty Advisor Software for Haircuts, Make-up and a complete Personal Styling

(Bochum, November 10, 2009) 

At least once in a while, many people think about changing their personal styling, haircut and make-up to try a completely new look. But these changes usually take time and it is sometimes not so easy to undo them quickly. soft Xpansion has created a convenient and powerful way to try out new looks with the help of the computer. The new Beauty Studio 4 software makes it possible to load personal portrait photos and use them as the basis for a new styling.

Beauty Studio 4 is based on contents from four originally separate styling programs (Hair Master, Makeup Styler, Party Styler and Style Advisor, versions 4) merged into one single application. 

Contents from four software programs in one application

Hair Master 4 contributes up-to-date haircuts, while ready-to-use styles for various occasions and events have been taken from Style Advisor 4. Make Up Styler 4 helps to find creative ways to put on new make-up and turns the PC into a personal make-up artist. And last but not least, complete party stylings that originally come with Party Styler 4 have been integrated into the program. The ready stylings include haircuts, make up designs, accessories and decorative elements (for example necklace and earrings) that match.

BEAUTY STUDIO 4 AT A GLANCE -

   * Comes with up-to-date, photo-realistic haircut styles for various events and fancy stylings especially for the next party
   * Uses photos from image files, directly from the digital camera or scans from paper photos 
   * Identifies facial features automatically, adjustments by hand are possible
   * Includes various tools for editing (brush, eraser, pipette, comb, scissors)
   * Saves new styles as image files and sends them by e-mail
   * Prints the new looks - even several styles on one page - to be able to compare them and choose the one that fits best
   * Saves looks as favorites and creates a personal style catalogue
   * Includes tips for an impressive haircut, make-up and styling as well as general beauty advice

EXTRAS
A collection of haircut templates and more haircut updates for various events may be downloaded without cost.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows Vista/XP, Pentium IV processor or higher, at least 256 Mb of RAM, 230 Mb of hard disc space, 128 Mb video card, CD-ROM drive, mouse, color printer (optional)

DEMO VERSION
A Beauty Studio 4 demo version will be available soon. Compared to the full version, it includes a reduced number of styles and some sample photos. In the demo, however, the users own photo cannot be loaded into the program.

PRICE AND WHERE TO BUY
The price for Beauty Studio 4 is 39,99 Euros. All single members of the Beauty Studio 4 family (Hair Master 4, Style Advisor 4, Party Styler 4 and Makeup Styler 4) can be bought for 19,95 Euros each. 

All beauty software products are available for download directly from the soft Xpansion web shop (http://www.eknow-how.de/shop-en/hairstudio/index.php).

ABOUT SOFT XPANSION
soft Xpansion is a globally active, international team of software authors, developers, screen designers, engineers and product managers. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Bochum, Germany. In the past 14 years, more than 150 software products have been published in more than 200 different editions. Localized versions of soft Xpansion products are sold in Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, USA, the Benelux countries, the Ukraine, Spain, Russia, Portugal, Australia and Turkey. The product range includes solutions (out-of the-box standard software, developer libraries, software development kits and individual programming) in the following areas: Entertainment, PDF technology, system utilities, document and database management, computer security. soft Xpansion is a full member of the PDF/A Competence Center, http://www.pdfa.org. 

For more information on soft Xpansion, please refer to http://www.soft-xpansion.com.

CONTACT
soft Xpansion GmbH & Co. KG, Koenigsallee 45, D-44789 Bochum, Germany. phone: +49 (0)234 298 41 71, fax: +49 (0)234 298 41 72, pr@soft-xpansion.com


