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Rex

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71. A thousand times better, the USA ones make her look fake.

Reply to random_122 (Reply #63)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 10:04 AM

Jun 2014

You should send it in to the people that made the project! Much, MUCH better imo...those USA ones are strange looking.

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This Woman Had Her Face Photoshopped In Over 25 Countries To Examine Global Beauty Standards [View all] Agschmid Jun 2014 OP

many just gave makeup but looks like USA gave her some messed up plastic surgery JI7 Jun 2014 #1

The collarbone changed on a few, also the tone of the skin clearly changed quite a bit. Agschmid Jun 2014 #2

And replaced her eyes with cats eye marbles. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #9

Wow. I would not call what the US did to her "beautiful"... 2theleft Jun 2014 #3

US artists with a sense of humor fbc Jun 2014 #25

The US changes were horrible, IMO. Ilsa Jun 2014 #28

The most beautiful version of this woman's photograph is obvious. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #4

+1 Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #10

i think the italian one is nice JI7 Jun 2014 #11

I agree. There is no way to mess up her beauty... Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #17

I think she looks great without any retouching. MineralMan Jun 2014 #70

I think my most immediate takeaway from that... Chan790 Jun 2014 #5

^^this cyberswede Jun 2014 #8

Yep, but I don't think any of these "represent" anything beyond a lack of skill... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #64

This would look a lot different if she had hired experts. Brickbat Jun 2014 #6

+1 n/t Chan790 Jun 2014 #13

Experts quakerboy Jun 2014 #40

Interesting project. Beacool Jun 2014 #7

Israel and Vietnam are the most like her BainsBane Jun 2014 #12

Bwaaaahahahahahaha!!! tabasco Jun 2014 #14

Honey BooBoo version... Agschmid Jun 2014 #16

Eyes look like a rain run-off on an old butterfly roof. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #18

I noticed that the Germans gave her that red hair MrScorpio Jun 2014 #21

And gave her the lightest skin. bhikkhu Jun 2014 #74

Australia is running a close second. n/t ohheckyeah Jun 2014 #52

I'd get fired if I produced garbage retouching like that. bunnies Jun 2014 #15

No kidding. progressoid Jun 2014 #19

Agreed. bunnies Jun 2014 #20

All you guys are doing is bragging on your skills. delrem Jun 2014 #22

No. We get the point. In fact, we admit, its a great point. bunnies Jun 2014 #26

No. It is you who, on DU, are commenting on the "shit retouching". delrem Jun 2014 #27

ok then. Dont read the comments at the link. bunnies Jun 2014 #29

I'm reading your comments, on DU - what *you* are making of this. delrem Jun 2014 #34

What *I* am making of this is that its a missed opportunity. bunnies Jun 2014 #37

Consider it done! bye. delrem Jun 2014 #42

Weird. bunnies Jun 2014 #43

You just don't show any self-awareness. nt delrem Jun 2014 #45

I feel like we're talking past each other. bunnies Jun 2014 #49

People often criticize most what they seem to lack in themselves. bhikkhu Jun 2014 #75

Heh Egnever Jun 2014 #50

I agree. And I appoint *you* to decide who the "professionals" should be. delrem Jun 2014 #82

Not entirely. Chan790 Jun 2014 #54

You, too, make it all about yourself. Your supposed "skills". delrem Jun 2014 #56

Good riddance. Chan790 Jun 2014 #59

The ones from the USA make her look like an elf or hobbit. Rex Jun 2014 #69

The USA photoshop makes her look like a freak. Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #23

Me too. Adsos Letter Jun 2014 #38

American version was far and away the worst truebluegreen Jun 2014 #24

just reading between the lines here.... Adam051188 Jun 2014 #31

Hmmm. Very possible. truebluegreen Jun 2014 #36

Five dollars goes a lot further in some places than it does in the U.S.A. or Australia. hunter Jun 2014 #35

I Prefer The Original... Let's Keep It Real... WillyT Jun 2014 #30

I don't know anything about photoshop. davidthegnome Jun 2014 #32

A fellow DU'er just took a whack at the challenge... what do we think? Agschmid Jun 2014 #33

not a good job of removing the shadows under the eyes--too overdone diane in sf Jun 2014 #58

I agree - I like shadows under the eyes bhikkhu Jun 2014 #76

Eyeliner bad frazzled Jun 2014 #77

God, some of them have no talent sakabatou Jun 2014 #39

"Illusive?" Good grief. Don't writers have to know the language anymore? PSPS Jun 2014 #41

Interesting idea, but badly flawed execution. Fiverr is a joke. PSPS Jun 2014 #44

re US NJCher Jun 2014 #46

Its true just watch the BBC version of House of Cards! Agschmid Jun 2014 #48

Or watch anything involving New Jersey..... whistler162 Jun 2014 #67

She's most beautiful just as she is in the unaltered photo proReality Jun 2014 #47

An awful lot of talentless hacks out there. Great idea, terrible talent pool. Hekate Jun 2014 #51

The US mutilated her! nt valerief Jun 2014 #53

k&r to mark to look at later more uppityperson Jun 2014 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #57

OMG, my screen is melting klook Jun 2014 #79

Less about global beauty standards and more about really bad Photoshop skills. Codeine Jun 2014 #60

The German one looks like she had all the blood drained from her. Pasty white. catbyte Jun 2014 #61

I thought the single-mindedness of the editors was interesting jmowreader Jun 2014 #62

My attempt random_122 Jun 2014 #63

Looks good! nt Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #65

Wow, nicely done. Agschmid Jun 2014 #66

A thousand times better, the USA ones make her look fake. Rex Jun 2014 #71

Better than any of the others! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2014 #81

The ones for the USA look odd imo. Rex Jun 2014 #68

Interesting that LWolf Jun 2014 #72

Brilliant idea. She was beautiful in the original, of course. bhikkhu Jun 2014 #73

That was interesting get the red out Jun 2014 #78

All she had to do was watch a few "Miss World" pageants, peruse foreign women's mags, look at their WinkyDink Jun 2014 #80