Ultimately, too, both deserve to be handled with kid gloves: whichever machine you choose, you'll find the smooth metal finish is quite vulnerable to scratches and greasy fingerprint smudges.

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With Samsung's new Beauty Palette feature, users can choose from ten different make-up options to smooth, brighten and add color to profile shots directly in the camera.

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For those times when subjects aren't quite prepared for a close-up, Samsung's new Beauty Palette allows users to choose from ten different make-up options to smooth, brighten and add color to profile shots directly in the camera.

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Sophisticates can choose from pink Bolivian sea salt, black lava salt from Hawaii, smooth-textured Korean alkali salt and Halen Mon, harvested from the shores of isle Mam Cymru in Wales.

FORBES: Salt Chic