Color skin and add a beauty pass in DaVinci Resolve

A portrait or UGC clip with corrected skin tones and a subtle beauty pass.

Video production · 30-45 min · Updated 2026-06-01

First win

A clean skin matte previews with the High-light overlay.

Best for

Editors grading talking heads

Needs

Mac, DaVinci Resolve 20, Portrait or UGC clip

Example outcome

A portrait becomes a clean skin and beauty pass.

This preview shows the skin workflow: corrected skin tones on the vectorscope, a clean qualifier matte, and a subtle High-light beauty overlay.