It’s no secret that most professional photos are heavily retouched before they’re shown to the general public, but just what kind of editing work goes into modeling shots and close-ups? How much airbrushing, re-touching and Photoshop trickery is used to achieve those perfect, blemish-free faces?

Well, M. Seth Jones knows exactly what goes into producing a flawless spread. He is a professional retoucher who perfects imperfections and transforms rather ordinary looking people into picture-perfect cover girls for a living.

On his website, he describes the process that’s involved in manipulating the human face for advertisements.

"In these selected images, you can witness first-hand the impact that retouching has the potential to make on a single image. Every image presented to me has an ideal state that I'm attempting to reach; retouch is so completely subjective, that it is likely that no two retouchers will approach an image in the same manner, or reach the same finished outcome. At

From super heavyweight rocks to little sparklers, here is a collection of the most extravagant celebrity engagement rings.

Angelina Jolie

Finally! After years, Brad popped the question and Angie said yes! Likely because of that huge rock! Brad worked on this sparkler with jeweller and pal Robert Procop to create the design which took 12 months to perfect.The oblong-shaped diamond is set in a thick ribbed band and worth a sweet £167,000 (US$250,000). Procop says:  'Brad had a specific vision for this ring, which he realised over a year-long collaboration with Robert. A spokeswoman for the couple said: 'It is a promise for the future and their kids are very happy. There's no date set at this time.' So sweet.

Reality TV star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian recently announced her engagement to her beau of six months, NBA player Kris Humphries. The star athlete proposed to Kim with a giant 20.5-carat ring that cost a whopping £1.2 million. Humphries added a personal

Every girl dreams of a romantic proposal they'll remember forever, and dreams came true for these 9 lucky girls — here are nine magical moments caught on camera.

The Theatrical Surprise
Matt pulling out all the stops to propose to his the love of his life Ginny has gone viral this week, getting hits by the million. Thinking she was out for a normal night at the pictures, Ginny ended up watching a trailer of her own in engagement in real time , after some genius planning from her now fiancé. As one commenter perceptively advises, don't let your girlfriend see this.