Notice: Luxe Portraits 2026 is a new, standalone premium collection designed for modern AI workflows. Please note that this is not a routine update or patch to Luxe Portraits 2.0 or the Luxe Portrait AI Adaptive Retouch Toolkit and requires a separate purchase.

Welcome to the Luxe Portraits 2026 workflow guide! Designed as a complete, dual-engine portrait editing system, Luxe Portraits 2026 unites global (full-image) on-trend looks with clean, multi-zone AI adaptive retouching.

Inside Lightroom, the collection preset folders are organized like so: 

1. Luxe Portraits 2026 (Global Color & B&W Presets)

2. Luxe Portraits 2026 Recipe Kit (Single-Tap Combined Looks)

3. Luxe Portraits 2026 Toolkit (Targeted AI Adaptive Tools)

Whether you want to apply an instant gallery-ready finish in a single tap with recipes, build a bespoke look with your preferred combo of global preset + AI Tools, or elevate your current workflow with intuitive AI Retouching, this guide will walk you through each group and how to integrate them into your workflow.

1. Luxe Portraits 2026 (Global Presets)

The Luxe Portraits 2026 folder houses your 43 Standalone Global Presets for full-image color grading:

Watch the Preset Walkthrough

Pro Tip: In the video above, we demonstrate all 43 Presets on the exact same portrait, with descriptive language, so you can see understand how each look transforms an entire image in a tap.  

What's Included?: 43 Global Presets (Clean + Stylized)

• Daylight Drift, Fresh Skin, Gentle Focus, Golden Bloom, Ivory Softness, Lifted Shine, Linen Canvas, Luminous Blush, Neutral Base, Organic Glow, Outdoor Allure, Pale Flush, Perfect Finish, Serene Light, Soft Veil, Studio Light, Sweet Silhouette, True Skin, Vanilla Glow, Warm Radiance

• B&W Graphite Grade, B&W Luminous Skin, B&W Monochrome Print, B&W Obsidian Luster, B&W Silver Study, Bold Palette, Bronze Infusion, Cinematic Hour, Complexion Wash, Dreamy Sunlight, Dusty Film, Earthy Richness, Expresso Touch, Golden Editorial, Honey Shimmer, Matte Fade, Moody Frame, Muted Analog, Refined Portrait, Sandy Warmth, Sunlit Dusk, Vibrant Essence, Warm Reverie

2. Luxe Portraits 2026 Recipe Kit

The Luxe Portraits 2026 Recipe Kit preset group contains our single-tap master formulas. For the first time, a full global color grade and a clean, multi-zone AI retouching stack are applied simultaneously in one click. This kit is designed for when you want a massive speed boost or don't know exactly where to start. 

Watch the Recipe Kit Walkthrough

Pro Tip: In the video above, we demonstrate all 20 Recipe formulas on the exact same portrait so you can see how each master formula pairs global tones with clean multi-zone retouching in seconds.

What's Included?: The Recipe Kit (20 Pre-Mixed Master Formulas)

• Clean Portrait, Defined Edge, Dreamy Wash, Earthy Canvas, Emboldened Style, Family Session, Filmic Warmth, Fresh Lifestyle, Golden Moment, Intimate Light, Lifted Glow, Natural Bloom, Polished Headshot, Radiant Finish, Soft & Silky, Studio Pop, Sunkissed Frame, Textured Depth, Vintage Fade, Warm Editorial

(See your pdf guide for a full, under-the-hood breakdown of each recipe mask stack!)

3. Luxe Portraits 2026 Toolkit (AI Presets)

The Luxe Portraits 2026 Toolkit preset group is a 96-option top-down precision suite designed to handle everything from full-subject automations to targeted feature enhancements.

Watch the AI Toolkit Walkthrough

Note on Workflow: In this video, we demonstrate our AI toolkit presets on raw, unedited images so you can see exactly what each tool does in isolation. In practice, these tools are designed to be stacked on top of our global color presets, used for quick corrective edits, or layered seamlessly on top of your existing go-to editing workflow.

What's Included?: The Portraits 2026 Adaptive Toolkit (96 AI-Localized Options organized across 9 intuitive categories)

• AI-01 Full Portrait (4): Clean Light, Luminous Beauty, Perfectionist, Textured & Defined

• AI-02 Skin (10): Balanced Base, Bronze Luminous (Deep), Golden Complexion, Hydrating Revitalizer, Peachy Touch, Radiance Booster, Smooth Contour, Soft Skin Touch, Sun-Kissed Glow (Light-Mid), Tanning Toner

• AI-03 Eyes, Lips & Teeth (17):

  • Eye Color: Black Mystique, Blue Allure, Brown Charm, Green Enigma, Hazel Fusion, Vivid Enhancer

  • Eye Magic & Suite: Glowing Lift, Sclera Savior, Sharpened Clarity, Expressive Suite

  • Lips & Teeth: Dusty Rose, Espresso Brown, Natural Nude, Velvet Rouge, Definition & Pop, Teeth Brightener Lvl 1 & 2

• AI-04 Hair Color & Style (12):

  • Color: Blonde Warm, Chroma Brown, Cocoa Brown, Deep Auburn, Midnight Black, Mousy Brown, Platinum Blonde, Plum Berry, Red Crimson, Silver Pearl

  • Style: Defined, Softened

• AI-05 Clothing (6): Deepen Blacks, Recover Whites, Soften Threads, Texture Enhance, True White Boost, Vibrant Apparel

• AI-06 Reflector Emulation (10): Gold (Bottom, Center, Left, Right, Top), Silver (Bottom, Center, Left, Right, Top)

• AI-07 Whole Subject Tools (7): Chroma Color Boost, Chroma Color Soften, Focus Refine, Halo Glow, Harmonize Tones, Hazy Day Fix, Lift & Pop

• AI-08 Background Styles & Tools (19):

  • Styles: Airy Blossoms, Dramatic Canvas, Evening Glow, Minimalist Edit, Misted Light, Monochromatic, Soft & Dreamy, Timeless Film

  • Tools: Chroma Color Boost, Chroma Color Soften, Dynamic Range Lift, Focus Refine, Focus Soften, Hazy Day Fix, Lighting Brighten, Lighting Darken, Temp Cool Down, Temp Warm Up, Texture Intensify

• AI-09 Sky Focused (11): Bold Colorizer, Clear Blue, Cloud Definition, Deep Light, Dreamy Softness, Filmy Blue, Illuminate, Moody Tones, Sky Saver, Vibrat Allure, Warm Sunset

A Note on Flexibility: Every AI tool within this collection is entirely optional, fully modular, and designed to adapt to your unique creative style. There is no right or wrong way to use them. You can use this collection to build a signature look completely from scratch (with the globals + tools), stack additional AI presets as highly targeted solutions on top of your favorite recipe edit, or seamlessly integrate specific tools into your established post-processing workflow.

Optional: Luxe Portraits 2026 Brushes

For 2026, we decided to continue including local adjustment brushes for Lightroom Classic users accustomed to having them. The 38 brushes for Portraits 2026 carry the same finely tuned settings used to build our AI Adaptive presets for ultimate flexibility. 

What's Included?: The Portrait Brushes (38 Local Adjustment Presets)

• Clothing (Deepen Blacks, Recover Whites, Soften Threads, Texture Enhance, True White Boost, Vibrant Apparel), Eye Pupil (Glowing Lift, Sharpened Clarity), Eye Sclera Savior, Hair Brow (High Impact, Softened Definition), Hair (Color Amplify, Definition & Pop, Detail Texturizer, Gentle Relaxer), Mouth Lip Definition & Pop, Mouth Teeth Brightener, Skin (Balanced Base, Bronze Luminous, Golden Complexion, Hydrating Revitalizer, Peachy Touch, Radiance Booster, Smooth Contour, Soft Touch, Sun-Kissed Glow, Tanning Toner), Tool (Chroma Color Boost, Chroma Color Soften, Dynamic Range Lift, Focus Refine, Focus Soften, Hazy Day Fix, Lighting Brighten, Lighting Darken, Temp Cool Down, Temp Warm Up, Texture Intensify)

How to Build Your Own Signature Recipe:

1. Apply a Global Base: Select a preset from Luxe Portraits 2026 to set the overall tone and stylistic direction of your image.
    

2. Stack AI Retouching Tools: Open the Luxe Portraits 2026 Toolkit group to layer on targeted skin smoothing, eye enhancement, or background controls to taste.
    

3. Fine-Tune Intensity: Use the Amount Slider on any global preset or AI mask layer to dial in the exact intensity for a seamless finish.

System Compatibility & Install - Presets

• Because this collection utilizes advanced AI-adaptive masking, compatible software must be fully up-to-date. On desktop, your presets can be installed by importing whole .zip  directly via "Import Presets" or "Import Profiles & Presets" in compatible software: 

• Mac & Windows Desktop: Creative Cloud Subscription: Adobe Lightroom Classic (v15+), Lightroom CC (v9+), and Photoshop (v27+).

• Mobile Devices: Lightroom Mobile (Premium version required for AI mask computation on iOS and Android).

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