Mariah Carey gets a heavy-handed makeover from the airbrush

Mariah Carey is known for her flawless vocals and her peachy skin.

But one magazine appears to have taken a heavy-handed approach to the retouching of a cover photo featuring the singer.

A heavily-retouched Mariah, 37, appears so smooth and flawless on the cover of U.S. magazine Allure, that it almost looks like an airbrushed painting.

Ironically, the cover line screams the issue contains 203 tips on how to look younger with the help of wrinkle-fighters.

Absolutely flawless: Mariah Carey appears so airbrushed on the cover of a US magazine that she looks like a painting [Agencies]