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In the age of social distancing, babies are named X Æ A-12, brands are racing to find to creative solutions, from digital fashion weeks to online art galleries in lieu of physical catwalks and exhibition spaces, and the beauty world isn’t about to be left behind.
MAC Cosmetics has introduced a Virtual Try-On feature in partnership with YouCam – best known for its photo editing apps – which lets us swatch products on ourselves via pictures and live videos – all before making a purchase. Using YouCam’s augmented reality technology, the feature creates realistic simulations that can be tested on any skin tone and adapted to different textures, mattes, sheens, glosses, with a choice of more than 200 shades of lip or eye colours.
“As pioneers in digital innovation, we understand that there is no better way to connect with our consumers than through a convenient, personalised online shopping experience,” announced Ukonwa Ojo, Global Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, MAC Cosmetics. “Through our Virtual Try-On feature, we’re able to bring a quintessential element of the in-store experience right to our consumers’ homes.”
Virtual reality isn’t new for MAC, however. The beloved label started testing augmented reality technology in 2017 by installing virtual try-on mirrors in select stores. Today, it has more than 120 stores globally equipped with virtual try-on mirrors, which leverage facial and 3D video makeup rendering technology to create a curated set of MAC shades and looks in an instant.
Perfect Corp. Founder and CEO, Alice Chang added, “We believe our YouCam Makeup AI and AR technology has revolutionised how consumers discover, try and buy beauty. MAC continues to lead the industry in this critical area and we are thrilled to partner with them to make this virtual-try on offering even more accessible to consumers who are socially distancing at home.”
To get started, visit MAC’s Virtual Try On page and simply pick a product to sample. Then, enable your live camera or upload a photo of yourself. Don’t worry, though, if it seems intimidating: you could also upload a photo of a model as an alternative. From there, you can channel your inner beauty guru and swatch away like a pro. Similarly to stores, a MAC artist will be available to chat live if you need any further assistance.
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Do we have time to give ourselves a virtual MAC makeover before our next Zoom call? We think so.
For more information, visit maccosmetics.ae/virtual-try-on
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Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s GemFest 2013. Every day (except Sunday) from mid-July until late September, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a standout free or low-cost program. Learn more about GemFest in this Macworld podcast. You can view a list of this year’s apps, updated daily, on our handy GemFest page, and you can visit the Mac Gems homepage for past Mac Gems reviews.
If you’re the kind of person who gets sick of looking at the same old thing every day—including your computer interface—then Flavours 1.0.12, a program that lets you apply, create, and share creative Mac OS X themes, will get your blood pumping.
Flavours (yes, European spelling) is no ordinary icon enhancer. It is a full-on theme replacer that opens to a gallery and online repository where you can both download and publish your own original themes. The app does not modify your icons; it layers themes on menus, controls, windows, desktops, and buttons. You can survey available themes in groups such as Top Rated, Most Popular, and Latest, and the main window lets you sample interface changes.
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Right-click on a theme to get more details about it, open a new window for a Quick Look, add a favorite, create a new theme, or flag a selection as inappropriate.
When you choose a flavor, you can use the program’s checkboxes to customize it. For changes to take effect, you log out and then log back in—a good precaution against accidents.
Choosing from available themes is only half the fun. Flavours also lets you create your own themes—using existing themes as templates or starting from scratch. Theme creation can be challenging, as there are many decisions to make, down to the offset and blur on a window’s inner shadow. If you create something you think is worthy of sharing, the program facilitates that, too.
At this writing, there’s a somewhat confusing requirement to create a Flavours Store account in addition to purchasing a software license to enable some of the program’s functions. However the developers have stated their intention to remove this requirement in upcoming versions.
Flavors has lots of elegant Mac-like touches that make the app shine and I like that the finished themes don’t go too far—even though I found a few of them hard to navigate. It also would have been nice to have descriptions of all the themes, instead of only the featured ones.
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