L’Oréal’s ModiFace brings AI-powered virtual makeup try-ons to Amazon

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ModiFace, the international leader in augmented reality and artificialintelligence for the beauty industry, which was acquired by L’Oréal in 2018, has announced that it willprovide its AI-powered technology to enable the first virtual try-ons for cosmetics on Amazon. With this innovation, Amazon customers will be able to use the front-facing camera on their mobile phone to digitally try on different shades of lipstick in a live video of themselves or on a selfie.

The uniqueness of the ModiFace technology—which is run on Amazon Web Services—lies in its photo-realistic results and automatic, AI-enabled shade calibration. ModiFace’s proprietary technologyallows retailers to seamlessly incorporate virtual try-on experiences for an unlimited amount of products. The AR simulation of each shade is done automatically, based on AI-powered analysis of information provided by makeup brands, but also images and descriptions of the product available on social media. The technology is able to analyze textual and visual information related to a particular makeup shade and to realistically reproduce it via Augmented Reality.

Parham Aarabi, CEO of ModiFace, said: “We are delighted to team up with Amazon to provide its customers an Augmented Reality makeup try-on that offers highly realistic results and makes online shopping even more comfortable. Thanks to a precise color rendering, enabled by our unique AI- powered technology, shoppers can easily try-on thousands of lipsticks available on Amazon andpurchase the shades that fit them best.”

“We are excited to team up with ModiFace to make shopping for cosmetics online even easier by offering customers the ability to virtually try-on before they buy,” said Nicolas Le Bourgeois, head of Amazon Beauty. “With this new AI-powered virtual experience, Amazon customers can now conveniently try-on thousands of lipstick products, save photos on their devices to share with friends and ultimately purchase with greater confidence –wherever they are, whenever they want, with products delivered right to their doorstep. This launch is another important milestone in our vision tobe the best possible place for customers to discover and buy beauty products online.”

ModiFace rolled out the technology on Amazon mid 2019 for customers in the US and Japan.

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