Augmented reality apps take off among beauty brands

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AR tech is becoming a very familiar component in style and cosmetics applications. With Pokemon Go encouraging millions of players around the world to “catch ‘em all,” augmented reality apps are now a familiar sight. However, as popular as that game app may be, it is among beauty brands that the mobile technology is seeing notable growth. Mobile commerce has become a massive focus in the beauty industry, which is a highly visual market. As beauty brands rely heavily on the ability to show consumers exactly what they’re getting, augmented…

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Sephora unveils augmented reality digital mirror

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Sephora teams with ModiFace to produce innovative digital mirror French cosmetics brand Sephora has partnered with ModiFace, a virtual reality technology company, to create a digital mirror that leverages augmented reality. The mirror is, essentially, a monitor equipped with a camera that feeds visual information to the screen. Customers can use the digital mirror to try on eye shadow, which will appear on their face thanks to augmented reality. AR is becoming quite prominent in the marketing field as its interactive nature is becoming better understood. Businesses need to find…

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