# Virtual Facial Hair Apps Test Out These Virtual Looks Before You Freak Out Your Girlfriend By Vasiliki Marapas | Published 2013-09-20 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facial-hair-apps References: [gq](http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2013/09/stop-what-youre-doing-and-try-this-virtual-facial-hair-app-right-now.html?mbid=social_twitter_gqfashion) & [philips](http://www.philips.com/e/male-grooming/style-yourself.html) The Philip’s Style Yourself app is an entertaining way to check out what you’d look like in a [variety of different facial hair styles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-beard-hedger). If you’re not ready to experiment with a new look in public yet, you can still check it out via a screen. The premise is simple: just [upload a picture of yourself](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roast-my-selfie) and then apply the style you’re most curious about. The 23 style options vary from a military mustache to a three day beard to a circle mustache. Ladies have been dabbling in the [virtual hair and makeup](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beauty-bestie-20) world forever (online makeovers anyone?) so it’s nice for men to get a chance to experiment with their look without the permanence too! I’m sure the ladies will get a kick out of putting on a fake mustache or two as well. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.7/10 - Popularity: 93% | Activity: 99% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hair](https://www.trendhunter.com/hair) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Virtual Try-on Apps:** The rise of virtual try-on apps for beauty and fashion products presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for retailers to enhance the shopping experience of their customers. - **Personalized Virtual Makeover:** The development of personalized virtual makeover apps represents a disruptive innovation opportunity for beauty brands to engage customers in a creative and personalized way, and showcase product effectiveness. - **Virtual Grooming:** The trend of virtual grooming apps creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for male grooming brands to provide a unique and interactive digital experience, and drive product sales and loyalty. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Beauty:** Virtual try-on and personalized virtual makeup apps have disrupted the beauty industry, providing brands with an opportunity to transform the makeup buying experience. - **Fashion:** Virtual try-on apps have disrupted the fashion industry, presenting retailers with an opportunity to provide customers with a personalized and interactive shopping experience, and reduce product returns. - **Male Grooming:** Virtual grooming apps have disrupted the male grooming industry, providing brands with an opportunity to connect with consumers in a unique and interactive way, and promote product awareness and sales. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Virtual Hair Trimming Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wahl-style-selector.md) - [AI Hair Style Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tryhairstyles.md) - [Virtual Hairstyle Previews](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-hairstyleapp.md) - [AI-Based Salon Try-Ons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perfect-corp.md) - [Virtual Piercing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-face-piercing-app.md) - [Virtual Wig Try-Ons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/genai-experience.md) - [Chaotic Grooming Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/philips-oneblade-body-royale.md) - [AI Fashion Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtualfit.md) - [Camera-Equipped Beard Shavers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kongeeker-q1.md)