2016 Selfie Runway Series Allows Users to Instantly Try Top Runway Looks from the Palm of their Hand
New York, New York— September 8, 2016 —YouCam Makeup (Perfect Corp.) and Glamour (Condé Nast) are excited to announce the launch of their 2016 Selfie Runway Series, an exclusive campaign bringing the top New York Fashion Week runway looks to life using augmented reality beauty technology. This unique partnership transforms the NYFW experience by giving beauty lovers around the globe the ability to virtually try on a collection of high-fashion beauty looks. The suite of looks , curated by Glamour, are available on YouCam Makeup, the number one virtual beauty app featuring best-in-class facial recognition technology.
The series features seven exclusive beauty looks, hand-picked by Glamour beauty editors, makeup artists, and NYFW key players based on the top runway trends of the Spring / Summer 2017 season. Starting today, they will be released into the app daily, until September 14. YouCam and Glamour have also teamed up with one of NYFW’s most noteworthy designers to create a surprise real-time runway beauty look. This look will be available for virtual try-on the second it debuts during the live runway show.
“YouCam Makeup is thrilled to be collaborating with Glamour to help bring the excitement of NYFW to beauty lovers everywhere,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of Perfect Corp. “Employing our award-winning technology, and the style savvy of the beauty experts at Glamour, we are able to enhance the beauty experience during this exciting time by inviting our users to experience the hottest trends of the season in real-time.”
“We are always on the hunt for innovative ways to engage our audience around the topics they love most. The Glamour audience is beauty-obsessed and partnering with YouCam Makeup allows us to give them a completely new way to experience and interact with runway trends,” said Annie Fox, Glamour’s Senior Executive Digital Director.
YouCam Makeup and Glamour invite users to experience the looks first hand and share their runway selfies for a chance to win stylish iPhone cases to light up their selfie from prize sponsor LuMee. To enter, users should share their photo with the hashtag #SelfieRunway to the interactive beauty community Beauty Circle.
App Availability
The 2016 Runway Selfie Series of makeup looks are available to try on in YouCam Makeup, free to download on the App Store and Google Play.
Fashion Week photo frames and collages are available in YouCam Perfect, available to download for free on the App Store and Google Play.
Five new high-fashion filters for selfie photos and videos are available on Perfect’s newest app YouCam Fun. Experience a day in the life of a runway model surrounded by the flashing lights of photographers, become a magazine cover girl, or travel to top fashion capitals New York and Paris in just the touch of a button. YouCam Fun is available for free on the App Store and Google Play.
About Perfect Corp.
With over 300 Million downloads globally, Perfect Corporation is dedicated to transforming how consumers, content creators and beauty brands interact together. Our experienced team of engineers and beauty aficionados are pushing the frontiers of technology to create the beauty platform of the future – a fluid environment where individuals express themselves, learn the latest about fashion and beauty, and enjoy instant access to the products from their favorite brands. Further information about Perfect Corp. can be found at perfectcorp.com
About Glamour:
Glamour is one of the biggest women’s media brands in its competitive set, reaching an all-time high of one out of eight American women, with 10 million print readers and 10 million unique users online. Glamour has received a record number of National Magazine Awards, including Magazine of the Year, honoring print and digital excellence, and General Excellence for its category. Its content is available in an iPad edition, apps, podcasts, and books—including two New York Times best sellers. Glamour’s video channel boasts 49 video series and has received substantial critical accolades, including a 2014 National Magazine Award for Video and a 2015 Emmy. With a robust social strategy across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Pinterest, and Tumblr, Glamour’s total social media footprint is at a record high of 95 million touchpoints. For more information, visit Glamour.com.
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