Created my first web app demo
Hey everyone,
I wanted to share this demo I created at https://lash-tryon-demo.netlify.app/.
About 2 years ago I started to learn to code, and in about 9 months I managed to create this demo (though it is still buggy). It was primarily done as an "I wonder if I could do that" attempt at helping someone I know to visualize eye lash extensions digitally. They will find some use of it in their teaching.
It's created with vanilla JS,HTML, CSS and vanilla canvas API. I did it this way as a means to learn. I'm not good at math but I sure learned a lot of it here and quiet enjoy calculating for the project.
I have no idea how I will go about monetizing it or creating a business out of it (if I ever decide to). I just wanted to share it here. Feedback/critiques welcomed.
I also created this post as a small step in being more open with my words ( I don't speak much in person). To be transparent, I don't find it that useful - but I'm open to surprises that often come from consistency.
Congrats on the project. Curious if this works on mobile? If you could add a selfie-camera (front-facing camera) and have the eyelashes move with it like AR, it would be great!
@yellowsupercar it does work on mobile. i havent considered AR integration (yet). it might be a nice feature to have but I honestly don't see the benefit of it beyond it being novel.
my focus here is more on the lash technician that can use this as an aid to creating lashes and teaching the skill. this means that measurement accuracy, style flexibility and adjustments are first concerns. i know the site doesn't reflect this as yet.
a secondary focus is integrating this technicians business website. if AR can help them book more clients then i'll add it
First of all, congratulations on publishing your project. It's looking great.
This is unique, but your service can be easily replicated with the current AI tsunami wave. So you need to sell your service fast and add a few more features.
You can pitch your service to https://glossgenius.com as an add-on product for their clients.
@IndieHackery22 i've actually seen a beta web app that uses generative methods for hairstyles https://hairbyai.com/. it looks pretty cool.
the hairstyles look realistic. it seems targeted to businesses as well, similar to what you were suggesting.
what i thought of most was the accuracy of the novel looks that might get generated (the styles are based on ones that already exist). i'm not a hairstylist, so i dont know if it's any problem for them to look at one of those generated hairstyles and then do (really they would be creating the style) it to the customer's satisfaction.
for example in a normal hairstyle, the stylist (maybe even the customer as well) is aware of the requirements of the style and how to perform it before hand. this rules out many errors (and potential unhappy clients), reduces the time to perform the service, have accurate billing (because the style is already established, etc).
with the generative hairstyle, these things may not necessarily be problems but it's unknown at this point (to me at least). showing your stylist a generated hairstyle and asking "can you do this?" won't warrant a straight 'yes' or 'no' answer because the program that generates the styles doesn't provide context to the style - it only provides the look. the program doesn't say this style needs this and that and works well with this type of hair, etc. the program can't know these things by it's design since it's entire model is to 'pick a number and see what you get'.
what if the stylists can't create the novel styles satisfactorily; or they can but such styles cost extra for varying reasons; and/or the styles are completed but they're not loved by the customer in the long run because they styles weren't 'created', meaning a person with internal style (or even influence) didn't create a style that would likely be an instant hit - instead the style was just a mashup or other styles (lacks social context).
suppose the above is even slightly true? would business care to pay for this service anyway? i don't know.
What about the non-novel looks? customers can already pick a style with far more accuracy on their own. but maybe the entire point is that people love to see themselves whether it is useful or not. maybe it's worth paying for
of course this just my speculation of it. i could be entirely wrong - i'm not an expert on the technology. i'm also not saying that these things shouldn't be tried - they just might work.
i'm not against using generative models. i more so interested in solutions and a trend isn't necessarily a problem solver, though it may be fun (or profitable) to ride it while it lasts.
i am looking forward to results of web apps like these though
I was thinking that this style of app would exist with Augmented Reality. Not eyelash extensions but haircuts.
I would reach out to beauty practioners and hairdressers and offer it free to test and feedback. Later if you get traction you can think about monetizing. This group will be WOM-ers
@catalystNewbie I didn't expect to get a reply to this. Thanks for the momentum insight though. I had a similar idea and it made me realize a few necessities that are missing. Though I will still be sending it to the technicians for feedback
cool