How to compare left and right makeup in a mirror camera

To compare left and right makeup, start the mirrored camera, center your face, turn on the grid, and freeze the image once your head is straight. Then place the pin on one feature, such as the tail of a brow or the outer corner of liner, and drag it to the other side to compare height, angle, and spacing.

Start with a straight, centered view

Left-right checks only help when your face is lined up the same way each time. For side-by-side makeup checks, choose the front camera on a phone or switch to another webcam if one gives a straighter angle on both eyes and cheeks.. Sit or stand square to the screen. Keep your chin level and look at your pupils rather than your hairline, because eyes show tilt faster. If the image feels too wide, use a small crop first. Around 1.5x to 2x often makes symmetry checks easier without cutting off the jaw or forehead.

Choose the camera you want to use before comparing details.
Keep both ears at about the same visible height on screen.
Use the grid to judge whether the head is leaning or turned.

Use freeze before making changes

A live image shifts every second from blinking, breathing, and tiny posture changes. Freeze the frame when your face is still. That gives you one stable view to study. Look at matching points on each side: brow arch to brow arch, liner wing to liner wing, blush height on the cheekbone, or lip corner to lip corner. If one side looks off, resume the camera, adjust, then freeze again from the same posture.

Space freezes and resumes the picture quickly.
A still frame is better than a moving view for checking tiny height differences.
Repeat the same pose after each correction.

Check symmetry with the pin and grid

The movable pin works well as a quick visual marker. Drop it on the highest point of one brow, then drag it across to see whether the other brow reaches a similar height. You can do the same with the tip of a wing, the top edge of blush, or the cupid's bow peak. The grid adds horizontal and vertical reference lines, which helps when one side looks longer, lower, or more angled than the other. This is especially useful at 2x or 3x crop for eyeliner and lip line work.

Mark one side first, then compare the matching point on the other side.
Use horizontal grid lines for height and vertical lines for spacing from the nose.
At higher crop, re-center your face before freezing again.

Save a frame when you want a second look

If you want to study a finished look away from the live camera, export a PNG after you freeze. The file is saved through your browser or system download picker, so the final location depends on your device settings. This can help if you want to compare today's result with another look later. The site does not send frames away for storage, and when the tab is hidden the camera stops and in-memory frames are cleared, so take the export while the image is still open.

Export only after you have the view you want.
Saved file location depends on browser and operating system settings.
If you switch tabs first, the held frame is cleared from memory.

Open the site in a secure browser tab and allow camera access if asked.
Pick your front camera or webcam, then center your face and turn on the grid.
Press Space to freeze, place the pin on one feature, and compare it across the face.
Resume, correct the makeup, freeze again, and export a PNG if you want to keep the result.

Why does one side still look different even with the grid?

Faces are not perfectly matched from side to side, and camera angle changes the look quickly. Re-center your head, lower the crop if part of the face is cut off, and compare matching points from the same frozen pose.

Can I change camera permission later?

Yes. The help button can point you to browser site settings, where camera access is adjusted manually. Browser support pages for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari explain those controls.

Will this work without internet?

The app cache starts only after a successful first visit. Camera use while offline depends on the browser, so it cannot be promised on every device.

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