Method and system for a styling platform

A first mobile device of a first user, comprising:

• a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium to store a beauty application;
• and
• a processor coupled with the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium to process the stored beauty application, causing the first mobile device to:
• apply a styling feature using input from the first user, through a user interface, to a facial image of a second user through the beauty application,
• transmit a message from the first mobile device of the first user to a second mobile device of the second user through the beauty application, the message containing a hyperlink to the facial image with the styling feature applied,
• establish a communication session within the beauty application between the first and second mobile devices responsive to receiving a reply from the second mobile device, and
• exchange information regarding the styling feature within the beauty application between the first and second mobile devices using the communication session, wherein the facial image of the second user is updated, by a camera captured image of the second user using the second mobile device, and with the styling feature applied to the updated facial image, and wherein applying the styling feature to the updated facial image comprises using facial analysis to recognize facial features of the second user in the updated facial image.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that provides a beauty application, which when executed by a processor of a first mobile device of a first user, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• applying a styling feature using input from the first user, through a user interface, to a facial image of a second user through the beauty application;
• transmitting a message from the first mobile device of the first user to a second mobile device of the second user through the beauty application, the message containing a hyperlink to the facial image with the styling feature applied;
• establishing a communication session within the beauty application between the first and second mobile devices responsive to receiving a reply from the second mobile device;
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• exchanging information regarding the styling feature within the beauty application between the first and second mobile devices using the communication session, wherein the facial image of the second user is updated, by a camera captured image of the second user using the second mobile device, and with the styling feature applied to the updated facial image, and wherein applying the styling feature to the updated facial image comprises using facial analysis to recognize facial features of the second user in the updated facial image.