Instrumenting makeup applicators for improving and sharing application techniques

A computer-implemented method of generating presentations of makeup applications, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a computing device, a first video of a makeup application process from a camera, wherein the first video depicts at least a portion of a face and at least a portion of an applicator;
• receiving, by the computing device, signals from at least one motion sensor indicating motion of the applicator;
• measuring, by the computing device, the motion of the applicator with respect to one or more landmarks of the face to determine a relative applicator path;
• measuring, by the computing device, an amount of deflection shown in the first video of the portion of the applicator to determine an amount of force with which the applicator is applied;
• adding, by the computing device, the amount of force to the relative applicator path;
• and
• storing, by the computing device, the relative applicator path.

A computing device, comprising:

• circuitry for receiving a first video of a makeup application process from a camera, wherein the first video depicts at least a portion of a face and at least a portion of an applicator;
• circuitry for receiving signals from at least one motion sensor indicating motion of the applicator;
• circuitry for measuring the motion of the applicator with respect to one or more landmarks of the face to determine a relative applicator path;
• circuitry for measuring an amount of deflection shown in the first video of the portion of the applicator to determine an amount of force with which the applicator is applied;
• circuitry for adding the amount of force to the relative applicator path;
• and
• circuitry for storing the relative applicator path.