Systems and methods for makeup consultation using an improved user interface

A system, comprising:

• a display;
• a memory storing instructions;
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured by the instructions to at least:
• initiate a video conferencing session with a remote computing device utilized by a makeup professional;
• access a dataset in a data store, the dataset comprising a plurality of makeup templates, wherein each of the makeup templates specifies application of cosmetic effects for achieving a different cosmetic result;
• display a first user interface to a user of the system, the first user interface comprising a virtual mirror window depicting a live video feed of a facial region of the user, a second window depicting a live video feed of the makeup professional, and a plurality of graphical thumbnail representations, each of the graphical thumbnail representations corresponding to a cosmetic effect;
• obtain a selection of one of the graphical thumbnail representations and display a second user interface to the user, the second user interface comprising a plurality of sub-windows each depicting virtual application of a cosmetic effect corresponding to the selected graphical thumbnail representation, each of the plurality of sub-windows corresponding to one of the makeup templates in the dataset;
• and
• obtain a selection of one of the sub-windows in the second user interface and transition back to the first user interface, the first user interface comprising the virtual mirror window depicting virtual application of the cosmetic effect associated with the selected sub-window.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions to be implemented by a computing device having a processor, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to at least:

• initiate a video conferencing session with a remote computing device utilized by a makeup professional;
• access a dataset in a data store, the dataset comprising a plurality of makeup templates, wherein each of the makeup templates specifies application of cosmetic effects for achieving a different cosmetic result;
• display a first user interface to a user of the computing device, the first user interface comprising a virtual mirror window depicting a live video feed of a facial region of the user, a second window depicting a live video feed of the makeup professional, and a plurality of graphical thumbnail representations, each of the graphical thumbnail representations corresponding to a cosmetic effect;
• obtain a selection of one of the graphical thumbnail representations and display a second user interface to the user, the second user interface comprising a plurality of sub-windows each depicting virtual application of a cosmetic effect corresponding to the selected graphical thumbnail representation, each of the plurality of sub-windows corresponding to one of the makeup templates in the dataset;
• and
• obtain a selection of one of the sub-windows in the second user interface and transition back to the first user interface, the first user interface comprising the virtual mirror window depicting virtual application of the cosmetic effect associated with the selected sub-window.