Messaging system with augmented reality messages

A system for generating an augmented reality lens, comprising:

• one or more processors of a machine;
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
• causing a lens template display to prepopulate with facial lens templates on a display screen of a client device, wherein each facial lens template includes a lens feature that comprises image transformation data configured to overlay video or image data of a face;
• receiving a selection of a facial lens template from the prepopulated lens template display;
• receiving a trigger selection that activates a facial lens feature of the selected lens template to complete customization of the facial lens template, thereby forming a completed facial lens, the trigger selection including detection of a facial action by a camera;
• and
• saving the completed facial lens to a memory.

A machine-readable storage device embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• causing a lens template display to prepopulate with facial lens templates on a display screen of a client device, wherein each facial lens template includes a lens feature that comprises image transformation data configured to overlay video or image data of a face;
• receiving a selection of a facial lens template from the prepopulated lens template display;
• receiving a trigger selection that activates a facial lens feature of the selected lens template to complete customization of the facial lens template, thereby forming a completed facial lens, the trigger selection including detection of a facial action by a camera;
• and
• saving the completed facial lens to a memory.