True mirror
Short answer
A normal mirror flips you left to right. This page shows your front camera without the flip, so you see the face other people see. Press Start, allow the camera, and switch between the true view and the mirror view. Nothing leaves this tab.
The picture stays in this tab. Nothing is recorded, uploaded or analysed, and the camera turns off when you stop or leave.
For a fair look
- Hold the phone at arm’s length or further, at eye level: a close lens widens the nose and the middle of the face.
- Face soft, even light, such as a window; light from above deepens every shadow.
- Give it a minute. The true view often looks “off” at first only because it is less familiar.
The same rules make a good scan photo. When you want your face measured, use the app; for what changes how you photograph, read glow-up basics, graded by evidence.
Questions people ask
Why do I look different in photos than in the mirror?
A mirror flips you left to right, and that flipped face is the one you see most. In a classic study, people preferred their own mirror image while their friends preferred their true, un-mirrored image (Mita, Dermer and Knight, 1977). A close phone camera also widens the middle of the face.
Which one is how others see me?
The true view: the camera’s own picture, not flipped. That is how people facing you, and photos taken by someone else, see you.
Does this rate my face?
No. It is only a camera view. There is no face detection and no scoring on this website; scans happen in the app, for adults 18 and over.
References
- Mita TH, Dermer M, Knight J. Reversed facial images and the mere-exposure hypothesis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1977. (Study)
- Ward B, Ward M, Fried O, Paskhover B. Nasal distortion in short-distance photographs: the selfie effect. JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, 2018. (Study)