Selection criteria
Change the cut, the colour, or both — not both at once
The templates separate along that line for a reason. Colour-only changes keep your existing shape and just re-light the hair for the new pigment, which is why they are the most reliable of the group; blonde on dark hair is the hardest case because it needs the most tonal reconstruction. Cut changes rebuild the shape, and the shorter the target the harder it is, since the model has to invent a hairline and neck edge that were previously covered. Changing cut and colour in one pass gives the model two variables to drift on, and it will. Run them as two steps if you want both.
What the source photo decides
Almost all of the outcome. Hair must be fully visible and loose — tied back, tucked under a hat, or cropped at the frame edge and the template has nothing to work from. Even, frontal light matters more here than in most edits because the hairline is the make-or-break detail, and a shadow falling across the forehead is exactly where a fake edit becomes obvious. Curly and textured hair works, but expect more variation between generations than straight hair, because there is far more geometry to reconstruct.
Usage guidance
- Take or pick a front-facing photo with hair loose, fully visible, and evenly lit.
- Decide whether you are testing a cut or a colour — do one, not both.
- Pick the matching template and upload; no prompt needed.
- Check the hairline against skin first. That edge is where a bad result shows.
- For both a cut and a colour, feed the first result back in and change the second variable.
- For a full look rather than a hair test, use one of the makeup-and-styling templates instead.
Related models
The makeup and styling templates are a different tool
Three of these do full styling passes rather than hair alone — K-beauty glow, Western glam makeup, an editorial refinement look. These change skin finish, lip and eye treatment along with the hair, so they read as a complete look rather than a hair try-on. If your goal is genuinely to evaluate a haircut before a salon appointment, use the hair-only templates; the styling ones will flatter you in ways that have nothing to do with the cut and will mislead the decision.
Honest limits
This will not tell you whether a cut suits your face shape in the way a stylist can, because the model is drawing a plausible version rather than simulating how your specific hair falls. Fringe and short crops are the least reliable. Hair extensions and volume increases render more convincingly than reductions, since adding is easier than inferring what is underneath. Treat the result as a strong reference to bring to a salon, not as a prediction.
