Virtual Hairstyle Makeover Programs

Virtual hairstyle makeover programs show you what wide variety of hairstyles and colors look like on you. This is a fabulous way of testing a style, before committing to a major color or cut change.
Kimberly Heit
Updated August 18, 2015

Virtual hairstyle makeover programs show you what wide variety of hairstyles and colors look like on you. This is a fabulous way of testing a style, before committing to a major color or cut change. This is a really sensible idea, because head hair only grows around half an inch a month. Meaning that after you make a change you could be stuck with it for quite some time.

There are some free virtual hairstyle makeover programs around, but they tend to have two drawbacks. The first is often a limited selection of styles to try, and the second is that they can be very advertising heavy. One program that doesn’t cost a lot, but eradicates these two disadvantages is The Hairstyler.

The Hairstyler allows you to try on 7000 hairstyles. You can also choose to vary the color or highlights on the style and you will find 50 choices in color. They regularly add 40 new hairstyles a week, so you can keep up with the latest trends.

A three month membership is just $14.95 and they currently have an offer running that will give you 10% off this subscription price. Use coupon code: JANHAIR13 (Coupon link)

Some additional benefits their program offers include:

  • The ability to upload different photos of yourself to test as many times as you like.
  • You can also try on makeup to give yourself a makeup makeover.
  • You can search for hairstyles based on your hair type, texture and elasticity.
  • They provide step by step instructions on how to create many hairstyles.
  • You can save your makeovers and upload it to the gallery, post it to facebook, or email it to friends to get a second opinion.
  • According to the Wall Street Journal this program offers “The most realistic virtual hairstyle.”