Makeup, GRWM and skincare
Your face.
In focus.
Guides for makeup and skincare creators filming themselves: front-camera blur and 'beauty' smoothing, light that shows true colour, and GRWMs with your music playing.
- 6 free guides
- Written by the founder
- Updated October 2026
Camera Check
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Guides
Start here
Why your makeup looks blurry on the front camera
Fixing soft, smoothed or blurry front-camera video.
Read the guide →
02Showing true makeup colour on camera
Getting foundation and lip shades to look like real life.
Read the guide →
03Filming a GRWM with your music playing
Getting ready with your playlist on, without the camera pausing it.
Read the guide →
04Ring light or window?
Choosing light for beauty videos.
Read the guide →
05Getting a thumbnail where your eyes are open
Picking a good frame for the cover.
Read the guide →
06Filming a skincare routine
Close-up skincare videos that look clean.
Read the guide →
In the app
Features built for this
Wide Selfie
Fit more people and more background into front-camera shots.
Lighting check
Spot shadows and backlight.
Blink and lighting checks
Catch blinks and bad light before you keep a photo.
Music keeps playing while you record
Designed so other apps keep playing without ducking.
Teleprompter
Read your script near the lens.
Best Take
Three photos and a recommendation.
Music Wide Selfie is an iPhone camera app, coming soon to the App Store. Features vary by iPhone model and iOS version.
Written by the person building the app
Con started building Music Wide Selfie in 2026 after losing the camera he filmed with every day. Read his story.