Why everyone is using Meitu, the makeover app that will transform your selfies
The Chinese have been using this beautifying app since 2008 but this year Meitu has gone viral, with 456 million monthly active users around the world.
While some are clearly enjoying the novelty factor (glowing Trump portraits abound - see below), others are addicted to the dramatic results and the app holds a rare five-star rating in the US app store.
What is Meitu?
Meitu, which means ‘beautiful picture’, offers a ‘one-touch photoshop for enhancing your beauty’ and promises to give your selfies a ‘hand-drawn look’.
Using facial recognition and augmented reality, the free app transforms faces, enhancing in a style similar to the well-documented lenses of Snapchat.
A Donald Trump Meitu
Any face can be entered, recognised and altered via the app’s patented technology, also used in popular makeover apps AirBrush and MakeupPlus.
How do you use Meitu?
Photos can be uploaded from an album or taken directly on the app. Then, Meitu waves its magic wand and faces turn into glowing fairytale, anime-style images, complete with peachy cheeks and sparkling eyes.
Beauty filters such as ‘Mermaid’ and ‘Petals’ can also be applied. The resulting masterpiece can then be saved and shared on social media.
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