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"I never buy a pair of glasses without the help of Ingrid, the young woman who works in my local optical store and appraises different styles on my face. Now, Glasses.com wants to replace Ingrid in my life \u2014 with an app.\nThe soon-to-be-released app is called Glasses.com 3D Fit from Glasses.com, a new venture from 1-800-Contacts. It lets you see, through augmented reality, how dozens of pairs of glasses look on your 3D model. CEO Jonathan Coon, who came to Mashable to demo it for us, says the app creates an accurate 3D model of your face, allowing you to see how you look in various styles of frames from different angles.\nHere's how it works: Using an iPad, you take a video of your face while rotating your head to the left and then the right. It then quickly creates a 3D rendering of my face from both sides. Rather than go through the online catalog and then choose the glasses to show on my face, I instantly see the selection as it looks on me, along with the brand and price. I can scroll through them all on my iPad or click on any of them to get more info on colors and selection, or add to my favorites.\nSEE ALSO: Ditto's 3D Virtual Fitting Tech Makes It Possible to Try on Glasses Online\n\nMy favorite part is being able to slide the glasses slightly down on my face and see from the side how they'll look resting on my nose. This is something that happens often with my reading glasses so it's good to know what it looks like. \nThere are other sites, like Warby Parker and Ditto that let you virtually try on glasses, but Coon thinks his technology makes it look more real \u2014 with reflections and drop shadows. For instance, when I try on glasses with a purple tint in the video, you can see the reflection of the purple tint on my face.\nYou can also add Instagram-like filters to see how the glasses would look in different lights, or add a filter while you're shopping to see yourself in a less-harsh light.\nCoon says his augmented reality app lets you shop and try-on simultaneously, and find glasses that actually look good on you. That's great for people like me who dislike both shopping and trying on.\nCan Glasses.com's app (launching in May for iPad with an Android version coming later) replace Ingrid and the level or service and selection I've grown to love? Maybe. They offer a wide selection of both sunglasses and regular frames, and say they can fill all prescriptions, including progressive lenses. You sort by style, color, brand or price and save your favorites to go back to.\nSEE ALSO: Bloomingdale's Installs Body Scanners to Help You Find Jeans That Fit\n\nOnce you've chosen a few you want an opinion on, you can crowdsource by sending a link and an image to your friends who can then vote. Glasses.com tallies the votes and lets you know which is the favorite among your friends. The company will also offer, if asked, an opinion from its \"glasses guru,\" available by email, IM or phone.\nAnd as easy as it is for me to go to my local store to shop or to replace a frame, Glasses.com will send you four frames to try on at home. Once you've made your selection, the order is started and then sent out \u2014 even before you've returned your samples. You have 30 days to try them on and make sure you like them or you get your money back. Coon says he wants to take all the risk out of the process.\nCheck out the full video above to see the process, and let us know if you could choose your next pair of glasses with an app.\n\nGraphic courtesy of Glasses.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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