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Show HN: Hair Glow Up – AI hair transformations with complete vibe templates

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Hey HN! I'm a CPO with 25 years in tech, and I built Hair Glow Up to solve a surprisingly common problem: hair commitment anxiety.

My wife would spend hours looking at hairstyle inspiration but never actually make a change because "what if it looks terrible?" Existing apps just overlay a hair color, which doesn't really show you the full transformation.

Hair Glow Up uses AI to create 50+ complete "vibe" transformations - simultaneously changing hair color, cut length, style, and ambient lighting. So instead of just "here's you with blonde hair," you see "here's you with a layered blonde bob in warm studio lighting."

Each template is a curated aesthetic combining multiple visual elements. The biggest challenge was making transformations look natural enough that people actually share them on social media (and they do - it's optimized for TikTok content).

Built the iOS app with Xcode, managed everything on GitHub, and Claude Code helped me ship features significantly faster.

Would love feedback from the HN community - especially around AI application and any features you'd want to see!

The author, a CPO with 25 years of tech experience, built an iOS app called Hair Glow Up that uses AI to create complete 'vibe' hair transformations, and is seeking feedback from the HN community.

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