Makeup Application Process Using a Mixed Reality (MR) Training System

Purpose: This study investigated the makeup application process using a mixed reality (MR) education system for beauty majors and compared the effects of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in the makeup education field. This study also investigated the utilization and development potential of makeup education using the recently developed AR-based MR technique.Methods: A survey was conducted targeting beauty majors. A total of 230 questionnaires were distributed, and 200 effective questionnaires were used in the final data analysis. The collected data were analyzed with frequency analysis, factor analysis, descriptive statistical analysis, and repeated measures analysis of variance using the SPSS 21.0 program.Results: An analysis of the questionnaires applied to makeup majors found that the expectation of usability in makeup education according to technological development increased equally in the order of VR, AR, and MR. The realistic expectations of the makeup application education from VR to MR increased in three groups, and expectations were particularly high in the case of AR and the utilization of MR in makeup education based on it. We presented a makeup education method from the first-person point of view using the MR device, HoloLens, and we suggested the direction of customized education for auditors based on the popularization of MR devices.Conclusion: Mixed reality-based makeup education presents a new direction in the field of makeup education by providing various types of makeup information consistent with the 4th industrial revolution and the revitalization of alternatives to face-to-face education in the post-COVID-19 era.