Hair Edges against the Lights
Use the lights as a rim. Hair edges stay sharp against the glow, and the face keeps its own color.
Fairy lights can rim the hair, and the edges stay sharp. The glow separates the head from the background. It should not melt the hair into a halo that eats the outline. The face keeps its real color, lit by the source you named, while the rim sits on the edge only. Lock the face, including the hairline. Approve the still before motion, at phone size, where a fuzzy edge shows up first. If the host looks real, say the host is AI, and leave the platform label visible. Put the string behind one shoulder, light the face from the window, and approve the still only when the hair outline stays sharp. Keep one speaker. A practical reel is 15–45 seconds. The first 3 seconds show a thin rim on the hair and skin at a real color, and they say the shop line. Reject a rim that has spread across the forehead, a foggy bloom, or a glow that hides the hairline. If the face or the voice could be mistaken for a real person, the caption must say it is AI, and the platform label stays visible.
Rim the edge, not the cheek
The bright line belongs on the hair against the dark or the lights, a thin separation. If the same brightness spreads across the forehead and the nose, the rim has become the key. Name the window or the lamp that actually lights the face, and keep the string behind. You should still know which side is brighter. Keep the bright line on the edge, and name the window or lamp that actually lights the face. The first 3 seconds show that thin separation and say the shop line. Reject a rim that became the key light on the face before you post.
Keep the outline sharp
Individual edges, or at least a clear silhouette, should survive against the bulbs. A foggy bloom means the lights are too strong or too close in the description. Reject a still where the hair becomes a smear. Motion will not sharpen an edge the still already lost. Ask for an outline that survives against the bulbs, and reject a smear because motion will not sharpen it later. In the first 3 seconds the hair edge is sharp and the voice says the line. Do not post a halo that eats the head.
The hairline is part of the lock
A new haircut, a new part, or a glow that hides the hairline is a new person. Compare with the reference before you approve. Life photos can reuse this host once the edge is clean. Label the realistic face as AI, and leave the platform label visible. Compare the hairline with the reference, and treat a new part or a hidden hairline as a new person. In the first 3 seconds, viewers see the locked edge and hear the shop line. Throw out the bloomed still before the file goes up.
A worked example
A soap maker stands with a string behind one shoulder. A thin rim traces the hair, the outline stays sharp, and the face is lit by the window at a real skin color. A still where the hair bloomed into the lights is rejected. The caption says the host is AI. Stand with the string behind one shoulder, trace a thin rim, and reject the still where the hair bloomed into the lights. The first 3 seconds show the sharp outline and the window-lit face and say the shop line. One speaker, 15–45 seconds. If the face looks real, the caption says the host is AI.
Before you post
- Keep the rim on the hair edge.
- Leave the outline sharp.
- Match the locked hairline, and label the host as AI.
Where Scro fits
Scro locks the face, hairline included, and waits for you to approve the still before motion. Life photos can reuse that host. Change clothes only if you mean to. Export 9:16, and label the realistic face as AI. Approve the hairline before motion, then export 9:16. The first 3 seconds show the rim on the edge only and say the shop line. Reject a fuzzy halo. If the face or voice could be mistaken for a real person, the caption says it is AI, and the platform label stays put.
Separate the hair. Finished samples are on the examples page.
Related: A Smile for a Real Shop.