Ways to check the back of your head when you’re alone

By Con, founder of Music Wide Selfie · Updated 22 October 2026

Short answerUse a hand mirror facing a wall mirror, take a photo or short video of the back of your head with your phone, or prop your phone and use the timer. Shave View, is designed to show it live.

Two mirrors

Stand with your back to a wall mirror and hold a hand mirror in front of your face. Everything is reversed twice, so move slowly.

Phone photos

Hold the phone behind your head, take a photo with the volume button, check it, adjust, repeat. Slow but accurate.

Short video

Record a slow pass around the back of your head and watch it back.

Live view

Shave View, a Crown feature, is designed to put your iPhone camera’s view live on your laptop or iPad while you move the phone.

Questions

Can I use a video call?

Some people video-call their own laptop from their phone. It works, though with a delay.

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