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A 90s instant print

Your bestie pic, printed the 90s way: Bestie Polaroid adds direct flash, soft focus, warm color and a white instant-film border in one tap, and it's made to leave every face as it is.

Before: the photo before Bestie Polaroid
After: the Bestie Polaroid look

Example: the Bestie Polaroid recipe on an AI-generated model photo (not a real person), made with the same AI the app uses. Drag to compare. Your result depends on your photo.

Bestie Polaroid: 90s instant film. Bestie Polaroid gives your photo the look of a 90s instant camera. You get a direct on-camera flash, a soft focus, a warm color shift and light grain, all framed in a white instant-film border, like a print you'd tuck into the corner of a mirror. It's a film treatment, not a makeover: the recipe tells the AI to keep faces, skin tones, body shapes and expressions exactly as they are. The name says bestie, but a solo selfie works too.

What you get

  • Direct on-camera flash and soft focus
  • A warm color shift and light grain
  • A white instant-film border around the picture
  • Everyone's face, skin tone and expression kept
  • Made for besties, fine for a solo selfie

How to try Bestie Polaroid

  1. Open the look

    In Aybuke, tap Bestie Polaroid on Explore, or open Edit › Styles › Trending now.

  2. Pick your photo

    A close, side-by-side photo of you and your bestie.

  3. Let it glow

    The first time, a consent screen asks before anything goes to the cloud. The look uses 1 AI credit, and failed edits are refunded.

  4. Keep it or retry

    Slide to compare, then save or share it as a story card or before/after.

Photos that work best

  • A close, side-by-side photo of you and your bestie
  • Indoor or night photos, where the flash look feels at home
  • Friends in the shot? Ask them before you edit and share

Make it yours

After the look, keep going with Magic Edit: type a change in your own words. A few ideas:

  • Add little doodled hearts on the white borderOr draw your own on your device with Text & Stickers
  • Add fairy lights behind usA cozy, sleepover-night glow
  • Add matching friendship bracelets on our wristsA tiny detail for the two of you

FAQ

Bestie Polaroid questions

Is the Bestie Polaroid look free?

Yes, on the free plan: Bestie Polaroid uses 1 of the 2 free AI credits you get every day. Pro gives you 80 credits a month instead, plus our best-quality AI, every look, no watermark and no ads.

Is there an instant-film effect that runs on my device?

Yes. Instant '82 is one of Aybuke's free retro effects: it gives your real photo faded instant-film color, grain and an off-white frame, right on your device. Bestie Polaroid goes further and re-creates the shot with AI in the cloud, flash and all.

Can I turn several of these into a collage?

Yes. Save a few results, then open Collage and choose the Instant style, which lays out 2 to 9 photos as scattered instant prints or a ribbon garland. Collage runs on your device, so it doesn't use any credits.

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