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Method and apparatus for determining the foundation makeup color that substantially reproduces a person's natural skin color
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Inventors: Gourtou, Eliane; Raynal, Annie; Baudet, Regine; Hulaud, Jean-Pierre; Biesse, Jean-Paul;
Assignee: Parfums Christian Dior (Paris, FR)
Primary Examiner: Mancene; Gene
Assistant Examiner: Smith; Jeffrey A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Bryan Cave
The invention relates to a method and Apparatus for determining the color of a foundation makeup comprising a device for measuring the color of the skin on an arm of a person computing and determining the skin color measured and comparing same with a data base containing a palette of reference foundation colors substantially covering a representative sample of a population of given individuals, the data base containing at least the color of the skin for each individual and a reference foundation color associated with one or more of the skin colors in the data base; and determining from the data base the foundation color associated with the skin color to reproduce the skin color in the data base corresponding to the measured skin color of a person. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION Thus, an object of the present invention is to solve a novel technical problem consisting in providing a solution that enables a foundation makeup color to be determined that substantially reproduces the natural skin color of a person without requiring action from an expert on the commercial premises where determination is performed.
Another object of the present invention is to solve this novel technical problem by means of a solution that is particularly simple, reliable, reproducible, and relatively cheap.
These technical problems are solved for the first time by the present invention in a manner that is simple, reproducible, cheap, and operable on a commercial scale, in particular in hairdressing or beauty parlors, without requiring action by a person with real qualifications on the subject.
Thus, in a first aspect, the present invention provides a method of determining the foundation makeup color that substantially reproduces the natural skin color of a person, the method comprising the following steps: a) in a prior step, establishing a data base containing a palette of reference foundation colors substantially covering a representative sample of a population of given individuals, said data base containing at least the following data: the color of the skin on the inside of the arm or on the outside of the arm or both on the inside and on the outside of the arm, preferably in a middle region of the forearm in which vein color is not particularly apparent, and which does not contain skin marks; and a reference foundation color associated with one or more of the skin colors in said data base; b) the color of the skin of a person concerned is measured on the inside of the arm or on the outside of the arm or both on the inside and on the outside of the arm; and c) the measured skin color of the person concerned is compared with the skin colors in the data base to determine which color in the data base is identical or close thereto, and consequently to determine from said data base which foundation color is associated with said skin color in said data base
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