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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1993
Eliane Gourtou, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR;
Annie Raynal, Orleans, FR;
Regine Baudet, Orleans, FR;
Jean-Pierre Hulaud, La Forest Landerneau, FR;
Jean-Paul Biesse, Baccon, FR;
Parfums Christian Dior, Paris, FR;
Abstract
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.