Abstract: A skin care system including a dispensing device configured to administer a light therapy and a microcurrent treatment, and an applicator configured to apply a formula, comprising a reservoir configured to hold the formula, a first roller ball configured to apply the formula, a connection configured to attach the cartridge to the dispensing device, and a microcontroller configured to direct the dispensing device to apply the microcurrent treatment.

Abstract: Method for self-measuring dimensions of an area of keratinous materials of a user, preferably for use in the manufacturing of a personalized applicator for applying a cosmetic product, to said area of keratinous materials, the method using a mobile image capture device, and a minor, at least one characteristic dimension of said mobile image capture device being known beforehand, the method comprising: a) said mobile image capture device is placed in a predetermined position with respect to said area to be measured and in front of the minor, b) at least one image comprising said area to be measured and at least a part of said mobile image capture device is captured in the minor by said device, and c) from said at least one image, several landmark points delimiting the area to be measured are detected in order to measure at least one dimension of the area by using at least said at least one characteristic dimension of the mobile image capture device.

Abstract: An aspect is a system and method that includes determining virtual try-on display adjustment information responsive to receiving one or more digital images taken upon application of a calibration cosmetics product, generating virtual try-on display parameters for modifying a digital try-on experience based at least in part on the virtual try-on display adjustment information, and generating one or more instances of a modified virtual try-on experience on a user interface based on the virtual try-on display parameters.

Abstract: A system is provided that executes a contest that includes displaying an image of a face of a model, among a plurality of models, to a user; receive inputs from the user to adjust a color of a blended cosmetic product to be applied to the face of the model; display the model with the adjusted color selected by the user; receive the image of the face of the model with the adjusted color as an entry of the user; display the entry of the user to a plurality of users and provide the plurality of users an option submit a vote on the entry of the users and entries of other users; output a result of a contest based on an entry receiving a highest number of votes. The system is further configured to output one or more colors of the blended cosmetic product included in the highest vote receiving entries corresponding to an extracted model as a recommendation to a user.

Abstract: A system is provided that is configured to execute a game process that includes displaying an image of a blended cosmetic product that has a target color; displaying a color selection interface that allows a user to select a single color among a plurality of colors; receiving an input from a user on the color selection interface which corresponds to the user's estimate of the target color displayed in the image; and outputting a result to the user indicating a degree of similarity between the user's input on the color selection interface and the target color.

Abstract: A system is provide that is configured to execute a contest that includes displaying an image of a face of a model, among a plurality of models, to a user; receive inputs from the user to adjust a color of a blended cosmetic product to be applied to the face of the model; display the model with the adjusted color selected by the user; receive the image of the face of the model with the adjusted color as an entry of the user; display the entry of the user to a plurality of users and provide the plurality of users an option submit a vote on the entry of the users and entries of other users; output a result of a contest based on one or more receiving a highest number of votes. The system further transmits an instruction to a manufacturing facility of cartridges of s dispensing device to create a grouped package of cartridges for the determined plurality of color ingredients.

Abstract: A system is provided that includes a mobile user device (300) that executes an application and determines and transmits a recipe for generating a target cosmetic material that is based on a combination of a plurality of separate ingredients that are associated with the user. The system includes a dispensing device (100) configured to receive the transmitted recipe from the mobile user device 300) and dispense each of the plurality of separate ingredients onto a common dispensing surface such that when the dispensed amounts of each of the plurality of separate ingredients is blended on the dispensing surface, the target cosmetic material is achieved.

Abstract: A computer system receives user-specified settings for a custom formulation of a personal care product, obtains manufacturing parameters for the custom formulation based at least on part on the user-specified settings for the custom formulation; and transmits the manufacturing parameters to a manufacturing computer system. The manufacturing parameters are configured to initiate or guide a manufacturing process to produce the custom formulation of the personal care product. The computer system also receives user-specified settings for a personal care device having at least one computer-controlled component, obtains operational parameters for the personal care device based at least in part on the user-specified settings for the personal care device; and transmits the operational parameters to a remote computing device in communication with the personal care device.

Abstract: A computer system obtains at least one 3D scan of a body surface; automatically identifies, based on the at least one 3D scan, one or more features (e.g., nose, lips, eyes, eyebrows, cheekbones, or specific portions thereof, or other features) of the body surface; and generates a digital 3D model of the body surface. The digital 3D model includes the identified features of the human body surface. In an embodiment, the step of generating of the digital 3D model is based on the at least one 3D scan and the identified features of the body surface. In an embodiment, the digital 3D model comprises a 3D mesh file. The digital 3D model can be used in various ways. For example, output of a manufacturing process (e.g., a 3D printed item, a cosmetics product, a personal care product) can be based on the digital 3D model.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile apparatus for monitoring state of cosmetic items in a drawer or on a shelf. The apparatus includes a camera; a display device; and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to capture an image of the drawer and its contents using the camera, decode the captured image to identify the cosmetic items contained in the drawer and respective location of the identified cosmetic items, and display on the display device a notification of identified cosmetic items that have expired. An augmented reality display device highlights a group of cosmetic items determined to be compatible and within a freshness degree. The processing circuitry is configured to display on the mobile display a notification of a cosmetic item to apply, highlight the cosmetic item in the augmented reality display device, and record in a database usage information of the cosmetic item.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and computer-readable media that use machine learning models to enable computing devices to detect and identify cosmetic products in face images. In some embodiments, a model training system may gather training data for building the machine learning models by analyzing face images associated with tagging data. In some embodiments, a recommendation system may be configured to use the machine learning models generated by the model training system to detect products in face images, and to add information based on the detected products to a look data store, and/or to provide recommendations for similar looks from the look data store based on the detected products.

Abstract: An apparatus is described for dispensing cosmetic material from a cartridge onto a dispensing surface. The apparatus includes a retractable plate disposed beneath the detachable portion, where a dispensing end of the at least one cartridge is configured to penetrate the retractable plate and the detachable portion. When the retractable plate is at a stable highest position, the dispensing end of the at least one cartridge is flush with the surface of the retractable plate. When the retractable plate is moved to a predetermined stable downward position below the highest position, and the detachable portion is placed on the retractable surface, the dispensing end of the at least one cartridge is flush with the dispensing surface and the retractable plate is configured to move even further downward to an unstable position in response to a downward force on the detachable portion.

Abstract: A computer system receives user-specified settings for a custom formulation of a personal care product, obtains manufacturing parameters for the custom formulation based at least on part on the user-specified settings for the custom formulation; and transmits the manufacturing parameters to a manufacturing computer system. The manufacturing parameters are configured to initiate or guide a manufacturing process to produce the custom formulation of the personal care product. The computer system also receives user-specified settings for a personal care device having at least one computer-controlled component, obtains operational parameters for the personal care device based at least in part on the user-specified settings for the personal care device; and transmits the operational parameters to a remote computing device in communication with the personal care device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a salon sustainability resource management system is described. The salon sustainability resource management system includes one or more backwash stations, a sustainability status unit communicatively coupled to each of the one or more backwash stations. The sustainability status unit is configured to generate a virtual display including one or more instances of a current sustainability status associated with a utilization of at least one resource. An enticement unit is configured to activate one or more appraisals associated with the resource utilization at the backwash station. An integrated verdant unit is configured to predict a wholistic sustainability status associated with the current sustainability status at the sustainability status unit associated with each backwash station.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for dispensing cosmetic material. The apparatus includes a dispensing device configured to receive a plurality of cartridges that each contain a cosmetic material and to dispense a specified amount of the cosmetic material from each cartridge onto a dispensing surface from a respective outlet that corresponds to each cartridge. The dispensing surface includes at least one partition that partitions the dispensing surface into a plurality of compartments each corresponding to a region surrounding at least one of the respective outlets.

Abstract: A system is provided that includes an advisor device; a user device; and a dispensing device. The advisor device and the user device are configured to perform a communication session with each other that includes transmitting, from the user device to the advisor device, information that includes a desired cosmetic product and information related to a user of the user device; analyzing, by the advisor device, the information received from the user device; and generating and transmitting a recommended cosmetic formula to the user device. The user device is configured to transmit the recommended cosmetic formula to the dispensing device for dispensing the desired cosmetic product.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile apparatus for monitoring state of cosmetic items in a drawer or on a shelf. The apparatus includes a camera; a display device; and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to capture an image of the drawer and its contents using the camera, decode the captured image to identify the cosmetic items contained in the drawer and respective location of the identified cosmetic items, and display on the display device a notification of identified cosmetic items that have expired. An augmented reality display device highlights a group of cosmetic items determined to be compatible and within a freshness degree. The processing circuitry is configured to display on the mobile display a notification of a cosmetic item to apply, highlight the cosmetic item in the augmented reality display device, and record in a database usage information of the cosmetic item.

Abstract: An aspect is a system and method that includes determining virtual try-on display adjustment information responsive to receiving one or more digital images taken upon application of a calibration cosmetics product, generating virtual try-on display parameters for modifying a digital try-on experience based at least in part on the virtual try-on display adjustment information, and generating one or more instances of a modified virtual try-on experience on a user interface based on the virtual try-on display parameters.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a sustainability resource management system includes a sustainability status unit configured to generate a virtual display including one or more instances of a predicted sustainability status associated with a utilization of at least one resource and an enticement unit configured to activate one or more appraisals associated with the resource utilization.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and computer-readable media that use machine learning models to enable computing devices to detect and identify cosmetic products in face images. In some embodiments, a model training system may gather training data for building the machine learning models by analyzing face images associated with tagging data. In some embodiments, a recommendation system may be configured to use the machine learning models generated by the model training system to detect products in face images, and to add information based on the detected products to a look data store, and/or to provide recommendations for similar looks from the look data store based on the detected products.