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Oct 24, 2007 -
Summer 2008 Color Trends
by Nick Morante
As fast as fall and winter come and go so does the next year's summer color stories. Summer 2008 is certainly no different. Summer 2008 describes an intimate, inward-looking world focused on the body. It conjures up a person full of ambivalent elegance, with contrasting or mutually supportive qualities. Again Fashion Trendsetters has presented a remarkable lineup of colors that will stand out under the hot summer sun. The color story is called Le Cuir A Paris - Summer 2008 Colors and is described like poetry...
Jul 31, 2007 -
Trends - Anti-Aging Therapies
by Nick Morante
Anti-aging has been a major source of concern in the lives of beautiful women throughout history. A youthful appearance at any age will reflect and reinforce our feelings of inner vitality...
Feb 5, 2007 -
Understanding Color - Part 13
by Nick Morante
This is the continuation of formulation/correction using instrumentation. I knew you couldn’t wait for this one. When building different types of colorant files for formulation and correction, one must be aware of the different types of systems you are working with as well as the component used in those systems...
Jan 29, 2007 -
Understanding Color - Part 12
by Nick Morante
As promised, this article will tell you a little bit about building colorant files to use for the formulation and correction of color cosmetic products using instrumentation...
Jan 22, 2007 -
Understanding Color - Part 11
by Nick Morante
This is a continuation of the previous section. Here we will describe the specific measurement conditions for each common color cosmetic product type and the method by which color difference can be shown...
Jan 15, 2007 -
Understanding Color - Part 10
by Nick Morante
Let's talk a little more about measuring color using instrumentation. In past articles we have explained the different types of geometries available in color measurement instruments, as well as the term Delta E, or DE, a measure of overall color difference, and L*a*b* color coordinates...
Jan 8, 2007 -
Understanding Color - Part 9
by Nick Morante
I like to call this section "COLOR – Beyond Cosmetics". Every day I keep telling people that color usage in the cosmetics business is only a very small part of a much larger industry. Colors brighten up our lives. Imagine how much duller they would be without them...
Jan 1, 2007 -
Understanding Color - Part 8
by Nick Morante
As we have been saying all along, sight and the evaluation of color is one of the 5 senses. We will now discuss exactly how we see and interpret color. We technically define color as the percent of visible light at specific wavelengths that is reflected to our eyes...
Dec 25, 2006 -
Understanding Color - Part 7
by Nick Morante
The next set of ideas comes from some work I did when was in the Physical Chemistry Department at my old job some years ago...
Dec 18, 2006 -
Understanding Color - Part 6
by Nick Morante
As we move forward in this series, we will next discuss an area that most people still have some trouble with. That is when to use our eyes and when should you use an instrument...
Dec 11, 2006 -
Understanding Color - Part 5
by Nick Morante
In this segment, we will discuss some of the various methods by which different color cosmetics can be measured and evaluated. Color cosmetics come in many forms and the measurement of them with instruments must be modified to accommodate the different product forms...
Dec 4, 2006 -
Understanding Color - Part 4
by Nick Morante
In this segment, we will discuss the specific uses of spectrophotometers. Essentially, they are used as laboratory tools: as a tool to perform quality control functions, as a tool to formulate color cosmetics, as a tool to measure skin and understand its physiology, and as a tool to substantiate product or ingredient claims...
Nov 27, 2006 -
Understanding Color - Part 3
by Nick Morante
Color Space. No, it is not something out of Star Trek. Although to some people it may just be the last frontier. Color can be defined electronically using various methods. Each of these methods serves a specific purpose...
Nov 14, 2006 -
Understanding Color - Part 2
by Nick Morante
In this second article in the understanding color series, we will see the differences in visible light spectrophotometers as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. There are 2 basic types of geometry that we find in today’s spectrophotometers...
Nov 2, 2006 -
Understanding Color - Part 1
by Nick Morante
This is the first in a series of editorials that will be devoted to the understanding of color and how we can measure color using various forms of instrumentation. It will involve the definition of color and an explanation of the various instruments that are available to measure color...
Oct 25, 2006 -
Pearls and Effect Pigments
by Nick Morante
Pearl and effect pigments are possibly the only area of color and decorative cosmetics in which new innovations can show a point of difference with the conventional ingredients the cosmetics formulator has to work with...
Mar 29, 2006 -
Optical and color effects in skin cosmetic products
by Patricia Lemann
The function of all skin cosmetic products is to improve the inherent beauty of the skin, hiding all defaults, such as wrinkles, fine lines, dischromas... At the same time there is a strong consumer desire to maintain a natural look, skin transparency and a youthful color.
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