Patent ID: 9649261
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A45D,A61K,A61Q

Claim:
1. A method of applying makeup to a surface selected from the group consisting of the skin, the nails, hair, or the lips, said method comprising: manually depositing, using a non-magnetic cosmetic applicator, at least a first cosmetic composition in the fluid state on the surface, said first composition containing magnetic particles that are movable under the effect of a magnetic field; and manually exposing at least part of the first composition to a magnetic device producing a magnetic field, the magnetic device located above the first composition so as to orientate and/or displace at least a fraction of the magnetic particles so as to form at least one pattern according to magnetic field lines of the magnetic field without making contact with the first composition, wherein the magnetic particles within the pattern are oriented and/or displaced differently than the magnetic particles outside the pattern.