Cosmetics and Beauty iPhone Apps

Given the high touch of the cosmetics industry, many people wonder how a phone application could be relevant to most businesses. While at FIT’s Cosmetics and Fragrance Masters program, we proposed a phone application as part of our graduation Capstone back in May 2008. We envisioned that people would use their phones to track fitness, beauty and nutrition and receive recommendations based on recorded behavior. Within 2 years, iPhone apps became very popular and are slowly becoming a major communication tool for beauty brands. Here is list of a few applications that are being talked about (visit iTunes to download any of them):

Good Guide – free (via ipodrepairs.net): "Rates beauty products from 1 to 10 so that you can evaluate the credibility of the company." 

Beauty – $1.99 (via freshapps.com): "This application computes the Beauty Factor of a frontal face." 

iStylish – $2 (via geeksugar.com): Makeover app.

ColorTry – $0.99. (via allure.com): "Take a picture with your iPhone and then try out different hair colors."

Sally’s Salon – $0.99 (via allure.com):  Game format. You’re a salon owner, directing your clients from shampoo station to haircut chair to blow-dry to cash register. 

Dermalogica – free: Prescription tool.

 

Have you used any of these? Can you recommend other tools?