Stinger Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Grace Choi created a printer, Mink, with which you can print your own colors which can be used for cosmetics http://www.businessinsider.com/mink-3d-prints-makeup-2014-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Fei Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I just saw this today. Although genius, her demographic will most likely remain at 13-15 year olds as she states because she's unable to replicate more complicated textures and higher end products. This is really for people to experiment with color choices, but more mature women tend to stick to neutrals or colors that are more wearable and wearable colors are vastly available. Michelle Phan the beauty blogger she's referring to would definitely be interested in this product. Her story is a fascinating one. It is true though that some higher end products do use the exact same formulas as lower end products with their appeal being mainly brand and color selection, but some holy grail products that are best sellers only sold so well because of their unique formulas that can't be made in a printer. Also the idea of wearing something on my skin that came from a printer is off putting... Otherwise I'm on board, she definitely tapped into a hole in the market. Smart cookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Yeah, but with more advanced printers they could. Like 3D printers can actually already print buildings and stuff. So a next step would actually be eyeliner, etc. (Multinozzles) So you print it, and then: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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