Patent Application
20210100335
The present invention relates to facial highlighting and make-up application devices, and more specifically, to facial make-up application templates.
Shading (or contouring) and highlighting are makeup techniques used to visually define facial features. Shading involves the application of a darker (or shading) composition of matter (“shading material”) to subtract perceived volume of facial features; whereas highlighting involves application of a relatively lighter composition of matter (“highlighting material”) to emphasize or highlight facial features. The combination of shading and highlighting can refine visual perception of facial shape, such as the size and shape of noses, cheek bones, and other facial features.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a facial shading template and method of using the same.
It is another object of the present invention to facial shading template and methods of use that provide functional utility.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a facial shading template can include an upper template, a lower template, a first strap, and a second strap.
In an exemplary aspect of the present invention, an upper template can include first and second upper template ends, a forehead portion configured to cover at least a portion of the user's forehead, an eye portion configured to simultaneously cover areas of the face directly below each eye of a user, and a nose portion configured to cover a central portion of the user's nose starting from the bridge of the nose to the tip of the nose.
In another exemplary aspect, a lower template can include first and second lower template ends, a chin portion configured to cover a portion of the user's face directly below the user's mouth, and a jaw portion configured to cover the user's jaw lines.
In a further exemplary aspect, a first strap can be connected to the first upper template end and the first lower template end; and a second strap can be connected to the second upper template end and the second lower template end.
Any combination of the following are optional exemplary aspects of the present invention:
a forehead portion can expose an area of the user's hairline;
These and other exemplary embodiments and aspects of the present invention are further described herein.
It should be noted that this disclosure includes a plurality of embodiments, with a plurality of elements and aspects, and such elements and aspects need not necessarily be interpreted as being conjunctively required by one or more embodiments of the present invention. Rather, all combinations of the one or more elements and/or aspects can enable a separate embodiment of the present invention, which may be claimed with particularity in this or any one or more future filed Non-Provisional patent applications. Moreover, any particular materials, structures, and/or sizes disclosed herein, whether expressly or implicitly, are to be construed strictly as illustrative and enabling, and not necessarily limiting. Therefore, it is expressly set forth that such materials, structures, and/or sizes independently or in any combination of one of more thereof, are merely illustratively representative of one or more embodiments of the present invention and are not to be construed as necessary in a strict sense.
Further, to the extent the same element or aspect is defined differently within this disclosure, whether expressly or implicitly, the broader definition is to take absolute precedence, with the distinctions encompassed by the narrower definition to be strictly construed as optional.
Illustratively, perceived benefits of the present invention can include functional utility, whether expressly or implicitly stated herein, or apparent herefrom. However, it is expressly set forth that these benefits are not intended as exclusive. Therefore, any explicit, implicit, or apparent benefit from the disclosure herein is expressly deemed as applicable to the present invention.
The present invention provides a facial shading template (and method of using the same) that covers areas of a user's face to prevent application of a highlighting material to the covered areas, and simultaneously exposes particular other areas of the user's face to allow and direct application of the shading material to the exposed areas, so as to subtract visually perceived volume of facial features. Subsequently, upon removal of the facial shading template, a user can apply highlighting material to the previously covered facial areas, so as to emphasize or highlight facial features.
According to the present invention, any portion of a facial shading template can be formed from any combination of functionally compatible materials, such as one or more of a plastic, rubber, metal, wood, crystalline material, or any other man-made or naturally occurring material, for example and not in limitation, insofar as the same is functionally consistent with the invention. In an exemplary aspect, one or more portions of a facial shading template can be formed of a flexible and/or elastic material, such as silicone. Alternatively or conjunctively, such a material can have a relatively high coefficient of friction so as to be “sticky” or “tacky,” which can facilitate static positioning of a facial shading template against a user's face.
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In an exemplary aspect of the present invention, forehead portion 113 can include a curvilinear upper portion 113a to expose a portion of a user's face directly below and along the user's hairline (illustratively shown in
In another exemplary aspect, eye portion 114 can cover areas of the user's face directly below the eyes, so as to prevent application of shading material to those areas. Notably, first and second upper template ends 111, 112 are illustratively shown as terminal portions of eye portion 114. However, it should be noted that ends 111, 112 can be conjunctively or disjunctively provided as terminal portions of forehead portion 113 to the extent desired, with the same being considered equivalents within the spirit of the present invention.
In a further exemplary aspect, nose portion 115 can extend along a user's nose to cover a central portion of the nose from the bridge to the tip of the nose, so as to prevent unwanted shading of the central portion. In still another exemplary aspect, nose portion 115 can optionally include a wider, terminal nose portion 115a to cover and shield that respective area from unwanted shading.
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In step 320, a user can particularly adjust the positioning of upper template 110 against the user's face, so as to desirably cover respective areas of the user's face covered by forehead portion 113, eye portion 114, and nose portion 115. And in step 330, a user can particularly adjust the positioning of lower template 120, so as to desirably cover respective areas of the user's face covered by chin portion 123 and jaw portion 124.
It should be noted that, in a further exemplary aspect of the present invention, steps 310,320, and 330 can be performed in any order, insofar as facial shading template 100 is positioned as desired prior to step 340.
In another exemplary aspect, in step 340, a user can apply shading material (not shown) to at least a portion of the user's face that is uncovered by facial shading template 100.
Thus, upon application of shading material, a user can thereafter remove facial shading template 100 to reveal the uncovered portions of their face, and thereafter apply a highlighting material to at least a portion of the newly uncovered portions. The result therefrom is a desirable application of shading and highlighting material.
It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the manner of making and using the claimed invention has been adequately disclosed in the above-written description of the exemplary embodiments and aspects.
It should be understood, however, that the invention is not necessarily limited to the specific embodiments, aspects, arrangement, and components shown and described above, but may be susceptible to numerous variations within the scope of the invention. For example, while the present invention is illustratively shown as a facial shading template that covers portions of a face and exposes others, a negative embodiment, as illustratively shown in
Therefore, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative and enabling, rather than a restrictive, sense.
Accordingly, it will be understood that the above description of the embodiments of the present invention are susceptible to various modifications, changes, and adaptations, and the same are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the appended claims.
