AI personalized lip colors are becoming more precise as Kolmar Korea introduces ChromaFlow, a device that creates customized lipstick shades based on individual lip tones. The system uses an optical sensor to examine natural lip color and condition before calculating a formula that recreates a desired shade, addressing differences in how conventional lipsticks appear across users.
ChromaFlow blends ingredients from seven color cartridges to produce a personalized lip product in under one minute. Its semi-transparent design also lets users watch the colors combine. The device received two CES 2027 honors, including the highest distinction in Beauty Tech.
For Kolmar Korea, ChromaFlow creates opportunities to expand beyond conventional cosmetics manufacturing into personalized beauty technology. Its development also supports the company's planned AI beauty platform, which aims to connect skin analysis, customized formulations, and manufacturing while offering beauty brands new possibilities for individualized products.
Image Credit: Kolmar Korea
What's Driving This Trend
- AI Color Matching
- Computer vision and optical sensing are redefining shade selection by making cosmetic formulas more accurate to each user’s natural pigmentation.
- On-demand Beauty Formulation
- Instant blending systems create room for personalized products that reduce shade mismatch, excess inventory, and reliance on mass-market color ranges.
- Transparent Beauty Devices
- Visible mixing experiences add experiential value to personalization technologies by turning product creation into a trust-building retail moment.
Who This Affects Most
- Beauty Technology
- AI-powered diagnostic and formulation tools are expanding the category beyond digital try-ons into physical product creation tailored to individual consumers.
- Cosmetics Manufacturing
- Personalized micro-production platforms introduce new manufacturing models where brands can offer individualized formulas without traditional batch-based limitations.
- Retail Beauty
- In-store customization devices provide differentiated service experiences that connect product discovery, diagnostics, and immediate fulfillment in one interaction.
