What If Watson Knew About Makeup

You remember Watson, the “what is leg” brilliant supercomputer who slaughtered his human competitors on Jeopardy!? He now has an unofficial sister* who knows everything about makeup:

Ever wish you had your own personal makeup artist? That dream could soon be a reality with a computer that scans your face and suggests the perfect personalized makeup combination.

The technology … takes a 3D image of your face and measures your complexion, shadows and lines … [and then] specially designed computer software then matches your face to 60 pre-programmed models and advises how much makeup should be applied to which parts of your face based on professional make-overs conducted on the models. … Furthermore, [it] can determine whether or not already existing makeup on a woman suits her face.

It’s still in “the research stage,” but is apparently almost ready to go, meaning that soon enough you can give the genius computer all the details about your face and head, and nothing will go wrong. [Via]

*As in, I am completely making the connection up.