THE BIOMETRIC
APP
THREE READINGS, NOT ONE.
YOUR SKIN, YOUR ENVIRONMENT, AND YOUR DAY.
WHAT THE CAMERA
READS
COMPUTER VISION ANALYSES THE SCAN OF YOUR SKIN. THAT IS THE STARTING MEASUREMENT — BUT AN IMAGE TELLS YOU THE STATE, NEVER THE CAUSE. TWO FACES THAT LOOK IDENTICAL ON SCREEN DO NOT CALL FOR THE SAME ACTIVE IF ONE SPENT THE DAY OUTSIDE AND THE OTHER AT A DESK.
WHAT YOUR ENVIRONMENT
ADDS
UV INDEX, AIR QUALITY, THE DAY’S CONDITIONS: THE APP PULLS THEM FOR WHERE YOU ACTUALLY ARE. THESE ARE FACTORS WITH DOCUMENTED EFFECTS ON SKIN, AND NO ROUTINE WRITTEN IN ADVANCE CAN ACCOUNT FOR THEM.
THEN TWO
QUESTIONS
A HIGH UV INDEX MEANS NOTHING IF YOU NEVER WENT OUT. SO THE APP ASKS HOW LONG YOU WERE OUTSIDE, WHETHER YOU SWAM, WHETHER YOU WENT TO A SPA. THOSE ANSWERS WEIGHT THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA INSTEAD OF APPLYING IT BLIND.
WHY IT TAKES
BEADS
DAILY ADVICE IS USELESS IF YOU CANNOT ACT ON IT. WITH A JAR, THE FORMULA WAS DECIDED AT THE FACTORY AND NEVER MOVES. WITH ONE BEAD PER ACTIVE, THE RECOMMENDATION IS SOMETHING YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT SAME MORNING.