Compositions used to enhance cosmetic products are known in the art. Such compositions include those that are applied over top compositions such as lipstick to provide attributes such as gloss, lubricity and transfer-resistance of the cosmetic product they are applied over. These enhancement products utilize a variety of polymeric fluids and film forming technologies. For example, acrylic film-formers that are incorporated in lipstick overcoat products such as CSI Incorporated's "Sealed with a Kiss" are delivered in a volatile vehicle, alcohol, which is spread over the lipstick surface.
Alternative topcoat products to those described above are disclosed in Japanese Pat. Application Number HEI 5 [1993]-221829, published Aug. 31, 1993. Said overcoats are reputed to exhibit improved durability of makeup effect, suppression of color transfer, and improved applicability. Said topcoats comprise from 0.2 to 25% of silica powder and/or alumina powder and from 75% to 99.8% of a perfluoropolyether of general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 though R.sup.5 are independent fluorine atoms, perfluoroalkyl groups, or oxyperfluoroalkyl groups; the value of p, q, and r is at least zero; wherein the perfluoropolyether molecular weight is from about 500 to about 10,000, wherein P, Q and R may be equal, but, not zero. The preferred perfluoropolyether disclosed therein is a commercially available product known as Fomblin HC-04, HC-25, and HC-R available from Montefluosu of Milano, Italy.
While such compositions may provide certain advantages, it has been found that they often disrupt the primary advantages of the cosmetic products they are applied over. For example, cosmetic products compromise their gloss or feel attributes in order to improve the long wear properties provided by the composition that is applied over top the cosmetic product. Alternately, cosmetic products must sacrifice long wear properties in order to improve the gloss and or feel attributes provided by the such compositions.