The computer can also tell you if your tried-and-tested make-up combinations are actually right for your face, explained Kristina Scherbaum, who developed the programme at the prestigious Max Planck Institute. "We also take into consideration certain personal facial characteristics, like freckles or moles. Furthermore, we can determine whether or not already existing make-up on a woman suits her face," she added.
The software, currently only available for women, is at the research stage at the moment but could easily be adapted for commercial use, said Himangsho Saikia, who designed the interface system.
"Professional make-up is expensive but with this, you could turn on your computer in the morning, use a web-cam and have your make-up done for you," he said.
The system can also be modified to provide cosmetics advice in different situations, such as jazzy make-up for an evening party or more sober for work.
CeBIT is showcasing the latest technology and gadgets from some 4200 exhibitors and hopes to attract around 350,000 visitors. It runs until March 5.
Meanwhile, Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp has launched a new camera that can brush up, clean up and even put make-up on the subject's face.
The LUMIX FX77, released last Friday, has a "beauty re-touch" function that will whiten your teeth, increase the translucency of your skin, remove dark eye circles, make your face look smaller and even magnify the size of your eyes.
For the final touch, it will apply rouge, lipstick and even eye shadow.
There has been huge customer demand for such a product, said Akiko Enoki, a Panasonic project manager in charge of developing the camera.
"According to data we've acquired, around 50 per cent of our digital camera clients are not satisfied with the way their faces look in a photograph," she said.
"So we came up with the idea so our clients can fix parts they don't like about their faces after they've taken the picture."
With the digital camera market saturated, Panasonic hopes the current craze for social networking and blogs that has swept Japan and the world will help lift their product's fortunes