Many rapid developments have taken place in the area of special effect pigments since the 1990s. This book describes the changes of the special effect pigments, regarding their characteristics, manufacturing processes and application type. Furthermore it gives an overview of the areas: "colour metrics for special effect pigments" and "application of the decorative and maintaining cosmetic." It is particularly meant for colour designers, application technicians and product developers in the ranges of lacquers, plastics, printing inks and cosmetics. Even the responsible persons in Marketing and Sales will receive useful information for customer discussions into the range of the special effect pigments.