Make-up assistance method and apparatus and smart mirror

A make-up assistance method, comprising:

• acquiring a facial image of a user;
• acquiring a makeup effect image selected by the user;
• extracting a make-up region from the facial image of the user, and transmitting the makeup effect image and information about the make-up region to a makeup matching server;
• performing, by the makeup matching server, a skin detection on the make-up region, so as to obtain skin information of the facial image;
• determining, by the makeup matching server, at least one makeup plan matched with the make-up region according to the skin information and the makeup effect image;
• presenting the at least one makeup plan matched with the make-up region from the makeup matching server;
• determining a difference between the makeup effect image and the facial image using a preset algorithm;
• and
• generating makeup modification prompt information for a region in the makeup effect image or the facial image where the difference is greater than a threshold, wherein the makeup effect image is an image obtained by applying a plurality of makeup effects to the facial image of the user,
• wherein the skin information comprises skin color information,
• wherein the determining, by the makeup matching server, at least one makeup plan matched with the make-up region according to the skin information and the makeup effect image comprises:
• selecting, from a plurality of base cosmetics each having a color, a base cosmetic having a color complementary to the skin color information obtained from the facial image, according to a difference between the skin color information obtained from the facial image and a skin color information of the makeup effect image,
• wherein the skin color information comprises a grayscale of a pixel and a color of a pixel, and the base cosmetic comprises a foundation and a blush.