Cosmetic compositions comprising a film-forming polymer a citric acid ester and a plasticizing agent

A method of making up nails comprising the step of contacting said nails with a composition comprising:

• (a) at least one film-forming polymer;
• (b) at least one citric acid ester of formula (I):
• in which:
• R1, R2 and R3 independently represent H or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C30 alkyl group, wherein at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is not a hydrogen atom,
• R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an R′4—CO— group in which R′4 represents a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C8 alkyl group or a saturated or unsaturated cyclic C3-C8 alkyl group;
• and
• (c) at least one compound of formula (II):
• in which:
• α represents an ortho or para position of the phenyl group, and
• R and R′ independently represent a hydrogen atom or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group or a saturated or unsaturated cyclic C3-C6 alkyl group.

A method of forming a film on skin, a mucous membrane, eyelashes, eyebrows, hair, or nails comprising the step of contacting said skin, mucous membrane, eyelashes, eyebrows, hair, or nails with a composition comprising:

• (a) at least one film-forming polymer;
• (b) at least one citric acid ester of formula (I):
• in which:
• R1, R2 and R3 independently represent H or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C30 alkyl group, wherein at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is not a hydrogen atom,
• R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an R′4—CO— group in which R′4 represents a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C8 alkyl group or a saturated or unsaturated cyclic C3-C8 alkyl group;
• and
• (c) at least one compound of formula (II):
• in which:
• α represents an ortho or para position of the phenyl group, and
• R and R′ independently represent a hydrogen atom or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group or a saturated or unsaturated cyclic C3-C6 alkyl group.

A method of forming a film on nails comprising the step of contacting said nails with a composition comprising:

• (a) at least one film-forming polymer;
• (b) at least one citric acid ester of formula (I):
• in which:
• R1, R2 and R3 independently represent H or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C30 alkyl group, wherein at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is not a hydrogen atom,
• R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an R′4—CO— group in which R′4 represents a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C8 alkyl group or a saturated or unsaturated cyclic C3-C8 alkyl group;
• and
• (c) at least one compound of formula (II):
• in which:
• α represents an ortho or para position of the phenyl group, and
• R and R′ independently represent a hydrogen atom or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group or a saturated or unsaturated cyclic C3-C6 alkyl group.

A method making up skin, eyelashes, eyebrows, hair, or nails comprising the step of contacting said skin, eyelashes, eyebrows, hair, or nails with a composition comprising:

• (a) at least one film-forming polymer;
• (b) at least one citric acid ester of formula (I):
• in which:
• R1, R2 and R3 independently represent H or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C30 alkyl group, or a saturated or unsaturated cyclic C3-C30 alkyl group, wherein at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is not a hydrogen atom,
• R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an R′4—CO— group in which R′4 represents a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C8 alkyl group or a saturated or unsaturated cyclic C3-C8 alkyl group;
• and
• (c) at least one compound of formula (II):
• in which:
• α represents an ortho or para position of the phenyl group, and
• R and R′ independently represent a hydrogen atom or a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group or a saturated or unsaturated cyclic C3-C6 alkyl group.