Many rapid developments have taken place in the area of pearl gloss pigments since the late 90s.Today, the commonly used term for pearl gloss pigments is special effect pigments. The bookdescribes the changes of the special effect pigments regarding their characteristics, manufacturingprocesses, and application types. Furthermore, it gives an overview of the areas: ôcolour metrics for special effect pigmentsö and ôapplication of the decorative and maintaining cosmeticö.It is particularly meant for colour designers, application technicians, and product developers in thefield of lacquers, plastics, printing inks, and cosmetics. Moreover representatives of the Marketing and Sales sector will receive useful information on special effect pigments for theirdaily practice.