“…Face perception and lightness illusion (e.g., lightness perception is affected by the lightness of adjacent areas) have been investigated separately by numerous studies (Adelson, 2000; Tanaka & Farah, 1993) and are already established as different research fields with very little relationship. In addition, in recent years, perceptual effects of cosmetics have begun to draw attention as a promising new field of perceptual study (Matsushita, Morikawa, Mitsuzane, & Yamanami, 2015; Morikawa, Matsushita, Tomita, & Yamanami, 2015). However, very few studies, if any, have tackled the intersection of these three fields.…”