Embodiments of the present invention recite a computer implemented method for recommending a product based upon skin color estimated from a single captured image. In one embodiment of the present invention, a skin color estimate, which is generated from a single captured image, is accessed. The skin color estimate is then compared with a classification color. A correlation between the classification color and at least one product is accessed. Then, at least one of the products, which corresponds with the classification color, is recommended.