Drastic changes in economies and industries have driven the output of cosmetics and skincare products to develop continuously. The Institute of Technology Research Institute released statics and suggested that the 2002 domestic cosmetics market scale has reached as high as NTD56.5 billion while cosmetics have become an indispensable livelihood in life. Hence, the purpose of this study aims to explore into the theoretical foundation of cosmetics design, applying with analytical research method to integrate relevant information collected and thereby to analyze the theoretical foundation to the concept of cosmetics design. The paper first expounds the implications of cosmetics design followed by analyzing the basic concept of cosmetics design using the theoretical foundation of sociology, economics and psychology. Finally the paper consolidates the aforementioned literature to interpret the significance and implications of cosmetics design in attempt to broaden the market of cosmetics design and sales in addition to providing reference to future cosmetics related study.