A cosmetic analysis system and method are disclosed. The system comprises an input interface adapted to receive assessment data of one or more observable characteristics of each of a plurality of defined body areas of a subject, a cosmetic analysis module (110) and an output interface adapted to output the cosmetic analysis data. The observable characteristics can vary in type between defined body areas and characteristic types for the one or more observable characteristics for each defined body area are indicative of aging for the body area, and each defined body area is assessed based on a combination of the observable characteristics for the defined body area The cosmetic analysis module is adapted to for each defined body area, convert the assessment data to weighted data associated with the body area by: determining from the assessment data for each characteristic of the body area in combination an aging rating value for the body area and applying to each aging rating value a weighting for the body area relating the contribution of the aging rating of the body area to an overall subject apparent age to provide weighted data and generate cosmetic analysis data from the weighted data associated with each body area. The cosmetic analysis data provides a set of apparent aging values with each apparent aging value of the set being associated with a defined body area or a region of the body. A region of the body comprises two or more defined body areas related to a particular feature, and the apparent aging value for a region is based on the weighted data for the two or more related body areas of the region. .
