The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions comprising polymers of the family of the polyester and to their use, in particular in lipsticks.
The compositions according to the invention can be applied to substrates, such as the skin of the face or body, lips and keratinous substances such as the hair, eyelashes, eyebrows and nails.
There exist numerous cosmetic compositions for which properties of gloss of the film deposited, after application to keratinous substances (skin, lips, superficial body growths), are desired. Mention may be made, for example, of lipsticks, nail varnishes or sottie hair products.
In order to obtain such a result, it is possible to container specific starting materials, in particular lanolin’s, with "glossy" oils, such as polybutenes, which, however, exhibit a high viscosity; or esters of fatty acid or alcohol having a high carbon nuttier; or else certain vegetable oils; or also esters resulting from the partial or complete desertification of a hydroxylated aliphatic compound with an aromatic acid, as described in Patent Application EP 1 097 699. It is also known to combine lanolins with polyesters obtained by sequential reaction of castor oil with isostearic acid and then with succinct acid, as described in Patent US 6 342 527.
In order to improve the gloss of the film deposited, and also its hold, the proposal has also been made to use esters resulting from the condensation of a polio with a carboxylic acid of "neo" type, in particular in FR 2 838 049.
Mention may also be made of EP 1 457 201, which describes a composition combining a polyester of triglycerides of hydroxylated carboxylic acids and an oil of low molecular weight chosen from polybutylenes, hydrogenated polyisobutylenes, hydrogenated or nonhydrogenated polydecenes, vinylpyrrolidone

copolymers, linear fatty acid esters, hydroxylated esters, branched fatty alcohol or fatty acid esters, silicone oils and/or oils of vegetable origin. A description is given, in Patent Application EP 0 792 637, of a composition combining an aromatic ester and a polymer of polybutene or polyisobutene type.
A description is given, in Patent Application EP 1 155 697, of a process which consists in incorporating, in an oily phase composed of a cosmetically acceptable oil, an organopolysiloxane having at least 2 groups capable of establishing hydrogen bonds.
However, these compositions and combinations, even if they significantly improve the gloss, are still considered inadequate from the viewpoint of the long-lasting hold of this gloss over time.
The polymers used in the context of the present invention are preferably alkyd resins, which constitute a specific class of polyesters, being the reaction product of polyols and polycarboxylic acids, generally modified by unsaturated fatty acids, such as oleic acid, or by unsaturated oils, for example soybean oil or castor oil.
Cosmetic compositions comprising polyesters have been described in the prior art. Mention may in particular be made of the document FR 2 552 793, which describes the use of sucrose benzoate in combination with toluenesulphonamide/formaldehyde resins; or the document JP6124611.3, which describes the use of sucrose benzoate in combination with an alkyd resin modified with glycidyl versatate ester. Mention may also be made of WO2002243676, which describes the use of a neopentyl glycol trimellitate adipate polyester resin in combination with alkyl aerylate and methacrylate copolymers. JP58023 614 is also known, which describes the use of a modified polyester obtained by

condensation of pentaerythritol with cis-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid and castor oil fatty acids and then reaction with a dioxirane compound of epoxy resin type; or JP540n244 is also known, which describes the use of a modified polyester obtained by condensation of dipentaerythritol with cyclohexane-l, 2-dicarboxylic acid and castor oil fatty acids and then reaction with a dioxirane compound of epoxy resin type. The polyesters used in the context of the present invention have a different structure from known polyesters. In addition, when they are formulated in combination with specific ingredients, they make it possible to obtain cosmetic properties which are the same as or indeed even better than the performances already obtained with known polyesters.
The aim of the present invention is to provide cosmetic compositions, the hold of the colour of which is improved in comparison with the compositions of the prior art comprising other polyesters.
Indeed, the glossy compositions often comprise "glossy" oils, having low polarity. Theses oils have a very low affinity with pigments and with lips. This results in a an insufficient wear of the colour of the make-up over time.
The Applicant Company has discovered, surprisingly and unexpectedly, that some polyesters, in combination with branched hydrocarbon compounds, result in cosmetic compositions with good gloss properties, the hold of the colour of which is improved over time,
A subject-matter of the present invention is thus a cosmetic composition, comprising:
-- between 0.1 and 70% by weight, with respect to the weight of the cosmetic composition, of at least one polyester capable of being obtained by reaction:
- of at least one polyol comprising 3 to 6

hydroxyl groups;
- of ac least one nonaromatic branched mono-
carboxylic acid;
of at least one aromatic nionocarboxylic acid, and
- of at least one polycarboxylic acid comprising
at least 2 carboxyl groups COOH and/or one cyclic
anhydride of such a polycarboxylic acid,
- from 1 to 90% by weight of a branched hydrocarbon compound.
The composition of the invention can be provided in the form of a paste, solid or more or less viscous cream. It can be an oil-in-water or water-in-oil emulsion or a stiff or soft anhydrous gel. In particular, it is provided in the form cast as a stick or in a dish and more especially in the form of an anhydrous stiff gel, in particular of an anhydrous stick.
The term "hydrocarbon" is understood to mean a radical or compound formed essentially, indeed even composed, of carbon and hydrogen atoms and optionally of oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur or phosphorous atoms but not comprising silicon or fluorine atoms. It can comprise alcohol, ether, carboxylic acid, amine and/or amide groups. Preferably, the adjective "hydrocarbon" denotes a radical or a compound composed solely of carbon and hydrogen, and oxygen, atoms.
The term "branched" is understood to mean a compound comprising at least one branching comprising at least two carbon atoms. Polyisobutenes are not branched within the meaning of the present invention. More generally, the number of branchings of a molecule corresponds to the number of side groups comprising at least one carbon atom and branched on the main chain of the molecule, the main chain corresponding to the longest carbon chain of the molecule (see Organic Chemistry, S.H. Pine, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill,

Chapter 3),
According to another of its aspects, a subject-matter of the present invention is a cosmetic composition, comprising:
- a benzoic acid/isophthalic acid/isostearic acid/pentaerythritol polymer, and
- polyvinyl laurate.
POLYESTER {or POLyCONDENSATE)
The polyester [also known subsequently as polycondensate) is advantageously obtained by reaction of a poiyol, a polycarboxylic acid, a nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid and an aromatic monocarboxylic acid.
According to one eipbodiment, the content of nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid is between 5 and 80% by weight, preferably between 20 and 70% by weight, for example from 25 to 55% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polycondensate.
According to another embodiment, the polyesters are advantageously obtained from the reaction of a poiyol, a polycarboxylic acid and at least one nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid, the said monocarboxylic acid being in a high content.
The polycondensates are capable of being obtained by esterification/polycondensation, according to methods known to a person skilled in the art, of the constituents described below.
One of the constituents necessary for the preparation of the polycondensates according to the invention is a poiyol, preferably comprising 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups, in particular 3 or 4 hydroxyl groups. Use may very clearly be made of a mixture of such polyols. The said poiyol can in particular be a saturated or

unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic carbon, in particular hydrocarbon, compound which comprises 3 to 18 carbon atoms, in particular 3 to 12 carbon atoms, indeed even 4 to 10 carbon atoms, and 3 to 6 hydroxyl (OH) groups and which can additionally comprise one or more oxygen atoms intercalated in the chain (ether functional group).
The said polyol is preferably a saturated, linear or branched, hydrocarbon compound comprising 3 to 18 carbon atoms, in particular 3 to 12 carbon atoms, indeed even 4 to 10 carbon atoms, and 3 to 6 hydroxyl (OH) groups.
It can be chosen, alone or as a mixture, from; -- triols, such as 1, 2, 4-butanetriol, 1, 2, 6-hexanetriol, trimethylolethane, triraethylolpropane or glycerol;
- tetraols, such as pentaerythritol (tetramethylol-methane), erythritol, diglycerol or ditrimethylol-propane;
- pentoLs, such as xylitol,
- hexols, such as sorbitol and mannitol; or also dipentaerythritol or triglycerol.
Preferably, the polyol is chosen from glycerol, penta¬erythritol, diglycerol, sorbitol and their mixtures; and better still the polyol is a tetraol, such as pentaerythritol,
The polyol, or the polyol mixture, preferably represents 10 to 30% by weight, in particular 12 to 25% by weight and better still 14 to 22% by weight of the total weight of the final polycondensate.
Another necessary constituent for the preparation of the polycondensates according to the invention is a nonaromatic branched monocarboxylie acid. The non-aromatic branched monocarboxylic acid can be saturated or unsaturated, comprising 6 to 32 carbon atoms, in particular 8 to 28 carbon atoms and better still 10 to 24, indeed even 12 to 20, carbon atoms. Use may very

Obviously be made of a mixture of such nonaromatic monocarboxylic acids.
The term "nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid" is understood to mean a compound of formula RCOOH in which R is a saturated or unsaturated and branched hydrocarbon radical comprising 5 to 31 carbon atoms, in particular 7 to 27 carbon atoms and better still 9 to 23 carbon atoms, indeed even 11 to 19 carbon atoms. Preferably, the R radical is saturated. Better still, the said R radical is a branched C5-C31, indeed even C11-C21, radical.
In a specific embodiment of the invention, the non-aromatic branched monocarboxylic acid exhibits a melting point of greater than or equal to 25°C, in particular of greater than or equal to 28°C, indeed even 30°C; this is because it has been found that, when such an acid is employed, in particular in a large amount, it is possible, on the one hand, to obtain good gloss and good hold of the said gloss and, on the other hand, to reduce the amount of waxes normally present in the composition envisaged.
Mention may be made, among nonaromatic branched mono¬carboxylic acids capable of being employed, of, alone or as a mixture:
isoheptanoic acid, 4-ethylpentanoic acid, 2-ethyl-hexanoic acid, 4,5-dimethylhexanoic acid, 2-heptyl-heptanoic acid, 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid, isooctanoic acid, isononanoic acid or isostearic acid.
Preferably, use may be made of 2-ethylhexanoic acid,
isooctanoic acid, isoheptanoic acid, isononanoic acid,
isostearic acid and their mixtures and better still
isostearic acid.
The said nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid or the mixture of the said acids preferably represents 30 to 80% by weight, in particular 40 to 7 5% by weight.

indeed even 45 to 70% by weight and better still 50 to 65% by weight of the total weight of the final polycondensate.
Another necessary constituent for the preparation of the polycondensates according to the invention is an aromatic monocarboxylic acid. This acid can comprise 1 to 11 carbon atoms and is in addition optionally substituted by 1 to 3 saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic alkyL radicals which comprise 1 to 32 carbon atoms, in particular 2 to 12, indeed even 3 to 8, carbon atoms.
It is very obviously possible to use a mixture of such aromatic monocarboKylic acids.
The term "aromatic monocarboxylic acid" is understood to mean a compound of formula R'COOH in which R' is an aromatic hydrocarbon radical comprising 6 to 10 carbon atoms, and in particular the benzoic and naphthoic radicals.
The said R' radical can additionally be substituted by 1 to 3 saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic alkyl radicals which comprise 1 to 32 carbon atoms, in particular 2 to 12, indeed even 3 to 8, carbon atoms, and which in particular are chosen from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, cyclopentyl, hexyl, cyclohexyl, heptyl, isoheptyl, octyl or isooctyl.
Mention may be made, among aromatic monocarboxylic acids capable of being employed, of, alone or as a miKture, benzoic acid, o-toluic acid, ra-toluic acid, p-toluic acid, 1-naphthoic acid, 2-naphthoic acid, 4-{tert-butyl)benzoic acid, l-methyl-2~naphthoic acid or 2-isopropyl'l'naphthoic acid.
Use is preferably made of benzoic acid, 4-(tert-butyl)-benzoic acid, o-toluic acid, m-toluic acid or 1-naphthoic acid, alone or as mixtures, and better still benzoic acid alone.

The said aromatic monocarboxylic acid or the mixture of the said acids preferably represents 0.1 to 10% by weight, in particular 0.5 to 9.95% by weight, better still from 1 to 9.5% by weight, indeed even 1.5 to 8% by weight, of the total weight of the final polycondensate.
The polyester can be obtained from a saturated or unsaturated nonaromatic branched inonocarboxylic acid which comprises 10 to 32 carbon atoms, in particular 12 to 28 carbon atoms and better still 12 to 24 carbon atoms and which has a melting point of greater than or equal to 25^0, in particular of greater than or equal to 28°C, indeed even 30°C. It is very obviously possible to use a mixture of such nonaromatic monocarboxylic acids.
It has been found that, when such an acid is employed in the amounts indicated, it is possible, on the one hand, to obtain good gloss and the hold of the said gloss and, on the other hand, to reduce the amount of waxes normally present in the composition envisaged. The term ^^nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid" is understood to mean a compound of formula RCOOH in which R is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical comprising 9 to 31 carbon atoms, in particular 11 to 27 carbon atoms and better still 11 to 23 carbon atoms. Preferably, the R radical is saturated. Better still, the said B radical is linear or branched and preferably a Cii-CzL radical.
The said nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid with a melting point of greater than or equal to 25''C or the mixture of the said acids preferably represents 22 to 80% by weight, in particular 25 to 75% by weight, indeed even 27 to 70% by weight and better still 28 to 55^ by weight of the total weight of the final polycondensate.
The polyester can be obtained from a saturated or

unsaturated nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid which comprises 6 to 32 carbon atoias, in particular 8 to 26 carbon atoms and better still 10 to 20, indeed even 12 to 18, carbon atoms and which can have a melting point of strictly less than 25°C, in particular less than 20"C, indeed even 15°C. It is very obviously possible to use a mixture of such nonaromatic raono-carboxylic acids.
The term "nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid" is
understood to mean a compound of formula RCOOH in which
R is a saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched
and/or cyclic hydrocarbon radical comprising 5 to 31
carbon atoms, in particular 7 to 27 carbon atoms and
better still 9 to 19 carbon atoms, indeed even 11 to 17
carbon atoms.
Preferably, the R radical is saturated. Better still,
the said R radical is linear or branched and preferably
a C5-C31 radical.
Mention may be made, among nonaromatic raonocarboKylic
acids having a melting point of less than 25°C which
are capable of being employed, of, alone or as a
mixture:
- araong saturated monocarboKylic acids: isoheptanoic
acid, 4-ethylpentanoic acid, 2-ethylhexanoic acid,
4,5-dimethylhexanoic acid, 2-heptylheptanoic acid,
3,5,S-trimethylhexanoic acid, isooctanoic acid,
isononanoic acid or isostearic acid.
Preferably, use may be made of isooctanoic acid, isononanoic acid, isostearic acid and their mixtures and better still isostearic acid alone.
The said nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid with a melting point of less than 25°C or the mixture of the said acids preferably represents 0.1 to 35% by weight, in particular 0.5 to 32% by weight, indeed even 1 to 30% by weight and better still 2 to 28% by weight of the total weight of the final polycondensate.

Another necessary constituent for the preparation of the polycondensates according to the invention is a saturated or unsaturated, indeed even aromatic, and linear, branched and/or cyclic polycarboxylic acid comprising at least 2 carboxyl COOH groups, in particular 2 to 4 COOH groups, and/or a cyclic anhydride of such a polycarboxylic acid. It is very obviously possible to use a mixture of such polycarboxylic acids and/or anhydrides.
The said polycarboxylic acid can in particular be chosen from saturated or unsaturated, indeed even aromatic, and linear, branched and/or cyclic polycarboxylic acids comprising 3 to 50, in particular 3 to 40, carbon atoms, especially 3 to 36, indeed even 3 to 18 and better still 4 to 12 carbon atoms, indeed even 4 to 10 carbon atoms.
The said acid comprises at least two carboxyl COOH groups, preferably from 2 to 4 COOH groups.
Preferably, the said polycarboxylic acid is aliphatic and comprises 3 to 36 carbon atoms, in particular 3 to 18 carbon atoms, indeed even 4 to 12 carbon atoms, or else the said polycarboxylic acid is aromatic and comprises 8 to 12 carbon atoms. It preferably comprises 2 to 4 COOH groups.
The cyclic anhydride of such a polycarboxylic acid can in particular correspond to one of the following formulae;
in which the A and B groups are, independently of one
another;
- a hydrogen atom.

' a saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic aliphatic carbon radical or else an aromatic carbon radical comprising 1 to 16 carbon atoms, in particular 2 to 10 carbon atoms, indeed even 4 to 8 carbon atoms, in particular methyl or ethyl;
- or else A and B, taken together, form a saturated or
unsaturated, indeed even aromatic, ring comprising a
total of 5 to 7, in particular 6, carbon atoms.
Preferably, A and B represent a hydrogen atom or
together form an aromatic ring comprising a total of
6 carbon atoms.
Mention may be made, among polycarboxylic acids or their anhydrides capable of being employed, of, alone or as a mixture:
- dicarboxylic acids, such as decanedioic acid, dodecanedioic acid, cyclopropanedicarboxylic acid, cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid, naphthalene-1,^-dicarboxylic acid, naphthalene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, suberic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, phthalic acid, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, tetrahydrophthalic acid, hexahydrophthalic acid, piraelic acid, sebacic acid, azelaic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid or fatty acid diraers (in particular Cse dimers) , such as the products sold under the names Pripol 1005, 1009, 1013 and 1017 by Uniqema;
- tricarboxylic acids, such as cyclohexanetricarboxylic acid, trimellitic acid, 1, 2,3-benzenetricarboxylic acid or 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid;
- tetracarboxylic acids, such as butanetetracarboxylic acid and pyromeLlitic acid;
- cyclic anhydrides of these acids and in particular phthalic anhydride, trimellitic anhydride, maleic anhydride and succinic anhydride.
preferably, use may be made of adipic acid, phthalic anhydride and/or isophthalic acid and better still

isophthalic acid alone.
The said polycarboxylic acid and/or its cyclic anhydride preferably represents 5 to 40% by weight, in particular 10 to 30% by weight and better still 14 to 25% by weight of the total weight of the final polycondensate.
The polycondensate can additionally comprise a silicone having a hydroxyl (OH) and/or carboxyl (COOH) functional group.
It can comprise 1 to 3 hydroxyl and/or carboxyl functional groups and preferably comprises two hydroxyl functional groups or else two carboxyl functional groups.
These functional groups can be situated at the chain end or in the chain but advantageously at the chain end.
Use is preferably made of silicones having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of between 300 and 20 000, in particular 400 and 10 000, indeed even 800 and 4000. This silicone can be of formula:

R6
R1 R3 R5
R2 R4

^w-

in which;
- W and W are, independently of one another, OH or
COOH; preferably, W=W';
- p and q are, independently of one another, equal to 0
or 1,
- R and B' are, independently of one another, a
divalent carbon, in particular hydrocarbon, radical
which is saturated or unsaturated, indeed even
aromatic, and linear, branched and/or cyclic, which
comprises 1 to 12 carbon atoms, in particular 2 to 8

carbon atoms, and which optionally comprises, in
addition, 1 or more heteroatoms chosen from 0, S and N,
in particular 0 (ether);
in particular, R and/or R' can be of formula -(CH^),-
with a = 1-12 and in particular methylene, ethylene,
propylene or phenylene;
or else of formula -[(CHjj^O]^- with x = i, 2 or 3 and
z = 1-10; in particular, x = 2 or 3 and z = 1-4; and
better still x = 3 and z = 1;
- Rl to R6 are, independently of one another, a saturated or unsaturated, indeed even aromatic, linear, branched and/or cyclic carbon radical comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms, in particular 2 to 12 carbon atoms; preferably, Rl to R6 are saturated or else aromatic and can in particular be chosen from alkyl radicals, in particular methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, decyl, dodecyl and octadecyl radicals, cycloalkyl radicals, in particular the cyclo-hexyl radical, aryl radicals, in particular phenyl and naphthyl radicals, arylalkyl radicals, in particular benzyl and phenylethyl radicals, and also the tolyl and xylyl radicals;
- m and n are, independently of one another, integers between 1 and 140 and are such that the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of the silicone is between 300 and 20 000, in particular between 400 and 10 000, indeed even between 800 and 4000.
Mention may in particular be made of a, co-dihydroxy- or a,«-dicarboxypolyalkylsiloxanes and in particular a, w-dihydroxypolydimethylsiloxanes and a, (D--dicartioxy-polydimethylsiloxanes; a, (fl-dihydroxy- or a, co-dicarboxy-polyarylsiloxanes and in particular a,a)-dihydroxy- or a,ffl-dicarboxypolyphenylsiloxanes; polyarylsiloxanes having silanol functional groups, such as polyphenyl-siloxane; polyalkylsiloxanes having silanol functional groups, such as polydiraethylsiloxane; or polyaryl/ alkylsiloxanes having silanol functional groups, such as polyphenyl/raethylsiloxane or polyphenyl/ propylsiloxane.

Use will very particularly be made of a, to-dihydroxy^ polydimethylsiloxanes with a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of between 400 and 10 000, indeed even between 500 and 5000 and in particular between 800 and 4000.
When it is present, the said silicone can preferably represent 0.1 to 15% by weight, in particular 1 to 10% by weight, indeed even 2 to 81 by weight, of the weight of the polycondensate.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the aromatic monocarboxylic acid is present in a molar amount which is less than or equal to that of the nonaroraatic branched monocarboxylic acid; in particular, the ratio of the number of moles of aromatic monocarboxylic acid to the number of moles of nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid is preferably between 0.08 and 0.70, in particular between 0.10 and 0.60, especially between 0.12 and 0.40.
It has been found that this makes it possible in particular to obtain a polymer which is advantageously soluble in the oily media generally employed to formulate cosmetic compositions of lipstick or foundation type; furthermore, the film obtained exhibits a stiffness and a flexibility which are suitable for the use thereof in this type of formulation, while having a gloss and a hold of the gloss as desired.
According to one embodiment, the polyester is capable of being obtained by reaction:
- of at least one polyol comprising 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups;
- of at least one nonaromatic branched mono¬carboxylic acid comprising 6 to 32 carbon atoms;
- of at least one aromatic monocarboxylic acid comprising 7 to 11 carbon atoms;
- of at least one polycarboxylic acid comprising at least 2 carboxyl CQOH groups and/or one cyclic

anhydride of such a polycarboxylic acid.
For example, the polyester is chosen from benzoic acid/isophthalic acid/isostearic acid/pentaerythritol polymers, benzoic acid/isophthalic acid/stearic acid/pentaerythritol polymers and their blends.
Preferably, the nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid does not comprise a free OH group.
According to one embodiment, the polycondensate can be obtained by reaction:
- of 10 to 30% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polycondensate, of at least one polyol comprising 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups;
- of 30 to 80% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polycondensate, of at least one saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid comprising 6 to 32 carbon atoms;
- of 0.1 to 10% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polycondensate, of at least one aromatic monocarboxylic acid comprising 7 to 11 carbon atoms, optionally in addition substituted by 1 to 3 saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic alkyl radicals which comprise 1 to 32 carbon atoms;
- of 5 to 40% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polycondensate, of at least one saturated or unsaturated, indeed even aromatic, and linear, branched and/or cyclic polycarboxylic acid comprising at least 2 carboxyl COOH groups, in particular 2 to 4 COOH groups, and/or one cyclic anhydride of such a polycarboxylic acid.
According to one embodiment, the said polycondensate is capable of being obtained by reaction:
- of 15 to 30% by weight, with respect to the total
weight of the polycondensate, of at least one polyol
comprising 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups;

- of 5 to 40% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polycondensate, of at least one saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid comprising 6 to 32 carbon atoms;
- of 10 to 55% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polycondensate, of at least one aromatic monocarboxylic acid coraprising 7 to 11 carbon atoms, optionally in addition substituted by 1 to 3 saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic alkyl radicals which comprise 1 to 32 carbon atoms;
- of 10 to 25% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polycondensate, of at least one saturated or unsaturated, indeed even aromatic, and linear, branched and/or cyclic polycarboxylic acid coraprising at least 2 carboxyl COOH groups, in particular 2 to 4 COOH groups, and/or one cyclic anhydride of such a polycarboxylic acid.
Preferably, the composition comprises a polycondensate as defined above such that the ratio of the number of moles of aromatic raonocarboxylic acid to the number of moles of nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid is between 0.08 and 0.70.
Preferably, the composition comprises a polycondensate as defined above, with the proviso that, when the polycondensate comprises 10% by weight of at least one aromatic monocarboxylic acid comprising 7 to 11 carbon atoms, optionally in addition substituted by 1 to 3 saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic alkyl radicals which comprise 1 to 32 carbon atoms, then the ratio of the number of moles of aromatic monocarboxylic acid to the number of moles of nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid is between 0.08 and 0.70.
Preferably, the polycondensate is capable of being obtained by reaction:

- of at least one polyol chosen, alone or as a mixture, from 1,2,6-hexanetriol, trimethylolethane, trimethylol-propane, glycerol, pentaerythritol, erythritol, diglycerol, ditrimethylolpropane, xylitol, sorbitol! raannitol, dipentaerythritol and/or triglycerol; preferably present in an amount of 10 to 30% by weight, in particular 12 to 25% by weight and better still 14 to 22% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the final polycondensate;
- of at least one nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic
acid chosen, alone or as a mixture, from caproic acid,
caprylic acid, isoheptanoic acid, -^-ethylpentanoic
acid, 2-ethylhexanoic acid, 4,5-dimethylhexanoic acid,
2-heptylheptanoic acid, 3,5,5-triraethylhexanoic acid,
octanoic acid, isooctanoic acid, nonanoic acid,
decanoic acid, isononanoic acid, lauric acid,
tridecanoic acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic
acid, isostearic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid,
cerotic (hexacosanoic) acid, cyclopentanecarboxylic
acid, cyclopentaneacetic acid, 3-cyclopentylpropionic
acid, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, cyclohexylacetic acid
or 4-cyclohexylbutyric acid;
preferably present in an amount of 30 to 80% by weight, in particular 40 to 75% by weight and better still 45 to 70% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the final polycondensate;
- of at least one aromatic monocarboxylic acid chosen, alone or as a mixture, from benzoic acid, o-toluic acid, m-toluic acid, p-toluic acid, 1-naphthoic acid, 2-naphthoic acid, 4-(tert-butyl)benzoic acid, l-methyl-2-naphthoic acid or 2-isopropyl-l-naphthoic acid; preferably present in an amount of 0.1 to 10% by weight, in particular 1 to 9.5% by weight, indeed even 1,5 to 8% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the final polycondensate; and
- of at least one polycarboxylic acid or one of its anhydrides chosen, alone or as a mixture, from decane-dioic acid, dodecanedioic acid, cyclopropanedi-carboxylic acid, cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, cyclo-

butanedicarboxylic acid, naphthalene-l,^-dicarboxylic acid, naphthaIene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, naphthalene-2,6~dicarboxylic acid, suberic acid, oxalic acid, raalonic acid, succinic acid, phthalic acid' terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, pimelic acid, sebacic acid, azelaic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, cyclohexanetricarboxylic acid, trimellitic acid, 1,2,3-benzenetricarboxylic acid, 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid, butanetetra-carboxylic acid, pyromellitic acid, phthalic anhydride, trimellitic anhydride, maleic anhydride and succinic anhydride;
preferably present in an amount of 5 to 40% by weight, in particular 10 to 30% by weight and better still 14 to 25% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the final polycondensate.
According to another embodiment, the polycondensate is capable of being obtained by reaction:
- of 10 to 301 by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polycondensate, of at least one polyol comprising 3 to 5 hydroxyl groups;
- of 22 to 80% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polycondensate, of at least one saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid comprising 10 to 32 carbon atoms and having a melting point of greater than or equal to 25°C;
-of 0.1 to 35% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polycondensate, of at least one saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid comprising 6 to 32 carbon atoms and having a melting point of strictly less than 25°C;
- of 0.1 to 10% by weight, with respect to the total
weight of the polycondensate, of at least one aromatic
monocarboxylic acid comprising 7 to 11 carbon atoms,
optionally in addition substituted by 1 to 3 saturated
or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic alkyl

radicals which comprise 1 to 32 carbon atoms;
- of 5 to 40% by weight, with respect to the total
weight of the polycondensate, of at least one saturated
or unsaturated, indeed even aromatic, and linear,
branched and/or cyclic polycarboxylic acid comprising
at least 2 carboxyl COOH groups, in particular 2 to 4
COOH groups, and/or one cyclic anhydride of such a
polycarboxylic acid.
Preferably, the polycondensate is capable of being obtained by reaction:
- of at least one polyol chosen, alone or as a mixture, from glycerol, pentaerythritol, sorbitol and their mixtures and better still pentaerythritol alone; present in an amount of 10 to 30% by weight, in particular 12 to 25% by weight and better still 14 to 22% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the final polycondensate;
- of at least one nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid chosen, alone or as a mixture, from 2-ethyl-hexanoic acid, isooctanoic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, isostearic acid, isononanoic acid, stearic acid, behenic acid and their mixtures and better still isostearic acid alone or stearic acid alone;
present in an amount of 30 to 80% by weight, in particular 40 to 75% by weight and better still 45 to 70% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the final polycondensate;
- of at least one aromatic monocarboxylic acid chosen, alone or as a mixture, from benzoic acid, o-toluic acid, m-toluic acid or 1-naphthoic acid and better still benzoic acid alone; present in an amount of 0.1 to 10% by weight, in particular 1 to 9.5% by weight, indeed even 1.5 to 8% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the final polycondensate; and
- of at least one polycarboxylic acid or one of its anhydrides chosen, alone or as a mixture, from phthalic anhydride and isophthalic acid and better still isophthalic acid alone; present in an amount of 5 to

40% by weight, in particular 10 to 30% by weight and better still 14 to 25% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the final polycondensate.
Preferably, the polycondensate exhibits:
- an acid number, expressed as mg of potassium hydroxide per g of polycondensate, of greater than or equal to 1, in particular of between 2 and 30 and better still of between 2.5 and 15; and/or
- a hydroxyl number, expressed as mg of potassium hydroxide per g of polycondensate, of greater than or equal to 40, in particular of between 40 and 120 and better still of between 45 and 80,
These acid and hydroxyl numbers can be easily determined by a person skilled in the art by the usual analytical methods.
Preferably, the polycondensate exhibits a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of between 1500 and 300 000, indeed even between 2000 and 200 000 and in particular between 3000 and 100 000.
The average molecular weight can be determined by gel permeation chromatography or by light scattering, according to the solubility of the polymer under consideration.
Preferably, the polycondensate exhibits a viscosity, measured at llO^C, of between 20 and 4000 mPa-s, in particular between 30 and 3500 mPa-s, indeed even between 40 and 3000 mPa-s and better still between 50 and 2500 mPa-s. This viscosity is measured in the way described before the examples.
Furthermore, the polycondensate is advantageously soluble in the cosmetic oily media normally employed and in particular in vegetable oils, alkanes, fatty acids, fatty alcohols or silicone oils and more particularly in media comprising isododecane, hydrogenated polyisobutene, isononyl isononanoate.

octyldodecanol, phenyl trimethicone, C12-C15 alkyl benzoate and/or D5 (decamethylcyclopentasiloxane) .
The term "soluble" is understood to mean that the polymer forms a clear solution in at least one solvent chosen from isododecane, Pariearn, isononyi isononanoate, octyldodecanol and Cij-Cis alkyl benzoate, in a proportion of at least 50% by weight, at 70°C. Some compounds even exhibit a particularly advantageous solubility in some applicational fields, namely a solubility in at least one of the abovementioned solvents, in a proportion of at least 50% by weight, at 25°C.
The polycondensate can be prepared by the
esterification/polycondensation processes
conventionally employed by a person skilled in the art. By way of illustration, a general preparation process consists:
- in mixing the polyol and the aromatic and nonaromatic monocarboxylic acids,
- in heating the mixture under an inert atmosphere, first up to the melting point (generally lOO-lSCC) and subsequently to a temperature of between 150 and 220°C until the monocarboxylic acids have been completely consumed (reached when the acid number is less than or equal to 1), preferably while distilling off, as it is formed, the water formed, then
- in optionally cooling the mixture to a temperature of between 90 and ISO'C,
- in adding the polycarboxylic acid and/or the cyclic anhydride and optionally the silicone having hydroxyl or carboxyl functional groups, all at once or sequentially, then
- in again heating to a temperature of less than or equal to 220°C, in particular of between 170 and 220°C, preferably while continuing to remove the water formed, until the characteristics required in terms of acid number, viscosity, hydroxyl number and solubility are

obtained.
It is possible to add conventional esterification
catalysts, for example of sulphonic acid type (in
particular at a concentration by weight of between 1
and 10%) or titanate type (in particular at a
concentration by weight of between 5 and 100 ppm).
It is also possible to carry out the reaction, in whole
or part, in an inert solvent, such as xylene, and/or
under a reduced pressure, in order to facilitate the
removal of the water.
Advantageously, neither catalyst nor solvent is used.
The said preparation process can additionally comprise a stage of addition of at least one antioxidant to the reaction medium, in particular at a concentration by weight of between 0.01 and 1%, with respect to the total weight of monomers, so as to limit possible decomposition events related to prolonged heating. The antioxidant can be of primary type or of secondary type and can be chosen from hindered phenols, aromatic secondary amines, organophosphorus compounds, sulphur compounds, lactones, bisphenol acrylates and their mixtures.
Mention may in particular be made, among particularly
preferred antioxidants, of BHT, BHA, TBHQ, 1,3,5-tri-
methyl-2,4,6-tris(3,5-di(tert-butyl)-4-hydroxyben2yl)-
benzene, octadecyl 3, 5-di(tert-butyl)-4-hydroxy-
cinnamate, tetrakis-methylene-3-(3,5-di(tert-butyl)-4-
hydroxyphenyl)propionate methane, octadecyl 3-(3,5-
di(tert-butyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate, 2,5-di(tert-
butyl) hydroquinone, 2,2-methylenebis(4-methyl-6- (tert-
butyl) phenol) , 2,2-methylenebis{4-ethyl-6-(tert-butyl)-
phenol), 4,4-butylidenebis{5-(tert-butyl)-m-cresol),
N,N'-hexamethylene bis(3,5-di(tert-butyl)-4-hydroxy-
hydrocinnamaraide) , pentaerythritol tetrakis (3-(3,5-
di [tert-butyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate), in
particular that sold by CIBA under the name Irganox 1010, octadecyl 3-(3,5-di (tert-butyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionate, in particular that sold by CIBA under the

name Irganox 1076, 1,3,S-tris[3,5-di(tert-butyl)-4-hydroxybenzyl)-l,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(lH,3H,5H)-trione, in particular that sold by Mayzo of Norcross, Ga, under the name BNX 3114, distearyl pentaerythritol diphosphite, tris (2,4-di(tert-butyl)phenyl) phosphite, in particular that sold by CIBA under the name Irgafos 168, dilauryl thiodipropionate, in particular that sold by CIB?. under the name Irganox P3800, bis {2,4-di (tert-butyl)) pentaerythritol diphosphite, in particular that sold by CIBA under the name Irgafos 126, bis [2,4-bis[2-phenylpropan-2-yl]phenyl) pentaerythritol diphosphite, triphenyl phosphite, 2,4-di(tert-butyl)phenyl penta¬erythritol diphosphite, in particular that sold by GE Specialty Chemicals under the name Ultranox 626, tris(nonylphenyl) phosphite, in particular that sold by CIBA under the name Irgafos TNPP, the 1:1 mixture of N,N'-hexamethylene bis (3,5-di(tert-butyl)-4-hydroxy-hydrocinnamaraide) and of tris (2,4-di(tert-butyl)phenyl) phosphite, in particular that sold by CIBA under the name Irganox B 1171, tris(2,4-di(tert-butyl)phenyl) phosphite, in particular that sold by CIBA under the name Irgafos P-EPQ, distearyl thiodipropionate, in particular that sold by CIBA under the name Irganox PS802, 2,4-bis(octylthiomethyl)-o-cresol, in particular that sold by CIBA under the name Irganox 1520, or 4,6-bis(dodecylthiomethyl)-o-cresol, in particular that sold by CIBA under the name Irganox 1726.
The amount of polycondensate present in the compositions depends, of course, on the type of composition and properties desired and can vary within a very broad range, generally of between 0.1 and 70% by weight, preferably between 1 and 50% by weight, in particular between 10 and 45% by weight, indeed even between 20 and 40% by weight and better still between 25 and 35% by weight, with respect to the weight of the cosmetic composition.
BRANCHED HYDROCARBON COMPOUND

The composition according to the invention advantageously comprises a branched hydrocarbon compound which can represent from 1 to 90% by weight of the composition, in particular from 5 to 75% by weight, especially from 10 to 60% by weight, indeed even from 25 to 55% by weight, of the total weight of the composition.
The branched hydrocarbon compound comprises at least
one alkyl branching preferably comprising from 8 to
18 carbon atoms, more preferably from 12 to 16 carbon
atoms. The said branching is preferably saturated and
unbranched.
The hydrocarbon compound is preferably an ester.
The hydrocarbon compound preferably has a melting point greater than the temperature of the keratinous substrate intended to receive the said composition, in particular the skin or lips. The branched hydrocarbon compound preferably has a melting point of between 20 and 50''C, in particular between 23 and 43 °C. The melting point of the said compound can be measured as follows,
Within the meaning of the invention, the melting point corresponds to the temperature of the most endothermic peak observed in thermal analysis (DSC), as described in Standard ISO 11357-3; 1999. The melting point of the wax can be measured using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), for example the calorimeter sold under the name "MDSC 2 920" by TA Instruments.
The measurement protocol is as follows:
A 5 mg sample of wax placed in a crucible is subjected to a first rise in temperature ranging from -20''C to lOCC at a heating rate of 10''C/rainute, is then cooled from 100°C to -20''C at a cooling rate of 10°C/minute and, finally, is subjected to a second rise in temperature ranging from -20°C to 100°C at a heating

rate of S'C/rainute. During the second rise in temperature, the variation in the difference in power absorbed by the empty crucible and by the crucible comprising the sample of wax is measured as a function of the temperature. The melting point of the compound is the value of the temperature corresponding to the tip of the peak of the curve representing the variation in the difference in power absorbed as a function of the temperature.
In the context of the present invention, preference is given to branched hydrocarbon compounds having a molecular weight of between 500 and 100 000 g/mol, for example between 700 and 50 000 g/mol, in particular between 1000 and 30 000 g/mol, for example of the order of 25 000 g/mol.
Mention may be made, among hydrocarbon compounds capable of being used in the composition according to the invention, of;
esters of fatty acids or alcohols, in particular
those having 20 to 65 carbon atoms [melting point
of the order of 20 to 35°C and/or viscosity at 40''C
ranging from 0.1 to 40 Pa-s), such as polyvinyl
laurate; esters of pentaerythritol and of fatty
acids,
semi-crystalline polymers comprising a
crystallizabie side chain;
semi-crystalline polymers comprising a
crystallizabie part in their block,
cholesterol esters, such as triglycerides of plant
origin, for example hydrogenated vegetable oils,
viscous polyesters and their mixtures. Use may be
made, as triglyceride of plant origin, of
hydrogenated castor oil derivatives, such as
"Thixinr®" from Rheox.
Mention may in particular be made, among hydrocarbon compounds, of:

esters of an oligomeric glycerol, in particular diglycerol esters, especially condensates of adipic acid and of glycerol, for which a portion of the hydroxyl groups of the glycerols have reacted with a mixture of fatty acids, such as stearic acid, capric acid, stearic acid, isostearic acid and 12-hydroxystearic acid, such as, in particular, those sold under the Softisan 649 trade mark by Sasol,
phytosterol esters,
noncrosslinked polyesters resulting from the polycondensation between a linear or branched C4-C50 di- or polycarboxylic acid and a C2-C50 did or polyol, other than the polyester described above, ester aliphatic esters resulting from esterification of an aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid ester with an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, and their mixtures, such as:
the ester resulting from the esterification reaction of hydrogenated castor oil with isostearic acid in the proportions of 1 to 1 (1/1) or hydrogenated castor oil monoisostearate,
the ester resulting from the esterification reaction of hydrogenated castor oil with isostearic acid in the proportions of 1 to 2 (1/2) or hydrogenated castor oil diisostearate, the ester resulting from the esterification reaction of hydrogenated castor oil with isostearic acid in the proportions of 1 to 3 (1/3) or hydrogenated castor oil triisostearate, and their mixtures.
Mention may in particular be made, among hydrocarbon compounds, of vinylpyrrolidone copolymers, such as copolymers of a C2 to C30 alkene, such as a C3 to C22 alkene, and combinations of these, can be used. Mention may be made, as examples of VP copolymers which can be

used in the invention, of the VP/vinyl laurate, VP/vinyl stearate, VP/hexadecene, VP/triacontene or VP/acrylic acid/lauryl methacrylate copolymer or butylated polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP).
The term "polymers" is understood to mean, within the meaning of the invention, compotinds comprising at least 2 repeat units, preferably at least 3 repeat units and more especially at least 10 repeat units.
The term "semi-crystalline polymer" is understood to mean, within the meaning of the invention, polymers comprising a crystallizable part and an amorphous part in the backbone and exhibiting a first-order reversible phase change temperature, in particular a melting point {solid-liquid transition). The crystallizable part is either a side chain (or pendent chain) or a block in the backbone.
The term "crystallizable chain or block" is understood to mean, within the meaning of the invention, a chain or block which, if it were alone, would change reversibly from the amorphous state to the crystalline state according to whether the temperature is above or below the melting point. A chain within the meaning of the invention is a group of atoms which is pendent or lateral with respect to the backbone of the polymer. A block is a group of atoms belonging to the backbone, a group constituting one of the repeat units of the polymer.
The semi-crystalline polymers which can be used in the invention can be chosen in particular from:
- block copolymers of polyolefins with controlled
crystallization, the monomers of which are described in
EP-A-0 951 897,
- polycondensates and in particular of aliphatic or aromatic or aliphatic/aromatic polyester type,
- homo- or copolymers carrying at least one

crystalllzable side chain and homo- or copolymers
carrying, in the backbone, at least one crystallizable
block, such as those described in the document
US-A-5 156 911,
- homo- or copolymers carrying at least one crystallizable side chain with in particular fluorinated group(s), such as described in the document WO-A-01/19333,
- and their blends.
In the last two cases, the crystallizable side chain or block or side chains or blocks are hydrophobic.
A) Semi-crystalline polymers with crystalllzable side chains
Mention may in particular be made of those defined in the documents US-A-5 156 911 and WO-A-01/19333.
When the crystallizable chains are aliphatic hydrocarbon chains, they comprise hydrocarbon alkyl chains with at least 11 carbons atoms and at most 4 0 carbons atoms and better still at most 24 carbon atoms. They are in particular aliphatic chains or alkyl chains having at least 12 carbon atoms and they are preferably C14-C24 alkyl chains, preferably C16-C22 alkyl chains. When they are fluorinated or perfluorinated alkyl chains, they comprise at least 11 carbon atoms, at least 6 carbon atoms of which are fluorinated.
Mention may be made, as example of semi-crystalline homopolymers or copolymers comprising crystallizable chain{s), of those resulting from the polymerization of one or more following monomers; saturated alkyl (meth)acrylates with the Cu-C^^ alkyl group, perf luoroalkyl (meth) acrylates with a C11-C15 perfluoroalkyl group, M-alkyl(meth)acrylamides with the Cn to C24 alkyl group, with or without fluorine atoms, vinyl esters comprising alkyl or perfluoroalkyl chains

with the Cn to C24 alkyl group (with at least 6 fluorine atoms for a perfluoroalkyl chain), vinyl ethers comprising alkyl or perfluoroalkyl chains with the Ci4 to C24 alkyl group and at least 6 fluorine atoms for a perfluoroalkyl chain, C14 to Csi a. -olefins, such as, for example, octadecene, para-alkylstyrenes with an alkyl group comprising from 12 to 24 carbon atoms, and their mixtures.
Mention may be made, as specific example of semi-
crystalline polymer which can be used in the
composition according to the invention, of the
Intelimer® products from Landec.
Use may also be made of the polymer Structure "0" from National Starch, such as that described in the document US-A-5 736 125, with a melting point of 44°C.
The semi-crystalline polymers can in particular be semi-crystalline polymers comprising crystalllzable pendent chains comprising fluorinated groups, such as described in Examples 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of the document WO-A-01/19333.
Use may also be made of semi-crystalline polymers obtained by copolymerization of stearyl acrylate and of acrylic acid or of NVP, such as described in the document US-A-5 519 063 or EP-A-550 745.
Use may also be made of semi-crystalline polymers obtained by copolymerization of behenyl acrylate and of acrylic acid or of l^VP, such as described in the documents US-A-5 519 063 and EP-A-055 745 and more especially those described in polymer preparation Examples 3 and 4 below.
B) Polymers carrying at least one crystalllzable block in the backbone

The polymer carrying at least one crystallizable block in the backbone can be chosen from block copolymers of olefin or of cycloolefin comprising a crystallizable chain, such as those resulting from the block polymerization of:
- cyclobutene, cyclohexene, cyclooctene, norbornene (that is to say, bicyclo[2.2.l]hept-2-ene) , 5-methylnorbornene, 5-ethylnorbornene, 5,6-dimethyl-norbornene, 5,5,6-trimethylnorbornene, 5-ethylidene-norbornene, S-phenylnorbornene, 5-benzylnorbornene, 5-vinylnorbornene, 1,4,5,8-dimethano-l,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphthalene, dicyclopentadiene or their mixtures, with
- ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 3-methyl-l-butene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-l-pentene, 1-octene, l-decene, 1-eicosene or their mixtures.
Mention may be made, as example of copolymers comprising a crystallizable block and comprising an amorphous block, of:
ct) poly [e-capro lac tone) -b-poly (butadiene) block
copolymers, preferably used hydrogenated, such as those described in the paper D6, "Melting behaviouc of poly (e-caprolactone)-block-polybutadiene copolymers", by S. Nojima, Macromolecules, 32, 3727-3734 (1999), p) block or multiblock hydrogenated poly(butylene terephthalate)-b-poly{isoprene) block copolymers, cited in the paper D7, "Study of morphological and mechanical properties of PP/PBT", by B. Boutevin et al. , Polymer Bulletin, 34, 117-123 (1995),
Y) poly(ethylene)-b-copoly(ethylene/propylene) block copolymers, cited in the papers D3, "Morphology of semi-crystalline block copolymers of ethylene-(ethylene-alt-propylene)", by P. Rangarajan et al., Macromolecules, 26, 4640-4645 (1993), and D9, "Polymer aggregates with crystalline cores: the system poly(ethylene)-poly(ethylene-propylene)", by P. Richter et al., Macromolecules, 30, 1053-1058 (1997), 5) poly(ethylene)-b-poly(ethylethylene) block

copolymers, cited in the general paper DIO, "Crystallization in block copolymers", by I.W. Hamley, Advances in Polymer Science, vol. 148, 113-137 (1999).
C) Polycaprolactanes
In particular, the polycaprolactones can be chosen from e-caprolactone homopolymers. The horaopolymerization can be initiated with a diol, in particular a diol having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, such as diethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol or neopentyl glycol.
Use nay be made, for example, of polycaprolactones, in particular those sold under the name of Capa® 240
(melting point of 68°C and molecular weight of 4000), 223 (melting point of 48 °C and molecular weight of 2000), 222 (melting point of 48''C and molecular weight of 2000) , 217 (melting point of 44°C and molecular weight of 1250), 2125 (melting point of 45°C and molecular weight of 1250), 212 (melting point of 45''c and molecular weight of 1000), 210 (melting point of 38 "C and molecular weight of 1000) or 205 (melting point of 39''C and molecular weight of 830) by Solvay or PCL-300 or PCL-700 by Union Carbide.
Use may in particular be made of Capa 2125, the melting point of which is between 35 and 45°C and the weight-average molecular weight of which is equal to 1250.
NONVOLATILE OIL
The composition according to the invention
advantageously comprises a nonvolatile oil.
The nonvolatile oil can represent 1 to 90% by weight of
the composition, in particular from 5 to 75% by weight,
especially from 10 to 60% by weight, indeed even from
25 to 55% by weight, of the total weight of the
composition.
According to one embodiment, the nonvolatile oil can

represent from 35 to 60% by weight.
Within the meaning of the present invention, the terra "nonvolatile oil" is understood to mean an oil having a vapour pressure of less than 0.13 Pa. The nonvolatile oils can be hydrocarbon oils, silicone oils, fluorinated oils or their mixtures.
Within the meaning of the present invention, the term "silicone oil" is understood to mean an oil comprising at least one silicon atom and in particular at least one Si-0 group.
The terra "hydrocarbon oil" is understood to mean an oil comprising mainly hydrogen and carbon atoms and optionally oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur and/or phosphorus atoms.
The term "hydrocarbide" is understood to mean an oil comprising only hydrogen and carbon atoms.
The nonvolatile oils can be chosen in particular from nonvolatile hydrocarbon oils, if appropriate fluorinated, and/or nonvolatile silicone oils. Mention may in particular be made, as nonvolatile hydrocarbon oil, of:
hydrocarbon oils of vegetable origin, such as phytostearyl esters, for example phytostearyi oleate, phytostearyl isostearate and lauroyl/octyldodecyl/ phytostearyl glutamate [Ajinomoto, Eldew PS203), triglycerides composed of esters of fatty acids and of glycerol, the fatty acids of which can have varied chain lengths from d to Cin it being possible for these chains to be linear or branched and saturated or unsaturated; these oils are in particular heptanoic or octanoic triglycerides; wheat germ, sunflower, grape seed, sesame, maize, apricot, castor, shea, avocado, olive, soybean, sweet almond, palm, rapeseed, cottonseed, hazelnut, raacadamia, jojoba, alfalfa,

poppy, pumpkinseed, cucumber, blackcurrant seed, evening primrose, millet, barley, quinoa, rye, safflower, candlenut, passionflower or musk rose oil; shea butter; or triglycerides of caprylic/capric acids, such as those sold by StSarineries Dubois or those sold under the names Miglyol 810®, 812® and 818® by Dynamit Nobel,
synthetic ethers having from 10 to 4 0 carbon atoms;
linear or branched hydrocarbides of mineral or synthetic origin, such as liquid petrolatum, polydecenes, hydrogenated polyisobutene, such as Parleam®, squalane and their mixtures, in particular hydrogenated polyisobutene,
synthetic esters, such as oils of formula R1COOR2 in which Ri represents the residue of a linear or branched acid comprising from 1 to 40 carbon atoms, and R2 represents a hydrocarbon chain, in particular a branched hydrocarbon chain, comprising from 1 to 4 0 carbon atoms, provided that Ri + R2 ^ 10. The esters can in particular be chosen from esters, in particular fatty acid esters, such as, for example: cetearyl octanoate, esters of isopropyl alcohol, such as isopropyl myristate or isopropyl palmitate, ethyl palmitate, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate, isopropyl stearate or isostearate, isostearyl isostearate, octyl stearate, hydroxy1ated esters, such as isostearyl lactate or octyl hydroxystearate, diisopropyl adipate, heptanoates and in particular isostearyl heptanoate, octanoates, decanoates or ricinoleates of alcohols or of polyalcohols, such as propylene glycol dioctanoate, cetyl octanoate, tridecyl octanoate, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate and 4-diheptanoate, alkyl benzoate, polyethylene glycol diheptanoate, propylene glycol di(2-ethylhexanoate) and their mixtures, Cu to C15 alkyl benzoates, hexyl laurate, esters of neopentanoic acid, such as isodecyl neopentanoate, isotridecyl neopentanoate, isostearyl neopentanoate or octyldodecyl neopentanoate, esters of isononanoic acid, such as

isononyl isononanoate, isotridecyl isononanoate or octyl isononanoate, or hydroxylated esters, such as isostearyl lactate or diisostearyl malate;
esters of polyols and esters of pentaerythritol, such as dipentaerythritol tetrahydroxystearate/tetra-isostearate,
fatty alcohols which are liquid at ambient temperature with a branched and/or unsaturated carbon chain having from 12 to 26 carbon atoms, such as 2-octyldodecanol, isostearyl alcohol, oleyl alcohol, 2-hexyldecanol/ 2-butyloctanol and 2-undecylpenta-decanol,
higher fatty acids, such as oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid and their mixtures, and
dialkyl carbonates, it being possible for the 2 alkyl chains to be identical or different, such as dicaprylyl carbonate, sold under the name Cetiol CC® by Cognis.
The nonvolatile silicone oils which can be used in the composition can be nonvolatile polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMSs), polydimethylsiloxanes comprising pendent alkyl or alkoxy groups and/or alkyl or alkoxy groups at the ends of the silicone chain, which groups each have from 2 to 24 carbon atoms, phenylated si1icones, such as phenyl trimethicones, phenyl dimethicones, phenyl(trimethylsiloxyldiphenylsiloxanes, diphenyl dimethicones, diphenyl(methyldiphenyl)trisiloxanes and (2-phenylethyl)trimethylsiloxysilicates, dimethicones or phenyl trimethi cones with a viscosity of less than or equal to 100 cSt, and their mixtures. According to another embodiment, the silicone oil corresponds to the formula:
R R R
R—Si O^ Si 0 Si R
I I I R R R
in which the R groups represent, independently of one

another, a methyl or a phenyl. Preferably, in this
formula, the said organopolysiloxane comprises at least
three phenyl groups, for example at least four or at
least five.
Mixtures of the phenylated organopolysiloxanes
described above can be used.
Mention may be made, for example, of mixtures of
triphenylated, tetraphenylated or pentaphenylated
organopolysiloxane.
According to another embodiment, the silicone oil
corresponds to the formula:
Ph Ph Ph
/ / /
Me—Si O Si O Si Me
\ \ Pli Me Ph
in which Me represents methyl and Ph represents phenyl. Such a phenylated silicone is manufactured in particular by Dow Corning under the reference Dow Corning 555 Cosmetic Fluid (INCI name: triraethyl penta-phenyl trisiloxane). The reference Dow Corning 554 Cosmetic Fluid can also be used.
The nonvolatile oil is preferably nonpolar, in the sense that its delta solubility a is equal to 0.
WRX
The composition can comprise a wax. The term "wax", within the meaning of the present invention, is understood to denote a lipophilic compound which is solid at ambient temperature (25°C), which exhibits a reversible solid/liquid change in state and which has a melting point of greater than or equal to 30°C which can reach up to 120°C.
The melting point of the wax can be measured using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), for example the calorimeter sold under the name DSC 30 by Mettler.

The waxes can be hydrocarbon, fluorinated and/or
silicone waxes. In particular, the waxes exhibit a
melting point of greater than 25°C and better still of
greater than 45°C.
Mention may be made, as waxes which can be used in the
composition, of linear hydrocarbon waxes. Their melting
point is advantageously greater than 35°C, for example
greater than bS^C and preferably greater than SO^C.
The linear hydrocarbon waxes are advantageously chosen
from substituted linear alkanes, unsubstituted linear
alkanes, unsubstituted linear alkenes or substituted
linear alkenes, an unsubstituted compound being
composed solely of carbon and hydrogen. The
substituents mentioned above not comprising carbon
atoms.
The linear hydrocarbon waxes include polymers and
copolymers of ethylene with a molecular weight of
between 400 and 800, for example the Polywax 500 or
Polywax 40O sold by New Phase Technologies,
The linear hydrocarbon waxes include linear paraffin
waxes, such as the paraffin waxes S&P 206, S&P 173 and
S&P 434 from Strahl & Pitsch.
The linear hydrocarbon waxes include long-chain linear
alcohols, such as the products comprising a mixture of
polyethylene and of alcohols comprising 20 to 50 carbon
atoms, in particular the Performacol 4 25 or
Performacol 550 (mixture in proportions 20/80) sold by
New Phase Technologies.
Examples of silicone waxes are, for example:
the C2D-24 alkyl methicone, 02:5-23 alkyl dimethicone, C20-24 alkyl diraethicone and 02^-23 alkyl dimethicone sold by Archiraica Fine chemicals under the reference SilCare 41M40, SilCare 41H50, SilCare 41M70 and SilCare 41M80,
the stearyl dimethicones with the reference SilCare 41M65 sold by Archimica or with the reference DC-2503 sold by Dow Corning,
the stearoxytrimethy1silanes sold under the reference SilCare 1H71 or DC-580,

the products Abil Wax 981Q, 98O0 or 2440 from Wacker Chemie GmbH,
the C30-45 alkyl methicones sold by Dow Corning under the reference AMS-C30 Wax and the C3o-,5 alkyl dimethicones sold under the reference SF1642 or SF1632 by General Electric.
The amount of wax in the composition according to the invention can range from 5 to 70% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the composition, preferably from 5 to 40% by weight and better still from 10 to 3Q% by weight.
COLOURING MATERIAL
The composition according to the invention can comprise a colouring material in a proportion of 0.5 to 50% of colouring material, preferably of 2 to 40% and better still of 5 to 30%, with respect to the total weight of the composition.
The colouring material can be any inorganic and/or organic compound exhibiting an absorption between 350 and 700 nm or capable of generating an optical effect, such as the reflection of incident light or interferences, for example.
The colouring materials of use in the present invention are chosen from all the organic and/or inorganic pigments known in the art, in particular those which are described in the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopaedia of Chemical Technology and in Dllmann's Encyclopaedia of Industrial Chemistry.
Mention may be made, as examples of inorganic colouring materials, of titanium dioxide, which is or is not surface treated, zinc oxide, zirconium or cerium oxides, iron or chromium oxides, manganese violet, ultramarine blue, chromium hydrate and ferric blue• For

example, the following inorganic pigments can be used: TazOs, TijOs, TijOs, TiO, Zr02 as a mixture with TiO^, Zr02, Nb205, Ce02 or ZnS.
Mention may be made, as examples of organic colouring materials, of nitroso, nitro, azo, xanthene, guinoline, anthraquinone, phthalocyanine, of metal complex type, isoindolinone, isoindoline, quinacridone, perinone, perylene, diketopyrrolopyrrole, thioindigo, dioxazine, triphenylmethane or quinophthalone compounds.
In particular, the colouring materials can be chosen from carmine, carbon black, aniline black, azo yellow, quinacridone, phthalocyanine blue, sorghum red, the blue pigments classified in the Colour Index under the references CI 42090, 69800, 69825, 73000, 74100 and 74160, the yellow pigments classified in the Colour Index under the references CI 11680, 11710, 15985, 19140, 20040, 21100, 21108, 47000 and 47005, the green pigments classified in the Colour Index under the references CI 61565, 61570 and 74260, the orange pigments classified in the Colour Index under the references CI 11725, 15510, 45370 and 71105, the red pigments classified in the Colour Index under the references CI 12085, 12120, 12370, 12420, 12490, 14700, 15525, 15580, 15620, 15630, 15800, 15850, 158 65, 15880, 17200, 2 6100, 45380, 4 5410, 58000, 73360, 73915 and 75470, and the pigments obtained by oxidative polymerization of indole or phenol derivatives, as described in Patent FR 2 679 771.
The pigments in accordance with the invention can also be in the form of composite pigments, as described in Patent EP 1 184 426. These composite pigments can be composed in particular of particles comprising an inorganic core, at least one binder, which provides for the attachment of the organic pigments to the core, and at least one organic pigment at least partially covering the core.

The colouring materials can be chosen from dyes, lakes or pigments.
The dyes are, for example, fat-soluble dyes, although water-soluble dyes may be used. The fat-soluble dyes are, for example Sudan Red, D & C Red 17, D s C Green 6, P-carotene, soybean oil, Sudan Brown, D & C Yellow 11, D & C Violet 2, D & C Orange 5, quinoline yellow or annatto. They can represent from 0 to 20% of the weight of the composition and better still from 0.1 to 6%. The water-soluble dyes are in particular beetroot juice or methylene blue and can represent from 0.1 to 6% by weight of the composition (if present).
The term "lake" is understood to mean dyes adsorbed on insoluble particles, the combination thus obtained remaining insoluble when used. The inorganic substrates on which the dyes are adsorbed are, for example, alumina, silica, calcium sodium borosilicate, calcium aluminium borosilicate and aluminium. Mention may be made, among organic dyes, of cochineal carmine.
Mention may be made, as examples of lakes, of the products known under the following names: D & C Red 21 (CI 45 380), D & C Orange 5 (CI 45 370), D i C Red 27 (CI 45 410), D & C Orange 10 (CI 45 425), D & C Red 3 (CI 45 430), DSC Red 7 (CI 15 850:1), DSC Red 4 (CI 15 510), DSC Red 33 (CI 17 200), D S C Yellow 5 (CI 19 140), DSC Yellow 6 (CI 15 985), D & C Green (CI 61 570), DSC Yellow 10 (CI 77 002), DSC Green 3 (CI 42 053) or D & C Blue 1 (CI 42 090).
The term "pigments" should be understood as meaning white or coloured and inorganic or organic particles intended to colour and/or opacify the composition. The pigments in accordance with the invention can, for example, be chosen from white or coloured pigments or from pigments possessing special effects, such as

pearlescent agents, reflective pigments or interference pigments.
Mention may be made, as pigments which can be used in the invention, of titanium, zirconium or cerium oxides as well as zinc, iron or chromium oxides and ferric blue. Mention may be made, among the organic pigments which can be used in the invention, of carbon black and barium, strontium, calcium {D & C Red No. 7) and aluminium lakes.
The pearlescent agents can be present in the composition in a proportion of 0.001 to 20% of the total weight of the composition, preferably at a level of the order of 1 to 15%. Mention may be made, among the pearlescent agents which can be used in the invention, of mica covered with titanium oxide, with iron oxide, with natural pigment or with bismuth oxychloride, such as coloured titanium oxide-coated mica.
The pigments can be present in the composition in a proportion of 0.05 to 30% of the weight of the final composition and preferably in a proportion of 2 to 20%,
The variety of the pigments which can be used in the present invention makes it possible to obtain a rich palette of colours and also specific optical effects, such as metallic or interference effects.
The term "pigments possessing special effects" is understood to mean pigments which generally create a coloured appearance (characterized by a certain hue, a certain saturation and a certain lightness) which is non-uniform and which changes according to the conditions of observation (light, temperature, angles of observation, and the like), They consequently contrast with white or coloured pigments, which provide a conventional opaque, seraitransparent or transparent

brown iron oxide or, on the other hand, with titanium oxide, with tin oxide or with one of their mixtures, such as those sold under the Reflecks® brand by Engelhard.
Pigments of the Metashine 1080R range, sold by Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd., are also suitable for the invention. These pigments, more particularly described in Patent Application JP 2001-11340, are flakes of C-Glass glass comprising 65 to 72% of Si02 which are covered with a layer of titanium oxide of rutile (Ti02) type. These glass flakes have a mean thickness of 1 micron and a mean size of 80 microns, i.e. a mean size/mean thickness ratio of BO. They exhibit blue, green, yellow or silver-coloured glints, depending on the thickness of the Ti02 layer.
Mention may also be made of particles with a dimension of between 80 and 100 jim comprising a substrate of synthetic mica {fluorophlogopite) coated with titanium dioxide representing 12% of the total weight of the particle, these particles being sold under the name Prominence by Nihon Koken,
The reflective particles can also be chosen from particles formed of a stack of at least two layers possessing different refractive indices. These layers can be polymeric or metallic in nature and can in particular include at least one polymer layer. Such particles are described in particular in WO 99/36477, US 6 299 979 and US 6 387 498. Mention may be made, by way of illustration of the materials which can constitute the various layers of the multilayer structure, of, this list not being limiting: polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) and its isomers, poly(alkylene terephthalate)s and polyimides. Reflective particles comprising a stack of at least two layers of polymers are sold by 3M under the name Mirror Glitter, These particles comprise layers of 2,6-PEN and of poly{methyl methacrylate) in a ratio by weight of 80/20, Such particles are described in Patent US 5 825 643.

The composition can comprise one or more goniochromatic pigments.
The goniochromatic colouring agent can be chosen, for example, from multilayer interference structures and liquid crystal colouring agents.
In. the case of a multilayer structure, the latter can comprise, for example, at least two layers, each layer, independently or not independently of the other layer(s), being produced, for example, from at least one material chosen from the group consisting of the following materials: MgF2, CeFs, ZnS, ZnSe, Si, Si02, Ge, Te, Fe203, Pt, Va, AI2O3, MgO, Y2O3, S2O3, SiO, HfOj, Zr02, Ce02r NbaOs, Ta^Os, Ti02, Ag, Al, Au, Cu, Rb, Ti, Ta, W, Zn, M0S2, cryolite, alloys, polymers and their combinations.
The multilayer structure may or may not exhibit, with respect to a central layer, a symmetry with regard to the chemical nature of the stacked layers. Examples of symmetrical multilayer interference structures which can be used in are, for example, the following structures: Al/Si02/Al/SiO2/Al, pigments having this structure being sold by DuPont de Nemours; Cr/HgF2/Al/MgF2/Cr, pigments having this structure being sold under the name Chroraaflair by Flex; MoS2/Si02/ Al/Si03/HoS2; Fe203/Si02/Al/Si02/Fe203 and Fe203/Si02/ Fe203/Si02/Fe203, pigments having these structures being sold under the name Sicopearl by BASF; MoS2/Si02/inica-oxide/Si02/MoS2; Fe203/Si02/mica-oxide/Si02/Fe203; Ti03/ SiOa/TiOs and Ti02/Al203/Ti02; SnO/Ti02/Si02/Ti02/ SnO; Fe203/SiO2/Fe203; SnO/mica/Ti02/Si02/Ti02/mica/SnO, pigments having these structures being sold under the name Xirona by Merck (Darmstadt) . By way of example, these pigments can be pigments with a silica/titanium oxide/tin oxide structure sold under the name Xirona Magic by Merck, pigments with a silica/brown iron oxide structure sold under the name Xirona Indian Summer by Merck and pigments with a silica/titanium oxide/mica/tin oxide structure sold under the name

xirona Caribbean Blue by Merck. Mention may also be made of the Infinite Colors pigments from Shiseido. Different effects are obtained according to the thickness and the nature of the various layers. Thus, with the structure Fe203/Si02/Al/Si02/Fe303, the colour changes from green-golden to red-grey for Si02 layers of 320 to 350 nm; from red to golden for Si02 layers of 380 to 400 nm; from purple to green for Si02 layers of 410 to 420 nm; and from copper to red for Si02 layers of 430 to 440 nm.
Use may also be made of goniochromatic colouring agents possessing a multilayer structure comprising an alternation of polymer layers, for example of the polyethylene naphthalate and polyethylene terephth^late type. Such agents are described in particular in WO-A-96/19347 and WO-A~99/36478.
Mention may be made, as examples of pigments possessing a polymeric multilayer structure, of those sold by 3H under the name Color Glitter.
The liquid crystal colouring agents comprise, for example, silicones or cellulose ethers onto which mesomorphic groups are grafted.
Use may be made, aS liquid crystal goniochromatic particles, for example, of those sold by Chenix and of those sold under the name Helicone® HC by Wacker.
The compositions according to the invention can be provided in any form acceptable and conventional for a cosmetic composition.
A person skilled in the art can choose the appropriate formulation form, and its method of preparation, on the basis of his general knowledge, taking into account, on the one hand, the nature of the constituents used, in particular their solubility in the support, and, on the other hand, the application envisaged for the composition.
A further subject-matter of the invention is the use of

a polycondensate and of a branched ester as defined above for making up the lips in order to improve the hold of the colour.
The compositions in accordance with the invention can be used for caring for or making up keratinous substances, such as the hair, skin, eyelashes, eyebrows, nails, lips or scalp and more particularly for making up the lips, eyelashes and/or face. They can thus be provided in the form of a product for caring for and/or making up the skin of the body or face, lips, eyelashes, eyebrows, hair, scalp or nails; of an antisun or self-tanning product; of a hair product, in particular for colouring, conditioning and/or caring for the hair; they are advantageously provided in the form of a mascara, lipstick, lip gloss, face powder, eyeshadow or foundation.
A further subject-matter of the invention is a method for the cosmetic treatment of keratinous substances, in particular the skin of the body or face, lips, nails, hair and/or eyelashes, comprising the application, to the said materials, of a cosmetic composition as defined above.
This method according to the invention makes it possible in particular to care for or make up the lips by application of a lipstick or lip gloss composition according to the invention.
Another subject-matter of the present invention is a cosmetic combination comprising:
- a container delimiting at least one compartment, the said container being closed by a closing element; and
- a composition as described above positioned inside the said compartment.
The container can have any appropriate form. It can in particular be in the form of a pot, a box, a tin or a case.

The closing element can be in the form of a removable stopper, of a lid or of a seal, in particular of the type comprising a body fixed to the container and a cap articulated over the body.
The applicator can be in the form of a pad of foam or elastomer, of a felt-tipped pen or of a spatula. The applicator can be free (powder puff or sponge) or integrally attached to a rod carried by the closing element, such as described, for example, in Patent US 5 492 426. The applicator can be integrally attached to the container, such as described, for example, in Patent FR 2 761 959.
The closing element can be coupled to the container by screwing. Alternatively, the coupling between the closing element and the container is carried out other than by screwing, in particular via a bayonet mechanism, by snapping, clamping, welding or adhesive bonding, or by magnetic attraction. The term "snapping" is understood to mean in particular any system involving the crossing of a row or strip of material by elastic deformation of a portion, in particular of the closing element, and then by elastically returning the said portion to the unstressed position after the row or strip has been crossed.
The container can be at least partially made of thermoplastic material. Mention may be made, as examples of thermoplastic materials, of polypropylene or polyethylene.
Alternatively, the container is made of non-thermoplastic material, in particular of glass or of metal (or alloy).
The container can have rigid walls or deformable walls, in particular in the form of a tube or of a tube bottle.

The container can comprise means intended to bring about or facilitate the distribution of the composition. In particular, when the product is in the form of a stick, the latter can be driven by a piston mechanism. Still in the case of a stick, in particular of a make-up product (lipstick, foundation, and the like) , the container can comprise a mechanism, in particular a rack-and-pinion mechanism or a mechanism with a screw rod or a mechanism with a helical groove, capable of moving a stick in the direction of the said opening. Such a mechanism is described, for example, in Patent FR 2 806 273 or in Patent FR 2 775 566. Such a mechanism for a liquid product is described in Patent FR 2 727 609.
The invention is illustrated in more detail in the following examples.
Method for measuring the viscosity
The viscosity at SCC or at 110°C of the polymer is
measured using a cone/piate viscometer of Brookfield
CAP 1000+ type.
The appropriate cone/plate is determined by a person
skilled in the art on the basis of his knowledge; in
particular:
- between 50 and 500 mPa*s, use is made of a cone 02
- between 500 and 1000 mPa-s: cone 03
- between 1000 and 4000 mPa■s: cone 05
- between 4000 and 10 000 mPa-s: cone 06
Example 1: Synthesis of pentaerythrityl benzoate/iso-phthalate/isostearate
20 g of benzoic acid, 280 g of isostearic acid and 100 g of pentaerythritol are charged to a reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer, an argon inlet and a distillation system and then the mixture is gradually heated, under a gentle argon stream, to 110-130''C in

order to obtain a homogeneous solution. The temperature is subsequently gradually increased up to 180°C and this temperature is maintained for approximately 2 hours. The temperature is again increased up to 220°C and this temperature is maintained until an acid number of less than or equal to 1 is obtained, which takes approximately 11 hours. The mixture is cooled to a temperature of between 100 and 130°C, then 100 g of isophthalic acid are introduced and the mixture is again gradually heated up to 220''C for approximately 11 hours.
405 g of pentaerythrityl benzoate/isophthalate/iso-stearate polycondensate are thus obtained in the form of a very thick oil.
The polycondensate exhibits the following characteristics:
- soluble to 50% by weight, at 25''C, in Parleara
- acid number = 3.7
- hydroxyl number = 72
- Mw = 59 400
- niio°c = 1510 raPa- s
- ratio of the number of moles of aromatic raono-carboxylic acid to the number of moles of nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid: 0.16,
Example 2: Synthesis of pentaerythrityl banzoate/iao-phthalate/iaostearate
35 g of benzoic acid, 270 g of isostearic acid and 80 g of pentaerythritol are charged to a reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer, an argon inlet and a distillation system and then the mixture is gradually heated, under a gentle argon stream, to 110-130°C in order to obtain a homogeneous solution. The temperature is subsequently gradually increased up to 180°C and this temperature is maintained for approximately 2 hours. The temperature is again increased up to 220''C and this temperature is maintained until an acid number

of less than or equal to 1 is obtained, which takes approximately 11 hours. The mixture is cooled to a temperature of between 100 and ISO^C, then 55 g of isophthalic acid are introduced and the mixture is again gradually heated up to 22CC for approximately 5 hours.
380 g of pentaerythrityl benzoate/isophthalate/iso-stearate polycondensate are thus obtai ned in the form of an oil.
The polycondensate exhibits the following characteristics:
- soluble to 50% by weight, at 25°C, in Parleam
- acid number = 5.5
- hydroxyl number =103
- Mw - 7200
- TiBo'c = 700 mPa-s
- ratio of the number of moles of aromatic mono-carboxylic acid to the number of moles of nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid: 0.30.
Example 3: Synthesis of pentaerythrityl benzoate/iso-phthalate/stearate
10 g of benzoic acid, 370 g of stearic acid and 95 g of pentaerythritol are charged to a reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer, an argon inlet and a distillation system and then the mixture is gradually heated, under a gentle argon stream, to 110-130°C in order to obtain a homogeneous solution. The temperature is subsequently gradually increased up to ISO^C and this temperature is maintained for approximately 2 hours. The temperature is again increased up to 220°C and this temperature is maintained until an acid number of less than or equal to 1 is obtained, which takes approximately 11 hours. The mixture is cooled to a temperature of between 100 and 130°C, then 90 g of isophthalic acid are introduced and the mixture is again gradually heated up to 220"C for approximately 11 hours.

430 g of pentaerythrityl benzoate/isophthalate/stearate polycondensate are thus obtained in the form of a very thick oil.
The polycondensate exhibits the following characteristics :
- soluble to 50% by weight, at lO^C, in Parleam " acid number = 10.8
- Mw = 8800
- r|80°c = 360 mPa-s
Examples ft to R
The following polycondensates are prepared in a similar way to the preceding examples (the % values are by weight):

Polyol (% and nature) Aromatic acid (%
and nature) Poly-carboxylic
acid or
anhydride
(% and
nature) Nonaromatic
acid (% and
nature) Solubi¬lity*
Example A 21.6
penta-
erythritol 3.9 benzoic 19.5
isophthalic
acid 27.5% isQ-
stearic +
27.5%
isononanoic at 25°C
Example
B 16.8
penta-erythritol 1.8 benzoic 15.9
isophthalic
acid 65.5 behenic at 70°C
Example C 20
penta-
erythritol 4
(tert-
butyl)-
benzoic 20 isophthalic
acid 56 isostearic at 25°C
Example
D 17.4 glycerol 8.6 benzoic 16
isophthalic
acid 58 isostearic at 25''C
Example E 20.7 glycerol 3.5
(tert-
butyl)-
benzoic 15.9 adipic acid 54.9 isononanoic at 25°C

Example F 25.5 diglycerol 2 benzoic 13.7
isophthalic
acid 58.8 isononanoic at 25 "C
Example
G 28
ditriraethylol-
propane 2 1-naphthoic 14
isophthalic
acid 56 isostearic at 25°C
Example
H 25.2
trimethylol-
propane 5.8 benzoic 12.6
isophthalic
acid 56.3 isononanoic at 25°C
Example
I 25
trimethylol-
propane 2.1 m-toluic 14.6 phthalic anhydride 58.3 isostearic at 25^C
Example
J 21.9 erythritol 6.3
(tert-
butyl)-
benzoic 13.5
sebacic
acid 58.3
isooctanoic
acid at 25''C
Example K 20.4
cJipenta-
erythritol 6.1
benzoic 20.4 Pripol 1009** 53.1 isostearic at 25°C
Example
L 28
ditrimethylol-
propane 2 1-naphthoic 14
isophthalic
acid 40% iso¬stearic +
16% 2~ethyl-hexanoic at 25''C
Example M 21.3
penta-
erythritol 6.4 benzoic 17
succinic
acid 27.7%
nonanoic
+ 27.6%
iso-
heptanoic at 25''C
Example 17.4 glycerol 8.6 benzoic 16
isophthalic
acid 58 stearic at 70°C
Example 0 25.5
diglycerol 2 benzoic 13.7
isophthalic
acid 58.8 myristic at 70°C
Example P 25.5 diglycerol 3.9 benzoic 15.7
sebacic
acid 54. 9 lauric at 70°
Example Q 20.4
dipenta-
er-ythritol 6.1 benzoic 20.4 Pripol 1009** 53.1 behenic at 70°C
Example
R 25.2
trimethylol-
propane 5.8 benzoic 12.6
isophthalic
acid 31.1%
stearic +
25.3%
behenic at 70''C
'at 25°c" indicates that the polymer is soluble to

50% by weight, at 25''C, in Parleam; "at 70°C" indicates that the polymer is soluble to 50% by weight, at 70''C, in Parleam ** Pripol 1009 from Uniqema: oleic acid dimer
Example 4: Synthesis of pentaerythrityl benzoate/iso-phthalate/iaostearate/atearate
20 g of benzoic acid, 210 g of stearic acid, 70 g of isostearic acid and 100 g of pentaerythritol are charged to a reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer, an argon inlet and a distillation system and then the mixture is gradually heated, under a gentle argon stream, to IIO-ISO'C in order to obtain a homogeneous solution. The temperature is subsequently gradually increased up to 180''C and this temperature is maintained for approximately 2 hours■ The temperature is again increased up to 220°C and this temperature is maintained until an acid number of less than or equal to 1 is obtained, which takes approximately 11 hours. The mixture is cooled to a temperature of between 100 and 130°C, then 100 g of isophthalic acid are introduced and the mixture is again gradually heated up to 220°C for approximately 11 hours.
450 g of pentaerythrityl benzoate/isophthalate/iso-stearate/stearatG polycondensate are thus obtained in the form of a very thick oil.
The polycondensate exhibits the following characteristics:
- soluble to 50% by weight, at 70°C, in Parleam
- acid nu2i:ber =7.1
- TliiD'c = 350 mPa ■ s
- Mw = 28 500
- ratio of the number of moles of aromatic mono-carboxylic acid to the number of moles of nonaromatic monocarboxylic acids: 0.166.

Example 5: Synthesis of pentaerythrityl behenate/ benzoate/iaophthalate/isosteara-te
20 g of benzoic acid, 140 g of behenic acid, 140 g of isostearic acid and 100 g of pentaerythritol are charged to a reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer, an argon inlet and a distillation system and then the mixture is gradually heated, under a gentle argon stream, to 110-130°C in order to obtain a homogeneous solution. The temperature is subsequently gradually increased up to 180°C and this temperature is maintained for approxiinately 2 hours. The temperature is again increased up to 220"C and this temperature is maintained until an acid number of less than or equal to 1 is obtained, which takes approximately 11 hours. The mixture is cooled to a temperature of between 100 and 130°C, then 100 g of isophthalic acid are introduced and the mixture is again gradually heated up to 220°C for approximately 11 hours.
440 g of pentaerythrityl behenate/benzoate/iso-phthalate/isostearate polycondensate are thus obtained in the form of a very thick oil.
The polycondensate exhibits the following characteristics:
- soluble to 50% by weight, at 70°C, in Parleam
- acid number = 4.2
- nno'c = 2050 raPa-s
- ratio of the number of raoles of aroinatic mono-carboxylic acid to the number of moles of nonaromatic monocarboxylic acids: 0.181.
Examples a to j
The following polycondensates are prepared in a similar way to the preceding examples (the % values are by weight):

Poly-
Polyol (% and nature) Aromatic acid {% and
nature) carboxylic acid or
anhydride
[% and
nature) Nonaromatic
acids (% and nature) Solubi¬lity*
20.4 ^.1 18.3 28.6% iso-
penta- benzoic isophthalic stearic +
Example erythritol acid 14.3% at
a isononanoic + 14.3% stearic 25°C
Example b 20 penta- 4 benzoic 20
isophthalic 18% iso-stearic + at 2S''C
erythritol acid 38% stearic

Example c 20
penta- 4 benzoic 20
isophthalic 28% iso-stearic + at

erythritol acid 28% stearic

19.8 4 19.8 40.6% iso-
Example penta- benzoic isophthalic stearic + at
d erythritol acid 15.8% stearic 25°C
19.8 4 19.8 48.5% iso-
Example penta- benzoic isophthalic stearic + at
e erythritol acid 7. 9% stearic 25''C
Example f 19.8 4 19.8 52.4% iso- at 25''C

penta- benzoic isophthalic stearic +

erythritol acid 4% stearic

Example
g 25.5 diglycerol 3.9 benzoic 15.7 sebacic 34.9% iso-stearic + at 25°C

acid 20% lauric

Example
h 25
trimethylol- 2.1 m-toluic 14.6 phthalic 1S.3S iso-stearic + at
70°C

propane anhydride 40% behenic

21.9 6.3 13.5 8.3% iso-
Example erythritol (tert- sebacic octanoic + at
i butyl)-benzoic acid 50% stearic 70 °C
20.7 8.5 15.9 45.9% iso-
Example glycerol (tert- adipic acid nonanoic + at
J butyl)-benzoic 9% behenic 25°C
* "at 25''C" indicates that the polymer is soluble to 50% by weight, at 25°C, in Parleani; "at 70°C" indicates that the polymer is soluble to 50% by weight, at 70''C,

in Parleam.
Example 6: Synthesis o£ pentaerythrityl benzoate/iso-phthalate/laurate/PDMS
150 g of benzoic acid, 165 g of lauric acid and 110 g of pentaerythritol are charged to a reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer, an argon inlet and a distillation system and then the mixture is gradually heated, under a gentle argon stream, to 110-130"C in order to obtain a homogeneous solution. The temperature is subsequently gradually increased up to 180°c and this temperature is maintained for approximately 2 hours, The temperature is again increased up to 220°C and this temperature is maintained until an acid number of less than or equal to 1 is obtained, which takes approximately 15 hours. The mixture is cooled to a temperature of between 100 and 130''C, 90 g of isophthalic acid and 50 g of a, 0)-dihydroxysilicone X22-160AS from Shin-Etsu are then introduced and the mixture is again gradually heated up to 220"c for approximately 11 hours.
510 g of pentaerythrityl benzoate/isophthalate/laurate/ PDMS poly condensate are thus obtained in the form of a thick oil which solidifies at ambient temperature.
The polycondensate exhibits the following characteristics:
- acid number = 28.7
- hydroxyl number = 95
- liiQ°c = 2.1 poises {i.e. 210 mPa-s)
- ratio of the number of moles of aromatic mono-carboxylic acid to the number of moles of nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid: 1.49.
500 g of polycondensate obtained above are withdrawn and heated to 70^0, 215 g of ethyl acetate are slowly run in with stirring and then clarification is carried out by filtering under hot conditions through a

sintered glass No, 2 funnel. After cooling to ainbient temperature, 705 g of a 70% solution of polycondensate in ethyl acetate are obtained, the solution existing in the form of a viscous pale-yellow liquid having a viscosity at 25"C of approximately 165 centipoises (mPa-s).
Example 7: Synthesis of pentaerythrityl benzoate/iso-phthalate/laurate
165 g of benzoic acid, 160 g of lauric acid and 120 g of pentaerythritol are charged to a reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer, an argon inlet and a distillation system and then the mixture is gradually heated, under a gentle argon stream, to 110-13D°C in order to obtain a homogeneous solution. The temperature is subsequently gradually increased up to 180''C and this temperature is maintained for approximately 2 hours. The temperature is again increased up to 220''C and this temperature is maintained until an acid number of less than or equal to 1 is obtained, which takes approximately 15 hours. The mixture is cooled to a temperature of between 100 and ISO^C, 100 g of isophthalic acid and are then introduced and the mixture is again gradually heated up to 220"c for approximately 12 hours.
510 g of pentaerythrityl benzoate/isophthalate/laurate polycondensate are thus obtained in the form of a thick oil which solidifies at ambient temperature.
The polycondensate exhibits the following characteristics;
- acid number =20.4
- hydroxyl number = 66
- Tiiio=c - ^'^ poises (i.e. 470 mPa-s}
~ ratio of the number of moles of aromatic mono-carboxylic acid to the number of moles of nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid: 1.69.

500 g of polycondensate obtained above are withdrawn and heated to VO'C, 215 g of ethyl acetate are slowly run in with stirring and then clarification is carried out by filtering under hot conditions through a sintered glass No. 2 funnel. After cooling to ambient temperature, 700 g of a 70% solution of polycondensate in ethyl acetate are obtained, the solution existing in the form of a viscous pale-yellow liquid having a viscosity at 25 °C of approximately 310 centipoises (mPa-s).
Example 8: Synthesis of pentaerythrityl benzoate/ phthalate/laurate
185 g of benzoic acid, 174 g of lauric acid and 114.6 g of pentaerythritol are charged to a reactor equipped with a mechanical stirrer, an argon inlet and a distillation system and then the mixture is gradually heated, under a gentle argon stream, to 110~130°C in order to obtain a homogeneous solution. The temperature is subsequently gradually increased up to ISCc and this temperature is maintained for approximately 2 hours. The temperature is again increased up to 220°C and this temperature is maintained until an acid number of less than or equal to 1 is obtained, which takes approximately 18 hours. The mixture is cooled to a temperature of between 100 and 130°C, 80 g of phthalic anhydride are then introduced and the mixture is again gradually heated up to 22Q''C for approximately 8 hours. 15 g of pentaerythritol are added and the mixture is maintained at 220°C for 8 hours. 512 g of pentaerythrityl benzoate/phthalate/laurate poly¬condensate are thus obtained in the form of a thick oil which solidifies at ambient temperature.
The polycondensate exhibits the following characteristics:
- acid number = 13.0
- hydroxyl number = 60

0.9 poises (i.e. 90 mPa-s)
~ ratio of the number of moles of aromatic mono-carboxylic acid to the number of moles of nonaroraatic branched monocarboxylic acid: 1.74.
Example 9 of a flticJc of lipstick;

Ingredient (INCI name) % W
A Trimethyl pentaphenyl trisiloxane 63.05
Polyester of Example 1 20.00
B Octacosanyl stearate 1.00
Microcrystaliine wax 1.00
Ethylene homopolymer 2.00
C Polyvinyl laurate 6.00
D Rutile titanium oxide treated with alumina/silica/trimethylolpropane 0.20
Aluminium lake of Brilliant Blue FCF on alumina 0.20
Brown, yellow iron oxides 0.95
Aluminium lake of tartrazine on alumina 0.65
Calcium salt of Lithol Red B 0.45
E Titanium oxide-coated mica 2.80
Titanium oxide-coated mica 1.00
Titanium oxide-coated mica 0.50
F Hydrophilic pyrogenic silica 0.00
G Total 100

CLAIMS
1. Cosmetic composition, comprising:
- between 0.1 and 70% by weight, with respect to the
weight of the cosmetic composition, of at least one
polyester capable of being obtained by reaction:
- of at least one polyol comprising 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups;
- of at least one nonaromatic branched mono-carboxylic acid
- of at least one aromatic raonocarboxylic acid, and
- of at least one polycarboxyiic acid comprising at least 2 carboxyl groups COOH and/or one cyclic anhydride of such a polycarboxyiic acid,
- from 1 to 90% by weight, with respect to the weight
of the composition, of at least one branched
hydrocarbon compound, other than the said polyester.
2. Composition according to Claim 1, characterized in
that the polyester is capable of being obtained by
reaction:
-of 10 to 30% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polyester, of at least one polyol comprising 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups;
-of 30 to 80% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polyester, of at least one saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid comprising 6 to 32 carbon atoms;
- of 0.1 to 10% by weight, with respect to the total
weight of the polyester, of at least one aromatic mono¬
carboxylic acid comprising 7 to 11 carbon atoms,
optionally in addition substituted by 1 to 3 saturated
or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic alkyl
radicals which comprise 1 to 32 carbon atoms;
-of 5 to 40% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the polyester, of at least one saturated or unsaturated, indeed even aromatic, and linear, branched

and/or cyclic polycarboxylic acid comprising at least 2 carboxyl COOH groups, in particular 2 to 4 COOH groups, and/or one cyclic anhydride of such a polycarboxylic acid.
3. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the polyol is a saturated, linear or branched, hydrocarbon compound comprising 3 to 18 carbon atoms, in particular 3 to 12 carbon atoms, indeed even 4 to 10 carbon atoms, and 3 to 6 hydroxy 1 (OH) groups.
4. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the polyol is chosen from glycerol, pentaerythritol, diglycerol, orbital and their mixtures and better still is pentaerythritol.
5. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the nonaromatic branched mono¬carboxylic acid is of formula RCOOH, in which R is a saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic hydrocarbon radical comprising 5 to 31 carbon atoms, in particular 7 to 27 carbon atoms and better still 9 to 23 carhon atoms, indeed even 11 to 19 carbon atoms.
6. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the nonaromatic branched mono¬carboxylic acid is chosen from 2-ethylhexanoic acid, isooctanoic acid, 1auric acid, myristic acid, isoheptanoic acid, isononanoic acid, nonanoic acid, palmitic acid, isostearic acid, stearic acid, behenic acid and their mixtures and better still isostearic acid alone or stearic acid alone.
7. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid or the mixture of the said acids represents 4 0 to 75% by weight, indeed even 45 to 70%

by weight and better still 50 to 65% by weight of the total weight of the final polyester.
8. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the aromatic monocarboxylic acid is of formula R'COOH, in which R' is an aromatic hydrocarbon radical comprising 6 to 10 carbon atoms, and in particular the benzoic and naphthoic radicals; it being possible for the said R' radical in addition to be substituted by 1 to 3 saturated or unsaturated and linear, branched and/or cyclic alkyl radicals comprising 1 to 32 carbon atoms, in particular 2 to 12, indeed even 3 to 8, carbon atoms, and chosen in particular from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, cyclopentyl, hexyl, cyclohexyl, heptyl, isoheptyl, octyl or isooctyl.
9. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the aromatic monocarboxylic acid is chosen from benzoic acid, 4-(tert-butyl)benzoic acid, o-toluic acid, m-toluic acid or 1-naphthoic acid, alone or as mixtures, and better still benzoic acid alone.
10. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the aromatic monocarboxylic acid or the mixture of the said acids represents 0.5 to 9.95% by weight, better still from 1 to 9.5% by weight, indeed even 1.5 to 8% by weight, of the total weight of the final polyester.
11. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the polycarboxylic acid is chosen from saturated or unsaturated, indeed even aromatic, and linear, branched and/or cyclic polycarboxylic acids comprising 2 to 50, in particular 2 to 40, carbon atoms, especially 3 to 36, indeed even 3 to 18 and better still 4 to 12 carbon atoms, indeed even 4 to 10 carbon atoms, the said acid comprising at least two

carboxyl COOH groups, preferably from 2 to 4 COOH groups.
12. Composition according to Claim 18, in which the said polycarboxylic acid is aromatic and comprises 8 to 12 carbon atoms.
13. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the polycarboxylic acid or its anhydride is chosen from adipic acid, phthalic anhydride and/or isophthalic acid and better still isophthalic acid alone.
14. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the polycarboxylic acid and/or its cyclic anhydride represents 10 to 30% by weight and better still 14 to 25% by weight of the total weight of the polyester.
15. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid does not comprise a free OH group.
16. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the ratio of the number of moles of aromatic monocarboxylic acid to the number of moles of nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid is between 0.08 and 0.70, in particular between 0.10 and 0.60, indeed even between 0.12 and 0.40.
17. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the polyester is capable of being obtained by reaction;
- of at least one polyol chosen, alone or as a mixture, from glycerol, pentaerythritol, sorbitol and their mixtures; present in an amount of 10 to 30% by weight, in particular 12 to 25% by weight and better still 14 to 22% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the final polyester;

- of at least one nonaromatic branched monocarboxylic acid chosen, alone or as a mixture, from 2-ethylhexanoic acid, isooctanoic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, isostearic acid, isononanoic acid, stearic acid, behenic acid and their mixtures; present in an amount of 30 to 80% by weight, in particular 40 to 75% by weight and better still 45 to 70% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the final polyester;
- of at least one aromatic monocarboxylic acid chosen, alone or as a mixture, from benzoic acid, o-toluic acid, m-toluic acid or 1-naphthoic acid; present in an amount of 0.1 to 10% by weight, in particular 1 to 9.5% by weight, indeed even 1.5 to 8% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the final polyester; and
- of at least one polycarboxylic acid or one of its anhydrides chosen, alone or as a mixture, from phthalic anhydride and isophthalic acid; present in an amount of 5 to 40% by weight, in particular 10 to 30% by weight and better still 14 to 25% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the final polyester.

18. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, in which the polyester is present in an amount of between 1 and 50% by weight, in particular between 10 and 45% by weight, indeed even between 20 and 40% by weight and better still between 25 and 35% by weight, with respect to the weight of the composition,
19. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, which is provided in the form of a mascara, lipstick, lip gloss, face powder, eyeshadow or foundation.
20. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, which is provided in the form of a stick.
21. Composition according to one of the preceding claims, such that the branched hydrocarbon compound

comprises at least one alkyl branching preferably comprising from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, more preferably from 12 to 16 carbon atoms.
22. Composition according to one of the preceding
claims, such that the branched hydrocarbon compound is
an ester.
23. Composition according to one of the preceding
claims, such that the branched hydrocarbon compound has
a melting point greater than the temperature of the
keratinous substrate intended to receive the said
composition, in particular the skin or lips, preferably
a melting point of between 20 and 50°C, in particular
between 23 and 43''C.
24. Composition according to one of the preceding
claims, such that the branched hydrocarbon compound is
chosen from polyvinyl laurates, esters of
pentaerythritol and of fatty acids/ vinylpyrrolidone
copolymers or saturated alkyl (meth)acrylates with the
Ci4-C2fl alkyl group.
25. Composition according to one of the preceding
claims, in which the branched hydrocarbon compound
represents from 5 to 75% by weight, in particular from
10 to 60% by weight. Indeed even from 25 to 55% by
weight, of the total weight of the composition.