Multi-pattern lip cosmetic applicator

A multi-pattern applicator comprising:

• a. a base support having a face surface adapted for movement in a stroke direction when pressed against a resilient body, the face surface having a primary region thereon, the primary region having an overall width transverse to the stroke direction;
• b. the primary region being subdivided into a plurality of delimited cells by walls rising from the face surface, at least some of the walls individually and/or collectively extending transversely relative to the stroke direction within an effective width of the primary region;
• c. a plurality of cosmetic compounds applied within the primary region between the walls, the compounds being adapted for transfer to an external resilient body when the base support is moved inwardly and/or outwardly in the stroke direction with the face surface pressed against the resilient body;
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• d. the small delimited cells having particular ones of the cosmetic compounds forming bands of varying length along the width of the primary region, the compounds being applied in a predetermined relative proportion across the effective width of the primary region.

A multi-pattern applicator system comprising:

• a. a plurality of applicators, each applicator comprising:
• i. a base support having a primary region on a face surface thereof for movement in a stroke direction when pressed against a resilient body, the primary region having an overall width transverse to the stroke direction;
• ii. the primary region being subdivided into a plurality of delimited cells by walls rising from the face surface, at least some of the walls individually and/or collectively extending transversely relative to the stroke direction within an effective width of the first primary region;
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• iii. a cosmetic compound applied within the primary region between the walls, the compound being adapted for transfer to the resilient body when the base support is moved inwardly and/or outwardly in the stroke direction with the face surface pressed against the resilient body, the compound being applied in a predetermined relative proportion across the effective width of the primary region;
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• b. means for maintaining the base supports in a partially overlapped condition with at least portions of the primary regions being exposed to form a composite primary region for applying respective cosmetic compounds in predetermined relative proportions across an effective width of the composite primary region.

A method for applying a predetermined combination of cosmetic compounds to a resilient body, comprising the steps of:

• a. providing an applicator comprising:
• i. a base support having a primary region on a face surface thereof and being subdivided into a plurality of delimited cells by walls rising from the face surface, at least some of the walls individually and/or collectively extending transversely relative to the stroke direction within an effective width of the primary region;
• ii. a plurality of cosmetic compounds applied within the primary region between the walls and forming bands of varying length along the width of the primary region;
• b. pressing the face surface against the resilient body;
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• c. moving the base support inwardly and/or outwardly in the stroke direction, the compounds being applied in a predetermined relative proportion across the effective width of the primary region.

A method for making a multi-pattern cosmetics applicator, comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a base support having a face surface;
• b. forming walls rising from the face surface defining a primary region being subdivided into a plurality of delimited cells, at least some of the walls individually and/or collectively extending transversely within an effective width of the primary region;
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• c. applying a plurality of cosmetic compounds within the primary region between the walls and forming bands of varying length along the width of the primary region, the compounds being adapted for transfer to an external resilient body when the base support is moved with the face surface pressed against the resilient body inwardly and/or outwardly in a stroke direction perpendicular to the effective width, thereby to form the cosmetics applicator.