Combined mascara bottle and applicator

A combined package comprising:

• (a) a container for housing a liquid having a base and an opening, said opening having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said exterior surface having closure receiving means thereon;
• (b) an applicator having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end having a handle attached thereto, said handle having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said interior surface having means for securing said applicator to said closure receiving means of said container, said applicator including:
• (i) a hollow shaft having a longitudinal axis extending from said handle toward said distal end;
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• (ii) a rod reciprocal within said hollow shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end having a brush affixed thereto, said rod having flexible means positioned between said proximal end and said distal end, said rod having a first position and a second position, when said handle of said applicator is secured to said container said rod reciprocates to said first position extending said flexible means beyond said hollow shaft such that said brush is substantially non-aligned with said longitudinal axis of said hollow shaft, said brush stirring the liquid housed in said container as said handle of said applicator is secured to said container, upon removal of said applicator from said container said rod reciprocates to said second position such that said flexible means retracts within said hollow shaft thereby substantially aligning said brush with said longitudinal axis of said hollow shaft.