Compact with inserted decorated mirror

A container for cosmetics, comprising:

• (a) a compact having an exterior and an interior and including a base and a cover connected together in a manner permitting relative movement of the base and cover to open and close the compact, said base comprising a tray opening toward the interior of the compact for holding a quantity of the cosmetic material, said cover being transparent to enable said quantity of cosmetic material to be viewed there-through when the compact is closed, and said cover having a surface facing the interior of the compact;
• (b) an insert member, initially separate from the cover and base, having opposed extended surfaces and dimensioned to fit within the cover against the interior-facing surface thereof in overlying relation to a major portion of said interior-facing cover surface, one of said extended surfaces of said insert member being specularly reflective, said insert member being manually fittable within the cover by a user;
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• (c) retaining structure, including structure formed on the cover, providing snap-fitting interengagement between the insert member and the cover to hold the insert member securely within the cover when the insert member is manually fitted within the cover, with said specularly reflective surface facing the interior of the compact, whereby said specularly reflective surface constitutes a mirror, in the cover of the compact, visible when the compact is open to assist a user in the application of the contained cosmetic material.