Dispensing container

A packaged cosmetic stick product comprising a cosmetic stick packaged in a dispensing package for a cosmetic stick comprising a barrel having a generally open end and a generally closed end, a central longitudinal axis which runs between the generally open end and the generally closed end of the barrel, a piston slidably located within the barrel for advancing product contained within the barrel towards the generally open end, the package having a cross-section perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis which is ellipsoidal, the generally open end of the package ending in an opening through which product contained in the dispenser can be dispensed, wherein the opening, when viewed in the direction of the minor axes of the ellipsoidal cross-section, is concave and wherein said cosmetic stick is an antiperspirant or deodorant stick.