Cosmetic applicator

Abstract

The applicator for cosmetics has one or more plies with scoring to form a handle area and a sample area. The scoring upon the top ply guides the applicator to bend into a handle area grasped by a woman's fingers and the sample area has a slight bow to apply eye shadow or other powdered cosmetic as the woman sees fit. The sample area has embossing in the bottom ply to retain pre-deposited cosmetics for further sampling.

1 . An applicator for applying beauty product upon the body of a consumer, comprising: 
 an applicator, having a handle area and a sample area contiguous with said handle; and,    cosmetic located in said sample area;    whereby, the consumer grasps said handle area and applies the cosmetic sample using one hand.    
   
   
       2 . The applicator of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 said handle area having one or more scoring lines partially along the longitudinal axis of said applicator.    
   
   
       3 . The applicator of  claim 2  wherein said handle area has two parallel scoring lines partially along the longitudinal axis of said applicator.  
   
   
       4 . The applicator of  claim 1  wherein said applicator has one or more symmetric scoring lines extending from said handle area in a convex manner.  
   
   
       5 . The applicator of  claim 1  wherein said applicator has one or more symmetric scoring lines extending from said handle area in a concave manner.  
   
   
       6 . The applicator of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 said applicator having a bottom ply and a top ply, said bottom ply occupying the complete footprint of said applicator and said top ply substantially covering said sample area.    
   
   
       7 . The applicator of  claim 1  wherein said cosmetic sample is contained in said sample area by one of mechanically embossed printing or a contoured deposit area.  
   
   
       8 . The applicator of  claim 7  wherein said contoured deposit area includes: silkscreen, offset, rotogravure, flexography, extrusion, thermography, or ultraviolet printing.  
   
   
       9 . The applicator of  claim 8  wherein said contoured deposit area is created by one of thermoforming, vacuum forming, casting, heat treatment, electrostatic treatment, spraying, extruding, adhesives, cohesives, or photopolymer chemistry.  
   
   
       10 . The applicator of  claim 1  wherein said cosmetic sample includes eye shadow, blush, foundation make-up, crémes, or lipstick.  
   
   
       11 . The applicator of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 said cosmetic sample placed upon onto said applicator; and,    said applicator having a flat planar shape without contours.    
   
   
       12 . The applicator of  claim 1  where said cosmetic sample is applied by silk-screening, flexography, extrusion, air less spraying, rotogravure, or electrostatic imaging.  
   
   
       13 . The applicator of  claim 1  wherein said applicator has a shape one of oval, round, rectangular, or square.