Progressive brush for applying a cosmetic product

Abstract

A brush for applying a cosmetic product, in particular for applying mascara to eyelashes or dye to hair, has an elongate core (2) formed by the helical winding of two strands of metal wire (3), with bristles (4) radially implanted in the core and being tightly held between the twisted strands. The brush is of an overall cylindrical shape and comprises at least one concave cutback (7) which holds the product during the wiping and which is obtained by clipping the brush. Such a brush allows a make-up to be obtained which is copious, regular and elongating.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The invention relates to a brush for applying a cosmetic product to keratinous fibers, in particular for applying mascara to eyelashes or dye to hair, as well as a device for making up, including this brush. Most frequently the brush comprises an elongate core formed by helically winding two strands of metal wire, and bristles radially implanted into the core and tightly held between the wound strands, the brush having at least one concave cutback which holds the product during wiping.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]FR-A-2605 505 shows a brush of this kind which allows the product to be applied to be properly taken up. Such product is held in a reservoir whose outlet, traversed by the brush, is provided with a wiper element intended to limit the charge of the product taken up by the bristles. According to this known document, the edges or borders delimiting the cutback are substantially straight. The brush ...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]It is an object of the invention to provide a brush which makes it possible to makeup on lashes so that they are strongly curved, separated at their ends and heavily charged.

[0010]Thus the brush has a cutback comprised of shorter bristles, these bristles being more heavily charged with mascara. The intersection of the cylindrical envelope with the cutback defines a side with a concave shape which, in contrast to the conventional brushes, follows the shape of the set of lashes of an eyelid. Thus when the user applies the brush to the lashes in the region of the cutback, she charges the base of the lashes with mascara over the whole width of the eyelid. Then by rotating the brush around its central axis, she spreads the mascara over the entire length of each lash while combining the lashes and separating all the lashes over their whole length. This makes it possible to obtain a makeup that is simultaneously copious, regular, elongating and curving.

[0013]Advantageously, the contour of the cutback comprises at least one edge with a substantially rounded shape, which is preferably substantially parallel to the central axis of the brush. The contour of the cutback defines an edge which is most frequently sharp, but which can be trimmed to give it a rounded shape. The cutback has a greatest depth (d) which is preferably chosen to be smaller than or equal to its greatest width (L) and which is situated in the middle of the cutback, so to follow the shape of the eyelid in a better way.

Problems solved by technology

For example, the user may obtain a relatively heavy make-up if she does not rotate the brush around its axis at the time of the application, but then the lashes are not perfectly separated.

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