Color Prelude, Inc.

Avon Products, Inc.

Arcade Marketings, Inc.

Aon Products, Inc.

Catholyn T Griffiths

Anthony J Gunderman

Raheel Khan

Thomas R Burtzlaff

Leona Giat Fleissman

Leonard V Lange

Emmanuel B Matsos

Henry Bouchat

Melanie Walker

Henry J Bouchat, Jr

Richard W Beebe

Lucy A Beebe

Rudolf Krupka

Lisa Garofano

A method of manufacturing a cosmetic applicator formed of a substrate and an application element comprising one or more application areas that are cohesively maintained on the substrate in a gapless, side-by-side formation in the presence of wet and/or dry binders. The substrate is subjected to a wetting agent that provides a better bind for the cosmetic slurries as they are printed onto their respective application area. The cosmetic compositions of each cosmetic application area may be different. Various cosmetic effects may be provided to end-users in a portable application.

Cosmetic applicator and method of making

A cosmetic applicator and method of manufacturing same, wherein the cosmetic applicator is formed of a substrate and an application element comprising one or more application areas that are cohesively maintained on the substrate in a gapless, side-by-side formation in the presence of wet and/or dry binders. The substrate is subjected to a wetting agent that provides a better bind for the cosmetic slurries as they are printed onto their respective application area. The cosmetic compositions of each cosmetic application area may be different. Various cosmetic effects may be provided to end-users in a portable application.

Cosmetic applicator

A cosmetic sampler package for a fluid product sample complies with postal regulations for subscription rate insertion in literature to be distributed through the U.S. Postal Service, and also provides a sampler unit having a transparent or translucent moisture vapor barrier layer substantially equivalent to that of a foil film. The product sampler is formed by sealing together top and bottom composite laminates to form a pouch for containing the product sample, and includes a window for viewing the product. The pouch shape includes a nozzle tip for controllably dispensing the product, and a perforated strip is cut across the nozzle so that the sampler can be easily opened. The sampler is affixed to a carrier card for insertion into a periodical, brochure or other literature. To protect the carrier card and the product, a sampling surface is provided on the carrier card under the nozzle so that the fluid product expelled from the opened pouch flows onto the sampling surface.

Liquid product sampler with sample deposit area

A product sampler package for insertion or binding into a periodical, catalog, brochure, or other literature includes a composite carrier card formed by affixing a planar support frame to a bottom carrier sheet of the carrier card to thereby form a shallow well, and a top carrier sheet of the composite carrier card affixed to the bottom carrier sheet and covering the support frame. The top carrier sheet may have an opening positioned over the well so as to be surrounded by the support frame. The package is completed by affixing a product sampler unit containing a sample of a fluid or volatile personal care product on top of the composite carrier card. Packaged in this manner, the support frame enhances the burst strength of the sampler unit by absorbing compressive forces exerted across the plane of the sampler. The support frame is preferably made of an N-flute corrugated cardboard and is shaped to define an enclosed space in its center, while the sampler unit is formed by hermetically sealing together a cover film and backing film to form a pouch or compartment. Preferably, at least the cover film is transparent or translucent so that the product sample can be viewed through the package without opening the sampler unit. Longevity of the fluid product sample is ensured by incorporating barrier layers in each of the cover and backing films which have a moisture vapor transmission rate similar to that of foil.

Liquid product sampler package with frame structure for enhanced burst strength

A cosmetic sampler package comprising a slurry of cosmetic and solvent which is printed onto a transparent or translucent film overlay. The film overlay includes opaque portions printed in the negative image of the desired design on the surface opposite that of the cosmetic, so as to form a display window for viewing the cosmetic sample. A perimeter adhesive may be printed on the film overlay around the sample and a protective backing is sealed to the film.

Cosmetic sampler with sample screen printed on film

An applicator unit providing a plurality of disposable die cut applicators is made by adhering an applicator material to a backing substrate and die cutting the desired applicator shapes. A protective film is then adhered to the die cut applicator piece to protect the applicators from soilage or contamination. The applicator unit can easily be inserted into magazines, brochures, etc., along with a cosmetic sampler or a plurality of cosmetic samplers without adding substantial bulk to the carrier medium. In this manner, one applicator unit permits a consumer to sample from a plurality of cosmetic samplers and also to apply multiple applications of a cosmetic from a cosmetic sampler.

Disposable die-cut cosmetic sample applicators

A cosmetic sampler package comprising a slurry of cosmetic and solvent which is printed onto a transparent or translucent film overlay. The film overlay includes opaque portions printed in the negative image of the desired design on the surface opposite that of the cosmetic, so as to form a display window for viewing the cosmetic sample. A perimeter adhesive may be printed on the film overlay around the sample and a protective backing is sealed to the film. The entire surface of the protective backing which faces the cosmetic sample is covered with a texturized layer of flocked fabric fibers so that the backing may be used as an applicator for the cosmetic sample.

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Phoenix, MD, United States of America

Catholyn T Griffiths