Makeup and/or care kit

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kit for making up and/or caring for the eyelashes, characterized in that it comprises:

Description

The invention may be understood more clearly on reading the detailed description that follows, of non-limiting examples of implementation of the application means included in the kit and of kits per se, and on examining the attached drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view in elevation with partial cutaway of a part of the kit, when the kit is in the form of two separate packagings, namely the packaging comprising the application means in accordance with the invention, and also one of the two compositions in accordance with the invention,

FIG. 2 illustrates the use of an applicator in accordance with the invention,

FIG. 3 is a schematic and partial side view of the applicator of FIG. 1,

FIG. 4 is a schematic and partial view in perspective of the applicator of FIG. 1,

FIG. 5 is a view similar to that of FIG. 3, of an applicator variant,

FIG. 6 is a view similar to that of FIG. 4, showing the applicator of FIG. 5,

FIGS. 7 to 9 show, in schematic and partial side view, other variants of the applicator of FIG. 1,

FIGS. 10 and 11 show schematically, with partial cutaway, examples of attachment of the support to the applicator stem,

FIG. 12 shows in schematic and partial side view an embodiment variant of the applicator,

FIGS. 13 to 17 show, in schematic and partial side view, various profiles of applicators in accordance with the invention,

FIG. 18 shows, in schematic and partial side view, an applicator variant comprising two rows of application members,

FIGS. 19 to 22 show in schematic axial cross section various applicators comprising one or more rows of application members,

FIGS. 23 and 24 show in side view various configurations of application members,

FIG. 25 shows a variant of the part of the kit of FIG. 1 comprising another wiping member,

FIGS. 26 and 27 show in schematic and partial axial cross section other examples of wiping members that may be used in a kit according to the invention,

FIG. 28 is a view similar to that of FIG. 1 of a variant comprising a brush,

FIGS. to 29 to 35 are schematic and partial views of brush variants,

FIG. 36 is a schematic cross section of the brush of FIG. 28,

FIG. 37 is a partial view in perspective of an implementation example in which a composition in accordance with the invention is deposited on the application member using a flexible tube,

FIGS. 38 to 42 are schematic axial cross sections of kits according to the invention in the form of one and the same packaging, and

FIG. 43 illustrates the type of makeup that may be obtained according to the makeup process of the invention.

The device 1, shown in FIG. 1, which corresponds to a part of the kit when this kit is conditioned in two separate packagings, comprises a container 2 containing a reserve of a cosmetic product P, in the present case one of the compositions (i) or (ii), and an applicator 3 comprising a stem 4 of longitudinal axis X. Only the device comprising the application means in accordance with the invention and one of the compositions in accordance with the invention is shown therein.

The stem 4 is fitted at one end with a support 5 comprising a plurality of application members 6 and the stem 4 is connected at the opposite end to a cap 7 for closing the container 2, which also constitutes a handling member.

The closing cap 7 comprises inner threading, not shown, for screwing onto the externally threaded neck 11 of the container 2.

The container 2 comprises, in the example described, a wiping member 8 engaged in the neck 11 and comprising a wiping lip 9 arranged so as to wipe the stem 4 and the support 5 equipped with the application members 6.

The wiping member 8 can, where appropriate, be arranged such that it can become deformed on passage of the application members 6.

The wiping member 8 may be made by injection molding, for example of a polyolefin.

The container 2 is hermetically closed when not in use, by screwing the closing cap 7 onto the neck 11.

In the example shown, the applicator 3 comprises a comb, the application members 6 consisting of teeth. The support 5 extends along a longitudinal axis Y forming with the longitudinal axis X of the stem 4 a non-zero angle a, as illustrated especially in FIG. 3. This angle α may be between 5° and 45°, for example.

The application members 6, of which there are six, for example, are arranged in the example under consideration in a row 10.

The application members 6 may be positioned on the support 5 in various configurations.

In the example illustrated, the row 10 comprises a first series of teeth 6a and a second series of teeth 6b, which are respectively located on either side of a geometrical separating surface S, which is in this case a midplane of symmetry of the comb, parallel to the plane of FIG. 3, and may also constitute a joint plane for the molding of the comb.

In the example illustrated, the teeth 6a and 6b are produced alternately on either side of a common core 15 of the support 5, which serves basically as a backbone on which the teeth are connected at the bottom.

The support 5 is provided at the front with a rounded nose 17, for facilitating its return into the container 2.

The support 5 comprises, at the rear, a bump 18 for facilitating the crossing of the wiping member 8 during its removal from the container 2.

The application members 6 each comprise a top part 20 ending with a free end 30 and a bottom part 22 connected to the core 15 of the support 5.

In the example under consideration, the application members 6 extend substantially perpendicularly to the axis Y of the support 5.

The free end 30 of the application members are at a distance from the longitudinal axis Y that varies non-monotonously on moving between the end application members of the row 10, i.e. from left to right in FIG. 3.

For the purposes of the present invention, the term “varying non-monotonously” should be understood as meaning that the line connecting the free ends of the application members has a distance to the longitudinal axis of the support that passes through at least one extremum, for example a maximum.

In the example illustrated, the line L connecting the free ends 30 has, when the applicator is observed from the side, in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stem 4 and to the abovementioned geometrical separating surface, as illustrated in FIG. 3, a substantially triangular shape, with two rectilinear segments forming between them an angle substantially equal to 90° in the drawing.

In the example under consideration, the succession of application members 6 comprises two larger teeth 6a and 6b of the same length.

The straight line D₁ passing through the free end of the shortest member starting from the distal end of the applicator and through the free end of the longest member that is closest to this longest member is identical in the example under consideration to the first rectilinear segment of the line L.

The angle γ₁ formed between the straight line D₁ and the perpendicular N₁ to the axis Y passing through the free end of the abovementioned longest application member is, for example, between 25° and 60°, for example about 43°.

The straight line D₂ passing through the shortest application member from the proximal end of the support 5 and the longest application member that is closest to this member is identical to the second rectilinear segment of the line L.

The angle γ₂ formed between the straight line D₂ and the perpendicular N₂ to the axis Y passing through the free end of this longest application member may be within the same ranges of values as the angle γ₁, for example substantially equal to γ₁. The apex angle between the segments of the line L is, for example, less than or equal to 120°, or even less than or equal to 90°.

The application members 6 extend on the support 5 over a relatively short distance d, especially a distance d of between 0.1 and 1 cm approximately. Thus, as illustrated in FIG. 2, it is possible, using the applicator 3, to make up only a portion of the eyelash fringe at a time without touching all of the eyelashes of the eyelid. For example, the application members can simultaneously contact, at most, less than a quarter of the eyelashes of the upper eyelid, as illustrated.

The support 5 and the application members 6 are made as a single piece in the example illustrated, by molding plastic. The support 5 is connected to the stem 4 in a manner that will be detailed later, with regard to FIGS. 10 and 11.

In the example described, the top parts 20 of two consecutive application members 6 form between them a groove 21 extending substantially down to the core 15, when the comb is observed from the side, as in FIG. 3. The grooves 21 allow the eyelashes to be captured more easily, for example so as to separate them, comb them or spread out product deposited on their surface.

It is understood that by varying the length and interval of the application members, it is easily possible to modify the amount of product that the applicator takes up.

The gap between the peaks of two successive application members 6a or 6b located on the same side of the geometrical separating surface is, in the example under consideration, markedly larger than the width of an application member, measured at approximately mid-height of the applicator 3, parallel to the axis Y of the support 5.

Each application member 6a extends substantially at mid-distance, when the applicator 3 is observed from the side, from two adjacent application members 6b, and vice versa.

In the example under consideration, the top parts 20 of the application members 6 all point in substantially the same direction.

The bottom parts 22 of two successive application members located on the same side of the core 15 form between them and with the core 15 a cavity 23 that can constitute a product reserve.

The spacing between the application members 6a or 6b may be relatively large to improve the amount of product that the applicator takes up, without, however, the applicator losing any capacity to grip the eyelashes, by virtue of the staggering of the application members and by the fact that the grooves 21 formed by the top parts 20 of the application members remain sufficiently straight.

The application members 6 may have many configurations without departing from the context of the present invention, especially differently oriented top parts.

It would not constitute a departure from the context of the present invention if the application members 6 were to be arranged differently on the support 5.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show another example of an applicator comprising a plurality of teeth 6, for example seven teeth, extending in a row 10. The teeth 6, as may be seen in FIG. 6, have aligned bases 22, whereas the top parts 20 of two consecutive teeth 6a and 6b diverge.

FIG. 7 illustrates the possibility of producing the stem 4 with a longitudinal axis X that is identical to that Y of the support 5.

In FIG. 8, the support 5 is shown with a longitudinal axis Y forming a non-zero angle α with the longitudinal axis X of the stem 4, the sense of the incline of the support in FIG. 8 being opposite that of the support in FIGS. 1 to 4.

The support 5 may be made as a single piece with the stem 4, for example by molding plastic as illustrated in FIG. 9. However, the support 5 may also be connected to the stem 4.

In the example shown in FIG. 10, the support 5 comprises a substantially cylindrical tip 35 comprising an annular channel 36. The stem 4 comprises a corresponding housing 37, fitted with an annular rim 38 arranged so as to click into the channel 36.

The tip 35 may also be configured so as to be force-fitted into the stem 4.

In the example in FIG. 11, the stem 4 comprises a substantially cylindrical tip 40, arranged so as to house in a corresponding housing 41 of the support 5.

The applicator 3 may comprise a number of teeth of less than six or seven, and may especially comprise only two teeth 6 as illustrated in FIG. 12. The teeth may or may not have the same width.

The line L connecting the free ends 30 of the application members 6 may have various shapes other than that of FIGS. 1 to 11, as illustrated in FIGS. 13 to 17.

In particular, the line L may have a rounded shape, especially a substantially circular shape as illustrated in FIG. 13, or an ogival shape as illustrated in FIG. 14. The extremum may be located substantially in the middle of the support 5 as illustrated previously, may be closer to the stem 4 as illustrated in FIG. 15 or may be closer to the distal end of the applicator as illustrated in FIG. 16. The distance from the line L to the longitudinal axis Y of the support 5 may pass through two extreme as illustrated in FIG. 17.

It may be seen in FIG. 13 that the support may be without the rounded nose 17 and/or the bump 18.

This figure also shows the straight lines D₁ and D₂ and the normal N to the longitudinal axis Y of the support 5 that passes through the free end of the longest application member, which is unique in the example under consideration.

The angles γ₁ formed between the straight line D₁ and this normal N and γ₂ formed between the straight line D₂ and this normal N may be identical or different, for example being within the ranges of values given previously.

In the example in FIG. 17, angles γ₁ and γ₂ relative to the normal N passing through the free end of the application member associated with the first relative extremum and γ′₁ and γ′₂ relative to the normal N′ passing through the free end of the application member corresponding to the second relative extremum may be defined, these angles also being, for example, within the ranges of values given previously.

FIG. 18 illustrates the possibility of producing on the support 5 two rows of application members, for example two rows located opposite each other relative to the core 15 of the support 5. The application members may extend differently from one row to the other and especially, as illustrated in FIG. 18, may have different profiles when the applicator 3 is observed from the side.

The core 15 may have in cross section a circular shape as illustrated in FIGS. 19, 20 and 22, or another shape, for example flattened, especially substantially rectangular, as illustrated in FIG. 21.

The support 5 may comprise a row of aligned teeth, as illustrated in FIG. 19, or several rows of teeth extending in different directions, for example divergent as illustrated in FIG. 20 or in parallel directions as illustrated in FIG. 21.

An applicator comprising a plurality of rows 10, arranged around the entire periphery of the core 15 of the support 5, is illustrated in FIG. 22.

The application members 6 may have, when the applicator is observed from the side, over at least part of their length, a profile of substantially constant width, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 22. The application members 6 may also have a different profile, especially substantially triangular, as illustrated in FIG. 23, or yet another profile.

The application members may be arranged in zigzag, as illustrated in FIG. 24.

The wiping member 8 may be different than that illustrated in FIG. 1, without departing from the scope of the present invention. A device whose wiping member 8 consists of an alveolar material, especially an open-cell or closed-cell foam, is shown by way of example in FIG. 25.

As a variant, the wiping member 8 may be made of elastomer and may comprise at least one slit 50 as illustrated in FIG. 26. The wiping member 8 may comprise an annular lip 51 as illustrated in FIG. 27, other than at its lower end.

The application members may be other than teeth, and may comprise bristles, for example, connected to the support as illustrated in FIG. 28. The applicator 3 then comprises, for example, a brush whose bristles 60 extend substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis Y of the support, which may be identical to the longitudinal axis X of the stem 4 as illustrated.

In the example under consideration, the bristles extend over a distance d along the longitudinal axis Y of the support, which is such that the bristles cannot simultaneously contact more than a quarter of the eyelashes or eyebrows of the eyelash or eyebrow fringe that it is desired to make tip. The distance d may be, for example, between 2 and 3 mm approximately, and the number of spires may be between 3 and 6, for example.

When the applicator 3 is observed from the side, as illustrated in FIG. 28, the line L connecting the free ends of the bristles may have a distance to the axis Y that passes through at least one extremum.

When the applicator 3 comprises a brush, the bristles 60 used are preferably relatively fine, for example about 6/100 mm in diameter.

The bristles 60 may have a solid, substantially circular cross section.

The core 61 may be formed by a metal wire folded into a U and whose arms are twisted about themselves so as to grip the bristles between them.

The metal wire used is preferably relatively fine, for example with a diameter of less than 0.7 mm and especially between 0.35 and 0.5 mm.

FIGS. 29 to 35 show applicator variants.

In FIG. 29, the applicator 3 comprises a brush with a substantially conical or frustoconical envelope surface, the longest bristles being on the side of the stem 4.

The angle δ formed between the perpendicular to the longitudinal axis Y of the brush passing through the largest cross section and the tangent to the envelope surface is, for example, between 20° and 60°.

The applicator 3 of FIG. 30 comprises a brush of substantially biconical envelope surface, whereas that in FIG. 31 comprises a brush of substantially conical or frustoconical envelope surface, the shortest bristles being on the side of the stem 4.

The longitudinal axis Y of the brush may or may not be aligned with the axis X of the stem.

The axis Y may form an angle a with the axis X of the stem, as illustrated in FIGS. 32 to 35. The angle α may be, for example, between 5° and 45° approximately, for example equal to 20° approximately.

The envelope surface E of the brush may be of circular cross section as illustrated in FIG. 36, or of other cross section, especially polygonal or oblong or with notches or gaps.

When the twisted core is bent, the bend may be more or less close to the stem 4, as illustrated in FIGS. 32 to 35.

In variants that are not illustrated, the core is curved.

FIG. 37 shows another implementation variant of the invention.

FIG. 37 shows a part of the kit according to the invention in which one of the compositions in accordance with the invention is contained in a container 2 in the form of a flexible tube.

Other distribution modes may be used to deposit to said composition onto the applicator 3, for example a pump distributor, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 38 shows a kit in accordance with the invention, in the form of one and the same packaging, comprising a container 2 containing a composition in accordance with the invention and the applicator 3, and also a second container 70 containing the second composition in accordance with the invention and a second applicator 71 that may be different than the applicator 3. For example, the applicator 71 may comprise a conventional mascara brush.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 38, the container 2 comprises a lower skirt 72 fitted with threading and constituting a closing cap for the container 70.

The applicator 71 can make it possible, for example, to apply to the eyelashes the first composition, and the user can then use the applicator 3 to make up only a portion of the eyelash fringe, advantageously at most a third of said fringe, and even more preferably, the outer portion of the eyelash fringe, over at most a third of the fringe.

Other examples of devices comprising two containers and two applicators have been shown in FIGS. 39 to 42.

The applicators in these examples are oriented in opposite directions such that each container can serve as a gripping member for the applicator associated with the other container.

In FIG. 39, the device comprises a mascara brush and an applicator 3 in accordance with the invention comprising a comb, whereas the applicator 3 of the device in FIG. 40 comprises a brush. The mascara brush may be chosen, for example, from those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,937,870 or FR 2 605 505, for example, the content of which is incorporated into the present patent application by reference.

The device in FIG. 41 comprises a comb and an applicator 3 in accordance with the invention, also consisting of a comb. The applicator in FIG. 42 comprises a comb and an applicator in accordance with the invention, consisting of a brush. The comb of the applicators 71 in FIGS. 41 and 42 is chosen, for example, from those described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,581,610, WO 01/05271 or U.S. Pat. No. 6,539,950, the content of which is incorporated into the present patent application by reference.

The devices in FIGS. 39 to 42 comprise a tubular sleeve 80 connecting together the closing caps 82 and 7 associated, respectively, with the containers 70 and 2. The closing caps 82 and 7 may be retained, for example, by friction, bonding or click-fastening inside the sleeve 80.

FIG. 43 shows an eye made up according to the process of the invention, using a kit according to the invention. It is observed that the outer portion of the eyelash fringe comprises more deposited material. There is no regrettable formation of lumps, and a particular makeup effect is obtained.

Needless to say, the invention is not limited to the implementation examples that have just been described. The characteristics of the various embodiments may especially be combined.

In the implementation examples of the invention, the application members may extend transversely to the stem or to the wiping member.

Process

A subject of the invention is a nontherapeutic process for making up and/or caring for the eyelashes, characterized in that it comprises:

at least one step of applying to the eyelashes at least one coat of a composition (i) with a content of wax(es) and of hydrophilic polymer(s) of less than or equal to 26% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, and

at least one step of applying at least one coat of a composition (ii) with a total content of wax(es) and of hydrophilic film-forming polymer(s) of greater than 26% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition,

at least one of said compositions (i) and (ii) comprising a continuous aqueous phase, the step of applying composition (ii) being performed using the application means described above.

According to a preferred embodiment, composition (i) is applied before composition (ii). Advantageously, composition (ii) is furthermore applied to only a portion of the eyelash fringe. In this way, the production of contrast in terms of differential charging is optimum.

Thus, the makeup process may comprise the steps consisting in:

applying the first composition (i) in accordance with the invention to substantially all of the eyelash fringe, so as to form a first deposit, and

on the first deposit of the portion formed by at most the outer third of the eyelash fringe, forming a second deposit by means of a one second composition (ii) in accordance with the invention.

It is possible, for example, to form the second deposit before the first composition has fully dried.

The second portion may extend over at least a sixth of the total length of the eyelash fringe.

The made-up fringe may be that of the eyelashes of the upper eyelid.

According to another particular embodiment, composition (i) is applied to the entire eyelash fringe and composition (ii) is applied only to at most a third of the eyelash fringe, preferably to at most the outer third of the eyelash fringe, or even to at most a quarter of said fringe. The portion of eyelash fringe on which composition (i) may be deposited may represent from an eighth to a third and preferably from a quarter to a third of the total length of the eyelash fringe.

The present invention is illustrated by the examples that follow. Unless otherwise mentioned, the amounts indicated are expressed as mass percentages relative to the total weight of the composition.

The hydrophilic polymers are indicated as such in the examples that follow.

EXAMPLE 1 TO 4

Compositions (i)

	Example 1	Example 2	Example 3	Example 4
Carnauba wax	7.3	2.9	5.35	3.5
Beeswax	—	3.7	—	7.4
Candelilla wax	2.5	—	—	—
Paraffin wax	—	11.8	—	—
Rice bran wax	7.45	—	—	—
Microcrystalline wax	—	—	5	—
Polytetrafluoroethylene wax	—	2	—	—
Wax obtained by hydrogenation of olive oil esterified	6.3	—	6.45	—
with stearyl alcohol (Phytowax Olive 18 L 57 from
Sophim)
C18–C38 alkyl (hydroxystearyloxy)stearate (Kester	—	0.2	—	—
K82 P from Koster Keunen)
Hydroxyethylcellulose quaternized with 2,3-	—	0.08	—	—
epoxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Hydroxyethylcellulose	0.22	0.93	0.2	—
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Sodium polymethacrylate in water at 25% AM*	—	0.9	—	—
(Darvan 7 from Vanderbilt)
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Gum arabic	1.52	3.46	—	—
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Hydroxypropyl chitosan	—	0.12	—	—
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Polyvinyl alcohol	0.2	—	—	—
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Crosslinked ethyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate	—	—	4.5	—
copolymer as an aqueous dispersion containing 50%
AM* (Daitosol 5000 AD from Daito)
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Acrylamide/Na AMPS copolymer at 40% solids in	—	—	—	3.5
isohexadecane with polysorbate 80 (Simulgel 600 ®
from SEPPIC)
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Styrene/acrylates/ammonium methacrylate	—	—	—	20
copolymer at 40% AM in water with butylene glycol
and sodium laureth-12 sulfate (Syntran 5760)
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Polyvinylpyrrolidone	—	—	1	—
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Ethylenediamine/stearyl dilinoleate copolymer	—	—	5	—
(Uniclear 100 VG ® from Arizona Chemical)
Trimethylpentanediol/adipic acid/glycerol	—	—	1	—
crosslinked copolymer (Lexorez 200 from Inolex)
Ammonium acrylate/methacrylate copolymer at 50%	—	—	5.6	—
AM in water with sodium lauryl sulfate (Ultragel
2075C from GANZ Chem.)
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Mixture of cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone/vinyl	—	—	1.19	—
dimethicone crosslinked copolymer and laureth-4 in
water at 17% AM (Jeesil LTX from JEEN Int)
Acrylic copolymer (ACP 10 from 3M) in phenyl	—	0.2	—	—
trimethicone (sold under the reference MSX 5381 by
3M)
Butylene glycol	—	—	—	3.9
Pentylene glycol	—	—	2	—
Oxypropylenated (20 OP)/oxyethylenated (20 OE)	0.2	—	—	—
polydimethylsiloxane (DC Q2-5220 Resin Modifier
from Corning)
Stearic acid	5.45	5.82	3.4	—
PEG-40 stearate (Myrj 52P from Uniqema)	—	0.5	—	—
PEG-200 glyceryl stearate	—	—	—	4
Triethanolamine	2.4	2.4	1.6	—
Aminomethylpropanediol	—	0.5	—	—
Polyimide-amide fibers (Kermel Tech. 2Dtex. 2 mm	—	—	0.1	—
from Kermel)
Cellulose fibers (Natural rayon flock fiber RC1BE -	—	0.25	0.75	1
N003 - M04 from Claremont Flock)
Black iron oxide	8	7.2	6	7
Talc	—	2	—	—
Simethicone	0.12	0.13	0.10	0.10
BHT	0.1	—	—	—
Disodium EDTA	—	—	0.1	0.2
Sodium dehydroacetate	—	—	—	0.2
Panthenol	1	0.45	—	—
Preserving agents	qs	qs	qs	qs
Alcohol	—	—	—	3
Water	qs 100	qs 100	qs 100	qs 100
Total wax content	23.5	18.6	16.8	10.9
Total content of hydrophilic polymers	1.94	4.79	6.25	9.40
*AM = active material

EXAMPLE 5 TO 7

Compositions (ii)

	Example 5	Example 6	Example 7
Carnauba wax	3.2	3.4	6
Beeswax	4.7	4.37	5.2
Candelilla wax	0.3	—	2
Paraffin wax	13.81	13.82	—
Wax obtained by hydrogenation of olive oil esterified with stearyl	0.1	0.2	—
alcohol (Phytowax Olive 18 L57 from Sophim)
Totally hydrogenated palm oil (GV60 from Sio)	—	0.2	—
Rice bran wax	0.1	—	5.6
C18–C38 alkyl (hydroxystearyloxy)stearate (Kester K82 P from	—	—	4.1
Koster Keunen)
Hydroxyethylcellulose quaternized with 2,3-epoxypropyltrimethyl-	0.1	0.1	0.1
ammonium chloride
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Hydroxyethylcellulose	0.89	0.89	0.88
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Sodium polymethacrylate in water at 25% AM* (Darvan 7 from	1	1	1
Vanderbilt)
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Gum arabic	3.39	3.39	3.38
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Crosslinked ethyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate copolymer as an	—	—	1
aqueous dispersion containing 50% AM* (Daitosol 5000 AD from
Daito)
HYDROPHILIC POLYMER
Oxypropylenated (20 OP)/oxyethylenated (20 OE) polydimethyl-	—	—	0.2
siloxane (DC Q2-5220 Resin Modifier from Corning)
Mixture of cyclopentasiloxane and dimethiconol (DC1501 Fluid)	8	—	—
Stearic acid	5.65	6.6	5.82
Triethanolamine	2.4	2.4	2.4
PEG-40 stearate (Myrj 52P from Uniqema)	—	0.5	1.5
Simethicone	0.13	0.13	0.13
Black iron oxide	7	7.14	7.14
Ultramarines	—	2.1	—
Palmitic acid	0.2	—	—
Aminomethylpropanediol	0.39	0.8	0.5
BHT	0.1	0.1	0.1
Panthenol	0.5	0.01	0.5
Preserving agents	qs	qs	qs
Water	qs 100	qs 100	qs 100
Total wax content	21.90	22.04	22.90
Total content of hydrophilic polymers	4.63	4.63	5.11

All the combinations of compositions (i) and (ii) as described above may be envisioned.

According to one particular embodiment, the composition described in Example 2 is applied as composition (i), and the composition described in Example 7 is applied as composition (ii). A particular makeup effect in accordance with that shown in FIG. 43, i.e. which opens the gaze and enlarges the eyes, optically modifying the perception of the shape of the eyes, is thus obtained, in particular when composition (ii) is applied to at most the outer third of the eyelash fringe.

Although the present invention herein has been described with reference to particular embodiments, it is to be understood that these embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and applications of the present invention. It is therefore to be understood that numerous modifications may be made to the illustrative embodiments and that other arrangements may be devised without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A kit for making up and/or caring for the eyelashes, comprising: at least one composition (i) with a total content of wax(es) and of hydrophilic polymer(s) of less than or equal to 26% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition,at least one composition (ii) with a total content of wax(es) and of hydrophilic film-forming polymer(s) of greater than 26% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition,at least one of said compositions (i) and (ii) comprising a continuous aqueous phase, andan application device for applying to the eyelash fringe, comprising a plurality of application members arranged on a support in the form of at least one row whose length is such that the application members can at best simultaneously contact at most a quarter of the eyelashes of the fringe.

2. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the application device comprises: a stem,a support connected to the stem and extending along a longitudinal axis (Y),a plurality of application members arranged on the support and extending substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis (Y), the application members extending over a distance along the longitudinal axis (Y) of the support which is such that the application members can at best simultaneously contact at most a quarter of the eyelashes of the fringe, the longitudinal axis (Y) being oriented substantially tangentially to the fringe.

3. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the application members have free ends whose distance to the longitudinal axis (Y) varies non-monotonously on moving between the end application members of the row.

4. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the number of application members of the row is between 3 and 9.

5. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the application members comprise teeth.

6. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the application members comprises bristles.

7. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the application members extend on the support over a distance (d) of between 0.1 and 1 cm approximately.

8. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the application members are arranged in at least two rows.

9. The kit as claimed in claim 8, in which the application members of a first row and those of a second row extend in different directions.

10. The kit as claimed in claim 8, in which the application members of at least a first row and those of a second row extend in parallel directions.

11. The kit as claimed in claim 8, in which the rows are arranged opposite each other relative to the support.

12. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the height of the application members is between 0.5 and 10 mm approximately.

13. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which it comprises a comb.

14. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which it comprises a brush.

15. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the two compositions (i) and (ii) comprise an aqueous continuous phase.

16. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which composition (i) has a total content of wax(es) and of hydrophilic polymer(s) of less than or equal to 24% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

17. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which composition (ii) has a total content of wax(es) and of hydrophilic polymer(s) of greater than or equal to 27% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

18. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which composition (i) has a total content of wax(es) and of hydrophilic polymer(s) of greater than or equal to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

19. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which composition (ii) has a total content of wax(es) and of hydrophilic polymer(s) ranging up to 50% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

20. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the wax is present in each of the compositions (i) and (ii) in a content ranging from 0.1% to 50% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

21. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the content of wax(es) in composition (i) ranges from 1% to 40% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

22. The kit as claimed in claim, in which the content of wax(es) in composition (ii) ranges from 5% to 40% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

23. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the total content of hydrophilic polymer solids in composition (i) is between 0.5% and 15% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

24. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the total content of hydrophilic polymer solids in composition (ii) is between 1% and 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

25. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which each of the compositions (i) and (ii) also comprises at least one additional lipophilic polymer that is soluble in a nonaqueous solvent phase or in dispersion in a nonaqueous solvent phase.

26. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which composition (i) or (ii) contains a terpolymer resulting from the copolymerization: of at least one monomer A chosen from esters derived from the reaction of (meth)acrylic acid with a monoalcohol containing from 2 to 20 carbon atoms,of at least one monomer B chosen from esters derived from the reaction of methacrylic acid with a monoalcohol containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, of at least one monomer C chosen from N-vinyllactams.

27. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which the difference between the total content of wax(es) and of hydrophilic polymer(s) of composition (ii) and the total content of wax(es) and of hydrophilic polymer(s) of the composition (i) is greater than or equal to 2% as an absolute value.

28. The kit as claimed in claim 26, in which: composition (i) comprises a continuous aqueous phase, at least one tacky wax with a tack of greater than or equal to 0.7 N.s and a hardness of less than or equal to 3.5 MPa, at least the combination of a cationic hydrophilic polymer and an anionic hydrophilic polymer and at least one acrylic terpolymer as described according to claim 26, andcomposition (ii) comprises a continuous aqueous phase, at least one tacky wax with a tack of greater than or equal to 0.7 N.s and a hardness of less than or equal to 3.5 MPa, at least the combination of a cationic hydrophilic polymer and an anionic hydrophilic polymer and at least one film-forming polymer dispersed in an aqueous phase.

29. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which compositions (i) and (ii) also comprise at least one oil and/or one emulsifying system and/or one dyestuff and/or one filler and/or fibers and/or cosmetic active agents.

30. The kit as claimed in claim 1, in which it is in one and the same packaging.

31. The kit as claimed in claim 30, in which it is in the form of a container delimiting at least one compartment that comprises composition (i) and at least one compartment that comprises composition (ii), said compartments being optionally closed by a closing member.

32. A nontherapeutic process for making up and/or caring for the eyelashes, comprising: at least one step of applying to the eyelashes at least one coat of a composition (i) with a content of wax(es) and of hydrophilic polymer(s) of less than or equal to 26% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, andat least one step of applying at least one coat of a composition (ii) with a total content of wax(es) and of hydrophilic film-forming polymer(s) of greater than 26% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition,at least one of said compositions (i) and (ii) comprising a continuous aqueous phase, and the step of applying composition (ii) being performed using an application device for applying to the eyelash fringe, comprising a plurality of application members arranged on a support in the form of at least one row whose length is such that the application members can at best simultaneously contact at most a quarter of the eyelashes of the fringe.

33. The process as claimed in claim 32, in which composition (i) is applied before composition (ii).

34. The process as claimed in claim 33, in which composition (ii) is applied to only a portion of the eyelash fringe.

35. The process as claimed in claim 32, in which composition (i) is applied to the entire eyelash fringe and composition (ii) is applied only to at most a third of the eyelash fringe.

36. The process as claimed in claim 32, in which the application members are arranged in at least two rows and the application members of at least a first row and these of a second row extend in parallel directions.

37. The process as claimed in claim 32, in which the means for applying to the eyelash fringe comprises a comb.

38. A made-up support comprising a makeup obtained according to the process as defined according to claim 32.