Claims
- 1. A method for making a lipstick sampler, comprising the steps of:
- heating said lipstick above its melting point;
- augmenting said lipstick by adding molten waxes;
- mixing the augmented lipstick until it becomes uniform;
- cooling said lipstick to return it to a solid state;
- grinding said solidified lipstick into a paste;
- screen printing said lipstick paste at room temperature in a predetermined pattern onto a base; and
- re-melting said screen printed lipstick, then cooling, to provide a glossy, liquified appearance;
- screen printing a protective overcoat over said screen printed lipstick for maintaining the integrity of said lipstick and preventing transfer of said lipstick to a protective overlay;
- applying an adhesive to said base; and
- laminating said protective overlay to said base with said adhesive to prevent offset of said screen printed lipstick prior to use.
- 2. A method for making a lipstick sampler, comprising the steps of:
- heating a lipstick above its melting point;
- augmenting said lipstick by adding molten waxes;
- mixing the augmented lipstick until it becomes uniform;
- cooling said lipstick to return it to a solid state;
- grinding said solidified lipstick to form a lipstick paste;
- screen printing said lipstick paste at room temperature in a predetermined pattern onto a layered base provided with a top surface and a cutout for deposition of said lipstick paste, such that said screen printed lipstick lies in said cutout beneath the top surface of said base;
- re-melting said screen printed lipstick, then cooling, to provide a glossy, liquified appearance;
- applying an adhesive to the top surface of said base; and
- laminating a protective overlay to the top surface of said base.
- 3. A method for making a lipstick sampler as recited in claim 2, further comprising the step of screen printing a protective overcoat onto said re-melted and cooled screen printed lipstick for maintaining the integrity of said lipstick and preventing transfer of said lipstick to said protective overlay.
- 4. A method for making a lipstick sampler as recited in claim 3, wherein said protective overcoat is screen printed in registry with said screen printed lipstick.
- 5. A method for making a lipstick sampler, comprising the steps of:
- heating a lipstick above its melting point;
- augmenting said lipstick by adding molten waxes;
- mixing the augmented lipstick until it becomes uniform;
- cooling said lipstick to return it to a solid state;
- grinding said solidified lipstick to form a lipstick paste;
- screen printing said lipstick paste at room temperature in a predetermined pattern onto a base provided with a top surface and a debossed well for deposition of said lipstick paste, such that said screen printed lipstick lies in said debossed well beneath the top surface of said base;
- re-melting said screen printed lipstick, then cooling, to provide a glossy, liquified appearance;
- applying an adhesive to the top surface of said base; and
- laminating a protective overlay to the top surface of said base.
- 6. A method for making a lipstick sampler as recited in claim 5, further comprising the step of screen printing a protective overcoat onto said re-melted and cooled screen printed lipstick for maintaining the integrity of said lipstick and preventing transfer of said lipstick to said protective overlay.
- 7. A method for making a lipstick sampler as recited in claim 6, wherein said protective overcoat is screen printed in registry with said screen printed lipstick.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/306,394, filed Feb. 6, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,192,386, which is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/199,175, filed May 26, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,848,378, which is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 06/875,172, filed Jun. 17, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,751,934. The disclosures of each of the above-noted related applications are herein incorporated by reference.
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