FR3013951A1 - APPLICATOR OF A COSMETIC, MAKE-UP OR CARE PRODUCT ON LACQUERS OR EYEBROWS - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an applicator (2) for applying a cosmetic product (P) to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, comprising a molded applicator member (8) comprising: - a core (10) extending along an axis longitudinal (X), - pins (18) carried by the core (10), extending from and around the core (10), and - at least one connected rib (13) by its base to the core (10), extending along an axis not parallel to the longitudinal axis (X) of the core (10).

Description

The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care product to the eyelashes or the eyebrows, for example mascara. The invention also relates to devices comprising a container, containing the product to be applied and provided with a wiper member, and the applicator. Application EP 1 070 466 discloses applicators comprising application elements located on one side of a core and arranged on either side of a longitudinal rib resting on said core. This type of applicator, because it has only one-sided application elements, most often requires to be recharged several times in product before being able to make up all the eyelashes satisfactorily. Applicators are also known having rings arranged next to each other in order to form an application surface, as described, for example, in applications FR 2 551 958, EP 0 038 524 and DE 31 14748. The applicator of FIG. Application FR 2 551 958 also comprises bristles arranged on the rings. There is a need to further improve the applicators for the application of a product, especially mascara, on the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, in order to improve their performance, and more particularly to promote the creation on the body of the eye. application of more product-laden areas, which allow easy makeup and fast and abundant loading of eyelashes and / or eyebrows, while maintaining a high capacity for separation of eyelashes and / or eyebrows. According to one of its aspects, the subject of the invention is an applicator for applying a cosmetic, make-up or care product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, comprising a molded application member comprising: a core extending along a longitudinal axis, - spikes carried by the core, extending from and around the core, and - at least one rib connected by its base to the core, extending along an axis not parallel to the longitudinal axis of the core.

The ribs or ribs tend to prevent the spinning of the lower part of the pins located nearby.

The invention makes it possible to obtain, on the applicator member, in particular along the rib, at least one reservoir zone, which provides, after spinning, an excess of product on the core. This surplus of product allows, from the first application, a significant and satisfactory load of product of the eyelashes and / or eyebrows.

By "longitudinal axis of the soul" is meant the line joining the set of centroids of the cross sections of the soul. The longitudinal axis may be a central axis or an axis of symmetry for the core, especially when the core has a circular cross section or generally polygonal regular shape. The longitudinal axis of the core may be rectilinear or curved and may be contained in a plane, which may be a plane of symmetry for some or all cross sections of the soul. Preferably, the longitudinal axis of the core is rectilinear. By "pin" means an individualizable projecting element intended to come into engagement with the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows. Ribs The applicator member may comprise a plurality of ribs each extending around the longitudinal axis of the core. The ribs extend for example each along an axis contained in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the core. The ribs may be annular in shape, of the same axis as the longitudinal axis of the core.

Preferably, at least one rib extends helically around the longitudinal axis of the core. The ribs may in particular form two crossed helices, advantageously over more than half the length of the core. The propellers intersect advantageously at a pin each time.

The zone delimited between two portions of helices joined at their ends may comprise at least two pins, for example four pins, and can create a reservoir zone providing a significant product load to the application. The or each rib advantageously connects at least two pins, better more than two pins.

The or each rib preferably passes through pins over its entire length. This makes it possible to stiffen the pins, and contributes to increasing the product load.

Preferably, the or each rib is continuous, being uninterrupted over its entire length. The or each rib may extend over less than one full turn around the longitudinal axis of the core. However, preferably, the or each rib extends over more than one full turn around the longitudinal axis of the core. The applicator member may be devoid of ribs (s) over part of its length. Nevertheless, preferably, the or each rib extends substantially over the entire length of the portion of the core which carries the pins. The pins closest to the vein, with the exception of those through which it passes, may occupy the same axial position, measured along the longitudinal axis of the rib. This allows to obtain eyelashes less separated from each other and having more volume after application of the product. The height of the rib or ribs is preferably less than the average height of the pins.

The average height of the spikes is calculated by the arithmetic mean of all the spike heights. By "height of a rib" is meant the distance measured perpendicular to the core between the top of the rib and its base by which it is connected to the core. By "height of a pin" is meant the distance measured along the axis of elongation of the pin between its free end and its base by which it is connected to the core. By "axis of elongation of the pin" is meant an axis that passes through the centroids of the cross sections of the pin. Preferably, the height of the or each rib is less than the smallest height of the pins, being in particular less than half the smallest height of the pins. This allows a larger stock of product, and a better separation of the eyelashes, the pins detaching largely from the rib and thus being easily accessible during application. The ratio between the height of said at least one rib and the smallest height of the pins may be between 0.2 and 0.7, more preferably between 0.3 and 0.6. The height of said at least one rib may be between 0.2 mm and 1.2 mm, better between 0.3 mm and 1 mm. The height of said at least one rib can be constant over its entire length. Preferably, the height of said at least one rib is variable, in particular periodically, with for example between 1 and 10 maxima per revolution, better between 1 and 6. When the rib extends helically around the longitudinal axis of the soul, the height of the rib can increase from one picot to another, then be substantially constant between a number of pimples, then decrease from one picot to another, before increasing again. The veins, when following cross-helices, can intersect at once where their height is minimal and where their height is maximum. Each rib passes for example by two pins between the crossing pins. At each crossing, a pin may be present. There is, for example, along the same row of longitudinally extending pins, one in four pins which is located at the intersection of the two ribs in the form of crossed helices. For the adjacent longitudinal row, one out of two pins is located on one rib, then the next row again one in four at the intersection of the two ribs. Each propeller, for example, makes a little more than two complete revolutions around the soul. The pins on a rib may be slightly wider than this.

The width of said at least one rib may be between 0.2 mm and 1.1 mm, more preferably between 0.3 mm and 1 mm. By "width of a rib" is meant the largest transverse dimension of the rib, in section, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rib. The ribs are preferably molded with the core in the same material.

The core, the pins and the ribs may be molded in the same material, or alternatively may be made in at least two different materials. A portion of the core, pins and ribs may for example be made in a first material, and another part of the core, pins and ribs may be made in a second material, for example more flexible or more hard as the first. The core is for example formed of one or more thermoplastics, which may be elastomeric.

The core and / or the pins and / or the ribs may be made of an elastomeric material, thermoplastic, thermosetting, metal or ceramic. In exemplary embodiments of the invention, the pins and / or the ribs are made by molding or overmolding with the core. The pins and / or ribs may, for example, be made by a technique in which there is injection of a material through at least a portion of the core, so as to allow the formation of the pins and / or ribs. Pincers The height of at least one pin, measured from the core, may be between 0.5 mm and 5 mm, or even between 1 mm and 4 mm. The height of the pins may vary, for example monotonically, as one moves along the longitudinal axis of the core. For example, as one moves along the longitudinal axis of the core, the height of the pins may increase between the proximal end of the core and a first abscissa and then remain substantially constant between that first abscissa and a second abscissa then decrease between this second abscissa and the distal end of the soul. The pins may differ from each other by at least one of their shape, thickness, height, orientation, color and / or material. The free ends of the pins of the applicator member define an envelope surface of the applicator member, which is, for example, cylindrical of revolution over at least part of its length. This envelope surface may have various shapes, longitudinal axis rectilinear or not. The envelope surface may, if appropriate, extend along a longitudinal axis 25 forming a non-zero angle with the longitudinal axis of the core. The envelope surface may be of greater transverse dimension substantially constant over at least a portion of the length of the applicator member, in particular over more than half the length of the core carrying pins. The envelope surface may also have a cross section which varies over all or part of the length of the applicator member. The cross section of the envelope surface may for example admit one or more extrema and for example at least one local minimum and two local maxima.

Some pins of the applicator, or all the pins, may have a thickness measured at their base, that is to say at the point of connection of the pins to the core, between 0.2 and 1 mm, or between 0.3 and 0.8 mm. By "thickness of a pin" is meant the largest transverse dimension of the pin, in section, perpendicular to the axis of elongation of the pin. It is a diameter when the pin is generally conical. The pimples can be of any shape. The pins may have a cylindrical or tapered shape, especially conical, frustoconical or pyramidal. At least one pin may be terminated by a rounded free end, particularly hemispherical.

At least one pin may extend from the core along an axis of elongation perpendicular to the surface of the core at the point of connection of the pin to the core. Preferably, all the pins extend from the core along an axis of elongation perpendicular to the surface of the core, at the point of connection of the pins to the core. Alternatively, the pin elongation axis may form an angle different from 90 ° with the web surface at the point of connection of the pins to the core. The implantation of the pins may be such that the angle around the longitudinal axis of the core, between two consecutive rings of pins, each formed by pins occupying the same axial position on the longitudinal axis of the core , being non-zero, preferably equal to half the angular pitch ft between two consecutive pins of a ring. The or each rib can pass through all the pins of consecutive crowns, and in particular by a pin of a given crown and by the pin of the consecutive crown which is offset from the angle a. The applicator may comprise between 10 and 500 spikes, for example between 50 and 300 spikes. Applicator According to an exemplary implementation of the invention, the applicator member is molded within a mold formed by assembling a plurality of shells. The applicator may comprise a rod carrying at one end the applicator member and being attached at a second end to a gripping member. The core may be solid, being for example molded with a fixing end to the rod of the applicator.

The applicator member may be fixed on the rod by snapping, gluing, welding, crimping, stamping, stapling, forced insertion, cold or hot, for example by mounting in a housing of the rod. Alternatively, the rod can be received in a housing provided in the core.

The rod and the applicator member may also be molded in one piece, in the same thermoplastic material or not. The pins and / or the ribs or ribs can be made in a more or less rigid material that a material used to make the rod of the applicator to which the core is connected.

The applicator member may comprise a mounting piece integrally molded with the core, which may optionally include one or more narrowed portions to improve applicator flexibility and flexibility. application. The core may extend along a longitudinal axis making at least one point of its length an angle with the longitudinal axis of the rod to which is fixed the core. The applicator member may be bent at its connection to the rod. The rod may comprise a first portion, rigid, extended distally by a second portion, more flexible, for example elastomer, carrying the applicator member. A larger transverse dimension of the core may be smaller, greater than or equal to a larger transverse dimension of the shaft. The core may have a cross section, taken perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, of circular or non-circular shape. The apparent length of the applicator member may be between 10 mm and 40 mm, more preferably between 15 mm and 35 mm.

Application Device The invention further relates to a device for packaging and applying a product to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, comprising an applicator as defined above and a container containing the product. The gripping member of the applicator may constitute a cap for closing the container. The container may comprise a wiper member adapted to dewater the rod and the applicator member.

The diameter of the circumscribed circle having as a center the longitudinal axis of the core and passing through the top of said at least one rib is advantageously less than or equal to the diameter of the circle defined by the orifice of the wiper member. The ribs are thus not too wrung out, which helps to form product reservoir areas between the ribs and the pins. The product is preferably a mascara. The invention will be better understood on reading the following detailed description of nonlimiting examples of implementation thereof, and on examining the appended drawing, in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic view in elevation, with partial longitudinal section, of an exemplary packaging and application device produced in accordance with the invention; FIG. 2 represents, in perspective, the application member of FIG. FIG. 3 is a view, similar to FIG. 2, of an alternative embodiment of an applicator member according to the invention; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an alternative embodiment of FIG. an application member according to the invention, - Figure 5 is a view, similar to Figure 4, of an alternative embodiment of an applicator member according to the invention, - Figure 6 is a developed view flat showing the arrangement of a part of the pins and ribs on the surface of the core of an application member according to the invention, and - Figures 7 to 10 are views, similar to Figure 6, of alternative embodiments. FIG. 1 shows a device 1 for packaging and application made according to the invention, comprising an applicator 2 and an associated container 3 containing a product P to be applied to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, for example mascara or a care product.

The container 3 comprises, in the example considered, a threaded neck 4 and the applicator 2 comprises a closure cap 5 arranged to be fixed on the neck 4 in order to close the container 3 tightly in the absence of use , the closure cap 5 also constituting a gripping member for the applicator 2. The applicator 2 comprises a rod 7 of longitudinal axis Y, which is connected at its upper end to the closure cap 5 and, at its lower end , to an applicator member 8. The latter comprises a core 10 carrying pins 18, extending from the core 10 and all around thereof. The container 3 also comprises a wiper member 6, for example inserted in the neck 4. This wiper member 6, which may be arbitrary, comprises in the example in question a lip arranged to dewater the rod 7 and the organ application 8 when the applicator 2 is removed from the container 3. The lip defines a wiper orifice 6a of diameter adapted to that of the rod. In the example shown, the rod 7 has a circular cross section but it is not beyond the scope of the present invention when the rod 7 has a different section, the fixing of the cap 5 on the container 3 can then be performed otherwise than by screwing, if necessary. The wiper member 6 is adapted to the shape of the rod 7 and that of the applicator member 8, where appropriate. Preferably and as in the example considered, the longitudinal axis Y of the rod 7 is rectilinear and coincides with the longitudinal axis of the container 3 when the applicator 2 is in place thereon, but it does not leave the of the present invention when the rod 7 is non-rectilinear, forming for example a bend. The rod 7 may comprise, where appropriate, an annular necking on its portion which is positioned opposite the lip of the wiper member 6, so as not to mechanically stress it excessively during storage.

Fixing the applicator member 8 on the rod 7 can be done by any means and in particular be done by force fitting, latching, gluing, welding stapling or crimping, in a corresponding housing provided at the end of the rod 7. The applicator member 8 may comprise, as shown in Figure 2, a nozzle 9 for fixing it in a corresponding housing of the rod 7, possibly in a marked manner. Alternatively, the rod 7 can be inserted into a housing provided in the core 10. The core 10 can also be made in one piece by molding material with the rod 7.

Referring to Figure 2, we see that the core 10 is of elongate shape along a longitudinal axis X, which is rectilinear in the example described. As in the example, the core 10 may have a circular cross-section over most of its length. The longitudinal axis X may be central, as illustrated. The apparent length H of the applicator member 8 is for example between 12 mm and 35 mm. In the examples shown, the pins 18 extend from the core 10 each along an axis of elongation W perpendicular to the surface of the core, at the point of connection of the pin 18 to the core 10. In a variant not shown, the axis of elongation W pins 18 form an angle different from 90 ° with the surface of the core 10 at the point of connection of the pins to the core. As can be seen in particular in FIGS. 4 and 5, the implantation of the pins 18 may be such that the angle α about the longitudinal axis X of the core 10, between two consecutive rings 20 and 21 of pins 18, each formed by studs 18 occupying the same axial position on the longitudinal axis X of the web 10, being non-zero, being for example equal to half the angular pitch ft between two consecutive pins of a ring. The height of the pins 18 may decrease towards the distal end 12 of the core 10, as can be seen in FIG. 2, in order to facilitate the engagement in the container 3. In a non-illustrated embodiment, the height of the pins 18 can also decrease when one approaches the rod 7, so as to facilitate the crossing of the wiper member 6 by the applicator member 8 during removal of the applicator 2 of the 3. The height of the pins 18 is for example between 1 mm and 4.7 mm.

The ep thickness of the pins 18, measured at their base, is for example between 0.3 mm and 0.8 mm. The pins 18 may have various shapes. In the example considered, the pins 18 are of conical shape. The invention is however not limited to a particular form of pins.

The wiper member 6 may be made of elastomer. The wiper member 6 may comprise a wiping orifice 6a of circular shape, possibly with slots.

The diameter of the wiping orifice 6a of the wiper member 6 is for example between 3 and 5.5 mm, for example of the order of 4.5 mm or 5 mm. The wiper member 6 may optionally comprise corrugations, allowing the wiper orifice to widen more easily to the passage of the applicator member 8. The wiping orifice can thus be defined by a undulating wringing lip having a radially inner free edge defining the wringing orifice 6a. The wiper member 6 may comprise a number of corrugations between 3 and 12, for example. The wiper lip may extend generally in a cone converging towards the bottom of the container 3, generating an angle with the longitudinal axis of the container 3. The diameter of the wiper orifice 6a increases for example by 4 mm to 5.5 mm without excessive deformation of the wiper member 6, during the passage of the applicator member 8, by deployment of the corrugations. The wiper member can still be adjustable, if necessary.

The wiper member may for example be as described in the patent applications or patents US 2005/0028834, US 2005/0175394, US 2004/0258453, US 6,375,374, US 6,328,495, US 7,455,468. The rod 7 to which is attached the applicator member 8 may be at least partially, especially entirely flexible, in particular near the applicator member 20. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the applicator member 8 comprises ribs 13 connected by their base 13a to the core 10, and extending all around the longitudinal axis X of the core 10, along an axis Z not parallel to the axis X. In the example described, the ribs 13 extend helically around the longitudinal axis X of the core 10, forming two crossed helices, over the entire length of the part of the body. 10 having the pins 18. The two crossed helices formed by the ribs 13 intersect, in the example of FIG. 2, each time at a pin 18. The zone between two portions of the two crossed helices, for creating a product reservoir P, comprises for example four pins 18.

In a variant, represented in FIGS. 3 and 9, the applicator member 8 comprises a single rib 13 extending helically around the longitudinal axis X of the core 10. In a further variant, illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the applicator member 8 comprises a plurality of ribs 13 of annular shape. In these examples, the ribs 13 extend along an axis Z contained in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X. The rings formed by the ribs 13 have the same axis as the longitudinal axis X of the core. In the examples considered, the height h, ribs 13 is less than the average height of the pins 18. Preferably, and as illustrated in particular in Figure 4, the height h, ribs 13 is smaller than the smallest height hp of spikes 18, even better less than half of the smallest height of the spikes 18. The ratio h, / hp between the height h, ribs 13 and the smallest height of the spikes hp is for example between 0.3 and 0 52.

In the examples of Figures 4 and 5, the height h, ribs 13 is constant over their entire length. In variants, represented in particular in Figures 2 and 3, the height h, ribs 13 is variable over their entire length, for example periodically. In the examples of Figures 1 to 3, when the ribs 13 extend helically around the longitudinal axis X of the core 10, the height h, ribs 13 can increase from one pin 18 to the other, then be substantially constant between a number of pins 18, then decrease from one pin 18 to another, before increasing again. The height h, ribs 13 is for example between 0.35 mm and 1.2 mm.

The width / ribs 13 is for example between 0.3 mm and 1 mm. As shown in Figures 1 to 9, the ribs 13 connect at least two pins 18. Preferably, the ribs 13 connect more than two pins, the ribs 13 passing for example by pins 18 over their entire length. In the variant shown in Figure 10, the ribs 13 do not pass through any pin 18, thus each extending between two adjacent rows of pins 18. In the examples described, the ribs 13 are continuous, being uninterrupted over their entire length. .

In the examples of FIGS. 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10, the ribs 13 extend over a complete revolution around the longitudinal axis X of the core 10. In a variant represented in FIGS. 5 and 8, the ribs 13 extend over less than one complete revolution around the longitudinal axis X of the core 10.

In the example of Figure 7, the applicator member 8 has no rib 13 on a portion L2 of its length. As can be seen in particular in FIG. 9, the pins 18 closest to the rib 13 can occupy the same axial position, measured along the longitudinal axis Z of the rib 13.

The diameter D of the circumscribed circle having as its center the longitudinal axis X of the core 10 and passing through the vertex 13b of the ribs 13, visible in FIG. 4, is advantageously less than or equal to the diameter of the circle defined by the orifice 6a. of the wiper member 6. The pins 18 and the ribs 13 are made in the examples considered in one piece by molding thermoplastic material with the core 10. It can be used to mold the application member 8 any thermoplastic material, relatively rigid or not, for example SEBS, a silicone, a latex, a reinforced slip material, butyl, EPDM, a nitrile, a thermoplastic elastomer, a polyester, polyamide elastomer, polyethylene or vinyl, a polyolefin such as PE or PP, PVC, EVA, PS, SEBS, SIS, PET, POM, PU, SAM, PA, PMMA. It is also possible to use a ceramic, for example based on alumina, a resin, for example of the urea-formaldehyde type, possibly a graphite-laden material. In particular, it is possible to use the materials known under the trademarks Teflon, Hytrel, Cariflex®, Alixin, Santoprene, Pebax®, Pollobas, this list not being limiting. To use the device 1, the user unscrews the closure cap 5 and extracts the applicator member 8 from the container 3. After passing through the applicator member 8 of the wiper member 6, a certain amount of product remains between the ribs 13 and the pins 18 spaced apart from them, for satisfactorily loading the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows product P. The pins 18, released ribs 13 through their upper height, allow to separate the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows.

Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments which have just been described, the characteristics of which can be combined within non-illustrated variants. The applicator member 8 may be vibrating, that is to say that it may be applied to it during application, combing or sampling of the product P, for example as described in application WO 2006 / 090,343. In another variant, the applicator member 8 may be rotatable, that is to say it may be driven in a rotational movement about the longitudinal axis X of the core 10, for example during the application, combing or removal of the product P.

In another variant, the applicator member 8 may be heating, that is to say comprise a heating element for heating the keratinous fibers, the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, and / or the pins 18 and / or the core 10 and / or the ribs 13 of the applicator member 8. It is also possible for the applicator member 8 to be vibrating, rotating and heating, or only vibrating and rotating, or solely vibrating and heating, or only rotating and heating, or only vibrating or only turning or heating only. The applicator member 8 can comprise any bactericidal agent such as silver salts, copper salts, preservatives and at least one preservative agent for the product P. The core 10 and / or the pins 18 and / or the ribs 13 may further comprise particles, for example a filler, in particular a magnetic, bacteriostatic or moisture-absorbing compound, or a compound intended to create on the surface of the spikes 18 a roughness or to promote the sliding of eyelashes and / or eyebrows on the pimples. At least one of the core 10, a pin 18 and a rib 13 may be flocked, receive any heat treatment or mechanical, and / or comprise particles, for example a load, in particular to improve the sliding of the applicator member on the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows. The expression "having a" shall be understood as being synonymous with 30 "having at least one", and "included between" means included limits, unless the contrary is specified.

Claims (15)

REVENDICATIONS1. An applicator (2) for applying a cosmetic product (P) to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, comprising a molded applicator member (8) comprising: - a core (10) extending along a longitudinal axis (X), - pins (18) carried by the core (10), extending from and around the core (10), and - at least one rib (13) connected by its base (13a). ) to the core (10), extending along an axis (Z) not parallel to the longitudinal axis (X) of the core (10). 2. Applicator according to claim 1, wherein the applicator member (8) comprises a plurality of ribs (13) each extending around the longitudinal axis (X) of the core (10). An applicator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said at least one rib (13) is annular in shape. An applicator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said at least one rib (13) extends helically around the longitudinal axis (X) of the core (10). 5. Applicator according to the preceding claim, wherein the ribs (13) extend in two crossed helices. 6. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the height (ha) of said at least one rib (13) is less than the average height of the pins (18). 7. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the height (ha) of said at least one rib (13) is less than the smallest height (hp) of the pins (18), being in particular less than half the smallest height (hp) of the pins (18). 8. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said at least one rib (13) connects at least two pins (18), better more than two pins (18). An applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said at least one rib (13) passes through pins (18) along its entire length. An applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said at least one rib (13) is continuous. 11. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pins (18) closest to the rib (13), with the exception of those through which it passes, occupy the same axial position along the longitudinal axis (Z) of the rib (13). 12. Applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the height (ha) of said at least one rib (13) is variable, in particular periodically. An applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said at least one rib (13) is molded with the core (10) in the same material. 14. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pins (18) are arranged in spike crowns, two consecutive rings (20, 21) along the longitudinal axis (X) of the core (10). being angularly offset by a non-zero angle (a), in particular equal to half the angular pitch (fi) between the pins (18) of a ring. 15. Device (1) for packaging and applying a product (P) to the eyelashes and / or the eyebrows, comprising an applicator (2) according to any one of the preceding claims and a container (3), containing the product (P) and comprising a wiper member (6).