US20110168198A1

US20110168198A1 - Foam applicators to apply cosmetics or nail polish

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Publication number: US20110168198A1
Application number: US12/772,397
Authority: US
Inventors: Eugene Polanish
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2010-01-12
Filing date: 2010-05-03
Publication date: 2011-07-14

Abstract

A cosmetic foam applicator product applies cosmetics to the skin and a nail polish foam applicator applies nail polish to fingernails and toenails. Each foam applicator has a stem and an adjacent head. The stem for the cosmetic foam applicator has sidewalls contoured as finger grips and its head has elongated tips that extend away from the stem. The relative length of the tips determines whether the cosmetic foam applicator is soft tipped, firm tipped or medium (soft or firm) tipped. The stem for the nail polish foam applicator has parallel straight sidewalls and its head has a bulge with an elongated tip that extends from the bulge.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO COPENDING PATENT APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/294,255 filed Jan. 22, 2010.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to foam applicators to apply cosmetics to skin or nail polish to the fingernails and/or toenails.
2. Discussion of Related Art
The inventor is the owner of Advanced Enterprises, Inc., which is in the business of manufacturing cosmetic foam make-up applicators for women to apply liquid foundation, make-up, blush, eye shadow, concealer and other types of cosmetics to their skin.
Advanced Enterprises, Inc. is the manufacturer of a product line of cosmetic accessories and applicators that include cosmetic wedges, rounds, puffs, removers, and red rubber sponges; an assortment of sizes, shapes and materials of make-up applicators, powder puffs and specialty items. Advanced Enterprises, Inc. introduced the cosmetic wedges to the marketplace over 15 years ago and, in 1999, introduced the make-up remover cloth that removes make-up instantly upon contact, while gently exfoliating the skin. The make-up remover cloth is all natural, has a soft, velvety feel, and rinses completely clean in water—no stains remain and may be reused again and again.
Conventional make-up brushes carry bacteria from the skin into the make-up, allowing the bacteria to grow inside the make-up as well as on the brush. This bacteria is then transferred back to the skin when the make-up brush is used again. This bacteria can cause skin irritations which can lead to serious skin and eye infections.
It would be desirable to provide cosmetic applicators that avoid carrying bacteria from the skin into make-up, thereby preventing the growth of bacteria inside the make-up as well as on the brush.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One aspect of the invention resides in a foam applicator of cosmetics. The foam applicator may apply liquid foundation, make-up, blush, eye shadow, concealer and other types of cosmetics to skin, as well as loose powder and mineral make-up.
Preferably, the foam applicator has a stem whose sidewalls enable finger grips and has a head adjacent the stem with tips that are spaced apart from each other. The tips are configured to pick up the loose powder and spread the powder and mineral make-up evenly over the face. The foam applicator may be used like a brush without the negative aspects of standard cosmetic bristle brushes. Each head may have four or five tips.
A strip of foam may be die cut for forming a plurality of the foam applicators that may be manually separated from each other. While forming the strip, adjacent ones of the foam applicators may be retained to each other along side surfaces of outward ones of the tips. Side surfaces of the stems may be concavely curved or inclined or diverge toward the end of the stem.
Another aspect of the invention resides in a foam applicator of nail polish that includes a stem terminating at one end into a head with a tip. A strip of foam may be die cut for forming a plurality of the foam applicators that may be manually separated from each other. While forming the strip, adjacent ones of the foam applicators may be retained to each other along side surfaces of the stems, with every other one of the heads projecting from one side of the strip and the other heads projection from the opposite side.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

For a better understanding of the present invention, reference is made to the following description and accompanying drawings, while the scope of the invention is set forth in the appended claims.

FIG. 1 shows an isometric view of a group of foam applicators of different shapes, sizes and foam compositions in accordance with the invention.

FIGS. 2-5 show isometric views of the group of foam applicators of FIG. 1, but with different ones of them being squeezed at their stems. Such squeezing causes a spreading apart their foam fingers (analogous to tines).

FIGS. 6-10 are top views of further foam applicators in accordance with further embodiments the invention.

FIGS. 11-13 are top views of nail polish applicators in accordance with other embodiments of the invention.

FIGS. 14-16 are top views of foam applicators in accordance with additional embodiments of the invention.

FIGS. 17A-17C are top views of three foam strips in accordance with the invention. The foam strip of FIG. 17A has foam applicators having a soft tip feel or texture. The foam strip of FIG. 17B has a medium tip feel or texture, i.e., intermediate that of soft and firm. The foam strip of FIG. 17C has a firm tip feel or texture.

FIGS. 18A-18C are top views of three foam strips in accordance with the invention. The foam strip of FIG. 18A has foam applicators having a soft tip feel or texture. The foam strip of FIG. 18B has a medium tip feel or texture, i.e., intermediate that of soft and firm. The foam strip of FIG. 18C has a firm tip feel or texture.

FIGS. 19A-19C are top views of three foam strips in accordance with the invention. The foam strip of FIG. 19A has foam applicators having a soft tip feel or texture. The foam strip of FIG. 19B has a medium tip feel or texture, i.e., intermediate that of soft and firm. The foam strip of FIG. 19C has a firm tip feel or texture.

FIG. 20 is a top view of a foam strip of nail polish removers in accordance with the invention.

FIG. 21 is an isometric top view of a foam strip in accordance with the invention with elliptical foam pieces removed.

FIG. 22 is a further isometric top view of the foam strip of FIG. 21.

FIG. 23 is a top isometric view of the foam strip of FIGS. 21 and 22, but with the elliptical foam pieces filling each of the voids save one, with its elliptical foam piece off to the side.

FIG. 24 is an isometric view of the foam strip of FIGS. 21 and 23, but with the foam applicator of FIG. 21 standing upright and the foam strip of FIG. 23 laying down but with two foam applicators separated from the strip that were at the end.

FIG. 25 is an isometric top view of a foam nail polish applicator in accordance with the invention.

FIG. 26 is a top isometric view of a strip of foam nail polish applicators with adjacent ones of the foam nail polish applicators arranged in an alternating manner.

FIG. 27 is an isometric view of the strip of FIG. 26 standing upright on a bottom edge.

FIG. 28 is an isometric view of the foam nail polish applicator of FIG. 25 that is standing upright on a bottom end.

FIG. 29 is a top view of three packages side-by-side that contain foam applicators in accordance with the invention, that is, soft tipped, medium (or intermediate) tipped and firm tipped.

FIG. 30 is a bottom view of a portion of each of the three packages of FIG. 29, but further showing the contents of each (strip(s) of foam applicators) partially being taken out.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Turning to the drawing, FIGS. 1-5 show a group of foam applicators 1-10 that have different shapes, dimensions and/or foam compositions.
Foam applicators 1 and 5 have a periphery that includes a rounded base, diverging inclined surfaces that extend from opposite sides of the rounded base, parallel surfaces that extend away from respective ones of the diverging inclined surfaces and V-like formations at the opposite end that define rounded tips between them. The rounded tips do not form sharp points to help assure consistency in the tip appearance during manufacture of mass quantities.
Foam applicators 2 and 3 have a periphery that includes a flat base between two parallel edges, concave surfaces that each extend from respective ones of the parallel edges, parallel flat surfaces that extend from ends of respective ones of the concave surfaces, and V-like formations at the opposite end that define rounded tips between them. Opposite sides of the foam applicators are symmetric.
Foam applicator 4 is similar in shape to that of the foam applicators 2 and 3, except it has a shallower thickness and fewer V-like formations and more rigid due to a difference in its foam material over that of foam applicators 1-3 and 5.
Foam applicators 6, 7 and 10 have the same foam material as that of foam applicators 1, 2, 3 and 5 and similar shape to that of the foam applicators 2 and 3. Foam applicators 8 and 9 have the same foam material as that of the applicators 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 10 and their shape resembles that of foam applicator 4 except as concerns their thickness and that the side surfaces that extend from the concave surfaces converge rather than remain parallel.
With respect to all the foam applicators 1-10, the underside (not shown) is symmetric to the top and they are depicted in a non-squeezed state in FIG. 1, i.e., a relaxed state.
If desired, the center finger or tine may be longer than the others. The two rounded tips immediately neighboring the center on either side may be of the same length but smaller than the center finger or tine. The remaining rounded tips may be of the same length but smaller in length than all the other rounded tips. The arrangement of the rounded tips is symmetric relative to the center.
The top end of the cosmetic applicator 2 may have longer fingers than is the case for the cosmetic applicator 1. Also, the bottom end of the cosmetic applicator 2 has sides that concave instead of tapering as is the case for the cosmetic applicator 1 and the bottom edge is flat or straight, rather than rounded.
The cosmetic applicator 3 is similar in structure to that of the cosmetic applicator 2, except that the rounded tips are closer to being the same length, although there is a gradual increase in length of the fingers or times from the right to the left in the drawing for four of them, with the leftmost one being shorter than its neighbor.
The cosmetic applicator 4 only has four rounded tips, but does have concavely curved sides. Also, is depth or thickness is about ⅔ shorter than is the case for the other cosmetic applicators. It is made of NBF, rather than SBF that the other cosmetic applicators in the photograph are made of.
The cosmetic applicator 5 is similar in construction to that of the cosmetic applicator 1, except that all the fingers/tines are of the same length.
Turning to FIGS. 2-5, a different one of the first four numbered cosmetic applicators is shown squeezed at their sides. In the case of cosmetic applicator 1, the squeeze is along the taper. In the case of cosmetic applicators 2-4, the squeeze is at the valley of the concavely curved sides. In each case, the rounded tips are tines spread apart in response to the squeeze, with the greatest spread of the rounded tips occurring for cosmetic applicators 2-4. When the squeeze is released, the cosmetic applicators, which are made of a closed foam, resiliently return to the same condition they were in prior to the squeezing due to their retention of memory of their original shape. The remaining cosmetic applicators spread apart their rounded tips when squeezed in the manner shown and resiliently return to their original, relaxed state due to their memory when the squeeze is removed.
It may be useful for the user to spread the rounded tips further apart by squeezing the sides when the cosmetic applicator is being used to pick up loose or pressed powder and mineral make-up, liquid foundation, blush, eye shadow, concealer or cream.
Turning to FIGS. 6-10, 14-16, a series of foam applicators 12 a-y are shown whose peripheries differ from each other in their head/tip shape. Each of the foam applicator designs of FIGS. 6-10 and 14-16 have a stem part and a head part integrally formed with each other. The stem part includes a base end and the head part includes a tipped end. The tipped end may, in many cases, have U-like or V-like formations that terminate into the rounded tips. Each U-like or V-like formation has the same or different lengths of other U-like or V-like formations of the same foam applicator. The stem part may be contoured to facilitate finger gripping its sides by being tapered or concavely curved.
Turning to of FIGS. 17A-17C, 18A-18C and 19A-19C, foam strips 15 of foam applicators are shown. The lengths of the U-like or V-like formations that terminate into the tips determine the softness or firmness of the foam applicators. The tips are rounded in FIGS. 17A-17C, flattened in FIGS. 18A-18C and pointed in FIGS. 19A-190.
The lengths of the U-like or V-like formations 17 a of FIG. 17A are longer than the lengths of the U-like or V-like formations 17 b of FIG. 17 b and longer than the lengths of the U-like or V-like formations 17 c of FIG. 17C. The same is true of the longer U-like or V-like formations 18 a of FIG. 18A over that of the U-like or V-like formations 18 b of FIG. 18B and the U-like or V-like formations 18 c of FIG. 18C. The same is also true of the longer U-like or V-like formations 19 a of FIG. 19A over that of the U-like or V-like formations 19 b of FIG. 19B and the U-like or V-like formations 19 c of FIG. 19C. As a result, the tips of the U-like or V- like formations 17 a, 18 a and 19 a provide a texture that is softer to the touch when applying a cosmetic application to the skin as compared to any of the shorter U-like or V-like formations.
The lengths of the U-like or V-like formations 17 c of FIG. 17C are shorter than the lengths of the U-like or V-like formations 17 b of FIG. 17 b and shorter than the lengths of the U-like or V-like formations 17 a of FIG. 17A. The same is true of the shorter U-like or V-like formations 18 c of FIG. 18C over that of the U-like or V-like formations 18 b of FIG. 18B and the U-like or V-like formations 18 a of FIG. 18A. The same is also true of the shorter U-like or V-like formations 19 c of FIG. 19C over that of the U-like or V-like formations 19 b of FIG. 19B and the U-like or V-like formations 19 a of FIG. 19A. As a result, the tips of the U-like or V- like formations 17 c, 18 c and 19 c provide a texture that is firmer to the touch when applying a cosmetic application to the skin as compared to any of the shorter U-like or V-like formations.
The remaining U-like or V- like formations 17 b, 18 b and 19 c are shorter than the U-like or V- like formations 17 a, 18 a and 19 a, respectively, and longer than the U-like or V- like formations 17 c, 18 c and 19 c, respectively, and thus provide a texture of intermediate softness/firmness than the other U-like or V-like formations that are either longer or shorter in length.
FIGS. 11-13 show different embodiments of a nail polish applicators 16 a, 16 b and 16 c. Each has a stem and a wider head integrally formed with the stem. The head tapers into a distal tip. FIG. 20 shows a foam strip 14 of nail polish applicators 16 a arranged side by side with separation lines between that enable separation of one from the other by manually pulling apart. The tips of the nail polish applicators are arranged to extend outward in an alternating manner from one end of the foam strip and to extend outward in an alternative manner from the opposite end of the foam strip.
FIG. 21 shows a foam strip 20 with ten foam applicators 21 all retained to each other across die cut lines. One end of each foam applicator 21 has spaced apart tips 22 and the other end is flat at a separation line 23 between foam applicators retained to each other at their flat ends. Elliptical voids 24 are formed to define the concave curvature of the sides of the stems of the foam applicators 21 to facilitate gripping and squeezing the stems.
FIG. 22 shows the thickness of the foam strip 20 better than in FIG. 21 to allow the concave surfaces 27 about the voids 24 to be more clearly seen for each foam applicator 21. Likewise, the thickness of the tips 22 may be better appreciated in this view. The separation lines 23 are also indicated in this view.
FIG. 23 shows the same view of the foam strip of FIGS. 21 and 22, but with some of the voids 24 filled by elliptical pieces 26. One void 27 is shown empty with its elliptical piece 26 off to the side. Further, the separation line 23 is wider at the side of the foam strip closest to that elliptical piece 26 off to the side, because the foam applicators 21 that were previously abutting each other at that wider separation line 26 are in the process of being separated from the rest of the foam strip. The tips 22 and the concave surfaces 27 are also indicated in this view.
FIG. 24 shows two foam applicators 21 separated from the foam strip 20 as the result of manual pulling force. The elliptical pieces 26 may be removed from the foam strip as well. The foam strip may stand upright on the tips or lay down on its front or back.
FIG. 25 shows a nail polish applicator that has a tip 30, bulge 31 and stem 32. As shown in FIG. 26, the nail polish applicator is obtained by manually pulling it off from a die cut foam strip 33 that has a series of nail polish applicators arranged side-by-side in an alternating manner. That is, the bulges 31 and tips 30 for every other one of the side-by-side nail polish applicators project outward from one side while the remainder project from the opposite side. The die cut foam strip 33 is shown laid down on a flat surface.
FIG. 27 shows the die cut foam strip 33 standing upright one an edge of a nail polish remover. FIG. 28 shows the nail polish remover standing upright on its base.
The preferred foam materials for the foam applicator of the present invention is a closed foam material, such as styrene butadiene polymer synthetic foam and nitrile butadiene polymer synthetic foam.
All the foam applicators of FIGS. 1-27 may be made by cutting a strip of foam appropriately with a die cutting machine, such as that provided by a 34 inch Roller Press model #RT34-Y2, RT series automatic machine made by Visual Packaging Group LLC, 1100 Harrison Ave., Arlington, Tex. 76011. Such a machine requires an appropriate die tool that is 24 inch wide by 36 inch long, which may be furnished by a tool and die maker, such as Paragon Steel Rule Die Inc, 979 Mt. Read Boulevard, Rochester, N.Y. 14606, that is given drawings of the desired cut, such as that depicted in the drawing of the present application.
To make the foam applicator of the present invention, a strip of foam material is mounted on top of a steel ruled tool and then the material and tool are sent together through a roller press, which is actuated to form the brush type applicator or applicators. The steel ruled tool is configured to present a cutting surface that corresponds to any desired shape of the foam applicators depicted in the drawings of the present application so as to cut the strip of foam material accordingly.
The foam applicators that are formed are packaged and the ready to be sold through national retailers. FIG. 29 shows exemplary packaging that contains an insert and one or more strips of the foam applicators, i.e., soft tipped 40, firm tipped 41 and medium (or intermediate) tipped 42. The difference between the soft tipped 40, the firm tipped 41 and the medium (or intermediate) tipped 42 foam applicators concerns the length of the tips, with the firm tipped 41 having shorter tips than the soft tipped 40. The medium (or intermediate) tipped 42 has tip lengths that are between that of the firm tipped 41 and the soft tipped 40.
FIG. 30 shows a strip of soft tipped 43 foam applicators that are separating from each other and from elliptical pieces 26, two strips of firm tipped 44 foam applicators with adjacent applicators connected to each other at sides of outer ones of the tips, two strips of medium (or intermediate) tipped 45 foam applicators with adjacent applicators connected to each other at sides of outer ones of the tips.
The insert in the packaging may contain printed material that sets forth directions on applying cosmetics to facial skin with the soft tipped, medium (or intermediate) tipped, or firm tipped foam applicator as the case may be. Indeed, the soft tipped, medium (or intermediate) tipped, or firm tipped foam applicators may be separately packages with an associated insert setting forth directions specific to the particular type of foam application in the package. The packaging may be a transparent plastic material.
The foam applicator of any of the embodiments of the present invention is naturally hypoallergenic, biodegradable, anti-bacterial and is latex free. Such contrasts with conventional cosmetic brushes that promote the spread of bacteria and other contaminants or pollutants to the facial skin. Such conventional cosmetic brushes typically promote the spread of bacteria into the make-up and then transfers the bacteria to the skin, which can lead to skin irritations or worse health problems caused by infections that result.
In addition, the foam applicator of any of the embodiments of the present invention may be disposed of after use to completely eliminate the risk of transferring bacteria to the skin if reused. As such, it is a safe and inexpensive alternative to conventional cosmetic brushes that typically are reused.
To use the foam applicator of any of the embodiments of the present invention, the following steps may be carried out:
(1) Hold the stem of the foam applicator between the index finger and thumb. That is, hold at the concave surfaces of the stem or at the inclined surfaces of the stem as the case may be.
(2) Dip the foam tips onto the loose powder make-up, foundation, concealer, blush and pressed powder.
(3) Wisp the foam applicator in the desired areas until the make-up is looking smoother, even and flawless.
(4) Apply the make-up to hard to reach places, such as around the nose and under and over the eyes and around the lips and mouth, by positioning the tips to contact such hard to reach places.
(5) Carry out a stippling technique for applying make-up by using a rounded end. The rounded end may be at the opposite end from the tips for some of he embodiments (see the foam applicators 1 and 5 of FIGS. 1-5) or may be the rounded sides of the elliptical piece 26 of FIGS. 23 and 24. Indeed, providing the user with both a foam applicator that has elongated tips and either a foam applicator or piece having a rounded side or end allows the user who applies the make-up with versatility for all types of make-up.
To use the nail polish foam applicator of FIGS. 11-13, 25 and 28, the following steps may be carried out:
(1) Hold the stem of the nail polish foam applicator between the index finger and thumb. That is, hold the parallel straight sides.
(2) Dip the desired end of the nail polish foam applicator into nail polish. That is, the user has the choice to use either the pointed end of the nail polish foam applicator or the opposite end that is rounded.
(3) Apply the nail polish at the desired end onto the fingernails and/or toe nails to color them or make them shiny.
Turning to FIGS. 17-19, the choice of soft, firm, medium (or intermediate) tipped foam applicators depends upon the desired application, although the shapes of each help the make-up to go on smoothly and evenly to create a beautiful, bacteria free natural glow from the cosmetic being applied. If the foam applicators are to be reused, they should be kept bacteria free by washing after use with mild soap and warm water. However, they are disposable, because they are so economical and eco friendly.
Soft tipped applicators of FIG. 17 are preferably used to apply loose powder. Just dip the tips into powder and tap off excess. Apply the powder all over the face as needed to reduce shin and set make-up. The soft tipped applicators of FIG. 17 are also suited for blushers and bronzers. Just dip the tips 22 (FIG. 24) or the rounded end of the foam applicator 1, 5 (FIGS. 1-5) or the rounded side of the elliptical piece 26 (FIG. 24) into powder and tap off excess. Apply blush to the cheek. Blend up and back toward the hairline and then down, away from the cheekbone.
Medium (or intermediate) tipped applicators of FIG. 18 are preferably used to apply foundation, powder, blush or to serve as a blender. For applying foundation, apply the foundation to the center of the cheeks and forehead and blend towards the end of the face for better coverage, but do not apply to eyelids. For use as a blender, blend concealer and foundation and use around the eye area. For applying powder, sweep across a pan of pressed powder and tap off the excess. Apply the powder all over the face as needed to reduce shine and set make-up. For applying blush, dip the brush into powder and tap off excess. Apply the blush to the cheek. Blend up and back toward the hairline and then down, away from the cheekbone.
Firm tipped applicators of FIG. 19 are preferably used to apply concealer, foundation, eye make-up and used as a blender. For applying concealer, apply the concealer under the eyes up to the lower lashes, starting with the innermost corner of the eye. The tips of the foam applicator of the present invention are suitable for reaching hard-to-reach corners. For applying foundation, apply the foundation to the center of cheeks and forehead and blend towards the edge of the face for better coverage, but do not apply to eyelids. For use as a blender, blend concealer and foundation and use around the eye area. For applying make-up, apply a neutral base color all over the eyelid (from lash line to brow) and apply medium shadow color on the lower eyelid (from lash line to the crease).
While the foregoing description and drawings represent the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A foam applicator product, comprising a body having an elongated stem, the stem having sidewalls symmetric in configuration with each other that extend from a proximal end of the stem, a head adjacent the stem and having an elongated tip part that projects outward away from the stem in a direction of elongation of the stem to terminate into at least one tip, the body being made of a closed foam material that has memory, the body being deformable under manual force from a relaxed, non-tensioned state to a deformed, tensioned state and being configured because of the memory to resiliently return to the relaxed, non-tensioned state from the deformed, tensioned state once the manual force that deformed the body is removed.

2. The foam applicator product of claim 1, further comprising a foam strip that has a plurality of further bodies each substantially identical in shape to the body and that has the body, the plurality of further bodies and the body being arranged relative to each other so that all have respective tips that point outward from the foam strip, a pair of the further bodies having the proximal end of their stems abutting each other, the body and one of the further bodies having the proximal end of their stems abutting each other, the foam strip having separation cut lines between adjacent ones of the further bodies and the body so that the further bodies and the body may be separated from each other under manual force at the separation cut lines.

3. The foam applicator product of claim 2, further comprising voids between the sidewalls of the stem of neighboring ones of the further bodies and the body, further comprising inserts that fill the voids and that are made of the same closed foam material, the inserts by removable from the voids under manual force.

4. The foam applicator product of claim 2, further comprising a further foam strip spaced from that foam strip and that is substantially identical in shape to that of the foam strip except that lengths of the elongated tip part differ from lengths of the elongated tip part of the foam strip so as to provide a difference in level of softness and firmness.

5. The foam applicator product of 1, wherein the closed foam material is selected from a group consisting of styrene butadiene polymer synthetic foam and nitrile butadiene polymer synthetic foam.

6. The foam applicator product of 2, wherein the foam part includes a plurality of elongated tips spaced apart from each other.

7. The foam applicator product of 1, further comprising a cosmetic on the body, the cosmetic being selected from a group consisting of a liquid foundation, make-up, blush, eye shadow, concealer, loose powder, and mineral make-up.

8. The foam applicator product of 1, further comprising a nail polish on the body.

9. The foam applicator product of 7, wherein the sidewalls extend in a nonparallel manner relative to each other.

10. The foam applicator product of 8, wherein the sidewalls has portions that extend in a parallel manner relative to each other.

11. The foam applicator product of 1, wherein the sidewalls have portions that are concavely curved.

12. The foam applicator product of 1, wherein the sidewalls have portions that converge toward the proximal end.

13. The foam applicator product of 1, wherein the sidewalls have portions that extend in a nonparallel manner relative to each other.

14. The foam applicator product of 1, wherein the sidewalls have portions that extend in a parallel manner relative to each other.

15. The foam applicator product of claim 2, further comprising two foam strips that are substantially identical in shape to that of the foam strip except that lengths of their elongated tip part differ from lengths of the elongated tip part of the foam strip and with respect to each other so as to provide differences in level of softness and firmness, namely, soft tipped, firm tipped and intermediate tipped whose level of softness and firmness is between that for the soft tipped and the firm tipped, the foam strip and the two foam strips being spaced from each other.

16. The foam applicator product of claim 15, wherein each of the foam strip and the two foam strips are packaged with respective inserts, each of the inserts containing an associated set of directions for application of cosmetics, a content of the associated set of direction varying from insert to insert depending upon whether the directions concern the soft tipped, the firm tipped or the intermediate tipped foam applicators.

17. The foam applicator product of claim 1, wherein an entirety of the foam applicator is hypoallergenic, biodegradable, anti-bacterial and is latex free.

18. The foam applicator product of claim 1, wherein the tip has an outward contour selected from a group consisting of rounded, flattened and pointed.