Patent ID: 7387204

Claim:
An apparatus for applying cosmetics, comprising: a container having a cylindrical sidewall, a closed bottom, and an open top; a tray carried within the container; a lid that releasably fits over the top; a rod extending between the tray and the lid for moving the tray and the lid in unison with each other between a lower position and an upper position, the lid being in contact with the top of the container while in the lower position and spaced above the top of the container while in the upper position; and a plurality of brushes removably carried in the container, each brush having a handle with an end that is supported on the tray while in the lower position and a set of bristles that is supported by the sidewall of the container while the tray is in the lower position, whereby lifting the lid causes the tray to move upward and the bristles of the brushes to move above the top of the container for access by a user.