Patent ID: 8448650

Claim:
An applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes comprising: a handle attached directly or indirectly to the proximal end of an applicator element, the applicator element having a generally elongated body comprising, in series, from the proximal end to its distal end, a first section, a second section, and a third section, each of said sections comprising a plurality of rows of bristles extending radially from said body, wherein the bristles vary in length in different rows, wherein longest bristles in each section are located toward the middle of that section to give each section a generally ovoid or spherical appearance; wherein the spacing between adjacent bristles within each section having said generally ovoid or spherical appearance differs from one section to another, and is largest in said first section and smallest in said third section wherein the longest bristles in each section differ in length from the longest bristles in each other section.