Patent ID: 7628559

Claim:
An applicator ( 1 , 1 ′) for makeup intended to be deposited on a support such as a cheek, comprising: a manual gripping means ( 2 ), including two side arms ( 23 ) at a first end and a joining portion at an opposite second end connecting the two side arms ( 23 ) to each other, the joining portion having a convex outermost surface portion facing opposite the first end; and an application means ( 3 ) for depositing the makeup to the support, comprising a fixed element ( 30 ) and a rotating element ( 31 ), the fixed element ( 30 ) fixed to the manual gripping means ( 2 ), and the fixed element ( 30 ) and the rotating element ( 31 ) cooperating in rotation to form a hub-axle assembly ( 4 , 5 ) having a rotation axis ( 10 ) and first and second opposite end portions, wherein the fixed element ( 30 ) and the rotating element ( 31 ) are assembled together, wherein the manual gripping means ( 2 ) is positioned laterally with respect to the rotation axis ( 10 ) with the two side arms ( 23 ) each extending from a respective one of said first and second end portions of the hub-axle assembly ( 4 , 5 ), wherein the rotating element ( 31 ) comprises i) a rigid core ( 32 ) forming one of the axle and the hub, and ii) a soft application material ( 33 ) fixed to and surrounding the rigid core ( 32 ) and configured to apply the makeup to the support, and wherein the rotating element ( 31 ) is configured to rotate upon i) the rotating element being brought into contact with the support and ii) a manual displacement of the gripping means ( 2 ) and application means ( 3 ) on the support, and thereby transfer the makeup from the rotating element to the support as a localized deposit of the makeup on the support.