Patent ID: 8905050

Claim:
An applicator for applying a cosmetic composition to eyelashes or eyebrows, the applicator comprising: an applicator member, including: a core; and applicator elements that extend from the core, the applicator elements having ends that define an envelope surface, the applicator elements including: first applicator elements having enlarged free ends; and second applicator elements having free ends that are not enlarged, and are of constant cross-section from the core to the free ends of the second applicator elements; wherein: the enlarged free ends of the first applicator elements are wide relative to the free ends of the second applicator elements; the second applicator elements have a maximum length (l 2max ) that is greater than a maximum length (l lmax ) of the first applicator elements; and the envelope surface has a non-circular cross-section over at least a fraction of a length of the applicator member, the first applicator elements defining at least one hollow portion in the envelope surface in cross-section.