System for taking up and applying a cosmetic composition

Abstract

System for taking up and applying a cosmetic composition onto a surface of the skin to be treated, having a predefined shape, the system including: —at least one support having a receiving surface which can take at least one incurved application configuration roughly matching the profile of the surface to be treated, and —a deformable application member mounted on the receiving surface of the support, having a first take-up and application surface and a second surface, opposite the first, which serves for attaching to the receiving surface of the support, the application member having, between the first and second surfaces, an adaptation layer of variable thickness, the shape of which is chosen so that the relief of the first surface of the application member, when the support is in the application configuration, corresponds more finely to that of the surface to be treated than that of the receiving surface of the support.

1 . A system for taking up and applying a cosmetic composition, notably a makeup composition, onto a surface of the skin or the lips to be treated, having a predefined shape, the system including:
 at least one support having a receiving surface which can take at least one incurved application configuration roughly matching the profile of the surface to be treated, and   a deformable application member mounted on the receiving surface of the support, having a first take-up and application surface and a second surface, opposite the first, which serves for attaching to the receiving surface of the support, the application member having, between the first and second surfaces, an adaptation layer of variable thickness, the shape of which is chosen so that the relief of the first surface of the application member, when the support is in the application configuration, corresponds more finely to that of the surface to be treated than that of the receiving surface of the support.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , in which the cosmetic composition is in the form of a transferable printed film. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , in which said receiving surface of the support is capable of taking two different configurations, said incurved application configuration roughly matching the profile of the surface to be treated and a configuration for taking up the cosmetic composition. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 3 , in which the adaptation layer of the application member is configured so that the relief of the second surface of the application member, when the support is in the take-up configuration, adapts to the relief of a surface including the cosmetic composition to take it up, notably a printing support, so that gentle crushing of the adaptation layer suffice to place said first surface of the application member in contact with the cosmetic composition and to take it up. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , said system also including a second support having a receiving surface which may take a configuration for taking up the cosmetic composition, different from the application configuration, the two supports notably being interchangeable. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 5 , in which the adaptation layer of the application member is configured so that the relief of the second surface of the application member, when the second support is in the take-up configuration, adapts to the relief of a surface including the cosmetic composition WPM to take it up, notably a printing support, so that gentle crushing of the adaptation layer suffice to place said first surface of the application member in contact with the cosmetic composition and to take it up. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 3 , in which, in the take-up configuration, the receiving surface of the support forms a developable surface. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 7 , in which, in the take-up configuration, the receiving surface of the support is substantially flat. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , in which, in the application configuration, the receiving surface of the support has a concave or convex shape. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 1 , in which, in the application configuration and during application to the surface to be treated, the first surface of the application member has a shape that is adapted to said surface to be treated. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 1 , in which the support(s) are made of an undeformable material, notably a polymeric, metallic or composite material, or glass, ceramic, hard plastic or plaster. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 1 , in which the support(s) are made of a deformable material, notably an elastically or plastically deformable material, in particular rubber, plastic or metal foil which is thin enough to be flexible. 
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 1 , in which the support is connected to at least two elements that are movable relative to each other, such that a relative movement of these two elements brings about a mechanical stress on the support and causes the latter to deform between a configuration for taking up cosmetic composition and the application configuration. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 1 , in which the adaptation layer of variable thickness is made of a deformable, notably elastomeric, material or includes a foam. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 1 , in which the thickness of the adaptation layer corresponds, at each point of said layer, to the separation between the surface to be treated and the receiving surface of the support in the application configuration. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 1 , including a means for attaching the adaptation layer to the receiving surface of the support, notably a light adhesive, a magnet or a hook-and-loop tape, the adaptation layer preferably being configured to be removably attached to the receiving surface of the support. 
     
     
         17 . A process for manufacturing a system, according to  claim 1 , for taking up and applying a cosmetic composition, notably a makeup composition, to a surface of the skin or the lips to be treated having a predefined shape, in which the shape of the outer face and/or the thickness of the adaptation layer is chosen from an acquisition of the topography of at least one part of said surface to be treated, notably by means of a 3D scan. 
     
     
         18 . A cosmetic assembly including, in the same packaging, at least one system, according to  claim 1 , for taking up and applying a cosmetic composition to a surface of the skin or the lips to be treated having a predefined shape, and a plurality of transferable printed films, intended to be taken up by the first take-up and application surface of the application member of the system when the receiving surface of the support is in the take-up configuration, the films notably being different from each other in their composition and/or their pattern. 
     
     
         19 . The assembly according to  claim 18 , in which the receiving surface of the support is capable of taking two different configurations, an incurved application configuration roughly matching the profile of the surface to be treated and a configuration for taking up the cosmetic composition. 
     
     
         20 . The assembly according to  claim 18 , in which the system includes two supports, one having a receiving surface which can take a configuration for taking up the cosmetic composition and the other having a receiving surface which can take an incurved application configuration roughly matching the profile of the surface to be treated, which is different from the take-up configuration. 
     
     
         21 . A process for the cosmetic treatment of a surface of the skin or the lips to be treated having a predefined shape, notably a makeup process, including the application, to said surface, of a cosmetic composition, which is notably in the form of a transferable printed film, by means of a take-up and application system according to  claim 3 , in which process
 a) the first take-up and application surface of the application member of the system is used for taking up said cosmetic composition, the support being in a take-up configuration, the composition notably being placed on a printing support,   b) said support is placed in an application configuration or the application member is attached to a different support which is placed in an application configuration,   c) the cosmetic composition is applied by placing the take-up and application surface of the adaptation layer in contact with the surface to be treated, said adaptation layer having a shape chosen such that the relief of the first surface of the application member, when the support is in the application configuration, corresponds more finely to that of the surface to be treated than that of the receiving surface of the support.