WO2025027184A1

WO2025027184A1 - Cleaning and drying box for false eyelashes, and associated method of use

Info

Publication number: WO2025027184A1
Application number: PCT/EP2024/071967
Authority: WO
Inventors: Camille Schreiber; Alexandra MARIN
Original assignee: LOreal SA
Current assignee: LOreal SA
Priority date: 2023-08-03
Filing date: 2024-08-02
Publication date: 2025-02-06
Anticipated expiration: 2026-02-03
Also published as: FR3151742A1; FR3151742B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a case (70) for cleansing and drying false lashes comprising: - a hermetic compartment (71) for cleansing false lashes (1), - a permeable compartment (72) for drying the false lashes separate from the hermetic compartment (71). The permeable compartment (72) includes a complementary reversible attachment system (76) cooperating with the reversible attachment system (75) of the hermetic compartment (71), in order to assemble the hermetic compartment (71) with the permeable compartment (72), The case (70) comprises a basket (74) for transferring false lashes (1) configured so as to be inserted successively into the hermetic compartment (71) for cleansing the false lashes (1) and into the permeable compartment (72) for drying the false lashes (1).

Description

Title: Cleaning and drying box for false eyelashes, and associated method of use

The present invention relates to a case for cleansing and drying false lashes comprising:

- a hermetic compartment for cleansing at least one set of false lashes comprising a bottom and at least one lateral wall,

- a permeable compartment for drying the at least one set of false lashes separate from the hermetic compartment, the permeable compartment comprising a bottom and at least one lateral wall,

- a protective cap intended to reversibly close the permeable compartment, comprising an upper partition and at least one lateral partition.

When a user wishes to put on false lashes, in particular on their natural lashes or on one of their eyelids, in particular in the vicinity of the growth line of their natural lashes, or base line of the natural lashes, it is generally necessary to use an adhesive so that the false lashes are held in place for an appropriate time for the user.

This adhesive is for example a mascara having adhesion properties, which is applied directly on the natural lashes, to which the false lashes are attached.

As a general rule, false lashes are formed from artificial fibers. They comprise a base line to which a plurality of artificial lashes and/or artificial fibers are attached. The base line of false lashes is curved so as to fit the curvature of the eyelid. Similarly, artificial lashes are curved in order to reproduce the curvature of natural lashes.

The adhesive is, alternatively, a specific formulation, such as a glue which is applied on the false lashes, on the natural lashes and/or on the base line of the false lashes, to which the false lashes are then attached. The adhesive may moreover be an eyelid makeup formulation, such as a liner formula, intended to be applied in the form of a line of eyeliner adjacent to the base line of the natural lashes and onto which the false lashes are attached.

Also alternatively, the false lashes are pre-glued, i.e. provided with an adhesive product already present on their base line.

In these different cases, the false lashes are in contact with the adhesive. The user may also apply onto the false lashes, once fitted on the natural lashes, mascara in order to give them more volume and/or more length. Finally, the user may apply onto the false lashes a pigmented glue or a pigmented mascara in order to give the false lashes a specific shade.

Once the false lashes have been removed, the user must cleanse them for example using a makeup removal agent in order to remove any product (adhesive, mascara, eyeline, pigmented glue, for example) present on the false lashes and allow the false lashes to dry in order to reuse them.

False lashes are generally fragile and the curvature(s) of their base line or their artificial fibers being generally readily deformable / having a geometry being capable of being easily altered, the step of cleansing false lashes may prove to be difficult. Furthermore, surrounding particles, such as dust for example, may be deposited on the false lashes during their drying if they are air-dried.

US 2021/0030140 describes a case for cleansing and drying false lashes comprising an enclosure and a lid pivotally connected to the enclosure. The enclosure comprises in particular a false lash support, comprising a plurality of drainage holes adapted to allow a solution (of a makeup removal agent for example) to flow. The support is adapted to be inserted in the enclosure. The enclosure also comprises a gripper for holding the false lashes allowing the false lashes to dry in their curved shape in order to ensure that their initial shape is retained.

The holding gripper is pivotally engaged with the lid and extends along the support.

In operation, the enclosure is filled with cleansing liquid. The false lashes are placed on the support and the holding gripper is engaged on the false lashes to grip them against the support. The enclosure is then shaken to immerse the false lashes. The liquid present on the false lashes is discharged through the drainage holes and the false lashes then dried on the support.

However, such a cleansing case does not protect the false lashes from potential damage by deformation, in particular when the holding gripper is in place. Furthermore, unless additional operations are performed to drain the enclosure, the drying of the false lashes is not very effective, because the atmosphere around the false lashes is moistened by the liquid present in the enclosure.

A further case for cleansing and drying false lashes is described in US11247248. The use of this case makes it possible to dry the false lashes in a separate drawer from that wherein they were cleansed. It nonetheless requires a user to hold and move the false lashes by hand or with a tool in order to cleanse them and/or dry them.

An aim of the invention is that of providing a case for cleansing and drying false lashes making it possible to cleanse false lashes simply and dry them effectively, while retaining their shape and their integrity during the cleansing and drying steps.

For this purpose, the invention relates to a case for cleaning and drying false lashes of the type cited above, characterized in that the hermetic compartment comprises a reversible attachment system, the permeable compartment including a complementary reversible attached system configured to cooperate with the reversible attachment of the hermetic compartment, in order to assemble the hermetic compartment with the permeable compartment, and in that the cleansing and drying case comprises at least one transfer basket for transferring false lashes, comprising a bottom and a lateral wall and configured in such a way as to be inserted successively into the hermetic compartment for cleansing the false lashes and in the permeable compartment for drying the false lashes.

The hermetic compartment being capable of being assembled with the permeable compartment, the cleansing case according to the invention may be compact and readily transportable by a user. Furthermore, the transfer basket allows the user to insert the false lashes into the hermetic compartment for the cleansing step, transfer the false lashes from the hermetic compartment to the permeable compartment and allow the false lashes to dry without being directly above a liquid bath, and without needing to touch the false lashes with a gripping element, such as a finger or a gripper for example. The cleansing and drying are thus very effective. The curved shape of the false lashes and the curvature of the base line of the false lashes are thus preserved.

According to an alternative, the case for cleansing and drying false lashes according to the invention comprises the following feature:

- the transfer basket, and in particular the bottom of the transfer basket, includes through holes.

The through holes of the transfer basket allow the circulation, inside the basket, of a solution, a makeup removal agent for example, poured into the hermetic compartment, in order to immerse and cleanse the false lashes. When a user wishes to remove the false lashes to dry them, they merely need to remove the transfer basket, the solution used flowing through the through holes. The user then positions the transfer basket in the permeable compartment.

The holes also facilitate the drying of the false lashes by discharging the solution when there is, at the bottom of the basket, solution residue. This prevents the proliferation of bacteria on the false lashes, capable of growing in a wet environment.

- the reversible attachment system of the hermetic compartment cooperating with the complementary reversible attachment system of the permeable compartment is a screw system, the permeable compartment being configured to be screwed on the hermetic compartment.

The reversible screwing attachment system reduces the volume generated by the cleansing case. It forms a system that is easy to execute and user-friendly for the user seeking to separate the hermetic compartment from the permeable compartment. Furthermore, this reversible attachment system makes it possible to position the transfer basket inside one of the hermetic or permeable compartments, without coming into contact with the false lashes. This avoids contact which could prove to be damaging.

- the protective cap has air circulation openings through its upper partition and/or its lateral partition.

The openings in the cap allow air to circulate inside the permeable compartment and help speed up the drying of the false lashes, while protecting them from surrounding contaminations (dust for example).

- the protective cap has at least two openings facing each other, extending through the lateral partition of the protective cap.

The side openings located facing each other optimize the circulation of an air flow inside the permeable compartment. Air is introduced via the first opening on the lateral partition of the protective cap, and follows a direct path to outflow through the second opening opposite the first opening.

- the transfer basket comprises a gripping zone intended to be held by a user in order to insert or remove the transfer basket from the hermetic compartment and/or the permeable compartment.

The basket containing the false lashes, having a gripping zone accessible by a user, is readily held by the user in order to be inserted into or removed from the hermetic compartment and/or the permeable compartment. The user moves the false lashes readily using the basket, without needing to touch the false lashes with a gripping element such as a gripper or their fingers.

- the lateral wall of the transfer basket forms the gripping zone of the transfer basket, and/or the transfer basket includes a gripping member extending projecting from the lateral wall outward from the transfer basket and/or the bottom of the transfer basket includes a central pin projecting inward from the transfer basket and extending along a normal direction to the bottom of the transfer basket. Advantageously, the gripping zone is a zone that is visible and accessible by the user, which does not alter the tightness of the hermetic compartment when the permeable compartment is attached, in particular screwed, onto the hermetic compartment.

- the hermetic compartment, the permeable compartment and the transfer basket are of cylindrical shape.

The cylindrical shape of the case provides an aesthetic appearance, in harmony with the curvature of the false lash. This shape also allows more pleasant use for the user. The user holding the case in their hand and/or screwing/unscrewing the permeable compartment on the hermetic compartment is not impeded by sharp corners and edges which could be uncomfortable.

- the bottom of the hermetic compartment, the bottom of the transfer basket, and/or the bottom of the permeable compartment have a concave internal surface.

Advantageously, the concave shape of the bottoms of the transfer basket and the hermetic and permeable compartments makes it possible to guide and concentrate the excess solution in a central zone. Thus, during the drying step, the false lashes located on the bottom of the transfer basket in a non-central zone are not immersed in potential solution residue.

- the bottom of the transfer basket is located at a distance from the bottom of the permeable compartment when said transfer basket is inserted into said permeable compartment.

Thanks to these arrangements, the false lashes on the bottom of the transfer basket are prevented from being excessively immersed in the excess solution when the transfer basket is placed in the permeable compartment with a view to drying the false lashes, this excess solution carried by the false lashes being able to flow, in particular through the through holes of the transfer basket, and be lodged in the space thus formed between the bottom of the transfer basket and the bottom of the permeable compartment.

For this purpose, the bottom of the permeable compartment advantageously comprises at least one projecting element, in particular a rib, in particular annular, continuous or discontinuous, projecting from the bottom of the permeable compartment toward the bottom of the transfer basket, and on which the transfer basket bears when it is inserted into the permeable compartment, a space making it possible to collect the excess solution being thus arranged between the bottom of the transfer basket and the bottom of the permeable compartment.

Alternatively or additionally, the bottom of the transfer basket advantageously comprises at least one projecting element, in particular a rib, in particular annular, continuous or discontinuous, projecting from the bottom of the transfer basket toward the bottom of the permeable compartment, and via which the transfer basket bears on the bottom of the permeable compartment when it is inserted therein, a space making it possible to collect the excess solution being thus arranged between the bottom of the transfer basket and the bottom of the permeable compartment.

- the hermetic compartment is made at least partially of an at least partially transparent, preferably completely transparent, material.

The transparency, partial or complete, of the hermetic compartment makes it possible not only to visually dose the quantity of solution poured into the sealed compartment but also to estimate whether the false lashes have been properly cleansed or not. The user can see the solution become cloudy, or change color, according to the product to be removed applied onto the false lashes.

- the hermetic compartment is sealed tightly by the bottom of the permeable compartment when the complementary reversible attachment system of the permeable compartment cooperates with the reversible attachment system of the hermetic compartment.

The tight sealing of the hermetic compartment being carried out by the bottom of the permeable compartment, there is no need for a second cap for closing the hermetic compartment. The number of parts may thus be minimized, as well as the production cost of the case. The case is thus more compact and more readily usable by a user who handles a minimum number of parts.

The invention also relates to a kit for storing at least one set of false lashes, comprising a case as described above, and at least one set of false lashes received in the transfer basket, the transfer basket being received in either the hermetic compartment or the permeable compartment, and being configured to be moved and received in the other of the hermetic compartment and the permeable compartment. Finally, the invention also relates to a method for cleaning and drying at least one set of false lashes implemented in a case as described above, comprising the following steps:

- placing at least one set of false lashes to be cleansed in the transfer basket located in the hermetic compartment,

- immersing the false lashes received in the transfer basket in a cleansing composition inside the hermetic cleansing compartment,

- tightly closing the hermetic compartment using the permeable compartment, by cooperation between the reversible attachment system of the hermetic compartment and the complementary reversible attachment system of the permeable compartment;

- optionally shaking the case in order to cleanse the false lashes,

- disassembling the permeable compartment from the hermetic compartment, and optionally removing the protective cap from the permeable compartment, moving the transfer basket from the hermetic compartment to inside the permeable compartment,

- and optionally closing the protective cap on the permeable compartment to allow the false lashes to dry.

The invention will become more apparent on reading the following description, provided solely as a non-restrictive example and with reference to the drawings, wherein:

[Fig. 1] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a strip of false lashes,

[Fig. 2] Figure 2 is a perspective view of a cluster of false lashes,

[Fig. 3] Figure 3 is a perspective view of a support for a strip of false lashes in the closed position,

[Fig. 4] Figure 4 is a perspective view of the support for false lashes of Figure 3 in the deployed position,

[Fig. 5] Figure 5 is a perspective view of a support for a cluster of individual false lashes in the closed position,

[Fig. 6] Figure 6 is a perspective view of the support of Figure 5 in the deployed position,

[Fig. 7] Figure 7 is a perspective view of a false lash applicator comprising pads,

[Fig. 8] Figure 8 is a perspective view of a pad of the false lash applicator of Figure 7, [Fig. 9] [Fig. 10] Figures 9 and 10 are schematic representations of the gripping movement of the false lashes using the applicator of Figure 7 via the false lash support of Figure 3, [Fig. 1 1] Figure 1 1 is an enlarged view of the false lashes on the applicator of Figure 7,

[Fig. 12] Figure 12 is a schematic representation of deposition of the false lashes on natural lashes using the applicator of Figure 7,

[Fig. 13] Figure 13 is a schematic representation of gripping of the false lashes with natural lashes using the applicator of Figure 7,

[Fig. 14] Figure 14 is an exploded perspective view of a case for cleansing and drying false lashes, in the false lash cleansing configuration,

[Fig. 15] Figure 15 is a sectional view along a median vertical plane of a case for cleansing and drying false lashes of Figure 14, in the false lash cleansing configuration,

[Fig. 16] Figure 16 is a partially exploded perspective view of the case for cleansing and drying false lashes of Figure 14, in the false lash drying configuration,

[Fig. 17] Figure 17 is a sectional view along a median vertical plane of the case for cleansing and drying false lashes of Figure 14, in the false lash drying configuration,

[Fig. 18] Figure 18 is a schematic representation of the mechanical test carried out in order to measure the retention force of the false lashes of Figure 1 , on the support of Figure 3,

[Fig. 19] Figure 19 is a schematic representation of the mechanical test carried out in order to measure the retention force of the false lashes of Figure 1 , on the applicator of Figure 7, and

[Fig. 20] Figure 20 is a schematic representation of a mechanical test carried out in order to measure the retention force of the false lashes of Figure 1 , on a user's skin.

A false lash kit comprises at least one set of false lashes 1 , a false lash support 3, represented in Figures 3 to 6, and an applicator 5, represented in Figures 7 et 8. It optionally includes a case for cleansing and drying the false lashes 1 , which will be described hereinafter and which is the subject of the present invention.

With reference to Figures 1 and 2, the false lashes 1 comprise a base line 10 to which a plurality of artificial lashes 11 are attached. The artificial lashes 11 and advantageously the base line 10 are formed from artificial fibers.

"Artificial" means in particular that the lashes 1 1 of the false lashes 1 and/or their constituent fibers are not formed from natural lashes growing spontaneously on a human in particular on which the false lashes 1 are placed.

The false lashes 1 may be a full strip, as represented in Figure 1 . The base line 10 and the artificial lashes 11 are then configured (in size and/or in number of artificial lashes 11 supplied) to cover entirely, from one end of the base line of the natural lashes to the other, a user's natural lashes. In the first case, the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 has for example a length, measured along the base line 10 following its curvature, from one end of the base line 10 to the other, between 15 mm and 35 mm.

Moreover, in the case of a full strip, the false lashes 1 have for example a mass between 0.01 g and 0.09 g.

Alternatively, the false lashes 1 may be a cluster of some artificial lashes 1 1 connected to the base line 10, as represented in Figure 2. Such false lashes 1 are then referred to as a "cluster" and are generally used alone or in combination with other cluster type false lashes 1 in order to decorate some, or all, of a user's natural lashes.

In the second case, the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 has for example a length, measured along the base line 10 following its curvature, from one end of the base line 10 to the other, between 0.3 cm and 1 cm.

Moreover, in the case of a cluster, the false lashes 1 have for example a mass between 0.001 g and 0.008 g.

The base line 10 of the false lashes 1 is generally curved in the shape of a C so as to reproduce the curvature of the base line of natural lashes.

Similarly, the artificial lashes 1 1 of the false lashes 1 are generally curved in order to reproduce the curvature of natural lashes. The curvature of the artificial lashes is substantially located in a plane perpendicular to the tangent to the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 , taken at the connection point of an artificial lashes 1 1 on the base line 10.

The false lashes 1 have a density of artificial lashes 11 for example comprised between 20 artificial lashes 11 per centimeter of base line 10 and 200 artificial lashes 1 1 per centimeter of base line 10, preferably between 80 artificial lashes 1 1 per centimeter of base line 10 and 150 artificial lashes 1 1 per centimeter of base line 10.

The artificial lashes 1 1 of the false lashes 1 have for example a circular cross-section, of a breadth for example between 0.05 mm and 0.1 mm.

The artificial lashes 11 are for example made of polymer, in particular of polybutylene terephthalate and/or of polyamide.

The base line 10 of the false lashes 1 and/or the artificial lashes 11 of the false lashes 1 are intended to be covered with a cosmetic product having adhesive and/or cosmetic properties.

"Adhesive properties" means that the cosmetic product promotes adhesion between the false lashes 1 and the user's natural lashes.

"Cosmetic" means that the cosmetic product may be used to pigment the false lashes 1 , in order to give them more volume and/or give them more length.

The cosmetic product is for example a makeup product. More generally, a cosmetic product is a product as defined in EC Regulation No. 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council of November 30, 2009, relating to cosmetic products.

The fake lash support 3 is illustrated in Figures 3 to 6. The support 3 comprises an outer housing 30 comprising an upper edge 30A and at least one lateral wall 30B, the upper edge 30A extending from the lateral wall 30B. The external housing 30 defines an internal volume and is configured to receive an inner housing 31 in its internal volume.

The outer housing 30 has a lateral access opening 32 to the internal volume of the outer housing 30. The internal housing 31 is movable in translation relative to the outer housing 30 through the access opening 32 between an inserted position into the internal volume of the outer housing 30, represented in Figures 3 and 5, and an extracted position from the internal volume of the outer housing 30, represented in Figures 4 and 6. The translation of the inner housing 31 relative to the outer housing 30 is performed along a movement direction of the inner housing 31 toward the exterior of the outer housing 30.

The upper edge 30A of the outer housing 30 defines an advantageously partially or completely transparent central window. The term "transparent" means that the interior of the outer housing 30 is visible to the naked eye by a user located outside the outer housing 30.

In the example represented in Figures 3 to 6, the outer housing 30 is of polygonal shape, and more specifically of hexagonal shape. The lateral wall 30B of the outer housing 30 includes six lateral faces forming a hexagonal prism.

The inner housing 31 comprises a bottom 31 A and at least one lateral wall 31 B projecting vertically relative to the bottom 31 A.

The bottom 31 A of the inner housing 31 has a peripheral contour of polygonal shape, having more than five sides. In the example represented in Figures 3 to 6, the bottom 31 A is of hexagonal shape, to match the shape of the internal volume of the outer housing 30.

The inner housing 31 also comprises a gripping element 33 intended to be held by a user to move the inner housing 31 in translation between the inserted position and the extracted position in respect of the internal volume of the outer housing 30.

The gripping element 33 may be a tab, a loop, a handle, or any other element serving as an interface with a user.

The gripping element 33 extends projecting outward from the outer housing 30, along the direction of movement of the inner housing 31 , as seen in Figure 6.

The inner housing 31 comprises at least one retention element 34 of at least one set of false lashes 1 projecting from the bottom 31 A along a central elevation direction Z represented in Figure 3. The central elevation direction Z is here perpendicular to the direction of movement of the inner housing 31 .

The inner housing 31 also comprises at least one rib 35 projecting relative to the bottom 31 A. The rib 35 extends here along the direction of movement of the inner housing 31 and connects the retention element 34 to at least one lateral wall 31 B of the housing 31 .

In the example of Figure 6, the rib 35 also connects the retention element 34 to the gripping element 33.

In the example represented in Figures 3 to 6, the retention element 34 has a generally frustoconical shape revolving about the central elevation direction Z from the bottom 31 A of the inner housing 31 to an upper edge 36. The upper edge 36 is curved about the central elevation direction Z in projection in a perpendicular plane to the elevation direction Z. The curved upper edge 36 then has, in projection in a perpendicular plane to the elevation direction Z, a closed contour in the shape of a circle or ellipse.

The retention element 34 comprises at least one support wall 37 of the false lashes 1 extending between the bottom 31 A and the curved upper edge 36. The retention element 34 comprises at least two attachment lugs 38 for false lashes 1 , projecting from the support wall 37.

The support wall 37 advantageously has a curved shape.

In particular, the support wall 37 has an outwardly concave shape at least facing each attachment lug 38. In other words, the frustoconical shape of the retention element 34 is defined by rotation about the central elevation direction Z of an outwardly concave curved generatrix.

In the example of Figure 4, the support wall 37 has two opposite storage regions located on either side of the rib 35.

Each storage region is equipped at its ends along the rib 35 with two attachment lugs 38, pointed toward each other.

In the example of Figure 5, other attachment lugs 38, for example two additional attachment lugs 38, are disposed in each storage region, between the lugs 38 located at the ends.

Each attachment lug 38 extends facing the support wall 37 between a first end 38A rigidly connected to the support wall 37 and a free end 38B angularly offset relative to the first end 38A abut the elevation direction Z. The free end 38B has here a slender shape.

Each attachment lug 38 extends in a curved manner about the elevation direction Z, in projection in a plane perpendicular to the elevation direction Z. Each lug 38 defines between the first end 38A and the free end 38B at least one surface 39 for wedging the false lashes 1 , extending facing the support wall 37 of the false lashes 1 .

"Wedging" means that the false lashes 1 are held between the wedging surface 39 and the support wall 37, and against the support wall 37, while being blocked, but not gripped. The false lashes 1 are held by the friction between the artificial lashes 1 1 and the support wall 37 under the effects of the specific weight of the false lashes 1 which tends to press the false lashes 1 by gravity against the support wall 37.

Pressing the false lashes 1 by gravity against the support wall 37 is sufficient for the false lashes 1 to rest on the support wall 37, but the false lashes 1 are light enough to be held against the support wall 37 without needing to be clamped against the support wall 37.

The friction is in particular increased by the respective curvatures of the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 , the artificial lashes 11 and the support wall 37.

The outward concave shape of the support wall 37 provides significant support and increases the friction surface area between the artificial lashes 1 1 and the support wall 37. However, it does not present any obstacle to outward sliding of the false lashes 1 by a "slide" effect.

To counter this effect, each lug 38 facing the support wall 37 holds the false lashes 1 against the support wall 37 in order to prevent the false lashes 1 from moving away from the support wall 37. Thus, each set of false lashes 1 is held on the retention element 34 by wedging without gripping between the outwardly concave support wall 37 and at least one opposite lug 38.

The false lashes 1 thus retain a natural shape and their deformation is minimal, because they simply abut between the outwardly concave support wall 37 and at least one opposite lug 38.

Moreover, the elastic memory of the false lashes 1 , combined with the geometry of the attachment lugs 38, allow them to be buttressed between the support wall 37 and the attachment lugs 38 in order to be held against the support wall 37.

At least one free part of the wedging surface 39 extends at rest away from the support wall 37 of the false lashes 1. In the example represented in Figures 3 to 6, the entire wedging surface 39 of each lug 38 extends away from the support wall 37 of the false lashes 1 between the first end 38A and the free end 38B.

In at least one perpendicular plane to the elevation direction Z, the free part of the wedging surface 39 extends at least partially parallel with the support wall 37 of the false lashes 1 . The minimum distance between the free part of the wedging surface 39 and the support wall 37 of the false lashes 1 measured along a normal to the support wall 37 of the false lashes 1 is preferably greater than 0.1 mm, and in particular between 0.2 mm and 1 .5 mm.

This distance advantageously creates a gap between the attachment lug 38 and the support wall 37, wherein the false lashes 1 have just been placed and held, pressing on the support wall 37 via the base line 10 and/or the artificial lashes 11 , without compressing or clamping the false lashes 1 .

In the same plane perpendicular to the elevation direction Z, the free part of the wedging surface 39 comprises, from the first end 38A to the free end 38B, a first section 39A extending parallel with the support wall 37 of the false lashes 1 and a second section 39B extending the first section 39A, the second section 39B moving away from the support wall 37 of the false lashes 1 of the retention element 34.

In the example represented in Figures 3 to 6, the first section 39A, in projection in a perpendicular plane to a normal to the support wall 37 facing the first section 39A, has a contour in the shape of a parallelogram, and more specifically in the shape of a rectangle. The second section 39B, in projection in a perpendicular plane to a normal to the support wall 37 facing the second section 39B, has a trapezoid shape converging from the first section 39A to the free end 38B.

Advantageously, the second section 39B comprises a chamfer at the free end 38B. The chamfers guide the false lashes 1 during their introduction between the attachment lug 38 and the support wall 37.

In the example of Figure 4, the length of each lug 38 measured along the wall 37 is less than half the length of the storage region measured along the wall 37 between two adjacent lugs 38, in particular less than 25% of the length of the storage region, measured along the wall 37 between two adjacent lugs 38.

During the removal of the false lashes 1 from the support 3 using the applicator 5, the false lashes 1 , not being gripped between the wedging surface 39 and the support wall 37, slide between the lugs 38 without deforming them, under the effect of a tensile force exerted on the false lashes 1 by the applicator 5 along a normal direction to the support wall 37.

Alternatively, and as will be described in more detail hereinafter, during the removal of the false lashes 1 from the support 3 using the applicator 5, the false lashes 1 slide between the lugs 38 without deforming them, under the effect of a tensile force exerted on the false lashes 1 by the applicator 5 according to a combined movement relative to the support 3, comprising a component extending along the elevation direction Z.

The convergent shape of the second section 39B simplifies the removal of the false lashes 1 from the support 3 according to one of the methods described hereinafter, while minimizing the risk of irreversible deformation of the false lashes 1 . Advantageously, the attachment lugs 38 are moved apart, in a perpendicular plane to the elevation direction Z, by a distance such that a user can fit a finger between two attachment lugs 38, for example to facilitate the insertion of the false lashes 1 between the attachment lugs 38 and the support wall 37 of the support 3.

Also alternatively, each lug 38 is elastically deformable between an attachment position wherein the first section 39A extends to a first distance from the support wall 37 and a disengagement position wherein the first section 39A extends to a second distance from the support wall 37, the second distance being greater than the first distance.

In another alternative, not shown, the support 3 also includes at least one relief, in particular in the shape of a grain of rice, projecting from ether the support wall 37 of the false lashes 1 or the attachment lug 38 to the other of the support wall 37 of the false lashes

I or the attachment lug 38.

The support 3 thus designed makes it possible to hold the false lashes 1 in place robustly but reversibly. The false lashes 1 removed from the support 3 are not deformed and are directly ready to be placed on natural lashes.

Indeed, the attachment lugs 38 extending along a direction within a perpendicular plane to the elevation direction Z, the false lashes 1 are held by the lugs 38 without any other particular deformation other than that which would result from its own weight.

The user may thus remove the false lashes 1 from the support 3 and place them directly on the lashes without, in most cases, any additional operation of reshaping the false lashes 1 .

Wedging the false lashes 1 is effective because the artificial lashes 11 of the false lashes 1 press on the support wall 37 which has a sectional concavity in a plurality of vertical axial planes passing through the central elevation direction Z. Thus, the shape of the lashes

I I of the false lashes 1 is preserved. Furthermore, the false lashes 1 as a whole mold the curved shape of the support wall 37 in a plurality of perpendicular planes to the central elevation direction Z.

Moreover, the lugs 38 follow this curvature in the perpendicular planes at least along the first section 39B, creating an obstacle to the movement of the false lashes 1 , in particular in a normal direction to the support wall 37, and holding them against the support wall 37.

The false lash applicator 5 is represented in Figures 7 and 8.

The applicator 5 comprises an elongated body 50 along a longitudinal direction L represented in Figure 7. The body 50 comprises an elongated central section 50A, a section 50B for holding false lashes 1 extending from the central section 50A in a first direction along the longitudinal direction L, and a gripper-shaped section 50C extending from the central section 50A along the longitudinal direction L, in a second direction longitudinally opposite the holding section 50B.

The sections 50B, 50C are connected to the central section 50A that they respectively extend on other side of the central section 50A.

The holding section 50B comprises a surface 51 for holding false lashes 1 by contact equipped with a system for reversibly holding the false lashes 1 by contact.

The holding surface 51 generally extends along a transverse direction T, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction L. In at least one perpendicular plane to the transverse direction T, the cross-section of the holding surface 51 is inclined relative to the longitudinal direction L and relative to the transverse direction T.

The inclination of the cross-section of the holding surface 51 in projection in the plane perpendicular to the transverse direction T, relative to the longitudinal direction is for example between 10° and 80°, in particular between 30° and 50°.

The holding surface 51 has a concave curved shape.

In the example represented in Figures 7 and 8, the contact holding system includes a plurality of projecting holding members 52, in particular a plurality of pins. The projecting holding member 2 are not limited to pins as represented but could also comprise teeth and/or any other projecting element having capabilities for retaining false lashes 1 (hooks for example).

The holding surface 51 has a density of projecting members 52 between 50 projecting members/cm² and 100 projecting members/cm², preferably greater than 70 projecting members/cm².

The holding surface 51 also includes at its periphery at least one zone 53 devoid of projecting retaining members 52.

In the example of Figure 7, the holding surface 51 comprises two zones 53 devoid of projecting holding members 52 each extending along two opposite transverse edges of the holding surface 51.

The length of the zone of the holding surface 51 equipped with projecting holding members 52, measured transversely along the holding surface 51 following its curvature, is greater than 30%, in particular between 30% and 100% of the length of the base line 10, as defined above. This allows robust coupling by mere contact.

The projecting members 52 each extend between a connected end 52A to the holding surface 51 and a free end 52B opposite the connected end 52A.

The projecting holding members 52 have a breadth, measured along a substantially perpendicular direction to the direction of elongation of the members 52, less than 0.5 mm, in particular between 0.1 mm and 0.3 mm, and preferably equal to 0.2 mm. Each projecting member 52 is for example spaced from a neighboring projecting member 52 by a distance, measured in a perpendicular plane to the direction of elongation of the members 52, between 0.2 mm and 0.3 mm.

The projecting members 52 are capable of engaging between the artificial lashes 1 1 of the false lashes 1 , in particular when the artificial lashes 1 1 have a breadth between 0.05 mm and 0.1 mm.

The projecting holding members 52 are for example made of polymer, in particular of polyolefin, in particular of polypropylene.

The dimensions of the projecting holding members 52, and in particular their breadth, allows the projecting members 52 to be flexible, and in particular to be elastically flexurally deformable.

In the example of Figure 7, all the projecting members 52 have an identical height measured along the longitudinal direction L, the height being between 1 mm and 5 mm, preferably between 1 mm and 2 mm.

The enclosure surface defined by the free ends 52B of the projecting members 52 thus follows the profile, in particular concave, of the holding surface 51 .

The projecting members 52 may be of parallelepipedal shape, of conical or frustoconical shape, or of cylindrical shape.

The gripper-shaped section 50C comprises a first arm 54 optionally equipped with a first end pad 55, and a second arm 56 optionally equipped with a second end pad 57.

The first and second arms 54, 56 are joined at the central section 50A.

The first and second arms 54, 56 are elongated along the longitudinal direction L.

The first arm 54 and the second arm 56 extend here substantially in a plane B (seen in Figure 7), inclined or orthogonal to the transverse direction T. They can be moved relative to each other along a gripping direction P represented in Figure 7, being an idle configuration wherein the second pad 57 is disposed away from the first pad 55 and a gripping configuration wherein the second pad 57 is moved closer to the first pad 55.

The gripping direction P forms with the transverse direction T, in projection in a perpendicular plane to the longitudinal direction L, an angle between 30° and 90°.

The pads 55, 57 have a curved contour 58, for example banana-shaped, in projection in a median plane passing between the first arm 54 and the second arm 56 of the gripper.

The body 50 of the applicator 5 is made of one piece, the first pad 55 and the second pad 57 being mounted respectively on the first arm 54 and on the second arm 56 by means of attachment elements 59, represented in Figure 8.

The attachment elements 59 are here pieces equipped with a radial widening holding by locking in corresponding orifices, arranged on the arms 54, 56. The body 50 of the applicator 5 is for example made of polymer, in particular of polyolefin, in particular of polypropylene. The pads 55 and 57 are for example made of thermoplastic elastomers.

Alternatively, the body 50 is for example made of a thermoplastic polyester elastomer, for example a copolymer composed of polyterephthalate of polybutylene terephthalate and a polyether, such as to the elastomer Hytrel® for example.

The pads 55 and 57 are for example made of nitrile and/or silicone, or of a mixture of nitrile and silicone.

Advantageously, and in particular when the adhesive intended to be applied on the false lashes 1 is an adhesive mascara, the pads 55, 57 are made of a different material from the body 50 of the applicator. For example, the pads 55, 57 are made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).

When the adhesive intended to be applied on the false lashes 1 is a glue, the pads 55, 57 are for example integral with the body 50 of the applicator 5.

Alternatively, not shown, the applicator 5 does not comprise pads 55, 57 but gripping portions integral with the body 50 of the applicator 5.

In this alternative, the arms 54, 56 can be moved relative to each other along the gripping direction P, between an idle configuration wherein the gripping portion of the first arm 54 is disposed away from the gripping portion of the second arm 56 and a gripping configuration wherein the gripping portion of the first arm 54 is moved closer to the gripping portion of the second arm 56.

When applying the false lashes 1 using such an applicator 5, and as will be described in more detail hereinafter, the user first places the holding surface 51 of the applicator 5 on the false lashes 1 in order to grip it by reversible holding by contact.

The projecting members 52 are inserted between the artificial lashes 11 of the false lashes 1 while moving them apart, such that the artificial lashes 1 1 adhere by friction inside these projecting members 52, as seen in Figure 11 .

The user then deposits the false lashes 1 on natural lashes while holding the applicator 5 above the eyes of the person on whom the false lashes 1 are deposited. Preferably, the user seeks to deposit the false lashes 1 on the natural lashes by aligning the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 with a base line of the natural lashes.

After this deposition step, the user turns over the applicator 5 and grips the false lashes 1 with the natural lashes using the pads 55, 57 by switching from the idle configuration of the first arm 54 and the second arm 56 to the gripping configuration. This step of gripping the false lashes 1 with the natural lashes merges the false lashes 1 with the natural lashes, and ensures a result that lasts longer, on one hand, and that is more attractive, on the other.

In an alternative, not shown, the holding surface 51 is planar.

In another alternative, not shown, the holding surface 51 is planar and the projecting members 52 have different heights, measured along the longitudinal direction L, the enclosure defined by the free ends 52B of the projecting members 52 being a concave enclosure. In this alternative, the height of each projecting member 52 is between 1 mm and 5 mm.

In another alternative, the holding surface 51 of the applicator is an adherent layer for retaining the false lashes 1 .

The applicator 5 thus designed allows the user to apply the false lashes 1 on natural lashes in a simplified and precise manner.

The holding system 51 of the false lashes 1 by contact simplifies the application for the user who does not need to apply and maintain a pressure force with their fingers as with an applicator having two arms forming a gripper together.

By mere contact, the user holds the false lashes 1 and moves them to the natural lashes. The movement is then more fluid, more relaxed than when the user needs to maintain a force on gripper for holding the false lashes 1 to hold them in the gripping position and the user can apply the false lashes 1 onto the natural lashes without any muscle tensing, which increases positioning precision.

Figures 9 and 10 illustrate a method for transferring false lashes 1 from a support 3 to an applicator 5.

In the example of Figures 9 and 10, the false lashes 1 , the support 3 and the applicator 5, are advantageously as described above.

The user initially uses the support 3 which comprises at least one retention element 34 on which at least one set of false lashes 1 is held, and the applicator 5 which defines the holding surface 51.

The hold of the false lashes 1 on the retention element 34 of the support 3 defines a retention force of the false lashes 1 on the retention element 34.

The retention force of the false lashes 1 on the retention element 34 of the support 3 results from a mechanical engagement of the false lashes 1 in the retention element 34, without adhesion of the false lashes 1 on the retention element 34 of the support 3.

This force, measured along a normal to the support wall 37 of the retention element 34, is for example greater than 0.06 N and is in particular between 0.01 N and 0.1 N.

With reference to Figure 18, this force is for example measured in a climatic chamber (not shown) using a dynamometer 84. The dynamometer 84 operates preferably with a precision of ±0.2% of the movement speed value, and advantageously complies with the following technical characteristics: precision of ±0.5% of the minimum full scale, minimum sampling frequency of 1000Hz.

The retention force of the false lashes 1 on the support 3 is measured using such a dynamometer 84. An applicator 5 as described above, connected to the dynamometer 84, progressively moves the false lashes 1 (preferably at a speed of 165 mm/min), away from an identical retention element 34 to that of the support 3, until the false lashes 1 separate from the retention element 34.

The procedure used to measure the retention force of the false lashes 1 on the retention element 34 includes the following steps:

- thermostatically controlling the items to be tested (retention element 34, false lashes 1 and applicator 5) at 23°C for at least 3 hours, assembling the false lashes 1 on the retention element 34,

- holding the sample comprising the false lashes 1 assembled on the retention element 34 assembled on the base of 86 of the dynamometer 84 with the elevation axis Z horizontal,

- coupling the applicator 5 on the head of the dynamometer 84, positioned vertically above the base 86 and moving the head of the dynamometer 84 to place the holding surface 51 of the applicator 5 in contact with the false lashes 1 by keeping the longitudinal direction L of the applicator 5 vertical, setting the movement speed to 165 ± 10 mm per minute,

- starting up the dynamometer 84 to move the applicator 5 vertically upward away from the retention element 34, and reading and/or recording the force measured by the dynamometer 84 when the false lashes 1 are separated from the retention element 34, this force corresponding to the force measured.

The sample to be tested (false lashes 1 assembled on the retention element 34) is held on the base 86 of the dynamometer 84 for example using a lower clamping jaw 88, as represented in Figure 18.

The applicator 5 is held on the head of the dynamometer 84 for example by an upper clamping jaw 90.

As seen in Figure 9, the user reversibly holds the false lashes 1 with the holding surface 51 of the applicator 5.

The reversible hold is performed by mere contact between the holding surface 51 and the false lashes 1 . This hold defines a retention force of the false lashes 1 on the applicator 5 induced by the contact between the false lashes 1 and the holding surface 51 of the applicator 5.

This force, measured along a normal to the holding surface 51 of the applicator 5, is for example greater than 0.2 N and is in particular between 0.1 N and 0.4 N.

This force is for example measured in a climatic chamber using the equipment and the procedure described above.

Only the variations in the procedure will be described hereinafter, with reference to Figure 19.

The retention force of the false lashes 1 on the applicator 5 is measured using the dynamometer 84, the false lashes 1 being gradually moved away at a speed of 165 mm/min from the applicator 5 until the separation of the applicator 5 and the false lashes 1 .

To do this, the applicator 5 is immobilized vertically in the lower clamping jaw 88 with its retention surface 51 facing upward. The false lashes 1 are disposed assembled on the retention surface 51 .

A double-sided adhesive tape 94 is applied on the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 and is connected vertically to the upper clamping jaw 90 of the dynamometer 84 via a hook 92, as represented in Figure 19.

The measured force corresponds to the force measured by the dynamometer 84 when the false lashes 1 are separated from the applicator 5.

The retention element 34 and the holding surface 51 are configured so that the retention force of the false lashes 1 on the support 3 induced by the retention element 34 is less than the retention force of the false lashes 1 on the applicator 5 induced by the contact between the false lashes 1 and the holding surface 51 .

The retention force of the false lashes 1 on the support 3 is advantageously less than or equal to 75% of the retention force of the false lashes 1 on the applicator 5.

Different modes of sampling the false lashes 1 from the support 3 by the applicator 5 will now be described in detail.

In a first mode, with reference to Figure 9, the user moves the applicator 5 toward the false lashes 1 by substantially aligning the longitudinal direction L of the applicator 5 with a normal to the support wall 37 until the projecting members 52 enter inside the artificial lashes 1 1 of the false lashes 1 .

The false lashes 1 held by the entry of the projecting members 52 inside the artificial lashes 1 1 of the false lashes 1 is represented in Figure 1 1 .

When removing the applicator 5 bearing the false lashes 1 away from the support 3, as represented in Figure 10, the user moves the applicator 5 away from the support 3 by substantially aligning the longitudinal direction L of the applicator 5 with a normal to the support wall 37. The false lashes 1 then slide between the support wall 37 and the lugs 38 in a circumferential to the elevation direction Z. It thus comes out of the intermediate space defined between each lug 38 and the opposite support wall 37.

Alternatively, the user moves the applicator 5 toward the false lashes 1 by substantially aligning the longitudinal direction L of the applicator 5 with a normal to the support wall 37 until the projecting members enter inside the artificial lashes 1 1 of the false lashes 1 , then applies to the applicator 5 a combined movement relative to the support 3, comprising a component extending along the elevation direction Z. In doing so, the projecting members 52 of the applicator 5 come into contact with the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 and carry the false lashes 1 in this movement to separate them from the support 3. The false lashes 1 then slide between the support surface 37 and the lugs 38 along the elevation direction Z. It is lifted out of the intermediate space defined between each lug 38 and the opposite support wall 37.

In another alternative, the user separates the false lashes 1 from the support 3 using a combination of these extraction movements of the false lashes 1 away from the support 3 by means of the applicator 5.

The retention force of the false lashes 1 on the retention element 34 of the support 3 being less than the retention force of the false lashes 1 on the applicator 5, the movement of the applicator 5 away from the support 3 disengages the false lashes 1 from the retention element 34 of the support 3 by mere contact between the holding surface 51 of the applicator 5 and the false lashes 1 .

The movement of the applicator 5 away from the support 3 is performed by merely moving the holding surface 51 away from the retention element 34 of the false lashes 1 , without holding or pulling the false lashes 1 by the user's or an operator's fingers, or by a tool for holding the false lashes 1 .

In this way, merely engaging by contact between the holding surface 51 and the false lashes 1 , as seen in Figure 11 , ensures mechanical holding of the false lashes 1 on the holding surface 51 which is more robust than the mechanical holding of the false lashes 1 in the retention element 34. The false lashes 1 may thus be removed from the retention support 34 by merely handling the applicator 5, without any risk of them becoming detached from the holding surface 51 .

As seen in Figures 9 and 10, the movement of the applicator 5 away from the support 3 is performed by the user with a movement along a normal direction to the support wall 37 of the retention element 34 of the support 3, or alternatively with a component along the elevation direction Z, or, according to a combined movement along a normal to the support wall 37 and along the elevation direction Z. The user, by holding the false lashes 1 by contact with the holding surface 51 and by moving the applicator 5 according to a movement as described above, easily disengages the false lashes 1 from the retention element 34, without damaging the false lashes 1. The movement of the applicator 5 away from the support 3 is followed by a step of depositing the false lashes 1 on the user's natural lashes, as will be described hereinafter.

The method for transferring false lashes 1 on an applicator 5 from a support 3 as described makes it possible to facilitate the transfer of the false lashes 1 for the user, without altering the false lashes 1 when the user removes them from the support 3.

By mere contact with the holding surface 51 , the user holds of the false lashes 1 and separates them from the retention element 34. The gesture is simplified, smooth and comfortable for the user who can hold the false lashes 1 without having to keep their fingers tensed as needed with a gripper-shaped applicator.

Furthermore, the retention force of the false lashes 1 on the applicator 5 induced with the contact with the holding surface 51 being greater than the retention force of the false lashes 1 on the retention element 34 of the support 3, the user does not need to hold the false lashes 1 on the applicator 5 when they remove the applicator 5, and thus they do not apply a pressure on a part of the false lashes 1 , which could deform the artificial lashes 11 and/or the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 .

Figures 12 and 13 illustrate a method for transferring false lashes 1 from an applicator 5 to a user's natural lashes.

In the example of Figures 12 and 13, the false lashes 1 and the applicator 5 are advantageously as described above.

The user initially uses an adhesive product, at least one set of false lashes 1 , and an applicator 5 which comprises a holding surface 51 .

During a preliminary step, not shown, the user deposits the adhesive product on the base line of the natural lashes and/or on the natural lashes and/or on the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 and/or on the artificial lashes 11 of the false lashes 1 .

Alternatively, the user initially uses pre-glued false lashes 1 , i.e. provided with an adhesive product already present on the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 .

The user then reversibly holds the false lashes 1 with the holding surface 51 of the applicator 5. As described above, the contact between the false lashes 1 and the holding surface 51 defines a retention force of the false lashes 1 on the applicator 5 induced by the holding surface 51 of the applicator 5, and the reversible hold of the false lashes 1 is performed by mere contact between the holding surface 51 of the applicator 5 and the false lashes 1 . The user then transfers, as shown in Figure 12, the false lashes 1 from the applicator 5 to the natural lashes so as to deposit the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 on a base line of the natural lashes and/or on the natural lashes.

Once the false lashes 1 have been deposited, the user removes the applicator 5 by moving it away from the user's eyes. Removing the applicator 5 causes the separation of the false lashes 1 from the holding surface 51 .

The retention force of the false lashes 1 on the applicator 5 is less than the retention force of the false lashes 1 on the natural lashes induced by the adhesive product.

The retention force of the false lashes 1 on the natural lashes or on the skin of the eyelid, induced by the adhesive product, measured along a normal direction to the natural lashes, is for example greater than 0.5 N and is in particular between 0.4 N and 1 .0 N.

The adhesive product used to glue the false lashes 1 on the natural lashes or on the skin of the eyelid is for example an acrylate-base glue, in particular ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer, for example the glue marketed by ARDELL under the reference DUO ® or DUO GREEN ®.

Alternatively, the adhesive product used to glue the false lashes 1 on the natural lashes or on the skin of the eyeline is for example a glue as described in document W02019003453A1 , or in document W02019003454A1 , or DAITOSOL 5500 ® glue described in patent application WO2015/154804.

Only the variations in the procedure will be described hereinafter, with reference to Figure 20.

The false lashes 1 are pre-glued on a region of a user's skin 96 (represented schematically by a square in Figure 20) using an adhesive product as described above.

The adhesive product is for example applied on the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 and the base line 10 provided with the adhesive product is applied on a skin region 96.

The skin region 96 may for example be taken on the back of a user's hand.

The skin region 96 is placed on the base 86, under the head of the dynamometer 84.

The retention force of the false lashes 1 on the on the user's skin 96 induced by the adhesive product is measured using the dynamometer 84, the false lashes 1 being gradually moved away at a speed of 165 mm/min from the user's skin 96, as seen in Figure 20, until the separation of the false lashes 1 from the skin 96.

For this purpose, a double-sided adhesive tape 94 is applied on the artificial lashes 11 of the false lashes 1 , for example between the skin region 96 and the artificial lashes 11 and is connected vertically to the upper clamping jaw 90 of the dynamometer 84 via a hook 92, as represented in Figure 20.

The force measured corresponds to the force measured by the dynamometer 84 when the false lashes 1 , in particular the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 , are separated from the skin 96.

The retention force of the false lashes 1 on the natural lashes is advantageously greater than or equal to 125%, preferably between 150% and 250% of the retention force of the false lashes 1 on the applicator 5.

The removal of the applicator 5 then leaves the false lashes 1 in place on the natural lashes, by mere contact between the false lashes 1 , the adhesive product and the natural lashes and/or the base line of the natural lashes.

The removal of the applicator 5 is performed by merely moving the holding surface 51 away from the false lashes 1 , without holding or pulling the false lashes 1 with the user's or an operator's fingers, or with a tool for holding the false lashes 1 .

Advantageously, the false lashes 1 are transferred and deposited on the natural lashes above the eyes of the person receiving the false lashes 1 . In other words, the user's hand is located above the eyes of the person receiving the false lashes 1 , as illustrated in Figure 12, through the transfer and deposition. Thus, the field of vision of the person receiving the false lashes 1 is not obstructed during the deposition of the false lashes 1 on the natural lashes and the user benefits from, on one hand, superior precision during deposition, and, on the other, a more comfortable gesture, in particular in the case where the user is the person receiving the false lashes 1 .

As seen in Figure 13, the removal of the application 5 is followed by a step of gripping the false lashes 1 with the natural lashes, using a gripping region 55, 57 of the applicator 5.

The step of reversible holding of the false lashes 1 with the holding surface 51 of the applicator 5 is performed with the holding section 50B of the applicator 5, and the step of gripping the false lashes 1 with the natural lashes using the gripping region 55, 57 of the applicator 5 is performed with the gripper-shaped section 50C of the applicator 5, opposite the holding section along the direction of elongation L of the applicator 5.

In order to perform the step of gripping the false lashes 1 with the natural lashes, the user turns the applicator 5 over to switch from the holding configuration with the holding section 50B, to the gripping configuration with the gripper-shaped section 50C.

The step of gripping the false lashes 1 with the natural lashes, illustrated in Figure 13, is performed rapidly after the deposition of the false lashes 1 thanks to the structure of the applicator 5 comprising sections 50B, 50C, having different functionalities. The method for applying the false lashes 1 as described is simple and allows precise application of the false lashes 1 for the user.

By mere contact with the holding surface 51 , the user holds the false lashes 1 and moves them to the natural lashes. The retention force of the false lashes 1 on the applicator 5 being less than the retention force of the false lashes 1 on the natural lashes induced by the adhesive product, the user does not need to use their fingers, or any tool, in order to hold the false lashes 1 on the natural lashes when they remove the applicator 5.

The movement is then smoother, more relaxed and the user can apply the false lashes 1 on the natural lashes without any muscle tensing, which increases positioning comfort and precision.

Furthermore, once the false lashes 1 have been correctly positioned on the natural lashes with the applicator 5, the retention force of the false lashes 1 on the natural lashes induced by the adhesive product ensures the immobility of the false lashes 1 during the removal of the applicator 5.

As stated above, the kit for false lashes 1 according to the invention also comprises a case 70 for cleansing and drying false lashes 1 , represented in Figures 14 to 17.

The case 70 comprises a hermetic compartment 71 for cleansing at least one set of false lashes 1 , as well as a permeable compartment 72 for drying the at least one set of false lashes 1 .

The case 70 also comprises a protective cap 73 intended to reversibly close the permeable compartment 72.

The attachment of the protective cap 73 on the permeable compartment 72 is for example by detent, screwing, or other, as represented in the embodiment of Figures 14 to 17, by positioning of the cap 73 on the permeable compartment 72 with manually releasable clamping, in order to keep the cap 73 attached to the permeable compartment 72.

For this purpose, the permeable compartment 72 may comprise a complementary attachment system, not shown, capable of cooperating with the protective cap 73 in order to reversibly close the permeable compartment 72.

Furthermore, the case 70 comprises a transfer basket 74 capable of receiving at least one set of false lashes 1. The transfer basket 74 is configured so as to be inserted successively in the hermetic compartment 71 for cleansing the false lashes 1 , as represented in Figures 14 and 15, and in the permeable compartment 72 for drying the false lashes 1 , as represented in Figures 16 and 17.

The hermetic compartment 71 for cleansing at least one set of false lashes 1 comprises a bottom 71 A and at least one lateral wall 71 B. The hermetic compartment 71 is made at least partially of an at least partially transparent, preferably completely transparent, material. "Transparent" means that an observer located outside the hermetic compartment 71 can see with the naked eye, inside the hermetic compartment 71 .

The hermetic compartment 71 comprises a reversible attachment system 75 of the permeable compartment 72 on the hermetic compartment 71 .

The permeable compartment 72 for drying the at least one set of false lashes 1 comprising a bottom 72A and at least one lateral wall 72B.

The permeable compartment 72 is configured to be separated from the hermetic compartment 71 and reversibly switch from an assembled configuration on the hermetic compartment 71 to a disassembled configuration from the hermetic compartment 71 .

The permeable compartment 72 includes a complementary reversible attachment system 76 configured to cooperate with the reversible attachment system 75 of the hermetic compartment 71 , in order to assemble the hermetic compartment 71 with the permeable compartment 72.

When the complementary reversible attachment system 76 of the permeable compartment 72 cooperates with the reversible attachment system 75 of the hermetic compartment 71 , the hermetic compartment 71 is sealed tightly by the bottom 72A of the permeable compartment 72.

In the example represented in Figures 11 to 13, the reversible attachment system 75 of the hermetic compartment 71 in cooperation with the complementary reversible attachment system 76 of the permeable compartment 76 is a screw system. The permeable compartment 72 is configured to be screwed onto the hermetic compartment 71 .

Thus, in a user-friendly manner, the user can close the hermetic compartment 71 tightly, using the permeable compartment 72, and the case 70 thus includes fewer spare parts and may be compact.

The protective cover 73 comprises an upper partition 73A and at least one lateral partition 73B.

The protective cap 73 has air circulation openings 77 through its upper partition 73A and/or its lateral partition 73B.

The air circulating through the openings 77 advantageously makes it possible to ventilate inside the permeable compartment 72 when the cap 73 closes the permeable compartment 72, and accelerates the drying of the false lashes 1 located inside the permeable compartment 72.

In the example of Figures 1 1 to 13, the protective cap 73 has at least two openings 77 facing each other and extending through the lateral partition 73B of the protective cap 73. The openings 77 are of oblong shape, elongated along a normal to the upper partition 73A of the cap 73.

The transfer basket comprises an upper partition 74A and at least one lateral partition 74B.

In the example represented in Figures 1 1 to 13, the hermetic compartment 71 , the permeable compartment 72 and the transfer basket 74 are of cylindrical shape.

The bottom 71 A of the hermetic compartment 71 , the bottom 72A of the permeable compartment 72, and the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 have a concave inner surface.

Advantageously, the curved shape of the bottoms 71 A, 72A and 74A aids the cleansing and drying of the false lashes 1 in that it makes it possible to concentrate the residue of a cleansing composition in a local central zone and avoids immersing the false lashes 1 in the residue in the drying phase.

Furthermore, the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 is located at a distance from the bottom 72A of the permeable compartment 72 when the transfer basket 74 is inserted into the permeable compartment 72.

For this purpose, the bottom 72A of the permeable compartment 72 advantageously comprises at least one element 72C projecting from the bottom 72A of the permeable compartment 72 toward the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 when the transfer basket 74 is inserted into the permeable compartment 72.

In the example of Figures 14 to 17, the projecting element 72C is a continuous annular rib extending projecting from the bottom 72A of the permeable compartment 72.

Alternatively, the element 72C is a discontinuous rib.

Thus, the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 is supported on the projecting element 72C when it is inserted into the permeable compartment 72 and is held at a distance from the bottom 72A of the permeable compartment 72.

A space for collecting the excess cleansing composition is thus arranged between the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 and the bottom 72A of the permeable compartment 72.

In an alternative not shown, the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 advantageously comprises at least one projecting element, in particular a rib, in particular annular, continuous or discontinuous, projecting from the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 toward the bottom 72A of the permeable compartment 72, and via which the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 bears on the bottom 72A of the permeable compartment 72 when it is inserted therein. Similarly, a space for collecting the excess cleansing composition is thus arranged between the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 and the bottom 72A of the permeable compartment 72.

The height separating the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 and the bottom 72A of the permeable basket 72, measured vertically at the center of the transfer basket 74 when the transfer basket 74 is inserted into the permeable compartment 72, is for example greater than 0.01 mm and is in particular between 0.05 mm and 5 mm.

The transfer basket 74 includes through holes 78. The holes 78 are advantageously located in the bottom 74A of the basket 74.

The holes 78 provide effective drainage of the cleansing composition from the transfer basket 74 and the cleansing composition may be accommodated in the space formed between the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 and the bottom 72A of the permeable compartment 72.

Thanks to these arrangements, the false lashes 1 located on the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 is not immersed excessively in the excess cleansing composition when the transfer basket 74 is placed in the permeable compartment 72 with a view to drying the false lashes 1 .

The transfer basket 74 also comprises a gripping zone 79 intended to be held by a user in order to insert or remove the transfer basket 74 from the hermetic compartment 71 and/or the permeable compartment 72.

An edge of the lateral wall 74B forms the gripping zone 79 of the transfer basket 74.

More specifically, an annular bead 74C is present on an upper edge of the lateral wall 74B of the transfer basket 74 and facilitates holding the transfer basket 74 by the user.

In the example represented in Figures 14 to 17, the annular bead 74C is continuous and extends over the entire upper edge of the lateral wall 74B projecting inward from the transfer basket 74.

In an alternative, not shown the transfer basket 74 includes a gripping member extending projecting from the lateral wall 74B outward from the transfer basket 74 and/or the transfer basket 74 includes a central pin projecting inward from the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74 inward from the transfer basket 74 and extending along a normal direction to the bottom 74A of the transfer basket 74.

In all these examples, the transfer basket 74 can be moved completely away from the hermetic compartment 71 and the permeable compartment 72.

In order to clean and dry the false lashes 1 , the user uses the cleansing and drying case 70 by performing the following steps. Firstly, the user places the false lashes to be cleansed in the transfer basket 74 located in the hermetic compartment 71. Alternatively, the user places the false lashes to be cleansed in the transfer basket 74 located outside the hermetic compartment 71 and then places the transfer basket 74 with the false lashes to be cleansed in the hermetic compartment 71.

The cleansing and drying case 70 is then located in the configuration for cleansing the false lashes 1 , illustrated in Figures 14 and 15.

The user immerses the false lashes 1 received in the transfer basket 74 in a cleansing composition inside the hermetic cleansing compartment 71 . The cleansing composition may be a makeup removal agent, a micellar water or any other composition intended to remove a specific product added onto the false lashes.

The user these closes the hermetic compartment 71 tightly using the permeable compartment 72, by cooperation between the complementary reversible attachment system 76 of the permeable compartment 72 and the reversible attachment system 75 of the hermetic compartment 71 .

The hermetic closure of the hermetic compartment 71 is for example carried out by screwing the permeable compartment 72 onto the hermetic compartment 71 .

The user then shakes the housing 70 in order to cleanse the false lashes 1 . Sufficient shaking makes it possible for the cleansing composition to advantageously impregnate the false lashes 1 and remove any product added onto the false lashes 1 that the user wishes to remove.

Once the false lashes 1 have been cleansed, the user disassembles the permeable compartment 72 from the hermetic compartment 71 , and optionally removes the protective cap 73 from the permeable compartment 72.

The disassembly of the permeable compartment 72 with the hermetic compartment 71 is for example performed by unscrewing the permeable compartment 72 from the hermetic compartment 71 .

The removal of the protective cap 73 from the permeable compartment 72 is for example performed by disengaging, unscrewing and/or moving the protective cap 73 away from the permeable compartment 72.

In order to allow the false lashes 1 to dry, the user moves the transfer basket 74 from the hermetic compartment 71 to inside the permeable compartment 72, without having to touch the false lashes 1 directly and risk altering the structural and/or geometric integrity thereof.

The cleansing and drying case 70 is then located in the drying configuration, illustrated in Figures 16 and 17. Finally, the user closes the protective cap 73 on the permeable compartment 72 to allow the false lashes 1 to dry protected from nearby contaminations.

The step of closing the protective cap 73 on the permeable compartment 72 is as described above, i.e. for example carried out by engaging, screwing and/or positioning the protective cap 73 on the permeable compartment 72.

The case 70 for cleansing and drying false lashes thus makes it possible to cleanse the false lashes 1 simply and effectively, and drying them quickly, while retaining their shape and their integrity during the cleansing and drying step, thanks to the lack of handling of the false lashes 1 between cleansing and drying, and while protecting them from nearby contaminations.

The hermetic compartment 71 being intended to be assembled with the permeable compartment 72, the cleansing case 70 according to the invention is compact and readily transportable by a user.

The transfer basket 74 allows the user to insert the false lashes 1 into the hermetic compartment 71 for the cleansing step, transfer the false lashes 1 from the hermetic compartment 71 to the permeable compartment 72 in order to allow the false lashes 1 to dry, without needing to touch the false lashes 1 with a gripping element, such as the fingers for example.

The curved shape of the artificial lashes 1 1 of the false lashes 1 and the curvature of the base line 10 of the false lashes 1 are thus preserved.

The false lashes 1 are thus effectively cleansed and dried, and are ready to be reused to be placed on natural lashes again by a user.

Claims

1 . Case (70) for cleansing and drying false lashes comprising:

- a hermetic compartment (71 ) for cleansing at least one set of false lashes (1 ) comprising a bottom (71 A) and at least one lateral wall (71 B),

- a permeable compartment (72) for drying the at least one set of false lashes (1 ) separate from the hermetic compartment (71 ), the permeable compartment (72) comprising a bottom (72A) and at least one lateral wall (72B),

- a protective cap (73) intended to reversibly close the permeable compartment (72), comprising an upper partition (73A) and at least one lateral partition (73B), characterized in that the hermetic compartment (71 ) comprises a reversible attachment system (75), the permeable compartment (72) including a complementary reversible attachment system (76) configured to cooperate with the reversible attachment system (75) of the hermetic compartment (71 ), in order to assemble the hermetic compartment (71 ) with the permeable compartment (72), and in that the cleansing and drying case (70) comprises at least one transfer basket (74) for transferring false lashes (1 ) comprising a bottom (74A) and a lateral wall (74B) and configured so as to be inserted successively into the hermetic compartment (71 ) for cleansing the false lashes (1 ) and into the permeable compartment (72) for drying the false lashes (1 ).

2. Cleansing and drying case (70) according to claim 1 , wherein the transfer basket (74), and in particular the bottom (74A) of the transfer basket (74), includes through holes (78).

3. Case (70) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reversible attachment system (75) of the hermetic compartment (71 ) in cooperation with the complementary reversible attachment system (76) of the permeable compartment (72) is a screw system, the permeable compartment (72) being configured to be screwed onto the hermetic compartment (71 ).

4. Case (70) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the protective cap (73) has air circulation openings (77) through its upper partition (73A) and/or its lateral partition (73B).

5. Case (70) according to claim 4, wherein the protective cap (73) has at least two openings (77) facing each other and extending through the lateral partition (73B) of the protective cap (73).

6. Case (70) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the transfer basket (74) comprises a gripping zone (79) intended to be held by a user in order to insert or remove the transfer basket (74) from the hermetic compartment (71 ) and/or the permeable compartment (72).

7. Case (70) according to claim 6, wherein the lateral wall (74B) of the transfer basket (74) forms the gripping zone (79) of the transfer basket (74), and/or the transfer basket (74) includes a gripping member extending projecting from the lateral wall (74B) outward from the transfer basket (74) and/or the bottom (74A) of the transfer basket (74) includes a central pin projecting inward from the transfer basket (74) and extending along a normal direction to the bottom (74A) of the transfer basket (74).

8. Case (70) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the hermetic compartment (71 ), the permeable compartment (72) and the transfer basket (74) are of cylindrical shape.

9. Case (70) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the bottom (71 A) of the hermetic compartment (71 ), the bottom (74A) of the transfer basket (74), and/or the bottom (72A) of the permeable compartment (72) have a concave inner surface.

10. Case (70) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the bottom (74A) of the transfer basket (74) is located at a distance from the bottom (72A) of the permeable compartment (72) when said transfer basket (74) is inserted into the permeable compartment (72).

11. Case (70) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the hermetic compartment (71 ) is made at least partially of an at least partially transparent, preferably completely transparent, material.

12. Case (70) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the hermetic compartment (71 ) is tightly sealed by the bottom (72A) of the permeable compartment (72) when the complementary reversible attachment system (76) of the permeable compartment (72) cooperates with the reversible attachment system (75) of the hermetic compartment

(71 ).

13. Kit for storing at least one set of false lashes (1 ), comprising a case (70) according to any of the preceding claims, and at least one set of false lashes (1 ) received in the transfer basket (74), the transfer basket (74) being received in either the hermetic compartment (71 ) or the permeable compartment (72), and being configured to be moved and received in the other of the hermetic compartment (71 ) and the permeable compartment

(72).

14. Method for cleansing and drying at least one set of false lashes (1 ) used in a case (70) according to any of claims 1 to 12, comprising the following steps:

- placing at least one set of false lashes (1 ) to be cleansed in the transfer basket (74) located in the hermetic compartment (71 ),

- immersing the false lashes (1 ) received in the transfer basket (74) in a cleansing composition inside the hermetic cleansing compartment (71 ),

- tightly closing the hermetic compartment (71 ) using the permeable compartment (72), by cooperation between the reversible attachment system (75) of the hermetic compartment (71 ) and the complementary reversible attachment system (76) of the permeable compartment (72);

- optionally shaking the case (70) in order to cleanse the false lashes (1 ),

- disassembling the permeable compartment (72) from the hermetic compartment

(71 ), and optionally removing the protective cap (73) from the permeable compartment (72), moving the transfer basket (74) from the hermetic compartment (71 ) to inside the permeable compartment (72),

- and optionally closing the protective cap (73) on the permeable compartment

(72) to allow the false lashes (1 ) to dry.