Abstract: A mascara brush has long and short bristles extending from a twisted wire core. The short bristles may be provided in more than one length. The tips of the long bristles form an outer surface of the brush, and the tips of the short bristles form at least one subsurface of the brush. The mascara brush is made by placing long and short fibers between the parallel wires of a “U” shaped wire form, and twisting the wire form. The wires are supported for placement in the wire form by a pick bar, the notches of which are partially filled with long fibers and partially filled with short fibers. The long and short fibers are provided from at least two fiber feed towers. A metering plate under one feed tower partially restricts the volume of the notches of the pick bar, so that the tower only partially fills the notches.

Abstract: A cosmetics applicator includes a molded plastic cap having a top and a sidewall with a generally cylindrical interior surface, with threads defined thereon, adapting the cap for removable engagement on a bottle containing cosmetics. A molded plastic applicator rod is formed integrally with the cap and extends from the top of the cap coaxially through the cylindrical sidewall. A molded plastic applicator tip is formed integrally with the applicator rod at a distal end thereof spaced apart from the cap, the applicator tip having a surface shaped for application of cosmetics. Flocking is applied to the surface of the applicator tip. The applicator rod is preferably cylindrical, and the outer surface of the applicator tip is recessed with respect to the applicator rod with the flocking, with the flocking applied to a depth equal to or greater than recess.