Abstract: A makeup case has a base member and a cover member joined by a hinge and held closed by a clasp or latch. Each member has a plurality of shallow cavities designed to receive trays of makeup, a mirror, or makeup-related elements. The base member covers the cavities of the cover member when the case is closed and vice versa. At least one of the members also has a plurality of elongated, substantially parallel cavities with one end at a wall of the member that is spaced apart from the edge wall of the member, so as to define a recess or step adjacent to the edge wall, and an opening. A variety of makeup elements are received in the cavities, with an end portion of each implement projection from the cavity into the recess so that it can be grasped to remove the implement. Each element and cavity has interacting structures that releasably retain the element in the cavity in the absence of manipulation by the user to withdraw the element from the cavity.

Abstract: A makeup case has a base member and a cover member joined by a hinge and held closed by a clasp or latch. Each member has a plurality of shallow cavities designed to receive trays of makeup, a mirror, or makeup-related elements. The base member covers the cavities of the cover member when the case is closed and vice versa. At least one of the members also has a plurality of elongated, substantially parallel cavities with one end at a wall of the member that is spaced apart from the edge wall of the member, so as to define a recess or step adjacent to the edge wall, and an opening. A variety of makeup elements are received in the cavities, with an end portion of each implement projection from the cavity into the recess so that it can be grasped to remove the implement. Each element and cavity has interacting structures that releasably retain the element in the cavity in the absence of manipulation by the user to withdraw the element from the cavity.