A dispenser includes a container designed to receive a cartridge with an open or partially open end, the cartridge featuring an internal cavity for storing a product and has open or partially open ends. Within the cavity, a movable platform engages the product to control its expulsion facilitated by a force exerting element that is inherently biased to move the platform. The dispenser also includes a roller at the container's end, which selectively restricts or permits product expulsion, allowing user control over the dispensing rate.

A system is provide that is configured to execute a contest that includes displaying an image of a face of a model, among a plurality of models, to a user; receive inputs from the user to adjust a color of a blended cosmetic product to be applied to the face of the model; display the model with the adjusted color selected by the user; receive the image of the face of the model with the adjusted color as an entry of the user; display the entry of the user to a plurality of users and provide the plurality of users an option submit a vote on the entry of the users and entries of other users; output a result of a contest based on one or more receiving a highest number of votes. The system further transmits an instruction to a manufacturing facility of cartridges of s dispensing device to create a grouped package of cartridges for the determined plurality of color ingredients.

A dispensing article having a piston with indicium provides messaging to users.

A system is provided that is configured to execute a game process that includes displaying an image of a blended cosmetic product that has a target color; displaying a color selection interface that allows a user to select a single color among a plurality of colors; receiving an input from a user on the color selection interface which corresponds to the user's estimate of the target color displayed in the image; and outputting a result to the user indicating a degree of similarity between the user's input on the color selection interface and the target color.

Dispensers are provided for cosmetic products using a squeezable element for dispensing the product. An example includes a body for containing a cosmetic product, the body comprising a window, a squeezable element sealed to a first end of the body, a collar sealed to a second end of the body opposing the first end of the body, and a cap designed to snap fit with the collar.

A system for sample, trial, and/or full-sized products includes a container defining at least one cavity, a product disk, a cosmetic product, and an applicator. The product disk includes a first side, a second side, and a body extending therebetween. The product disk is positionable adjacent to the at least one cavity of the container. The cosmetic product is at least partially disposed on the first side of the product disk. The applicator has first end that includes an applicator coupling mechanism. The product disk is removably coupled with the cavity of the container and the applicator coupling mechanism.

The invention provides a substance dispenser for dispensing a metered amount of a substance such as a cream or gel, other viscous or non-viscous substance, the dispenser comprising: a first housing member defining a handle for the dispenser; a cream containing chamber arranged to slide telescopically with respect to the handle member, the cream containing chamber having a nozzle opening at a first end, from which cream is, in use, dispensed; a bearing at the second axial end; and a shaft rotatably fixed with respect to the handle and arranged to pass through the bearing such that upon rotation of the handle with respect to the cream containing chamber, the cream containing chamber and the handle move telescopically with respect to each other such that, the substance containing chamber moves axially within the handle to force cream through the nozzle opening, wherein movement of the handle with respect to the cream containing chamber is indexed so as to dispense a predetermined volume of cream in dependence on a rotation thereof.

A container including a multi-part cap assembly including upper and lower caps and an applicator for applying creams, gels, ointments, powders, and/or cosmetics, and/or adapted for massaging, cleaning, and/or exfoliating the skin of a human, is shown and described.

A shaving cartridge dispenser with a base, two side walls, a front wall, and a rear wall. The side walls extend upwards from the base. The front and the rear walls extend upward from the base, between the side walls. A first divider between the front wall and the rear wall extends at least part way between the two side walls. The first divider and the rear wall at least partially define a first chamber sized and shaped to receive a first shaving cartridge. The first divider defines a first open slot. A second divider is located between the first divider and the front wall and extends at least part way between the two side walls. The second divider and the first divider at least partially define a second chamber sized and shaped to receive a second shaving cartridge. The first chamber is in communication with the first open slot.