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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 i

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.

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1. A makeup case comprising:a base member and a cover member joined by a hinge to operably pivot between an open position and a closed position; each of the base and cover members having a respective outer side forming a portion of a housing and a respective inner side, wherein the inner sides are p

1. A makeup case comprising:a base member and a cover member joined by a hinge to operably pivot between an open position and a closed position; each of the base and cover members having a respective outer side forming a portion of a housing and a respective inner side, wherein the inner sides are positioned adjacent each other when the members move to the closed position; the base and cover members including a plurality of shallow cavities on their respective inner sides such that the shallow cavities are exposed in the open position, each shallow cavity being adapted to receive a tray of makeup, a mirror, a makeup brush, a makeup applicator, or a makeup-related instrument; one of the members having a plurality of substantially parallel cavities oriented along a wall of the member and extending between the shallow cavities formed on the inner side and the outer side of the member, the parallel cavities including openings at the wall of that member that is spaced apart from an edge wall of the member, such as to define a recess adjacent the edge wall; and a makeup element received in each parallel cavity, each respective makeup element having an end part projecting from the parallel cavity for access to the makeup element by a user, and each makeup element having interacting functions with the parallel cavity that releasably retains the element in the parallel cavity in the absence of manipulation by the user to withdraw the element from the parallel cavity. 2. The makeup case of claim 1, wherein the substantially parallel cavities are elongated and have an open end and a closed end with the open end located adjacent to the recess.3. The makeup case of claim 1, wherein the member comprising the substantially parallel cavities is hollow and the cavities are open at both ends and are contained in a thickened wall spaced apart from the edge wall of the member.4. The makeup case of claim 1, wherein the outer side of the member comprising the substantially parallel cavities is fabricated from a translucent or transparent material.5. The makeup case of claim 1, wherein the walls of the substantially parallel cavities are fabricated from a translucent or transparent material.6. The makeup case of claim 1, wherein the makeup elements are releasably retained in the cavities by a ring, a tongue and groove system, a beveled region, or a screw system.7. The makeup case of claim 1, wherein the shallow cavities of the base member are adapted to receive trays of makeup.8. The makeup case of claim 7, wherein the trays of makeup are permanently affixed in the shallow cavities.9. The makeup case of claim 7, wherein the trays of makeup are removable from the shallow cavities.10. The makeup case of claim 1, wherein the makeup elements are selected from the group consisting of: tubes of mascara, lipliner, lipstick, foundation, concealer, perfume, glitter and eyebrow pencils.11. The makeup case of claim 1, wherein at least one makeup element is a pencil sharpener.12. The makeup case of claim 1, further comprising a clasp operable to releasably retain the base and cover members in a closed position.