the applicator cap operatively associated with an applicator brush the brush formed from bristles that are aligned in substantially the same direction as the longitudinal axis of the applicator cap and an overshell of compressible material surrounding the applicator cap the overshell providing a finger gripping surface on the applicator cap application_number US 44118306 A description fig1 illustrates one embodiment of the combination bottle and applicator cap according to the present invention the cap c shown in alignment for interconnection with the neck of a nail polish bottle b as best shown in fig2 and 3 cap c is provided with a generally non angular transverse cross section and includes a base member 2 preferably constructed from a material having sufficient rigidity so that the cap c may be firmly threaded onto the neck of a nail polish bottle b in a preferred embodiment the base member 2 is constructed from abs copolymers polypropylene nylon or another rigid inflexible material abs polypropylene and nylon are preferred materials not only because they are relatively rigid and inflexible but also because they have been found to form a good bond with the soft overshell material discussed below suitable polypropylene material may be obtained from basf of germany the base member 2 includes an exterior side wall 16 a flange member 18 is provided at a lower end of the base member and a top surface 10 is provided at an opposite upper end of the base member raised indicia 6.