Possible Clues:

• Brand in many makeup kits
• Ill-advised probe into ears
• Cottony applicator
• Brand associated with wax
• ''Paintbrush'' for mini-modelers
• Commonly misused toiletry item, and a clue to six answers in this puzzle
• Swab in a makeup kit
• Makeup swab
• “NOT a name for just any cotton swabs,” per its website
• Aid for fixing winged eyeliner