A cosmetic jar includes a container containing cosmetic cream and having an opening in which a receptacle is received and retained and a cap releasably mounted to the opening of the container with threading engagement and carrying a bud made of a soft, elastically deformable and cream-absorbing material, the bud being receivable into the receptacle in a slightly compressed condition so that when the bud is removed out of the receptacle by a rotary operation of the cap with respect to the container, a uniform coating of the cream is absorbed by and formed on the bud. A cavity is defined in a top of the cap and is operably closed by a lid. The cavity serves as an additional storage space for cosmetics, which can be different from the cream contained in the container.