An applicator for use in tissue repair is provided. The applicator includes abaseconfigured to dispense a material and an applicator tip operably connected tothe base. Theapplicator tip includes a body having a distal end configured to engage atissue defect and a molddisposed about the body configured to engage tissue about the tissue defect.The mold isconfigured to be selectively positioned about the distal end of the bodybetween at least a firstposition and a second position to deposit material to form at least a firstlayer and a second layer.Also provided are applicator tips, methods and kits for tissue repair.