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Cosmetic packaging

Custom cosmetic packaging for lipstick, palettes, and compacts

A lipstick is tall and narrow. A palette is mostly lid, with a hinge and a mirror to protect. Each one needs a carton cut to its own measurements, printed in full color, and finished so it reads as expensive before it is even opened. Send us your dimensions and we will spec the box around them.

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Packaging format

100

Minimum order

Free

US shipping

10 to 15

Business days

Formats we build

The cosmetic pages are still going up. The build is the same either way: a dieline cut to your product, printed in full color, finished to match what it sells for.

Choose your material

Four stocks, one finishing menu. In beauty the material mostly decides how a color prints and how much the box weighs in the hand, so start there and layer the finishes on top.

White cardstock

Holds a shade true. Coated white is the only stock that prints a bright red or a deep berry the way the artwork intended.

Recyclable kraft

Uncoated and natural, and it suits a stripped-back beauty line. Be aware that bright shades print softer on kraft than on coated white.

Corrugated stock

Wall strength for anything with a hinge or a mirror inside, which is most of a palette range. Still prints in full color outside.

Luxury rigid board

Weight in the hand before a single finish is applied. It is what a collection set feels like when it is worth what you charge.

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Cosmetic packaging questions

Yes. We print full-color CMYK and can match a specific shade with Pantone spot color, which is the reliable route when the carton has to sit next to the product without the reds fighting each other. Coated white cardstock holds that match best.
A palette needs a carton with enough wall strength to protect the hinge and the mirror, so corrugated is common once the box ships on its own. The other consideration is the product photo: a palette is wide and flat, so the box has to look right lying open as well as closed.
Yes, and the insert is the part that matters. Each piece needs a seat cut to its own depth so a lipstick does not slide under the palette in transit. Send the dimensions of every product going into the set and we will spec the insert and the outer box together.
It depends on the artwork. Kraft is uncoated and slightly brown, so bright shades print softer on it and a vivid pink will not pop the way it does on coated white. If your brand is deliberately muted or natural, that softness is the point. If the color is doing the selling, choose white cardstock.
Yes. Minimums are flexible and 100 units is a practical first run for a single SKU, which suits a launch or a limited shade drop. Larger runs bring the per-unit price down, so it is worth quoting two quantities at once.
Yes, and it is common. The same four stocks and the same finishing options run across both, so a range can stay visually consistent from a cleanser carton to a palette box. Browse the skincare packaging side to see the formats we already build.

How custom cosmetic packaging gets specced

Makeup is unusually format-driven. A lipstick is tall and narrow, a palette is wide and flat with a hinge and a mirror to protect, and a mascara tube is slim enough to roll around if the carton gives it room. Geometry decides the dieline and the insert, which is why we spec to the product rather than fitting it into a stock size.

Tall and narrow

Lipsticks and slim tubes want a snug carton. A loose one lets the product rattle, and it reads cheap the moment a customer picks it up.

Wide and flat

A palette is mostly lid. The box protects a hinge and a mirror, and it has to photograph well lying flat for the product page.

Sets and kits

The insert does the work in a gift set. Every piece needs a seat cut to its own depth, or the whole thing slides the first time the box is tipped. Send the measurements of each piece and we will spec it around them.