Min. 100 units · 3–5 days
Eyeliner Boxes
Custom Cosmetic Packaging
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Custom mascara Boxes produced to your size and substrate, with printing and finishing handled in one run.
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Name, email, phone and what you are packing and the finish you have in mind. Attach artwork if you have it. We reply with a specification and a written price, usually within one business day.
Mascara Boxes hold a slim tube with a wand, where the product is liquid and can leak if the cap loosens. That is the starting point for the specification, because a coated inner face contains a minor leak. On mascara the pigment is dark enough that any leak shows immediately.
In service they are used for beauty retail where units are handled repeatedly before purchase.
Shelf presence is decided at arm's length, not close up. Contrast, the front panel hierarchy and how the pack sits next to competitors matter more than a finish that only reads in the hand.
If mascara boxes will be faced on a shelf, tell us the facing orientation so the strongest panel is the one the customer sees.
Mascara Boxes are specified for beauty retail where units are handled repeatedly before purchase. A coated inner face contains a minor leak. On mascara the pigment is dark enough that any leak shows immediately.
14pt SBS with a coated inner face, which is inexpensive insurance against a highly visible failure.
The options we would consider for this format are below; a coated inner face contains a minor leak. On mascara the pigment is dark enough that any leak shows immediately.
A narrow tall panel with the brand at the top, which is where it reads in a display row.
Offset lithography, Digital press, Flexography are all available for this format. Run length usually decides which is cheapest: digital removes the plate cost on short quantities, offset and flexo overtake it at volume.
A narrow tall panel with the brand at the top, which is where it reads in a display row.
Each finish below is a separate pass on the press or the finishing line, which is why they are quoted individually rather than bundled.
Narrow and tall, around 1 × 1 × 4.5 in depending on the tube.
Send the contents rather than a box size. The carton is chosen without a coated inner face, so any leak becomes a visible black stain on the outside.
Supply artwork on the dieline we send you, with 3 mm bleed past every trim edge and all text held 4 mm inside the fold lines.
Supply a print-ready PDF or vector file with fonts outlined and images at 300 dpi. Our prepress team checks every file before a proof is issued. The check that catches most files is type sitting too close to a crease, which is easier to move at layout than at proof.
Send the product dimensions, the quantity and your deadline. What comes back is a board grade, a structure, a print method, a lead time and a written price — not a number on its own.
You approve the quote, we send the dieline, prepress proofs it, and production follows. The proof stage is where changes are still free.
Foil, soft-touch and deboss all read differently in person than on a screen, so we recommend a printed prototype rather than a digital proof alone for anything finish-led.
Sample costs are normally credited against the production order.
Reference
| Product | Mascara Boxes |
|---|---|
| Category | Custom Cosmetic Packaging |
| Construction | Die-cut, creased and seam-glued |
| Board thickness | 12pt – 18pt depending on product weight |
| Ships as | Flat-packed, glued one seam |
| Materials | 12pt SBS paperboard, 14pt SBS paperboard, 16pt SBS paperboard, 18pt kraft board |
| Printing | Offset lithography, Digital press, Flexography |
| Finishes | Gloss lamination, Matte lamination, Soft-touch lamination, Spot UV, Foil stamping |
| Minimum order | Minimum order is 100 units on any format, and unit cost falls sharply as the quantity rises. |
| Lead time | 3 to 5 business days after artwork approval |
| Shipping | Across the US, UK, Canada and Australia |
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In practice
Narrow and tall, around 1 × 1 × 4.5 in depending on the tube.
Product leaks from a loosened cap inside the carton and stains the board from the inside out.
Specified for beauty retail where units are handled repeatedly before purchase.
A coated inner face contains a minor leak. On mascara the pigment is dark enough that any leak shows immediately.
This format sits in our custom cosmetic packaging range, alongside 24 other made-to-order formats.
Answers
Specification, minimums and lead times for mascara boxes.
At the widest point, which is frequently not the base, and including the cap or pump. Send us the actual container if you can — a measurement from a drawing misses flex and applied label thickness, and both decide whether mascara boxes close cleanly.
More than most brands allow for. Ingredient copy and any warnings compete directly with the design, and adding them late usually forces a reflow. We block the area on the dieline before you commit design time.
Flat and glued along one seam, so they pop open on your packing line. That keeps freight cost down considerably compared with a pre-assembled structure.
Yes. Once a first run is approved we hold the board, structure, dimensions, print method and finishes against your account, so a reorder references the same specification exactly rather than being re-derived. That includes the ink formulation, which is what keeps a brand colour consistent between runs rather than drifting a shade each time.
Recycled grades are available across most of the substrates we run for folding cartons. Recycled content, kerbside recyclability and certified compostability are three different claims though, so tell us which one you intend to print.
A print-ready PDF or a vector file, with fonts outlined and any raster images at 300 dpi at final size. We supply the dieline to design onto, and prepress checks bleed, safe area and crease clearance before issuing a proof. The dieline we supply carries the crease positions, so keeping type clear of a crease is easier to solve at layout than at proof.
A flat 100 units on any format. Most folding cartons in this range are quoted from 100 units upward because unit cost falls sharply above that, but the minimum exists so you can validate a structure first.
3 to 5 business days after artwork approval, plus freight. Folding carton runs with applied finishes can take longer because each finish is a separate pass, and we confirm a firm date in writing with the quote.
Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. For this format the biggest levers are quantity, print route, board grade and how many finishing passes are involved. We quote each element separately so you can see where the money is going. Finishing passes are the lever buyers most often underestimate: each one is a separate run through the line.
Yes. We can send a plain unprinted sample so you can check the fit and structure, or a printed prototype for colour and finish. Sample costs are normally credited against the production order. Ask for the printed prototype rather than the plain sample if the question is finish — soft-touch, foil and deboss all read differently in the hand than on a screen.
Send the current specification or a physical sample and we will quote to match it rather than proposing an alternative you would then have to re-approve internally. A physical sample tells us more than a specification sheet — board caliper and coating are usually described loosely and measured exactly.
All 50 US states, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, on the same timeline everywhere: 3 to 5 business days of production after artwork approval, then 5 to 7 business days in transit. Every run is made to order and shipped directly to your address rather than pulled from stock, so you receive current production rather than whatever has been sitting in a warehouse. Freight is costed separately by weight, volume and destination. Tell us at quoting if the delivery point cannot take a pallet, and we will break the consignment into cartons instead.
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Send the dimensions, the quantity and the finish you want. We reply with a full specification and a written price, usually within one business day.