Custom Eyeshadow Boxes & Eyeshadow Packaging
Pressed pigment is fragile. Drop a palette once from counter height and half the pans crack, and the customer blames the brand not the courier. That is the thing we talk about first with every client who comes to us for eyeshadow packaging at ZEE Packaging. The print matters, obviously it does, but the eyeshadow box has to actually protect powder before anything else.
Single Pan Or Palette
This decides the whole structure of your eyeshadow box.
- Single pot or jar small tuck end carton, cheapest eyeshadow box we run
- Quad and six pan palette flat carton or a rigid palette shell
- Nine to twelve pan needs board weight, this is where a thin eyeshadow box fails
- Full pro palette usually rigid with magnetic close
- Palette with mirror extra depth and weight, plan for it early
- Refillable magnetic pan system growing fast in eyeshadow packaging
Sizes We Run Often
Every eyeshadow box is built to your product, but these come up over and over:
- 2" x 2" x 1" for a single loose pigment jar
- 4" x 4" x 0.75" for a quad palette eyeshadow box
- 6" x 4" x 0.75" for six pan
- 7" x 5" x 1" for nine pan eyeshadow packaging
- 9" x 6" x 1" for twelve to fifteen pan palette
- 11" x 7" x 1.25" for a pro palette eyeshadow box
Send us the palette with mirror closed and we build the dieline off that measurement.
Board And Protection
Powder cracks from flex, not just from impact. A palette that bends in the middle will crack pans even in a padded mailer.
- Rigid greyboard 36pt or 48pt, the standard for palette eyeshadow packaging
- SBS C1S 18pt to 24pt for single pan carton
- Corrugated E flute when the eyeshadow box ships on its own
- Kraft board for clean beauty and natural ranges
- Paperboard cradle inside so nothing shifts
We tell clients the same thing constantly, do not save money on the base panel of a palette eyeshadow box. That is the panel doing the work.
Making It Look The Part
Beauty is a visual category and the eyeshadow packaging has to earn shelf space.
- Soft touch lamination, easily the most requested in eyeshadow packaging
- Holographic and iridescent film, very popular on eyeshadow boxes right now
- Foil stamping in gold, rose gold and holographic
- Spot UV over a matte base for contrast
- Emboss and deboss for texture
- Printed inner lid, gets photographed constantly
Mirror, Magnet And Inserts
- Mirror mounted in the lid, standard on palette eyeshadow packaging
- Magnetic closure so the eyeshadow box stays shut in a handbag
- Die cut paperboard tray holding each pan
- Removable magnetic pans for refillable ranges
- Shade name printed under each well
What Has To Go On Pack
- Full INCI ingredient list
- Net weight in grams and ounces
- Batch code and PAO symbol
- Shade name and number
- Manufacturer address and country of origin
- Barcode with quiet zone
Our prepress team checks all of it against the dieline so nothing gets trimmed at the edge.
Greener Options
- Recycled kraft eyeshadow box with no film
- FSC certified board, certificate on request
- Soy based ink
- Paperboard pan tray instead of plastic
- Refillable eyeshadow packaging so the outer shell lasts
How We Work
- 100 unit minimum on any eyeshadow box design
- Free 3D mockup and flat proof
- Free dieline from our own designer
- 5 to 8 business day urgent turnaround
- Free shipping worldwide
Frequently Asked Questions
How do we stop pan cracking in transit?
Board rigidity in the base and a snug tray. Most cracking we see happens because the palette flexes, not because it got dropped.
Can you fit a mirror in the lid?
Yes, we build the recess and depth for it. Just tell us the mirror thickness early because it changes the whole dieline.
Do you do magnetic closure?
We do, and on any palette above six pan we usually recommend it so the eyeshadow box does not open in a bag.
What is the cost of this eyeshadow box?
Rough estimate is $0.35 to $0.95 per unit for single pan cartons, $0.90 to $2.30 for palette folding cartons and $2.20 to $5.80 for rigid palette shells at moderate quantity. Mirror, magnet and foil push it higher. Shipping is included in our price. This is estimate only, so ask our team for an exact quote.
Will holographic film print my brand color accurately?
Not exactly, it shifts the tone. We normally print the logo in a solid area over the film so the color stays true.
Can you print shade names under each pan?
Yes. Send the shade list and our team lays it out on the tray insert for you.
Is soft touch worth the extra?
In beauty, usually yes. It is the finish customers notice first when they pick a palette up off the shelf.
