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Black, Gold Packages
Black and gold packages are among a supplier's offerings. Other components provided include acrylic and stackable jars; eyeliner, lip gloss, lipstick, and mascara cases; compacts; and roll-on-style bottles. Decorating options include embossing, frosting, hot stamping, silk-screening, metallizing, soft-touch finishes, and UV spraying. Custom molds are possible. Roberts Cosmetic Containers, Chatsworth, CA.
Transparent Packages
Transparent cosmetic packages allow a product's shade to remain visible. Designed to look modern and elegant, the Crystal line includes sleek compacts, mascara and lipstick cases, and a powder brush. The compacts can be provided in a range of sizes and pan configurations. The retractable powder brush comes with a matching lid in which powder can be housed and refilled. Techpack-Cosmetech Mably International, New York, NY.
Versatile Compact
A black compact houses the Mineral Compact Foundation by Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics. Molded from a blend of SAN and ABS, the compact features one compartment to house the product and a second compartment with ventilation holes to hold the applicator sponge. The compact's lid and base were sprayed with a matte finish. The manufacturer's matte silver logo was silk-screened. HCT Packaging Inc., Bridgewater, NJ.
Pearl-Colored Compact
A compact for Idéal Balance by L'Oréal Paris features a pearl-colored SAN shell. During application of the pearl colorant, the supplier's Mold Flow software helped reduce visible flow lines. The biinjection-molded compact was fashioned with an ABS divider, creating separate compartments for the powder, and a puff or a sponge applicator. A push button and a mirror under the lid were also added. Axilone USA, a div. of Ileos, New York, NY.
Creative Compact
A compact's clear, two-piece cover accommodates inserts such as photographs and fabric, leather, or suede substrates. The DaVinci compact is meant to offer manufacturers versatile decorating options. The square compact is fashioned with a slim contour. 3C Inc., Hawthorne, NJ.
Aluminum, Plastic Lipstick Cases
Stock aluminum and plastic lipstick cases can be customized using a range of finishing techniques. Options include embossing, debossing, dry-etching, silk-screening, lacquering, hot foil-stamping, and using various colors. The cases are offered with industry-standard cup sizes of 12 and 12.7 mm. Additional cup sizes are also available. INCA America Corp., New York, NY.
Paper-Covered Compact
The outside of a compact can be covered with substrates such as paperboard, plastic, or rigid laminates made from foil, fabric, leather, or specialty papers. Suited for hot-pour and pressed-powder products, the Vista compact's tray can be injection molded in various colors and decorated with glossy, pearlescent, or glittery finishes. The lid's underside can be metallized to serve as a mirror. The cover can be decorated with hot stamping and offset, flexographic, or silk-screen printing. AGI/Klearfold, a MeadWestvaco Resource, New York, NY.
Contemporary Packages
Packages with a contemporary feel can be provided for body glitter, eye shadow, lip gloss, lipstick, mascara, and nail polish. The Millennium Collection is fashioned from materials including glass, ABS, SAN, polypropylene, metal, and acrylic resin. Acid-etching, hot stamping, and silk-screening, as well as lacquer, color, and soft-touch spraying, are among the supplier's decorating capabilities. Custom shapes and colors are possible. Arrowpak Inc., Richmond Hill, NY.