Custom Cosmetic Boxes
Cosmetic paper boxes must be as attractive and beautiful as your customers want to be when they use your products. With our comprehensive custom service, you can create cosmetic paper boxes that look a million dollars!
Cosmetics range from the everyday products we wear at home and work to those special items made to bring out the best for a special occasion or a great night out. Whatever your brand, we guarantee that our custom-made cosmetic boxes will turn heads.
Instant Quotes for Popular Cosmetic Box Styles
Reverse Tuck End Box
Reverse Tuck End Box with Hang Tab
Tuck Top Snap Lock Bottom Box
Tuck Top Auto Bottom Box
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Explore More Custom Cosmetic Box Types Below
Explore the styles below to access box guides, material options, and online pricing for each box type.
Custom Additional Box Features
Make your packaging stand out with custom design elements. Reinforced flaps, interior inserts, or specialized closures can all be added to retail paper boxes to keep products secure and enhance the unboxing experience.
Friction Fit Tuck Flap
Slit Lock Tuck Flap
Lift Tab
Thumb Cutout
Tongue Lock
Tab Lock
Integrated Insert
Integrated Partition
Window Cutout
Dispenser
Cardstock Choices
For smaller, lighter cosmetic products, our range of folding cosmetic cartons offers an excellent, classy solution to your luxury packaging needs. While we recommend 300 gsm / 110 lb or 350 gsm / 129 lb cardstock for its superb qualities, you can design cosmetics boxes with the following materials in mind:
Classic Cardstock
C1S Cardstock
This coated cardstock provides a smooth finish, excellent for vibrant printing and detailed graphics.
| Weight (gsm) | Thickness (mm) | Thickness (pt) |
|---|---|---|
| 250 | 0.35 | 14 |
| 300 | 0.41 | 16 |
| 350 | 0.50 | 20 |
| 400 | 0.56 | 22 |
Textured Cardstock
Choose from White or Off-White Linen, Oxford, and Blanket textures.
Each features a subtle, tactile pattern and comes in sturdy weights — around 350gsm (17pt / 0.435mm) — adding a luxurious, high-end feel to your packaging.
Metallic Cardstock
Gold Metallic Cardstock
A luxurious gold finish that shines and stands out. Available in 250gsm, 300gsm, and 350gsm for different levels of rigidity.
Silver Metallic Cardstock
Sleek, polished silver for premium packaging. Available in 250gsm, 300gsm, and 350gsm
Holographic Metallic Cardstock
Dynamic holographic shimmer for a high-end, eye-catching look. Available in 250gsm, 300gsm, and 350gsm
Luxury Cardstock
Plain Cardstock
Solid-color cardstocks in black, dark gray, off-white, white, brown, navy, red, and other colors weigh approximately 330gsm and are about 17pt (0.43mm) thick, offering a smooth, sturdy surface for minimalist or bold packaging designs.
Soft-Touch Cardstock
Velvety soft-touch cardstocks in black, warm gray, white, brown, navy, red, and other colors weigh around 290gsm and 350gsm. Their soft, luxurious feel enhances the premium quality of your boxes.
Pearlescent Cardstock
White Pearlescent Cardstock
Bright white with a subtle shimmer, adding elegance to any box. Available in 350gsm.
Off-White Pearlescent Cardstock
A warm pearly glow with a soft, refined look. Available in 370gsm.
Cream Pearlescent Cardstock
Delicate cream tone with a gentle shimmer. Available in 315gsm.
A Wide Range of Custom Finishes
We print all our retail boxes with your custom branding, logo, product images and information, and so on. But we can customize them further with a range of specialized techniques.
Lamination and Varnish Options
Gloss Lamination
Creates a shiny, reflective surface that makes colors appear more vibrant.
Matte Lamination
Provides a smooth, non-glossy finish with an elegant and modern look.
Soft Touch Lamination
Adds a velvety, silky texture for a premium, tactile experience.
Scratch-Resistant Gloss Lamination
Combines a glossy shine with long-lasting scratch protection.
Scratch-Resistant Matte Lamination
Maintains a refined matte look while offering extra resistance to scratches.
Gloss Varnish
A clear coating that enhances brightness and gives your packaging a glossy finish while providing light protection.
Matte Varnish
A subtle, low-sheen coating that protects while keeping a classic matte appearance.
Sand Varnish
Available with UV offset printing; adds a fine, sand-like matte texture.
Special Finishes
Foil Stamping
Foil stamping adds metallic accents to your packaging, giving a luxurious and eye-catching look. Perfect for logos, brand names, or decorative elements.
You can choose from our common colors here, or explore more options on our foil stamping page.
Spot UV
Applies a glossy coating to specific areas of your design, creating contrast and highlighting key details.
Sand UV
A textured UV finish that provides a tactile, matte-like effect with subtle shine.
Debossing
Impresses your design into the paper, creating an elegant, recessed effect.
Embossing
Raises elements of your design above the surface for a sophisticated 3D effect.
Textured Finish
Adds a unique tactile surface to the paper, enhancing the sensory experience and premium feel of the packaging.
Printing Options
We match the printing process to the surface and color of your retail box paperboard to achieve the best results, including CMYK offset, Pantone spot colors, metallic inks, UV printing, screen printing, and other advanced techniques.
CMYK Printing
Standard full-color printing for vivid images and smooth gradients.
Pantone Color Printing
Pantone spot colors ensure exact color matching for logos or brand elements.
Metallic Pantone Color Printing
Pantone metallic inks add a shiny, reflective effect to your design. Great for luxury packaging.
UV CMYK Printing
Combines a glossy shine with long-lasting scratch protection.
White Ink Printing
Prints solid white ink on colored surfaces, often used as a base layer or for standout white designs.
Spot Color Screen Printing
Spot Color Screen Printing delivers thick, vibrant ink with excellent opacity and tactile depth.
Can’t find exactly what you want? Contact us and our team will help you produce custom retail packaging boxes tailored to your product. Let’s create the perfect packaging together!
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Custom Luxury Cosmetic Boxes
Create a true luxury look with specialty paperboard and premium finishes. Choose metallic, soft touch, or pearlescent stocks, then elevate the surface with single or multi-color foil stamping, embossing or debossing, sand-texture UV, and metallic inks. For colored or metallic boards, add a white underprint to keep brand colors accurate. We can combine finishes and recommend scratch-resistant options to maintain a flawless shelf appearance.
Combination Packs for Cosmetic Box Sets
Bundle a full routine or product family in a two-piece rigid lid-and-base box or a magnetic closure rigid box for premium gifting and retail presentation. Add a custom tray or insert to hold each item in place, and include a thank-you card, coupon, or promotional sample inside the set. We can match your brand palette and finishes across all components so the unboxing feels cohesive and high-end.
Why Work with QinPrinting?
Competitive Pricing
We offer cost-effective packaging solutions while maintaining consistent, reliable quality.
Fully Customized
Every box is made to your exact specifications — size, structure, materials, and finishes tailored to your brand.
Free Dieline Templates
We provide free dielines for easy artwork setup, helping you speed up the design process.
Dependable Support
Our team offers clear communication, careful file checks, and guidance throughout your project to ensure a smooth experience.
Our Environmental Commitment
We actively encourage reuse and recycling of all our products. We can use recycled or FSC-certified materials on request. FSC-certified means materials from responsibly managed, sustainable forests. And as we said, we only use eco-friendly inks.
FAQs
What is your minimum order quantity (MOQ)?
Our MOQ for cosmetic boxes is 300 units.
What is the turnaround time?
Production typically takes 10–20 days after proof approval, plus shipping time.
Do you offer custom box styles?
Yes, we offer various box styles, and you can get pricing online. You can also contact us to customize other styles.
Do you provide dieline templates for boxes?
Yes. Standard templates are available for download under our online quote tool or on our template page. For custom box shapes, contact us and we’ll prepare a personalized dieline.
Which file types can I send?
For printing purposes, we require artwork in high-resolution PDF format, which includes 0.125 inches / 3 mm bleed.
Can I add foil stamping to my boxes?
Yes, you can choose to foil stamp with various colors of metallic foil. Additionally, you can select embossing, debossing, spot UV, and other special effects.
Can I use eco-friendly materials?
Yes, sustainable options like FSC-certified stock are available. Many clients choose eco-friendly custom boxes to highlight their brand’s commitment to sustainability.
Can you print with white ink or Pantone color?
Yes, we can.
Do you provide samples before mass production?
Of course. We offer hard proofs, digital proofs, and finished samples so you can check colors, finishes, and materials before full production.
Do you ship worldwide?
Yes, we ship globally via sea and air freight, ensuring safe delivery to your destination.
Do you offer design services?
We don’t provide design services. However, we do offer a free artwork check to ensure your files meet printing requirements.
What file formats do you accept for artwork?
Please provide PDF files with 3 mm bleed, CMYK colors, embedded fonts, and high-resolution images.
QinPrinting Reviews
I couldn’t be happier with my experience working with QinPrinting. From start to finish, their team was responsive, professional, and truly invested in helping me bring my vision to life. I printed my first edition of a 58-card deck (complete with a custom magnetic box) and the results were stunning.
The color accuracy, matte finish, and premium cardstock all exceeded my expectations. Every detail shows real craftsmanship. The communication was outstanding too; they provided clear updates, design templates, and guidance at every stage.
What impressed me most was how personal the process felt. Even though they’re a large-scale printer, they treated my small-batch creative project with care and respect.
If you’re looking for a reliable, high-quality printer for custom card decks, packaging, or creative projects, I can’t recommend QinPrinting enough. I’ll absolutely be printing with them again for my next production run!
Susan!!!! These books are SOOOOOOO beautiful! I don't think we could have dreamed how joyful it would be to open the box and find such care for and beautifully printed books. This was a special day -- we hope to have many more like it.
Thank you for fielding so many questions. Your patience with us (well, me) was so kind. You and your team have gone above and beyond for us.
Gratefully,
MAC
Most of all, we are so grateful for Nelson’s support throughout the entire process. He was consistently helpful, communicative, and detail-oriented — truly a pleasure to work with. Every step was made easier thanks to his guidance and care. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience!
Highly recommend both the product and working with Nelson. We’ll definitely be back for future projects.
A special thanks to Nelson, who went above and beyond by sending us videos of the printed books and samples before shipping to ensure everything was perfect. His attention to detail and dedication gave us great peace of mind.
We had a children’s book printed and the final product was absolutely beautiful. The print quality, vibrant colors, sturdy binding, and professional packaging exceeded our expectations. Delivery was timely and the pricing was very competitive, especially for the high level of quality and service we received.
We were so impressed that we didn’t hesitate to place a second order with them and once again, everything was flawless.
If you're looking for a reliable, high quality, and customer focused printing company, QinPrinting is the one to go with. Highly recommended!
Kricket Moros
The end product is absolutely beautiful! The printing quality is top-notch, with vibrant colors and crisp details that truly bring the illustrations to life. The packaging was also wonderful, ensuring that the books arrived in perfect condition.
Overall, my experience with Qin Printing was fantastic, and I highly recommend their services to anyone in need of professional printing. Thank you, Qin Printing, for making my vision a reality! 📚✨👏
I highly recommend them, and they've certainly earned my loyalty!
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