2026-11-13
CKT PRINT / CUSTOM COSMETIC PACKAGING
Custom lip gloss trio packaging with a magnetic hinged rigid box, three-position EVA insert and copper foil decoration. Reference dimensions are 180 × 140 × 25 mm, with final dimensions confirmed after sampling.
Structure: magnetic flip-top rigid box.
Application: three-piece lip gloss sets.
Finish: copper foil wordmark and border with printed floral artwork.
Customization: size, paper, print, foil and insert layout.
Supply: paper packaging only; cosmetic products are not included.
A three-piece lip gloss set is sold twice: once as colour, once as a gift. This custom magnetic flip-top rigid box holds three tubes in a single velvet-lined EVA tray, and the lid is hinged book-style so the set opens to the shades rather than to a carton mouth. The build below is a reference structure for custom development; every dimension follows the client’s tube, not a catalogue size.
· Structure: magnetic flip-top rigid box, hinged lid, book-style opening
· Board: 2.0 mm greyboard, paper-wrapped edges, no exposed grey
· Reference size: 180 × 140 × 25 mm (W × D × H), tubes laid flat
· Insert: EVA tray, three longitudinal slots, finger notch at the tube end, velvet-lined
· Tube fit: reference 16 × 16 × 85 mm gloss tube, 0.5 mm slot clearance per side
· Decoration: matte art-paper wrap, one-colour offset plus thin copper foil hot stamping
· Lid interior: 120 g/m² uncoated pink liner, foil-stamped logo
· Closure: two concealed magnets, no visible hardware on the outside
· Tooling: EVA die, foil block and offset plate supplied as a matched set
The body is built from 2.0 mm greyboard covered in 128 g/m² matte art paper. Each panel is wrapped on a skiving line and the edges are paper-wrapped after assembly, so the board never shows at the rim — that detail is what separates a rigid box from a stiffened carton when a buyer turns the box over in their hand. The lid is a separate wrapped board attached on the back panel through a printed hinge, which keeps the tray square when the box is opened repeatedly at the counter.
Concealed magnets should be recessed within the agreed construction so the closure sits flat. Confirm their number, dimensions and retention on the structural sample. Opening angle and whether the lid remains open without support must also be checked on the assembled box.
The reference design uses a fitted EVA tray with three positions and removal recesses. Select foam properties and slot dimensions around the actual tubes, including caps and surface finish. Test retention, removal force and contact marks before approving the insert.
The detail worth arguing for is the finger notch: a 16 mm radius cut at the cap end of each slot, deep enough to take a fingertip. Without it, a shopper lifting one tube out of a three-up tray reaches over the neighbouring two, and in a retail environment that tray returns to the shelf smudged. With it, the tube comes out vertically in one motion and goes back the same way. We cut the same notch on paperboard trays, so the option does not depend on the EVA budget.
Insert options include EVA with a textile-like surface or a separately engineered paperboard tray. The outer footprint can be coordinated with the box, but material changes require a new fit review and may require different tooling.
The wrap carries a single offset colour — a deep crimson solid with the line illustration in a darker red over it — and one foil pass that stamps only the wordmark and the fine frame line. The floral illustration is printed, not foiled. That split is deliberate: foil on a line drawing this dense would either blur at the stroke ends or run the tooling cost past the value it adds, while foil on a wordmark and a hairline frame gives the light-catching cue at a fraction of the foil area.
“Thin” describes the visual line weight of the foil border. Agree the achievable stroke width and registration tolerance through trials on the selected wrapping paper. Review coverage, edge definition and adhesion against the approved sample.
The reference box measures 180 × 140 × 25 mm (W × D × H). These are design reference dimensions. Confirm internal or external measurement conventions and derive the final construction from tube dimensions, insert backing, side walls, wrapped board and lid clearance.
Slot clearance should be established with the actual tubes, allowing for surface finish and manufacturing variation. Test insertion, retention and removal before approving the final tray drawing.
Begin with the actual tubes and establish the tray layout before finalizing the box. Approve removal access and retention on the structural sample, then check foil registration and printed detail on the finished sample. Record changes to the hinge, insert and wrapping so production follows one approved specification.
Closed, the box reads as a flat book: 25 mm is thin enough to sit in a gift bag and to stack in a retail drawer, and the foil frame is the only thing that catches light. Open, the pink liner faces the shopper and the three tubes sit in one row, so the shades are compared side by side rather than stacked. That single-row layout is the reason this structure is chosen over a drawer box for three-piece sets: a drawer requires the buyer to pull out the tray before viewing its contents.
The reference build is a box, not a gift pack. If the set is sold as a gift, we add the second layer on the same body: a printed belly band, a ribbon slot cut into the lid liner, or a matching sleeve. All three keep the tray unchanged, so the unit can be sold boxed or gift-wrapped from one production run.
A generic request for a price produces a generic number. Send four things instead and the quotation comes back with the board, the foil and the tooling broken out separately: the tube dimensions including any cap overhang, the quantity per colourway and the total run, whether the artwork is final or still in design, and the destination market, since EU and US runs differ on liner and lamination.
Figure 5 — Custom size and fitted EVA inserts, paper, print and colour options, bulk custom orders
Yes. Send a physical tube and dimensional information, including cap overhang. The insert is developed around the product and checked through sampling.
EVA and paperboard options can be developed. Each requires material-specific geometry, tooling and fit validation.
Use foil selectively for the wordmark and frame, and assess dense illustration during artwork review. The final line width and transfer quality should be established on the chosen stock.
Begin with the actual tubes and establish the tray layout before finalizing the box. Approve removal access and retention on the structural sample, then check foil registration and printed detail on the finished sample. Record changes to the hinge, insert and wrapping so production follows one approved specification.
If you are sourcing packaging for a three-piece gloss, balm or mini-fragrance set, send the tube dimensions or samples, quantity per artwork and destination market. CKT Print can discuss paper references, foil options, insert development and a structural sampling plan. Confirm response timing, MOQ, pricing and production lead time in the project quotation.
Sherry Wu | Shenzhen CKT Print Co., Ltd.
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