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A navy sleeve box slid part way open to show the tray and its contrasting lining
  • From 100 boxes
  • $2.60 a box at volume
  • Free design

Sleeve Boxes · Cosmetics & Beauty

Custom Sleeve Boxes for Cosmetics & Beauty

In beauty, people judge the box long before they try what's inside it.

You get premium touches like soft touch coating, foil and embossing, at quantities a growing brand can actually order.

Build your box

An estimate, not a quote

$3.13to$4.17a box

About $783 to $1,044 for 250 boxes, before shipping.

Size
How many
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  • From 100 boxes, free design, and a proof you sign off before anything prints.
  • 12 to 15 days on press once you approve the proof, then 1 to 7 days in transit.
  • No card needed to build a list. We price it properly and send it back, usually the same working day.

Box type

Sleeve Boxes

Two pieces, so the reveal is slower.

Industry

Cosmetics & Beauty

Made for cosmetics and beauty brands.

Minimum

100 boxes

A realistic first run.

From

$2.60 a box

Per box at volume. Small runs land higher.

Why this box

When sleeve boxes are the right call

Buy a sleeve when you want the opening to take a moment: gift sets, subscriptions, anything holding more than one thing. It gives you two printed surfaces, which is one more than most formats have. It is a poor choice for anything somebody opens in a hurry every day.

How it is made

What happens on press

Two pieces. A tray, usually a folded board or corrugated base, and a printed outer band that slides over it. Both are flat until they are put together, so it ships cheaply for a format that reads as expensive.

Sizes

Will your product fit?

Three sizes that cover most orders. They are a starting point rather than a menu, because every box is cut to your own measurements, so if your product lands between two rows we make the one in between.

Common sizes for sleeve boxes, with the dimensions and what each one typically holds
SizeDimensionsWhat it holds
Small6 x 6 x 2 inA two piece skincare set
Medium9 x 7 x 3 inA subscription box or a gift set
Large12 x 9 x 4 inA launch kit with an insert under the tray

All dimensions are the inside of the box, in length by width by depth order. How to measure a box properly.

Specification

What you can choose

Minimum order
100 boxes, on every size
Production
12 to 15 days from proof approval, plus transit
From
$2.60 a box at volume
Print
One colour, Full colour, Outside and in
Finish
Matte laminate, Gloss laminate, Soft touch, Foil stamp
Design
Free artwork and a digital proof, on every order including reorders

What you get

Why cosmetics & beauty brands choose these

  • Printed sleeve over a rigid or corrugated tray
  • Sleeve can be reprinted for seasonal runs
  • Tray holds inserts for multi piece sets
  • Matte, soft touch or foil on the sleeve

Worth comparing before you order

Sleeve Boxes are not the only format that suits cosmetics and beauty brands. These are the others we would put in front of you, and we will tell you if one of them is cheaper for what you actually ship.

Straight answers

Questions

If yours is not here, just ask. A real person reads every message and you will not get signed up to a mailing list for it.

Why custom sleeve boxes for cosmetics and beauty brands?

In beauty, people judge the box long before they try what's inside it. You get premium touches like soft touch coating, foil and embossing, at quantities a growing brand can actually order.

What is the smallest order?

100 boxes, which is a realistic first run for a growing cosmetics & beauty brand. You get a proper printed box without committing to thousands of them.

What does a run actually cost?

Sleeve Boxes start at $2.60 a box at volume. A first run of 100 to 250 lands higher per box, because the setup costs the same whatever the quantity. Use the estimator on this page for a range, then ask for a real number.

Can you match our brand colors and finish?

Yes. We print in full color to match your brand, and offer finishes like matte, gloss, soft touch and foil. The design help is free. Colour on press is close to a screen rather than identical, so send a Pantone reference if you have one and we will hold to it as tightly as the process allows.

What artwork do you need?

A vector logo, so an AI, EPS or PDF file. If you only have a PNG, send it and we will tell you honestly whether it prints cleanly at that size. Redrawing a simple logo is part of the free design work, not an extra charge.

How long until they arrive?

Production on sleeve boxes runs 12 to 15 days once you approve the digital proof, then a few days in transit anywhere in the lower 48. If you have a launch date, tell us the date and we will say honestly whether it is possible.

Will I get exactly the quantity I ordered?

Usually, and plan for up to 10 percent either way. Over and under runs are standard across printed packaging, because sheets get used up getting the press dialled in. Tell us the number you cannot go below and we will run to that instead.

Can we start small and reorder later?

That is the sensible way to do it. Order 100 to prove the size and the artwork, then order properly once you know the box is right. We keep your artwork and your dieline on file, so a reorder is one message and the same box turns up again at the same specification.

What goes wrong most often on a first order?

Ordering before measuring. A box a few millimetres too big lets the product rattle around, and a box a few millimetres too small is scrap. Print our free dieline at full size, fold it around the actual product, then order. It costs an afternoon and it can save the whole run.

Do sleeve boxes ship flat or assembled?

Flat in almost every case, which is good news for your freight bill, because flat board packs tight and you are not paying to ship air. Rigid boxes are the exception: they cannot be knocked down, which is part of why they cost more to send.

Can we see one before we commit?

Yes, and you should. The sample pack is free, postage included, and board thickness and finish are the two things a screen genuinely cannot show you. For a cosmetics & beauty product the thing worth checking is how the board behaves at the size you actually need.

Let’s price your sleeve boxes.

Tell us what you sell and roughly how many boxes you go through. We will come back with a price and a free design mockup, usually the same working day.

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