Custom Eyelash Boxes
Custom eyelash boxes sized to the tray your lashes ship on, from 100 units. Window cartons for the shelf, magnetic cases for a brand launch, drawer and book builds for multi-pair sets — and a tray seat that keeps the lash strip from touching the lid.
The tray is the product; the box is built around it
- Tray seat
- Die-cut recess platform sized to the lash tray, 0.25 in headroom over tips
- Styles
- Window tuck carton, drawer box, magnetic rigid case, multi-pair lash book
- Board
- 16–20 pt SBS, holographic or metalized board; wrapped chipboard for rigid
Get a price for Eyelash Boxes
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- Free dielineThe flat drawing comes with the quote, before you commit.
- Proof before pressNothing is printed until you have seen it laid on the dieline.
- Die kept for reordersTooling is paid once. Every reorder skips straight to press.
- Quoted in four marketsUS, UK, Canada and Australia, in the delivery currency.
Seating the tray
Standard lash trays are around 4 × 2 in and about 0.6 in tall with the lashes on. The box needs a floor the tray sits in without sliding and headroom above the lash tips. We cut a shallow platform with a die-cut recess for the tray footprint, which locks it in place; the lid or the window then sits a clear quarter inch above the tips.
If you have not chosen a tray supplier yet, send us the lash length and we will size to the common tray formats. If you have, send us one tray.
Four builds, in the order most brands use them
Most brands start with the window carton, move to a magnetic case when they have a hero style, and add a book for a collection. The tray seat is the same across all four, so the product does not change when the box does.
| Window tuck carton | Cheapest, shows the lash, hang tab optional — the shelf format |
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| Drawer box | Sleeve and tray, the tray is the lash seat; feels like a product, not a pack |
| Magnetic case | Rigid, flap lid, holographic or soft-touch wrap — the launch and gift format |
| Lash book | Rigid cover with two to five tray seats inside; the collection and subscription format |
Holographic, and why this category leans on it
Lash packaging is sold on a small shelf or a phone screen, at arm's length, against dozens of competitors. Holographic and iridescent board catches light where a flat print cannot, and it makes a 4 in box read as bigger. Foil over a solid black or a pastel is the other common route. We explain the trade-offs between the two, and what each does to the unit price, in our guide to choosing a finish for packaging.
A mirror-finish board shows every fingerprint. A soft-touch lamination over a holographic pattern keeps the shimmer and loses the prints.
Windows, and keeping the lash clean
A front or lid window is standard because the lash style is the purchase decision. The film should be PET and the window should not extend over the tray edge, or the lash tips can touch the film in transit. On a drawer box the window goes in the sleeve, and the tray slides out beneath it. The same cardboard-and-film construction carries our makeup boxes for palettes and compacts, where the window shows the shade instead of the style.
Eyelash Boxes — specification
The rows that are specific to this build first, then what applies to every job we run. Anything not listed is a question, not a limit — send the brief.
This build
- Tray seat
- Die-cut recess platform sized to the lash tray, 0.25 in headroom over tips
- Styles
- Window tuck carton, drawer box, magnetic rigid case, multi-pair lash book
- Board
- 16–20 pt SBS, holographic or metalized board; wrapped chipboard for rigid
- Window
- PET film, front or lid, inset from the tray edge
- Finishes
- Holographic, foil, soft-touch, spot UV, mirror board
- Minimum
- 100 boxes
On every job
- Print process
- Digital below about a thousand, offset above it. One side or both, with spot colors where a match has to hold.
- Color
- CMYK as standard. Uncoated and kraft stocks print lighter and warmer; a spot color is the only exact match.
- Tolerance
- Cutting plus or minus 1 mm, creasing plus or minus 0.5 mm, confirmed on a plain sample before the run.
- Tooling
- A cutting die per size, made once and kept. Foil and emboss dies per artwork, also kept.
- Food contact
- Food-grade board and inks where the carton touches food, with the interior left plain.
- Sustainability
- Mono-material board wherever the product allows; recycled-content and FSC stocks; no claim printed the pack does not earn.
- Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area, fonts outlined. We check every file and send a proof before press.
- Dieline
- Supplied free with the quote, before you commit. Yours whether or not you order.
- Sample
- A plain unprinted sample at the finished size on request, for fit and construction.
- Reorders
- Skip the tooling and go straight to press at a lower unit price.
- Lead time
- Quoted with the price against your fill date rather than promised before we have seen the spec.
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia — priced in the delivery currency, freight included.
Boards and films we build eyelash boxes on
A folding carton is one sheet of board, so the board is the product. These are the stocks we run for cartons, what each is good at, and where it lets you down.
Natural kraft
Unbleached folding board. Warm, hides marks, costs least. Mutes color — one or two flat colors print well, photographs do not.
250–350gsm sleeves; 14–24pt cartonsWhite SBS
Solid bleached sulfate: bright, coated, the retail carton standard. Takes accurate color and every finish. Shows scuffs sooner than kraft.
14–24ptWhite lined chipboard
A recycled gray core under a white printing face. Cheaper than SBS and slightly duller; the back of the sheet stays gray.
16–24ptKraft-look coated
A kraft face over a coated inner. The natural look with a barrier behind it — the answer where oil, grease or moisture would mark plain kraft.
14–20ptRecycled-content board
Post-consumer fiber with a gray-brown cast. Right for outers and inner components; poor for bright whites and photography.
16–22ptMicro-flute E and F
A fine corrugated layer where a carton needs structure it cannot get from board — a large panel, a heavy product, a box that ships alone.
E 1.5 mm; F 0.8 mmUncoated and textured
No clay coat, or a linen or laid grain. Print reads softer and warmer; a deboss goes deeper. Photographs do not sit well on it.
280–350gsmMetallised and pearlescent
A metallic or pearl face for a shelf that needs to catch light. Costly, and it fights a photograph — a mark or a pattern suits it better.
16–20ptNot sure which? Say what goes in it and where it is sold — the material follows from that. Our notes on recycled, recyclable and compostable cover which claims each stock can honestly carry.
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Send what you have
A dimension, a photograph beside a ruler, or the product itself. No technical drawing needed — that part is ours.
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We quote and draw
A price, a dieline and a date come back together. If a different build would suit the product better, that is in the reply too.
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Approve the dieline
The flat drawing is yours to check: which panel is the front, where the folds fall, how deep the cavity really is.
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Artwork on the dieline
You place your design on the flat we sent, or we place it for you, and you see a proof before anything goes to press.
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A sample if you want one
A plain unprinted sample at the finished size shows fit and construction — the things a drawing cannot.
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Cut, printed, shipped
The die is cut once and kept, so every reorder skips the tooling and goes straight to press at a lower unit price.
Format
Vector PDF or AI where possible. Raster artwork at 300dpi at final size, in CMYK.
Bleed
3 mm past every trim line, so a fraction of drift on the cutter never leaves a white edge.
Safe area
Keep type and anything important 4 mm inside the cut and away from every fold.
Color
Convert to CMYK before sending. Uncoated stock prints lighter; a spot color is the only exact match.
Fonts
Outline them or supply the files. A missing font substitutes silently and the proof will not match.
Barcodes
On a light, matte, unvarnished patch with the quiet zone clear — a code on gloss fails the scanner.
Not set up that way? Send it anyway — fixing a file is a short conversation, and we check every one before press. Our guide to preparing print files covers each point.
Every finish here is a decision about light on a shelf, not about luxury.
Matte lamination
Reads considered, hides marks, takes a ballpoint.
Gloss lamination
Lifts color; glares under shop lighting.
Soft-touch
Velvet in the hand; shows fingerprints in a bag.
Hot foil
Real metal leaf — the most reliable premium signal.
Emboss / deboss
Shape with no ink; works in the dark.
Spot UV
Gloss shapes on a matte field.
Uncoated kraft
Warm, natural, mutes color.
Textured stock
Texture in the paper; cannot scuff off.
Not sure which suits the shelf it sells from? Say where the product is sold and we suggest one — our notes on specialty finishes show them on real boxes.
Sizing a folding carton so the die comes out right: eyelash boxes
Measure the product, not the box it is in now. A carton is built around what has to fit inside it, assembled — cap on, lid fitted, folded if it folds — at its widest point in each direction. Send those three numbers and say which is which.
- Length x width x height
- Internal, always. External dimensions include the board and are what the carrier measures, not what the product needs.
- Clearance
- 2–3 mm a side for a snug fit; more where an insert or void fill goes in. A carton cut exactly to the product is slow to pack and transmits every knock.
- Board thickness
- Heavier board takes internal space from the product. It matters most on small boxes, where four walls of 24pt is a real share of the cavity.
- Varies between batches?
- Glass, textiles, molded parts and cured soap all do. Measure several and build to the largest.
- Cutting tolerance
- Plus or minus 1 mm on folding board. Confirmed on a plain sample before the run.
- Units
- Metric or imperial, as long as you say which. Mixing them in one spec is where mistakes happen.
Not sure your numbers are right? Send the product dimensions rather than the box dimensions and we work the box out — the full method is in our guide to measuring for a box.
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Build your Eyelash Boxes in 3D
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a board and a finish. The preview on the left redraws as you go, and the spec lands with us exactly as you set it.
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about eyelash boxes? The answers below cover what we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it with a brief, message us on WhatsApp, or call +1 503-461-4788 — we reply the same working day.
What size is a standard lash box?
Most are built around a 4 × 2 in tray and come out at roughly 4.5 × 2.5 × 1 in. Send us your tray and we size to it exactly.
Will the lashes touch the lid?
Not with a seated tray. We cut a recess so the tray cannot slide, and hold the lid or window a quarter inch above the lash tips.
Do you supply the plastic trays?
No, we make the box. Send us one of your trays, or the lash length if you have not chosen a supplier, and we size to it.
Can the box hold several pairs?
Yes, a lash book with two to five seats, or a drawer box with a divided tray. Sets are common for collections and subscriptions.
Is holographic board expensive?
More than plain board, but a lash box is small so the sheet area per box is tiny. The premium per unit is modest.
Can I have a magnetic closure?
Yes, as a rigid case with hidden magnets and a flap lid. It is the launch and gift format in this category.
Will you add a hang tab?
Yes, die-cut into the top of a tuck carton so it hangs on a peg. It is the same die, so it does not change the price.
Can you print my logo inside?
Yes, on the inner lid of a magnetic case or the tray of a drawer box. It is seen every time the box opens.
What is the minimum order?
100 boxes per style. Small cartons nest many-up on a sheet, so short runs are practical.
How long does production take?
It depends on the build and finish — a rigid case takes longer than a carton. We give a date with the quote.
Will you send a dieline?
Always, with the quote, built around your tray dimensions. It is yours whether or not you order.
Can I get a sample first?
Yes, an unprinted sample so you can seat your tray and check the headroom before print.
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