[Mandy]

You make a great point and I don’t disagree with you but there’s no way I’d be able to get away with standard private label. Even though I have a large audience that would support my makeup, I would still have to send quite a few compacts to the makeup blog girls. These blogs constantly are able to pick out who uses private labels and even if it is a high quality private label makeup it will still get slaughtered in the online community. I would probably be able to sell through stock because people would be buying it because of my name but I would never be able to continue with new color pallets

Just out of curiosity, why is it that eyeshadow is such a hard product to manufacture? Things like lipstick and lotions are easy to find low minimums on custom formulas. Is it the ingredients or pressing machine or both that make eyeshadow such a hard product to manufacture with low minimums? Believe me I wish I was known for my lips, this would be a much easier process but I’m known for the way I do my eyes plus my audience would love an ultra high pigment opaque eyeshadow in a compact even though it’s going to be a rough task to produce.

[Mandy]

When it comes to marketing, I’m one of those popular internet girls so I have a built in audience. I’m sure 500 - 1,000 would be sold just by posting on my Facebook and instagram that I started a makeup line. The packaging is not going to be that off the wall, just sized a bit different than standard because it’s a three color compact. Thank you again for your reply you have provided a lot of help. I will post back here in a bit just to let you know what route I took and the results. Thanks again this is an amazing forum with great contributors on it  

[Mandy]

Hi @Bobzchemist. Thank you for your reply and for suggesting a company that may be able to help me even though you don’t really like them overall. I wasn’t able to reach them to inquire because even on the English version of the website all the contact info is for Italy. I found the New York office number through a Google search but it just rings endlessly wit no way to leave a message. I totally agree with you about loose powders and cream, the reason I’m looking for compressed is because of convenience of use. I’m really looking to do a specific compact with pressed powders in it. I’m going to continue hope I can find a manufacturer with the minimums I’m looking for but you may be right and it may be a futile effort  

So I have a follow-up question about loose powder eyeshadow. I have found places that will do small minimums on loose powders and I have heard that you can take loose eyeshadow and use a bit of alcohol and press them yourself. There are a few DIY blogs that show it being done. 

( like http://www.darksideofbeauty.com/2014/03/diy-tutorial-pressed-eyeshadow-palette.html )

I was planning on getting the packaging done separately anyways because I have a unique packaging idea in mind, and trays can’t be that much overhead.. 

Even though it would be a lot of work, what are your thoughts on this process? Obviously it’s not optimal, but would it be a hard job, yet worth it in the end if I were able to get my eyeshadow line off the ground or is it a waste of time because the DIY process is for the little bit of extra makeup you have in the bottom of your makeup bag and won’t work on a larger 500-100 package scale? Hard work aside, considering it’s a black, white and gray pallet so color changing from the alcohol would be less likely, would this option be worth considering as a plan B?