DesignChill

For those, who are not aware of this product, Lotus splendour is an eyeshade duo and lip gloss duo from Lancome.

This product needs to be commended, not for the idea visualization, but for the engineering went behind it. Of course, without guidance from designers, the product would have looked like a mechanical product and not a cosmetically improved product. The challenge for engineers would be to realize the idea, which should look good when it is closed, when it is open, easy to close/open and easy to use.

The lotus head splits open to reveal three petals containing lip and eye products and a mini mirror, each leaf hinges & clicks back neatly and seamlessly into the weighted base by using hidden magnetic closures.  I’m sure the team (HCT packaging and HCT metal) had tough time in solving this. I could not get a sample in hand to check the quality of mechanisms. But based on online reviews, I feel that the product is doing good. It sums up the quality of effort gone into this product. Product visualization too needs to be appreciated. It has many compartments, which help in providing lip gloss/eye shade to suit various seasons.

Tags: cosmetic container design, cosmetic packaging, cosmetics innovation, lip gloss packaging, Packaging Design

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