What price, what goods

We understand that all customers will try to buy products in lowest price no matter of what products or what quantity. Therefore to win more customers we always offer the best price we can offer. However, many customers always complain that our price is higher than other makeup brush suppliers, and require better price.

 

Having been in the makeup brush industry for about 10 years, we are very familiar about this industry and the margin. With such low price, there are only two possibilities: the makeup brush factory wishes no margin, or the material is not good. I believe no people will wish no profit for his business, if possible, everyone must hope more profits from each business. So it just leaves one possibility: worse material.

 

These days, we find that some makeup brush factory in Yiwu always offer customers much lower price than us, we are very puzzled, as we have quoted our best price, but the price offered by Yiwu factory is almost half of our price. To solve the puzzle, we bought some samples from a Yiwu factory. After getting the samples, we understand why their price is so low. They use bad material, the pony hair is scrambled, obvious dust and hairs falling down if touch the bristle; the ferrule is dark, with obvious mark, dents and some hairs , and the handle not well connected to the ferrule……That is why their price is so low!

 

It is a rule that what price what goods, so if you plan to custom makeup brush from a makeup brush manufacturer, it is better to ask for samples and visit their factory first, so that you can buy cost-effective brushes. Anyway, if price is the only case to determine your order and purchase, that is also ok.  

Makeup tools besides makeup brushes

Makeup brush is the most important makeup tools, but it is not the only one, there are also many other tools during makeup. For example: sponge puffs, cosmetic scissors, lash curlers as well as nail brushes etc. Only with the help of these tools, makeup artists can create perfect face.

 

Although we are a makeup brush factory and specialize in makeup brushes, our customers are usually cosmetics companies or trading companies who have wide production range, and will not only need makeup brushes but also other tools and accessories. Therefore, we often get inquiries to require other accessories like puffs, and customers hope we can help to source these tools and supply them together with our makeup brushes.

 

Base on such demands, although we do not manufacture such tools, we will help to offer customers with low margins just hoping to establish long term cooperation. We will try to find the best suppliers of these tools from china with good quality and low price.

 

Therefore, if customers have and demand on makeup brushes, it is great, as we are a makeup brush manufacturer and will surely offer good makeup brushes; and if you need other tools instead of makeup brushes, we are also happy to source them for you in China. Please feel free to contact us with any such requirements.

About makeup brush logo fees

In China, most Chinese makeup brush factories offer custom service for their customers, many customers who have their own brands will require having their logos on the makeup brushes to promote their brands.

 

Generally, most makeup brush manufacturers will only quote the price for the whole brush, and will not clarify the cost of each part. For the logo, the manufacturers may only say like this: the price includes the logo.

 

If fact, the logo fee mainly includes two aspects: pattern fee and individual logo printing. Then what is the pattern? It is just like the moulds for plastic parts, only with such pattern, the printing machine can repeatedly print logos, just like putting moulds into injection machine, and then fill in materials, and plastic parts will come out!

 

Still like moulds, comparing with individual logo fees, the pattern fee is rather high, for example, the individual logo cost may be 0.01, but the pattern fee will be more than 100. In China, if the order quantity reaches or more than the MOQ requirements, the logo factory may not charge the pattern fee, while if not reach MOQ, customers must pay the pattern fee.

 

Therefore, when you want to custom makeup brushes, but your order quantity does not reach the MOQ requirements, you should realize that in fact you need pay the pattern fee for your logo, or your makeup brush suppliers have include this fee in the quotation.

Chinese new regulation on export samples

During international business, samples are very important to both sides due to the distance limit. In the past, if we need to send samples to customers via express, we only need to fill in the waybill and proforma invoice, it is very convenient for the Chinese suppliers to promote their products.

 

While from 2010 July 1^st, according to the documents issued by the Chinese General Customs Administration: all the samples and printings, no matter free or not, shall be declared by the consignees or their agents who have license to import and export, and be inspected and cleared by the customs in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations.

 

Due to such documents and regulation, the express companies like DHL/FEDEX/ UPS etc, will require you to offer all custom declaration documents related documents, for example: Declaration Certificate of Entrustment, Agreement with Forwarder as well as the waybill and proforma invoice, all documents must be sealed and stamped. It somewhat leads to more inconveniences for the exporters.

 

For our customers, no matter you would like to custom makeup brushes with your own design, or wholesale makeup brushes with our existing styles, we can offer samples for your evaluation. Despite of so strict custom regulation, we will try our best to send you samples to open our initial coopartion.

Comparison of common payment methods

During international business, payment methods is certainly the most important concern of the two sides, some big business may be failed due to the payment terms. Both suppliers and buyers would like to ensure their money safety during the business.

 

Generally, the most common payment methods in international business are as follows:

 

Bank Transfer: It is the most popular payment method, better for suppliers, as the payment is irrevocable; therefore many suppliers prefer this method. The payment via bank transfer is very quick, usually 3-4 working days, and the fee is not high, usually about USD20.0. But, it is better to choose a big bank which has international influence in case of any funds lost.

 

L/C: It is the most complex payment method, the payment last too long time and too many banks and departments are involved, and the fee is too high, so now, little suppliers or buyers prefer this payment method.

 

Credit Card: credit card is better for buyers, as the money paid via credit card can be   countermanded within 30 days, so if buyers are not satisfied the products, they can get the money back, while for suppliers, it will be a great lost, so suppliers will not accept such payment method.

 

 

West Union: It becomes more and more popular for SOHO now due to the convenience, suppliers only need provide the personal details, then buyers can pay the money to individual person. For the SOHO who has no real company or bank account, it will be the best choice.

 

Cash: The most traditional and direct payment, but are seldom used now due to the limit of space and time, however, if buyers come to the factory for product inspection before shipment, maybe cash will also be a good choice, which will save the bank fee and time.

 

As a makeup brush factory, we have been in international business for many years, the payment methods we usually accept are bank transfer, west union and cash. If buyers have any special requirements on payment methods, please feel free to contact us, we can further discuss.

how to QC our makeup brushes

While buying makeup brushes, customers will not only care price but also the brush quality, if with bad quality or bad falling hair problems, it will certainly hurt customer business, so the customers may never consider buying brushes again from this makeup brush manufacturer or supplier.

Since makeup brush is a manual work, no machine to control the quality, so generally the most important person is the QC Inspector, but in our factory, to ensure the product quality, we also require the Production Supervisor and the salesman to check and control the quality together with the QC inspector.

For new orders to custom makeup brushes, we will confirm all quality requirements with customers; then make a working instruction according to customer requirements and order, and then deliver the working instruction to the workers and require them to follow the instruction; the production supervisor will inspect the workers during manufacturing; the QC inspector will check if the finished brushes are qualified, and the salesman will recheck and confirm if the brushes meet order requirements.

After the above quality control process, our makeup brushes can always satisfy our customers, the good quality has help our customers win more and more business, and we, as the makeup brush factory, are also certainly getting benefit from our customer business growing. So we will try all of our best to ensure our product quality.

Sample confirmation before bulk production

Many customers are very interested in our makeup brushes after seeing the pictures, and require us to send samples for their evaluation, while after knowing that they should pay the sample and shipping charge, many of them can not accept, some may would like to pay the shipping charge but not for the samples, and some do not want to pay neither samples or shipping charge, which leads to the difficulties in further cooperation between us.

 

We have explained why we charge samples for the makeup brushes in the previous article, and in fact all Chinese makeup brush manufacturers, factories and suppliers will charge sample fees for large makeup brushes, it is also the case in worldwide makeup brush industry, so if you would like to buy good makeup brushes, it is unavoidable to pay the samples.

 

Due to the high bank transfer fees, some may consider directly buying makeup brushes in large quantity without checking the samples; it is actually not a wise move. The makeup brushes in the pictures may be perfect and excellent, if not checking the samples but ordering large quantity, you may receive very bad products not worth the price you pay, or you may get makeup brushes not exactly what you want. That will cause a big loss to you.

 

So if you would like to buy or custom makeup brushes, you should ask the makeup brush factory to send you samples for confirmation before bulk production, and only after getting your confirmation on the samples, they can start production.

 

And if you have not placed the order to the makeup brush factory or supplier but would like to get samples first, they will ask you to pay samples, please do not become angry or immediately disappear, most manufacturers will agree to refund the sample fees in your future orders, so if you really have orders, you actually will not need to pay extra money for the samples.

the color confirmation

During custom makeup brushes, the color confirmation is very difficult, as due to different screen resolution or pinter color, the same color may look different, so the real products may be different from the customer requirements, that is why PMS becomes so popular world widely

 

While PMS has many categories, for example, the colors for Textile, printing, plastic, painting etc, and each category has individual color code, for example, the deep red in textile is 18-1763 TPX while in painting it is 186C, so if you tell the painting factory the painting color is 18-1763 TPX, they must be puzzled, as they can not find such code in their system. Therefore, to achieve effective communication, it is better to tell suppliers of the color code in the specific field.

 

During custom makeup brush, if customers have color requirements on makeup brush bristles or handle, we hope you can tell us the PMS code of the color you required, so that we can offer you the exact makeup brushes. Also please ensure not offer the color code in TPX/TCX sery, as it is used for textile and not traceable in our system.

Rubber paint on makeup brush handle

What is rubber paint?

Rubber painting, also called elastomeric painting, usually in matt or semi-matte status, it touches very exquisite and smooth, simple but elegant, and with great scratch resistance, weather resistance and wear resistance. Rubber painting is RoHS compliant, will not cause any harm to human body; it has good operation and adhesion, and can cover the flaw or weld line which may appear in normal injection.

The makeup brushes that use rubber painting will show top grade, and it holds very comfortable, so it has become popular among many users, especially the makeup artists. Base on such demand, many makeup brush manufacturers begin to launch the makeup brushes with rubber painting. Equipped with high-grade bristle and ferrule, the whole brush looks very attractive and noble.

While the rubber painting is more expensive than normal painting due to its complex processing, so customers who would like to buy makeup brushes with rubber painting handle during custom makeup brushes should be mentally prepared that the unit price will be a little higher than normal brushes.

The pony hair brushes

Recently, the pony hair price increases a lot, and the price changed every day, so many makeup brush factory dare not quote the pony hair bushes, because if customers place order after a month, they may lose money if do the brushes, but if not accept the order, they may lose the customers.

 

Then why the pony hair price changes a lot? In fact, it is because there are many people are speculating the pony hair in Chinese market, it is not because the pony hair itself is so precious.

 

While custom makeup brushes from makeup brush manufacturer, many customers will require pony hair for their powder brushes or blush brushes, as they think pony hair is better than goat hair; it is true for eye shadow brush, but not for blush brush and powder brush. Some top grade goat hair is much softer and better than pony hair, also the powder holding capacity of goat hair is much better than pony hair.

 

So, while replying inquires, we will suggest goat hair for powder brushes and blush brushes, which will save money for customers and have better performance. Of course, it is finally depends on customers decision.

The red wood makeup brush handle

The red wood in fact is a kind of collective, which includes: Sequoia and Sequoiadendron of California and Oregon, USA; and Metasequoia in China. These trees can live to an old age, with some for hundreds to thousands of years.

 

Red wood is an endangered wood due to habitat losses from: fire ecology suppression, logging, development, and air pollution. In China, Metasequoia trees are so rare they were thought to be extinct, until rediscovered by a Chinese forester in 1948. They were found on mountainous slopes in remote parts of the Hubei region of China.

 

When something is scarce, it is precious, since red wood is so scarce, its price must be very high, and therefore the products made of red wood will also be expensive too, it is also the case for makeup brushes.

 

During custom makeup brushes, to show the top-grade, some customers will ask for red wood handle for their brushes, while finally they will find that the price is too high for them, as since the handle uses so high-grade material, the bristle and ferrule should use top grade material too, such as the best goat hair whose price is about 4 times of the common good goat hair, so that the whole makeup brush can look superior. Therefore, the unit price of the makeup brush will be too expensive, even the big brands like MAC and BB will not use red wood for their brushes.

 

To handle this, many Chinese makeup brush factories suggest immitating red wood to customers. Imitating red wood is also a kind of high-grade wood material, which is very similar to red wood but much cheaper, so that the whole makeup brush can look very elegant and superior, and not only the customers but also the end users can afford this. Of course, we will tell customers that it is not real red wood but a imitating one, it totally depends on customers if to accept or not.

The painting of makeup brush wooden handle

The wooden handle is the most common handle of makeup brushes. Wooden handle is mostly used for high-grade makeup brushes; the surface can be painted vary colors, such as red, black, white etc.

 

While if customers would like to custom makeup brushes with wooden handle, it is not enough just to tell us the color name, for example tell us you need the handle to be red painted, as there are too many colors can be called red, according to Pantone, there are 88 colors with the name red. So if customers are not sure about the color description, please visit http://www.pantone.com/ to check the exact color name or code.

 

Also, even the same color can have different painting process. For example, the red handle can be matt painted and varnish painted, the surface of matt painted wood is somewhat like ground-glass, with diffuse reflection and no glare, which looks simple but elegant; while varnish painted wood has smooth and bright surface, with specular reflection and glare, which looks bright and gorgeous.

 

In case of any miscommunication, during custom makeup brushes, please be patient and careful to communicate with the makeup brush factory to confirm all details before you place orders.

About the foundation brush

During custom makeup brushes, many customers have the misunderstanding that since it is custom makeup brush, they can choose whatever material they like, which is not always the truth.

 

For example, some customers would like to have sable hair or other animal hair for the foundation brush, while the makeup brush factory usually use synthetic hair for the foundation brush, as the synthetic hair does not absorb water, has high ductility and will not waste any foundation.

 

Many may think synthetic hair brushes are not as good as animal hair, it is also a misunderstanding, some synthetic hairs are even better and more expensive than most animal hair. Most famous brands like MAC, BB or MAKE UP FOR EVER are using synthetic hairs for their foundation brushes.

 

Of course during custom makeup brushes, we, as a professional makeup brush manufacturer, will give you proper suggestions during your selection of materials. We will try our best to offer you the most proper and cost-effective makeup brushes at the reasonable price.

Send makeup brush samples via regular post or airmail

In makeup brush industry, customers often ask for samples from makeup brush factory, while neither the customers nor the makeup brush factory would like to pay the freight charge. As if send via express like DHL/FEDEX/UPS, the freight charge may reach RMB300 or more, which is too much at the very beginning of the cooperation; while if not check the samples, there is no reason for customers to trust the product quality, and makeup brush factory can not prove their reliability.

 

So to establish cooperation, we have to find a way to resolve this problem, however, if send via not good express, due to the different situation in different country, we can not ensure the sample can reach customers, the samples may be lost during transportation.

 

Upon this situation, the suppliers in Ebay find a good way to ship samples or products, that is HK post, which is quick, safe and most important much cheaper than the express, while the package weight should limit within 2KG, and for the companies who is far away from HK, they have to send the package to HK or Shenzhen, it is not so convenient.

 

These days, a customer suggested us try regular post to send samples, then we went to the post office and ask for the related issues, and get excited to know that the fee is very low, just about RMB5.0 and generally can reach customers within two weeks and the package will not be lost. Therefore, if the samples are not so urgent, it will be great to try regular post or airmail. We have sent samples via airmail for several times, and customers can always get the package gladly.

 

We believe we can win more customers via regular post or airmail, since customers can get samples without paying any fee.

Tell us your target price while inquiry

Not like the standard parts whose price can be available just by the part number, makeup brushes is a customized part, the price varies a lot depends on different material or outline requirements.

 

We get many emails like this: we need some makeup brush, please send me the quotation…….And we have to reply: please send us your detailed requirements on the makeup brush. If fact, such emails offer no information to us, we have no base to offer quotation.

 

Some will send us the detailed dimension or pictures of the makeup brushes, while after getting our quotation, they declare: your price is too high; you have no intention to cooperate with us.

 

We are a makeup brush factory, we would like to cooperate with all potential customers, so we always try best to offer the best price, and for customer understanding, we always clarify the detailed material and size on the quotation sheet.

 

It is known that different material can greatly affect the makeup brush price. Some customers pay more attention on the material or quality, while some may pay most attention on the price. Therefore, during custom makeup brushes from a makeup brush factory, it is better for customers to tell us your target price. After knowing your target price, we can review and evaluate if we can meet such price. If your target price is high, we can use good material, and if the target price is very low, we may suggest you use not so good material. As an experienced makeup brush manufacturer, we will give you our suggestions, and of course finally it depends on you. We will clarify all details including the material in our quotation sheet.

 

In a word, while custom makeup brushes from a makeup brush factory, it is better to tell us your target price, so that we can together push the project move forward more quickly.  

The difference between high grade and low grade makeup brushes

We all know that the bristle material is the most important factor to judge the makeup brush grade, low grade bristle material like goat hair, normal nylon etc, and high grade bristle material like sable hair and Squirrel hair etc. Bristle material is also the key factor of the makeup brush price. Many experienced makeup artists will tell you again and again that bristle material is the most important during buying makeup brushes.

 

It is true that bristle material is the most important as it is the part that directly touch your skin. But it is not the only case to decide the makeup brush grade and price.

 

The most two common ferrule material is aluminum and copper, some may also use stainless steel, but it is very rare. If no special processing or requirements, copper ferrule is much expensive than aluminum, thus the makeup brushes with copper ferrule is somewhat in the higher grade than aluminum ferrule.

 

Also the handle material can also decide the brush grade. Think about that, a makeup brush with sable hair and copper ferrule, but with normal plastic handle! I believe it will never be classified into the high grade makeup brushes. Once a USA customer would like to buy some high grade brushes from a Chinese makeup brush factory, and would like to have plastic handle. An experienced salesman in the makeup brush factory told him like this: usually, no high grade makeup brushes will use plastic handle! Then you may ask: what kind of handle is better for high grade makeup brushes? The most common is wooden; you may notice that all MAC makeup brushes are with wooden handles.

 

Of course, we can not say copper ferrule is surely high-grade than copper ferrule, or wooden handle is absolute expensive than plastic handle, it depends on the detailed customer requirements, some may need to have special processing, or the different requirement on the brightness or colors etc. Therefore, it also depends. What we said above is just a general case.

 

No matter you would like to have high grade or relatively low grade makeup brushes, please just email us to describe your detailed requirements, we, as an experienced makeup brush manufacturer, have made various brushes for various orders to custom makeup brushes.