require preproduction samples from chinese suppliers

If you customize makeup brushes from China or South-East Asia, you MUST require preproduction samples before production is launched. Most makeup brush manufacturers will offer preproduction samples, since it is the industry regulations. If your suppliers or manufacturers can not offer you preproduction samples, you should be very careful about their capacity and fames. Of course, the preproduction samples here is different from normal samples,we have explained this in previous article, please click here to check details.

1. Always ask for perfect preproduction samples

It is really an obvious principle, but many buyers do not follow it due to various reasons. Some suppliers explain that the lead time is urgent, and they promise that “it will be fine in mass production”, then the buyer surrend.

The problem is, if you do not check preproduction samples, you will not be show a clear standard to your makeup brush manufacturers, which will leave potential problems for future quality inspection. And if you are not satisfied with the makeup brushes you received, you will have to pay much more to solve these problems.

2. pre-production samples are the standard for production

In some other industries, it is very common that mass production is not as nice as the pre-production samples. But for makeup brushes, mass production brushes will be the same as preproduction samples, or even better. We have also explained the reason in previous articles.

If you have a perfect pre-production sample, but are anxious for the mass production quality. You can write down your all your detailed requirements on the brushes, for example, material, size, color code, package etc. Send all these requirements to manufacturers and ask for their feedback and promise on all these points. You should put pressure on the manufacturers and ensure that all your requirements and standard are respected and followed during mass production.

Anyway, for makeup brushes, if the preproduction samples are perfect, the mass production quality will also be perfect, as long as the factory has standard production and inspection system and process. Therefore, ask for preproduction samples is very necessary and essential for customers.

Preproduction samples VS normal samples

Some customers may not be able to understand the meaning of preproduction samples. Pre-Production Sample is the term that is given to the first few pieces created prior to the final production run.

In many other fields, the preproduction samples are the same as normal samples, but for makeup brush industry, these two terms are totally different. The reason is that makeup brush quality is mainly decided by material. If the material is not perfect, the brush will never be perfect. Therefore, to get exactly known of the makeup brushes you order, you should require preproduction samples instead of normal samples.

While to get preproduction samples, customers must firstly place orders or arrange prepayment, so that the makeup brush manufacturers can prepare material and productions accordingly. Therefore, most customers do not want to take a risk to pay so much without ensuring the brush quality, and then require to order some samples first to check the quality and size etc.

But the problem is such samples can not reveal the exact quality of the mass production. For example, customers want to order a powder brush with ZGF goat hair, so they require a sample, then the makeup brush manufacturer produce a sample with the ZGF goat hair in their stock. When getting customer’s approval on the samples, manufacturer will need to order new ZGF goat hair from their suppliers, but such ZGF goat hair will not be the same as the sample hair, as the goat hair will not have the same quality in all seasons, just like our human hairs, the hair in summer will be greatly different from that in winter.

Also, for makeup brush industry, it is very complex to make normal samples, and the samples usually will not as perfect as the brushes from mass production. The reason is that samples will not be manufactured through normal and formal process. For example, the formal process of makeup brush handle shaping is very complex and need a lot of time, so such process require enough quantity. If only one handle, it is impossible to pay so much to do all process, therefore the quality will certainly not as good as mass production. That is why most customers will find that the brushes they received are much better than the samples.

But preproduction samples will not have all above problems. After getting customer’s order or prepayment, the manufacturer will firstly order all materials, and after getting all materials, we will then make the preproduction samples. In this case, all material of preproduction samples will be exactly the same as batch production. Also, we will shape all hairs/ferrules/handles together, so their process will be totally the same as the batch production.

Also, preproduction samples can save a lot of time for customers. As to make samples, we need to order new material for the samples, and then manufacture the samples, the lead time is about 20 days which is almost the same as mass production; but preproduction samples can save so long time. The most important is that the pre production samples can exactly show the quality level of the mass production.

For the customer’s risk- pay so much without ensuring the brush quality, in fact, as long as customers have clear idea on the brushes they want, it will not be a problem. As we will not start mass production without getting customers’ approval on the preproduction samples. Therefore, it will not be a risk if the makeup brush manufacturer is reliable and professional enough.