Beauty kitting assembles individual products into sets, bundles and gift boxes that sell as one item. From lip trios to holiday collections, we build kits to your spec so they arrive at customers and retailers looking finished.
Pre-built kits vs. kit-on-demand
Kits can be built in advance or assembled as orders arrive. Pre-built kits suit high-volume sets and wholesale orders: a batch of holiday gift boxes is assembled, sealed and stored as its own SKU, ready to pick. Kit-on-demand suits bundles with many possible combinations, such as a build-your-own lip set where the customer chooses shades.
The right answer often changes through the year. A discovery set might be kit-on-demand most months, then pre-built ahead of a holiday campaign or a retail order. We help you choose based on volume, packaging and how many component combinations exist, so you're not tying up components in kits that may not sell.
Holiday and limited-edition sets
Holiday gift sets are where many indie beauty brands make a big share of their year, and they're where fulfillment mistakes hurt most. Components often arrive from several suppliers on different dates: the outer box from one, inserts from another, product from your manufacturer.
We receive and hold each component, confirm counts against the build quantity and start assembly once everything is in. Builds follow a reference photo and are spot-checked throughout the run. Finished sets can be shrink-wrapped, sleeved or sealed, and are counted into inventory as a new SKU. Leftover components after a campaign are tracked, so you know what's available for the next drop.
Lot tracking inside kits
A kit is made of products that each carry their own lot. When a set contains a lip gloss from one batch and a liner from another, both lots matter if there's ever a question about a product.
When kits are built, we record which component lots went into each build run. Combined with lot recording on outbound orders, that lets you trace which customers received sets containing a specific batch. For dated products, components can be selected first-expired, first-out so a gift set doesn't contain a balm that's nearer to its date than the rest of the stock.
Kits for retail and wholesale
Retail and wholesale buyers often have their own requirements for sets: specific case packs, carton labels, inner packs or UPC placement. Faire and boutique orders tend to be simpler, while larger retailers can have detailed routing guides.
We build kits to the buyer's requirements and pack cartons accordingly, so wholesale orders ship from the same inventory as your DTC orders. If a retailer requires labeling or prep work on individual units, that can be added as part of the kitting run. Planning these together avoids reworking finished sets later because a carton label or case count wasn't right.
What's included
- Pre-built kits and kit-on-demand bundles
- Holiday and limited-edition gift set assembly
- Multi-supplier component receiving and staging
- Reference-photo builds with in-run spot checks
- Shrink-wrap, sleeving and sealing options
- Component lot recording per build run
- Retail-ready case packs and carton labels
Frequently asked questions
How far ahead should I plan holiday gift sets?
Start with component lead times from your suppliers, then add receiving, assembly and time to ship to customers or retailers. Talk to us early so build time is reserved.
Can customers build their own bundle?
Yes. Build-your-own sets can be fulfilled as kit-on-demand, with the chosen components picked and packed together per order.
Do you shrink-wrap gift sets?
Shrink-wrapping, sleeving and sealing are available depending on your packaging. We'll confirm the best finish for your set during planning.
What happens to leftover components?
They stay in inventory as tracked components, ready for the next build or to be returned to you.