The 4 Beauty Brands Buy Their Goods Round the World — Manufacturing, Shipping Routes

Tennessee
Having emerged from a mood board in nyc, the mats and mats for Glossier Balm Dotcom are modeled and published in Tennessee.

New Jersey
Next, they are trucked back east to be stuffed with the item, which has been also made from the Garden State.

Ohio
The finished, stuffed tubes subsequently make their way by truck into a warehouse a couple of hundred kilometers west.

Oklahoma City
An arrangement to be sent to OKC would probably travel from Ohio to Oklahoma by truck, states Glossier.

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Olio E Osso Tinted Balm

Minnesota
The glue-stick-like plastic tubes which home Olio electronic Osso’s tinted balms traveling by railroad from a mill in Minnesota into the brand’s Oregon studio.

Portland
The formula is mixed in small batches at the studio, then poured into the tubes. The outer stickers — sourced just outside of Portland — are then added.

Oklahoma City
USPS picks up the orders directly from the studio and gets them to their final destination by truck.

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Urban Decay Naked2 Eyeshadow Palette

China

East Coast
While the packaging components that make up an Urban Decay Naked2 Eyeshadow Palette are being produced in a factory in Asia, the makeup itself is being made on the East Coast. “We like to make the actual that goes on your face in factories where we can be on the ground floor and have a lot of control,” says cofounder Wende Zomnir.

Dominican Republic
The empty palettes and the shadows make their way, by boat, to the Dominican Republic, where assembly takes place.

Flordia
Shadows plus package get on another boat, headed back to the U.S. “We might do an emergency shipment here or there by plane,” says Zomnir. “But you can get the same result by planning ahead and shipping it on a boat.”

New Jersey
The palettes are then trucked to the manufacturer’s warehouse.

Oklahoma City
One more trip — likely by truck — also the shimmering shadows are in a customer’s hands.

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