We have been featured in Global Cosmetic Industry’s October 2025 Issue! Featuring five of our innovative products, including our ICONS Ilia Sunshift Cream Bronzer, IML tubes, in-mold pattern lipsticks, the “Multini” tottle family, and our slow release sprayer in their ‘Packaging Design & Deco Inspo For Beauty & Personal Care‘ article!

Custom Design Meets Sustainable Engineering

This past year, ICONS partnered with ILIA to custom design the ILIA Sunshift Cream Bronzer and Lightshift Cream Highlighter compacts.  The compacts were designed with a matte finish and a debossed logo for a luxurious, tactile feel. This pioneering compact design set a new standard for sustainable, premium-quality circular cosmetics packaging. 100% mono-material PP, including the hinge and pin. 
  
Twist and pop off the cap, and you have a standalone, travel-friendly mirror.  The base and outer cover are made of in-mold matte, eliminating the need for additional secondary processes which compromise recyclability. These ILIA compacts are already a hit with eco-conscious consumers and showcase the sustainable design and engineering expertise of ICONS. 

Sensory Packaging: Beauty You Can Feel

In the article, Sue Nichols also discusses how sensory design is reshaping the way consumers choose and interact with beauty packaging.

“Packaging isn’t just a container, it’s an experience. High sensory packaging invites consumers to touch, engage and remember products,” says Sue Nichols, ICONS Group CEO.

From multi-textured finishes and custom embossed or debossed designs to playful shapes and textured applicators, sensory packaging helps brands create products that are not just noticed, but chosen.

IML Tubes: Design Without Limits

The feature also highlights ICONS America’s In-Mold Label tubes, which provide brands with a powerful canvas for full-sleeve decoration from shoulder to crimp.

With ICONS America’s IML technology, brands can combine matte, gloss and metallic finishes with hot stamp, cold stamp, flexography or digital print, all within one artwork label and with no overlap at the seam.

Beyond decoration, ICONS America’s mono-material PP IML tubes are Made in USA at our North Carolina facility, fully recyclable, available with PCR and designed to support faster lead times and a lower carbon footprint for American brands.

Mini but Mighty: The Multini Collection

As demand for travel-size beauty continues to grow, the article highlights ICONS America’s Multini collection, a versatile mini packaging range with 16 applicator options and three size and shape options: 7.5ml with round cap, 9.5ml with marquise-shaped cap and 15ml with rectangular cap.

Designed for lip, eye, face and skincare formulations, the Multini range combines soft, squeezable PE tottles with a velvety matte finish for a more touchable, sensorial experience. PE tottles and PP caps are also available with PCR.

Swipe-On Formats with Reusable Components

Stick and panstick formats are also featured as consumers continue to look for products that are quick, portable and easy to apply anytime, anywhere.

ICONS America’s duo-end PET panstick features a removable, washable and reusable brush or sponge with a sleek flush-fit design, supporting demand for multipurpose beauty and reusable components.

Slow-Release Sprayer: Effortless Mist, Perfect Finish

The feature also spotlights ICONS America’s Slow-Release Sprayer, designed for hair care, body care and fragrance-adjacent formulations.

With one single press, the sprayer dispenses a fine, gentle mist with a slow-release, sustained flow. Featuring a 0.65cc slow-dispense dosage and 24/410 neck size, it pairs with a variety of bottle shapes and sizes, making it a versatile packaging choice for a wide range of formulations.

From high-touch IML decoration and mono-material compacts to mini tottles, reusable pansticks and slow-release sprayers, ICONS America continues to develop packaging that supports how beauty brands are launching today: more sensory, more functional and more connected to the way consumers use products every day.

Contact info@ics-world.com for more information about our featured packaging and to read out full feature in Global Cosmetic Industry’s September 2025 article find the link here!