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Reddit mentions of Vivaplex, 50, Clear, Empty, 5 Gram Plastic Pot Jars, Cosmetic Containers.
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- 50 - 5 gram empty, clear, plastic cosmetic jar, container pots.
- Material: Polystyrene Diameter: 1 1/4" inch X Height: 3/4 inch.
- Jars for sampling of eyeshadows, creams, lip balm lotions and other cosmetics.
- Perfect for sampling or storing mineralized eyeshadows or mineralized makeup and it's easy to travel with.
- Easily screws together for compact storage of acrylic powder, liquids, nail designs and much more.
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Clear |
| Height | 0.75 Inches |
| Length | 1.25 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 50 Count (Pack of 1) |
| Weight | 0.55 Pounds |
| Width | 1.25 Inches |
Thank you! I found them on amazon and you get 50 5g jars which is about the perfect size for the samples. I don’t fill them all the way with wax though so they smell very strong.
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Sample containers:
௳ The bottles with the green flip-caps are from Amazon (~0.5oz/15mL each, $21.99 for 36).
௳ The little pots with screw-on lids are also from Amazon (3mL each, $7.99 for 50). I wound up making 2 pots for each sample because they were a little smaller than I had imagined (Starfish Lord, grant me the presence of mind to look at dimensions before ordering things), so next time I might get these slightly bigger ones (5mL each, $10.00 for 50).
Decanting supplies:
௳ I used these plastic transfer pipettes (3mL, $4.50 for 100) to decant anything that I could suck up with them.
௳ Anything in a pot was decanted using these wooden spatulas ($22.98 for 500); I put 2-3 in with each potted sample and kept the rest for myself. (Forgive me, my Spiny-Skinned Savior, for lacking the diligence to wash and dry my plastic spatulas after each use; pray accept my disposable compromise or guide me to a better way).
Baggies:
௳ The small ones are from the Container Store (2.5” x 3”, $0.89 for package of 10).
௳ The larger ones are from Wegmans, but similar ones are available at Target (3.5” x 5.5”, $2.24 for 64).
Markers:
I tested a lot of different markers before I found some that didn’t smear/smudge/wipe-off and that could withstand the watery trials of the bathroom counter. From my own stash, these three worked:
௳ Gold: Montana Acrylic Extra Fine Point (0.77mm) Marker in Matte Gold (Metallic) (available from Dick Blick for $5.35).
௳ White: Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Extra-Fine Point Marker in White (available from Joann for $2.62).
௳ Teal/peacock blue: Derwent Graphik Line Painter (acrylic, 0.5mm) in Brilliant (available from Dick Blick for $3.96).
Pretty cool. A suggestion for your next iteration, sand down the pieces you are going to cast as you can see the grain of the wood.
If you need quick iterations without casting, you can also try the link below. With a quick spray paint job and gluing the magnets or washers inside you can make lots of them really fast for pretty cheap.
https://www.amazon.com/Clear-Empty-Plastic-Cosmetic-Containers/dp/B00J7A4SAW/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00J7A4SAW/ref=mp_s_a_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1502857085&sr=8-4&keywords=mini+containers
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00TT70OME/ref=mp_s_a_1_10_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1502857085&sr=8-10&keywords=mini+containers
The ones I have are the ones with black lid.
This is for $10 for 50....https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J7A4SAW/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_DpI3wb1GK8W1D
50, Clear, Empty, 5 Gram Plastic Pot Jars, Cosmetic Containers. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J7A4SAW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_p-7RybPVVHV6D
I also bought my jars from Amazon, but I know places like TKB trading also sells these jars in bulk.
I've had a great experience with these jars!
Yeah, I was on a box pass where somebody clearly confused the Muhle and Van der Hagen logos. (Hey, they've both got windmills!) Then again, it was interesting to see in person just how poorly the VdH badger brush is made.
What about just shipping the stuff in full-size jars and letting people take samples themselves? The main problem then is portion control. Including 5g containers would tend to limit people to that amount, but they get bulky pretty quick.
Maybe you could start with, say, 50 jars and ask people to drop a buck in the box for each 5 jars they take? Then when the jars run out the next person can take the money and order another 50 from Amazon.
On Amazon, the 5 gram jars are usually slightly cheaper than the 3 gram jars.
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I also bought the bead container ones, but those jars wear really big. I don't use them for eyeshadow.
Have a stoned grinding session every few days. You can store a couple ovens worth in lip balm containers. Edit: item description has the words "high" and "pot." We know what they're for.
I have these jars for samples. They're a pretty good size for something like foundation.