Diamond Packaging recently won five awards in the 25th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition, a showcase for foil stamping, embossing, and other specialty effects. Entries are judged by a panel of industry experts on several criteria including design, execution, and level of difficulty.
 
In the Beauty category, Diamond won a Bronze Leaf award in the “Most Creative Use of Embossing” category for Laura Mercier’s Exotique Face Illuminator packaging. The cartons were converted utilizing metallized polyester board and offset printed with four PMS colors and opaque white inks, with UV gloss and UV matte coating. The exquisite, multi-level embossed tiger pattern is tightly registered to the dark brown ink and provides a stunning contrast to the copper finish surrounding it. The debossed section on the front panel provides an ideal backdrop for the embossed Laura Mercier brand logo and product name.
 
Another Bronze Leaf award for Diamond was in the “Most Creative Use of Foil and Embossing (Folding Carton)” category for L’Oréal USA’s Maybelline Holiday Collection packaging.
 
Diamond designed a unique carton structure for the Lash Sensational Washable Mascara, with pointed top and bottom closures, decorative black ribbon, and holographic foil that simulated a holiday ornament, perfect for holiday gifts or “self-gifting.” The Curvitude Mascara and Eyeliner Kit employed a visually similar structure, with angled side panels and a rigid window.
 
All of Diamond’s winning entries were manufactured using 100% clean, renewable wind energy and produced in a Zero Manufacturing Waste to Landfill (ZMWL) facility.