Professional Cosmetics Photography for Beauty Brands
Your beauty products deserve photography that shows true colors and drives sales. Razor Creative Labs is a Brooklyn-based cosmetics photography studio specializing in color-accurate product photography for makeup and skincare brands. We use calibrated lighting and color-managed workflows to ensure your lipsticks, foundations, and skincare products photograph exactly as they appear in real life.
Since 2017, we've photographed thousands of beauty products for cosmetics brands who need images that build trust and reduce returns. We know how to make your products look irresistible online while showing customers exactly what they'll receive.
Why Beauty Brands Choose Razor
Here's the thing about selling beauty products online: your photography has to do all the heavy lifting. Customers can't swatch your lipstick, test your foundation shade, or feel your skincare texture. They're making purchasing decisions based entirely on your product photos.
When your products photograph with inaccurate colors, customers get disappointed. Returns pile up. Reviews mention "not as pictured." And trust gets damaged. Meanwhile, beauty brands with color-accurate photography earn repeat customers and premium pricing.
The difference isn't always the product—it's how you show it.
Since 2017, Razor Creative Labs has specialized in professional beauty product photography for makeup and skincare brands that demand accuracy. Unlike generalist photographers, we've invested in the specific equipment and workflows needed for cosmetics photography.
What makes us different
Color Accuracy Is Everything
We use color-calibrated lighting, color-checked monitors, and color management workflows from capture to delivery. What you see in our photos is exactly what your customer will receive. Your rose gold highlighter photographs as rose gold, not orange. Your nude lipstick shows its true undertone.
We've Seen It All
From indie beauty startups to established cosmetics lines, we've photographed thousands of beauty products. We know how to handle delicate packaging, work with all product types, and deliver images that convert.
Beauty Product Expertise
We understand makeup and skincare photography. We know how to capture shimmer, texture, and subtle color differences between shades. We've photographed foundations across 20+ shades, entire lipstick collections, eyeshadow palettes, and skincare product lines.
Reduces Returns & Increases Sales
Color-accurate photography delivers measurable ROI. When your products show true colors, customers get exactly what they expect—fewer returns, higher conversions, and more repeat purchases. When customers trust what they see, they buy with confidence and come back for more.
Consistency Is King
When shooting cosmetics, uniform presentation matters. Whether we're photographing 5 lipstick shades or 50, every product gets the exact same lighting, angles, and styling. Your entire line looks cohesive and professional.
Multiple Formats for Every Platform
White background shots for product pages. Lifestyle shots for social media. Swatch photography to show true colors. Detail shots of packaging and applicators. Whatever you need to sell across all your channels.
WhAT’S INCLUDED
Everything you need to launch your beauty capsule.
Every beauty product photography project includes:
Product Prep — We make sure everything is camera-ready before we shoot. Products get cleaned, polished, and positioned perfectly. Pumps primed, caps aligned, packaging spotless. You ship it, we prep it.
On-Set Styling — Products arranged and styled for optimal presentation. Lighting and composition optimized specifically for beauty products. Every detail handled so your cosmetics photograph beautifully.
Expert Photography — Our team knows how to make beauty products look incredible. We've spent years perfecting color-accurate lighting, angles, and composition for makeup and skincare photography.
Color Calibration — We ensure accurate color representation across all shades and products. Critical for cosmetics, where color matching is everything.
Any Background You Need — Pure white for Amazon and Shopify compliance. Gray, black, cream, or custom colors to match your brand. Whatever your eCommerce platform requires, we've got you covered.
Files Your Way — Need JPGs? PNGs? TIFFs? Specific dimensions for your site? We deliver files in whatever format and size you need. No extra requests, no extra fees.
Professional Retouching — Color correction, background cleanup, and detail retouching all included. Your images arrive polished and ready to upload.
High-Resolution Files — Full-size, web-optimized images that look crisp on any device. Plus raw files available on request. You own everything.
Fast Delivery — Ship your cosmetics Monday, receive finished images by next Monday. Need it faster? Rush turnaround available (3-5 days).
Our Simple Process
Three steps. Zero stress.
Getting professional apparel photography shouldn't be complicated:
Step 1: Ship Your Products — Pack up your cosmetics, skincare, or beauty products and send them our way with a list of what needs to be photographed (including all shades and variants). We'll confirm receipt and give you a timeline.
Step 2: We Prep, Style & Photograph — While you're running your business, we're prepping, photographing, and retouching your cosmetics so they are consistent throughout your catalog. All handled within 3-5 business days in our Brooklyn studio. Styling is included at no extra charge.
Step 3: Get Your Images & Ship Back — Within one week, color-accurate beauty product photography is ready for download and ready to upload to your online store. We'll ship your products back safely, or store them if you're planning another shoot soon.
That's it. No complicated workflows. No "not as pictured" returns. Just professional beauty product photography that shows true colors and builds customer trust.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We use color-calibrated monitors and color management workflows from capture to delivery. We also photograph under controlled lighting conditions to ensure consistency across all shades. Retouching is the final step to make sure we have uniform colors across your entire site.
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Yes. We regularly photograph beauty products with 5-50+ shades. We can handle everything from a small collection to a full shade range with consistent quality across all colors.
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Absolutely. We can photograph swatches on arms to show true color matches, or coordinate professional beauty models for on-figure images. Perfect for foundation shades, lipstick colors, or showing how products look when applied. We work with expert stylists and hair and make up stylists.
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Pricing varies based on complexity and volume. Simple product shots start around $50 per image. Package pricing available for larger launches. Book a free consultation for a custom quote based on your specific needs.
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White backgrounds (most common for eCommerce), gray backgrounds, and custom colored backgrounds to match your brand aesthetic. We can give you any color you need.
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We've been handling beauty product inventory since 2017. Your products are handled with care by experienced pros, and shipped back securely after photography. Delicate packaging, glass bottles, expensive formulations—we treat it all with respect.
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Absolutely. We’ve done it many times to showcase a small group of products or even a full cosmetics product line
Make Your cosmetics Look incredible?
Let's create beauty product photography that reduces returns and increases sales.
Whether you're launching your first 10 SKUs or photographing your 100-shade foundation range, we've got the color-accurate equipment and expertise to make your beauty products look incredible.
Ship us your samples and we'll handle the rest—prepping, styling, shooting, and delivering images that show true colors and convert browsers into buyers. No drama. Just beautiful, accurate photography in one week.
Not quite ready to ship? No problem.
View our pricing, browse our FAQs, check out our case studies, or shoot us an email for answers to all your questions. If it’s more convenient, set up a free consultation here for a quick chat.
Need more than cosmetics photography? We also specialize in accessories photography, apparel photography, and product photography.