Location

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Founded

2006

Price range

₹195 – ₹2,895

Shipping

India

Catalogue

455 products

Size range

0.5–120

New arrivals

3 this month

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PAC Cosmetics

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About

PAC Cosmetics is an Indian makeup brand whose name states its purpose directly: Professional Artist Cosmetics. Based in Mumbai, it was created to meet the demands of professional makeup artists and beauty enthusiasts in a market where artists had long been forced to import their kits or compromise on what was available domestically. The range is built for working artists first. Brushes and tools form a substantial part of the catalogue alongside complexion products, palettes, lip colour and eye products, with formulations tailored specifically for Indian skin tones rather than adapted from Western shade ranges, which remains the single biggest gap in globally distributed cosmetics. The brand describes itself as an Indian brand with global standards, and positions its products as premium while keeping them within reach. Its research, development, manufacturing and testing span international markets, giving it access to formulation technology beyond what a domestic-only supply chain would allow. PAC states that the majority of its products are crafted with a commitment to ethical and cruelty-free practices, and says it is continuously working to expand its vegan and cruelty-free range, which is a more measured claim than most competitors make. The brand is self-funded and has grown through its own retail and distribution rather than external capital. Priced in the affordable tier under the tagline an expression of you, PAC is a practical option for anyone seeking affordable, cruelty-free professional makeup designed for Indian skin tones, whether building a first kit or restocking a working one.

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Brand Details

Contract manufactured
Yes — select products
Last reviewed
Oct 2026
Independent brand
Verified
B
Bonish Jain

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Frequently asked questions

Is PAC Cosmetics' quality actually good?
PAC Cosmetics earns praise for a non-sticky setting mist and a foundation with balanced, sweat resistant coverage, with its highlighter singled out as strong enough to skip a separate product.
Who founded PAC Cosmetics?
Bonish Jain founded PAC Cosmetics to fill a gap in India for professional grade makeup tools and brushes, a category with limited local availability at the time.
When and where was PAC Cosmetics founded?
PAC Cosmetics traces back to a 2006 idea from Bonish Jain's father Ramesh, with the company formally reestablished under Bonish's leadership in Mumbai, India, years later.
What makes PAC Cosmetics different?
PAC Cosmetics literally stands for Professional Artist Cosmetics, built first for working makeup artists before expanding into retail, and it has stayed bootstrapped without outside venture funding.
Is PAC Cosmetics cruelty free and vegan?
PAC Cosmetics says most of its products follow ethical, cruelty free practices and that newer launches are vegan, though it hasn't extended that commitment across its full catalog yet.
What's the bigger story behind PAC Cosmetics?
PAC Cosmetics' Studio HD Foundation won Editor's Choice Foundation of the Year at the 2025 ELLE Beauty Awards, cited for its 23 shade range built for Indian skin tones.

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