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When your package is picked up by our shipping partners, you'll receive a shipment confirmation email with your tracking number and a tracking link. Please allow up to 48 hours for your tracking code to activate.

You may also choose to enter the tracking number manually at TRACK YOUR ORDER or 17TRACK. This is presently the best option for tracking our packages as we ship with a wide variety of services (depending on the destination); 17TRACK displays a variety of tracking updates for hundreds of different types of tracking numbers.

Yes, we offer international shipping. For more details, please refer to our SHIPPING POLICY page.

To view a list of all our official online channels, please visit our WHERE TO FIND US page.

As we work toward finding more efficient and reliable shipping channels, shipping costs have gradually increased. International shipping is now $6-10 USD per order (depending on the destination country) for orders under $100 USD, and FREE for orders over $100 USD.

We ship all Kaleidos Makeup orders from our facilities in Shanghai, China. Kaleidos Hair products are dispatched from our facilities in Hong Kong. 

To view a list of all our official online channels, please visit our WHERE TO FIND US page. If you are ordering from within mainland China, please use our official stores on TMall/Taobao, Xiaohongshu, or Douyin under the names Kaleidos万花镜 and KaleidosHair for domestic shipping!

Currently, we rely on third-party logistics companies for international shipping, each of which handles shipping to a small group of countries. We are constantly improving our practices and working alongside our shipping partners to expand shipping capabilities to their pre-Covid-19 level.

Orders are typically processed within 3-5 business days after they are placed, with multiple shipping flights available each week for a variety of destination countries. However, during peak times (for example, the week following a product launch), shipping and processing may take longer than five days.

Please check our SHIPPING POLICY for details about where we can ship, including a list of estimated shipping times. For most countries, delivery takes 14-28 days. In this case, if shipping takes over 35 days, you are eligible for a 30% refund; if shipping takes over 42 days, you are eligible for a full refund or a reshipment for a lost package. If you are ordering from a zone where the estimated shipping time frame is 45 days, you are eligible for a 30% refund if delivery takes over 45 days; after 52 days, you are eligible for a full refund or a reshipment for a lost package. Please note this policy does not account for delays due to uncontrollable factors or regional instability.

Currently, all orders are shipped through third-party logistics companies or China Post. Deliveries to one destination country may be handled by a single company or a small group of companies. Please contact us if you would like more information about the carrier handling shipments to your country.

The tracking numbers you receive are the same as the last mile tracking in most cases, except the ones starting with "YT" which are handled by YunExpress. If you would like to have the last mile tracking for YunExpress orders, check the order status here (https://www.yuntrack.com) for last mile tracking number and more information.

All shipments are dispatched through third-party logistics companies from our facilities in Shanghai, China. They are then handed over to the destination country’s national postal service or commercial logistics company upon arrival in the destination country.

When the package is handed off from our third-party logistics company, it is placed in a distribution center in the destination country to be picked up by the destination country’s local courier. Often, there is a period of 7-10 days during which the package is waiting to be scanned into the tracking system of the local courier.

During this time, tracking will not display any updates. Occasionally, this stage of the delivery process may take longer than 10 days. If your tracking has not updated in over 10 days, please contact us via the Contact Form or email support@kaleidosmakeup.com and we will conduct an inquiry into the matter.

If your tracking shows “Not Found” for more than 3 days, please contact support@kaleidosmakeup.com as soon as possible. It is normal for tracking to display a “Not Found” status update for 2-3 days, though anything longer may indicate an underlying issue.

Another possibility is that your tracking number may simply need to be reissued. This can happen for a number of reasons: either the initial shipment was rejected by customs, the original shipping label was damaged before shipment, or the best method of shipment to your country was updated unexpectedly.

We are acutely aware of a sharp increase in package theft across world, particularly within the US. Unfortunately, we do not and cannot bear responsibility for stolen packages, as it is not something Kaleidos Makeup can personally prevent.

If your package has been stolen, please consult with your local police department regarding the best course of action; they will be able to provide further assistance.

If you need to correct an address error or change to an alternative address, please submit a Contact Form or email support@kaleidosmakeup.com as soon as possible. If the order is still in the processing window or has just been shipped out, we are able to inform our shipping partners to change the address for you in the backend. However, please note that this change won't be reflected in the automatic shipping updates.

If your order has already been shipped out, unfortunately, we cannot change the shipping address, as only the recipient is authorized to do this. In such a case, we recommend contacting your country's postal service or local carrier as soon as the package arrives in your country. They should be able to assist you in changing your address or possibly arrange a pickup.

No, we do not charge any redelivery fee or any fees regarding deliveries, change of address, or to pick up a package. Our shipping partners will never send texts or emails asking for credit card and/or personal information.

We are acutely aware of a sharp increase in fake package delivery problems across world, particularly within the US. Scammers send these texts impersonating the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx, UPS, and local carriers, and attach a link to a website that may look legitimate, but is not.

Do not engage with the senders of these suspicious texts or emails. Never reply or click any links included in suspicious texts or emails.

Yes, all of our products are cruelty-free. We can assure you that our raw material venders and manufacturers do not test on animals, and are instead strictly committed to chemical testing.

Yes, all of our products are vegan. We carefully screen each formula and product for animal derived ingredients and formulate them without these ingredients whenever possible during the product development stage.

Since July 1, 2014, the Chinese government has not required non-special-purpose cosmetics* made in China to be tested on animals. This policy applies to cosmetics sold online and in brick-and-mortar stores, pre-market and post-market. The decision of whether or not to test on animals is entirely left to the discretion of the manufacturer. Since our founding in 2018, we've ensured that our raw material venders and manufacturers do not test on animals; they are instead strictly committed to chemical testing. We can assure you that all Kaleidos products strictly abide by our cruelty-free commitments.

As of May 1, 2021, the requirements for animal testing on imported non-special-purpose cosmetics into China were also lifted given the manufacturer first meets certain registering conditions.

*Non-special-purpose cosmetics: Cosmetics are classified into two main categories in China: non-special-purpose cosmetics and special-use cosmetics. Non-special-purpose cosmetics refers to cosmetics with no medicinal effects, such as general makeup, skin care products, hair care products, lip care products, nail care products, and perfumes. Special-use cosmetics are products that make a functional claim like hair dyes, hair perming products, sunscreens, whitening products, anti-hair loss products, and cosmetics claiming new efficacy.

Yes, as long as it is issued by a major credit card company (Visa, MasterCard, American Express).

When purchasing from outside China, credit card providers will typically classify purchases on our website as international transactions. If your credit card is set up so as to block international transactions, you may first need to contact your financial institution to lift this restriction before purchasing on our site.

At this time, we are unable to accept gift cards issued by third-party retailers as form of payment due to restrictions from Shopify, the host of our site. If this policy changes sometime in the future, we will make an announcement!

The new VAT law in the EU requires us to collect taxes for order under €150 Euro at the point of sale, which means if you purchase an order with value under €150 Euro, you will pay VAT tax when you checkout. In this case, you should not be taxed again upon package delivery. If your order value is under €150 Euro yet you are taxed again, please send us a photo of the tax form and we will refund the taxed amount.

If your order value exceeds €150 Euro, your local customs office will handle your package and collect tax and duties when you receive the package.