About Us

GRIMAS

Grimas B.V. is a Dutch company that develops and produces make-up for professional and non-professional make-up artists. The range comprises products including theatre make-up, traditional beauty make-up, camouflage and face paint to users in countries across the world.

Founded in 1981, Grimas now employs a total of 30 people who are involved in all aspects of growth and product development. The mission is to continue to gain a deep understanding of cosmetics through literature studies and research.  A toxicologist/ecotoxicologist is employed to ensure the optimum safety of all product ingredients.

In order to create the best possible products, all make-up is produced in-house and in accordance with strict quality and safety standards.  Retaining production in-house allows a quick response to specific product requests or smaller product runs.

In addition to the compulsory shelf-life icon on the packaging, valid from the date the package is opened, the products carry an expiry date.

A&A STUDIOS

We are the only bulk supplier of Grimas cosmetic products in the UK.  Goods are despatched directly from our Edinburgh-based warehouse.  Most products will reach customers within 24 hours.

If you have any questions or suggestions to improve our service, please contact A&A Studios Head Office on 0131 556 7057 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

PRODUCT INGREDIENTS

All Grimas products contain ingredients in the highest quality category* which means:

• products can be used around the eyes and mucous membranes
• they do not contain perfumes or ingredients that could produce harmful effects and colourants of the highest quality only are used.
• artists can work freely with different colours and techniques without safety or hygiene worries
• the products are colour-fast and do not run under hot studio lights
• Grimas products are completely safe for all types of skin and are often used for painting children’s faces

* The Dutch Commodities Act defines four different categories for cosmetic products.  Grimas only uses colorants from the top category.

SAFETY AND ETHICS

Grimas actively supports ethical production and various Grimas Pure product lines have been developed without chemical preservatives

Chemical and natural preservatives

The law states that, from a safety perspective, unused products should be bacteriologically acceptable for 30 months.  It is Grimas’ duty to offer a product which can still guarantee optimum safety from the moment it is opened and used, whatever the circumstances.  This in turn requires the use of preservatives - not doing so would seriously endanger the user’s health.  These preservatives not only inhibit reactions in the product itself but also prevent contamination by micro-organisms.  Grimas therefore does use chemical preservatives where safety considerations demand it.  However, the focus remains on the use of natural preservatives (e.g. vitamin E, coconut oil, chamomile and citric acid) wherever possible.

Grimas’ toxicologist/ecotoxicologist investigates how natural preservatives work in combination with the other constituents.  This makes it possible for Grimas Water Make-up Pure to be free of chemical preservatives.

Animal Testing

Grimas has never carried out or given instructions for animal tests and will never do so.  However, as with every cosmetics manufacturer, raw materials are purchased from suppliers who may have done so.  Fortunately this is now forbidden within the EU.

TRANSPARENT INFORMATION

Grimas believes in providing transparent information for the user’s benefit and legal protection.  Therefore individual product labels state the contents of each product.  Grimas also provides production information via its website.  Generic terms such as ‘dermatologically tested’ and ‘hypoallergenic’ have been replaced by a dermatological declaration and a summary of the ingredients.  All Grimas products are ‘unperfumed’ and ‘gluten-free’.  This enables end users to assess the suitability of each product.

GRIMAS MAKE-UP vs REGULAR COSMETICS

Their products are also suitable for use as normal make-up.  However, a certain level of expertise is required when applying them.  The ordinary cosmetics market makes it easier for the consumer by processing less colorant in its products.  (The less colorant each product contains, the more transparent the result.  This means there is a smaller the chance of things going wrong.)  With Grimas products, the results are very long-lasting and this is exactly why make-up artists enjoy working with the brand.

One other added bonus for the consumer is that all colours in the assortment are here to stay - so no one will have to miss out on their favourite eye shadow or lipstick.

GRIMAS’ PURE PRODUCTS

Various Grimas products (Water Make-up, Camouflage Make-up, etc.) include the word ‘Pure’ in their names.  This means that the product in question does not contain any chemical preservatives (such as parabens) or halogenated organic compounds.  The ‘Pure’ products, like all Grimas products, are gluten-free and unperfumed.  For precise information about a specific product, please refer to the relevant product information sheet on the website.

For more information about the products, please go to

www.grimas.nl or www.grimas.com