Your story, our paper — a perfect package">Your story, our paper — a perfect package

1. Visual Appearance (Fastest Check): Gloss lamination (Gloss film), Strong mirror-like shine, high reflectivity. Clear reflections of lights, windows, people on the bag surface. Colours printed on the bag look brighter, more saturated, vivid. Surface looks sleek, eye-catching, typical for retail, luxury promotional bags. Matt lamination (Matte film)

Zero obvious mirror reflection, soft low-sheen finish.
Light diffuses evenly; you cannot see clear silhouettes reflected.
Prints have muted, elegant, soft tones; less colour glare.
Premium, understated texture for high-end brand, gift, boutique bags.
2. Touch & Texture Test
Gloss lamination
Super smooth, slippery plastic feel.
Finger slides easily across the surface with little friction.
Matt lamination
Slightly velvety, subtle fine matte grain.
More friction; your finger does not slide freely.
3. Fingerprint Test (Simple daily trick)
Gloss film: Fingerprints, oil marks show up very clearly and stay visible.
Matt film: Fingerprints barely show, hard to leave obvious smudges.
4. Angle Light Inspection
Tilt the paper bag under natural light or lamp:
Gloss: A bright sharp light streak runs across the surface when tilted.
Matt: Uniform soft light with no concentrated bright reflective strip.
5. Edge Peek (If film edge is exposed)
Check the folded/sealed edge of the bag where lamination film wraps around paper:
Gloss film edge: Transparent shiny plastic strip.
Matt film edge: Transparent but cloudy, dull non-shiny plastic strip.
Short Summary for Quick Identification
See clear reflections → Gloss lamination
No sharp reflections, soft muted look → Matt lamination
Visible fingerprints = Gloss; fingerprint-resistant = Matt

1. Core Production Principle: Printed Gold (Metallic Gold Ink Printing), Mixes gold pigment, metallic powder with regular printing ink, printed onto paper/bag surface via offset, screen or digital printing. It’s just coloured ink with metal particles. Gold Foiled / Hot Stamping Foil
A thin metallic foil film is transferred onto material under high heat + pressure using a metal die. The foil’s gold metallic layer sticks to the surface; the carrier film peels away. It is a physical transfer of real metallic foil, not ink.

2. Visual & Shine Effect
Printed Gold
Dull, weak metallic sheen; light reflection is flat and diffused.
Looks like pale yellow-gold, easily fades or turns brassy.
Fine small details are possible, but large solid areas look patchy/streaky.
Colour depth is limited; cannot create mirror-like shine.
Hot Stamping Gold Foil
Strong mirror-like metallic gloss, bright reflective real metal finish.
Rich, vivid gold tone with obvious light highlights and shadows.
Solid gold blocks are smooth and uniform; luxury high-shine texture.
Multiple foil options: bright gold, matt gold, rose gold, brushed gold.
3. Touch & Texture
Printed Gold
Surface stays flat, same texture as original paper/lamination; no raised feel. The gold layer is thin ink coating on top.
Gold Foiled
Slightly raised embossed feel on thick paper/card. You can feel a thin raised metallic edge when touching the pattern.
4. Detail Performance
Printed Gold
Good for tiny texts, gradient gold effects, blended colour artwork. Can print gradual shade changes.
Gold Foiled
Clean sharp lines for logos, borders, large text; cannot print gradients. Very thin lines (below 0.1mm) may break easily during stamping.