The Flat Lay Co Ltd Reviews 104

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful products! The compartments and ability to fold down a side to use the contents is genius! It’s a great way to tidy your space whilst looking great too!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very impressed. Zipped pockets can be opened either side whether the sides are upright or folded Internal dividers are movable or can be removed altogether. Very roomy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have the marshmallow box bag and i absolutely love it, unfortunately the fabric got caught in the zip and the zip broke off the track on one side , stopping me from being able to shut it. This was p... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

There was a slight issue with uneven stitching on the marshmallow bag I purchased and the Flatlay Team couldn’t have dealt with it any better. I was impressed and will definitely purchase from them ag... See more

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The home of the Flat Lay Makeup Bag. We design practical and time-saving beauty products in sunny Shoreditch, London.


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4.5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad designed box bag and horrible customer service

Would love to share images in here but no options to do so.

I was exited to take my pink and orange jelly bag for my holiday, liked the colours, patterns and the size of the bag, all items on show after opening, it has a strap on the side, so once its all closed you can grab it and go, but! When its all zipped up and velcroed there are still holes on both sides!!! Your smaller items like lip liners will start falling out, that's how I lost couple of mines!!! I emailed them as thought my bag is faulty but they responded this is how it supposed to be which is even worse! And typical silly reply that:

"The original Box Makeup Bag design is functioning as intended and continues to be well received by many of our customers."

Really? It clearly doesn't function and seen other negative reviews so customer service obviously thinks I'm some sort of a mug and will take everything they write, absolutely disgusting!!!!

5 August 2025
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Reply from The Flat Lay Co Ltd

Hi Marci,

Thank you for reaching out and sharing your feedback. We’d really like the chance to look into this further for you. Please could you contact us directly at help@theflatlay.co so we can assist you and help resolve this?

Best regards, The Flat Lay Co. Team

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Was a little disappointed with this…

Was a little disappointed with this bag. I have one of the original ones which don't zip right to the end but have velcro. So was hoping this would work better with the complete zip. But when the bag is open the end walls are very flimsy so don't hold up as well as the box ends in my original one. So not so pleased as I thought I would be.

24 April 2025
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Reply from The Flat Lay Co Ltd

Thanks so much for your feedback. We are sorry to hear the design didn’t meet your expectations. Please feel free to contact our help team on help@theflatlay.co and they will be happy to assist!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service

I made an order for my partners birthday. Unfortunately I put in the wrong delivery address. 5 minutes after the order I contacted them to ask them to change the address. They refused, stating that they couldn’t because the order had been shipped. This was not the case and they didn’t ship the order for 15 hours after this and refused to change the address.

They took the money and stated there’s nothing they could do. Shocked that a modern company refused to change an address and refused to help rectify the issue.

Even after admitting they didn’t ship the item until the next day. For them to say they couldn’t change the address due to this and then admit it was not shipped for 15 hours is out of order.

I could understand if it was already out for delivery but not when I requested a change 5 minutes after I paid.

8 March 2025
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Reply from The Flat Lay Co Ltd

Hi Connor,

We’re sorry to hear you’re disappointed. As communicated by our customer service team, due to our warehouse working diligently to process orders as quickly as possible, our policy states that orders cannot be amended once placed.

Our team responded promptly, and while we understand your concerns, we’re unable to make changes once the order has been confirmed. We appreciate your understanding.

The Flat Lay Co. Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Broke within a month no replacement

My bag broke within a month through no fault of my own & they refused to replace it! I was so gutted as I’d wanted one of these bags for ages but they were too expensive, then got one as a gift just for it to break so soon ☹️

8 February 2025
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Reply from The Flat Lay Co Ltd

Hi there! Thank you for your review. We are so sorry to hear about your experience. Please kindly contact hello@theflatlay.co so that we can investigate this further. Best wishes, The Flat Lay Co. Team

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Received the Flat Lay Makeup bag as a…

Received the Flat Lay Makeup bag as a gift & realised too late it was missing the drawstring cord locker. Expensive mistake & faulty product :(

1 January 2025
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Reply from The Flat Lay Co Ltd

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out. We're sorry to hear about the issue with your bag.

If you haven’t already, please contact our team at help@theflatlay.co. They’re here to assist you and will do their best to resolve this for you as quickly as possible.

We look forward to helping you.

Best wishes, The Flat Lay Co. Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Green Leaves box bag & brush case

I was looking for a nice looking space saving makeup bag and kept seeing on Instagram the Flat Lay Co Ltd. After looking on the website I brought the Flat Lay Makeup Box Bag and standing makeup brush case in Green Leaves Embroidered Velvet.
Easy to order and I recieved it within two weeks.
It looks great and you can get a lot in the bag. It's also nice to keep the brushes separate.
Good quality products and would definitely buy from them again.

24 November 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good quality material that feels long…

Good quality material that feels long lasting. I brought this to put my makeup in. I love the fact that when I unzip it opens up into a box shape and I can see all my bits, instead of me digging to the bottom of the bag trying to get things out. A bit flimsy and wish it was a bit steadier. As when it’s open I need place on flat surface and hold with both hands if I was to move it as the sides will give and bits will fall out. However I do love the colour and design. Good size to put a lot in. Easy to store as it is a square shape.

25 January 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

i really love everything about my new…

i really love everything about my new makeup bag it’s so useful, however the only thing that would make it better would be some wider brush elastic holders because i can’t fit my foundation and bronzer brush into the brush holders.

26 December 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

I recently bought 3 items from this company there was a mix up with the instructions of gift wrapping which left me annoyed but the company responded immediately to my concern and refunded the wrapping . Products are good and customer service excellent . Thank you.

22 November 2023
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