More pigments - fake or not? Lots of pics!

[Fieeh]

Okay, so my friend and me gathered all our pigments together, and checked the guides on this site and others around the internet out to find out if some of our piggies is fakes. And unfortunately, we're pretty sure that a lot of the Pro-ones are, 'cause they have a bit more shiny lid than the ones we know are authentic.
Here's the "pro pigments":

And some more here:

And some of the regulars that we are pretty sure is fake:

And here some of those we're really unsure about (the batch numbers is a bit different printed and so are the typings):

 

[ClareBear86]

id say platinum, green brown, deep blue green & chartreuse are def fake, poss white, deep brown, electric coral

im not 100% tho

 

[msashlay]

Aww..so many fakes.

Most of the pigments with unclear stickers look fake to me. Platinum, Emerald Green, etc.

Your Emerald Green is like the fake Emerald Green I got: http://specktra.net/f257/fake-pigmen...s-pics-109917/

Deep Blue Green looks like this fake: http://specktra.net/f257/updated-fak...caustic-92856/

Fake Chartreuse: http://specktra.net/1055659-post99.html

But it doesn't look like they're all fake. Which ones have shiny lids?

 

[Xqueeze_me]

Fakes from the pictures so far...

Frosty labels & Shiny lids
Deep Blue Green
Deep Brown
Electric Coral
Grape
Chartreuse
Landscape Green
Burnt Burgundy
Deep Purple
Nocturnal Plum
Platinum
Emerald Green

Labels similar to batch of 8 fake pigments (Dark Soul, Fairylite, Vanilla, Pink Opal, Aire De Blu, Cornflower, Rose and can't remember the other one)
Tan
Vanilla
Dark Soul
Accent Red

If Rocking Orange has a shiny lid, its fake too.

 

[KikiB]

That Fuschia looks fake and the reason I say it is because it looks like they spelled it "Fushsia" on the label.

 

[Xqueeze_me]

Quote:

Originally Posted by KikiB That Fuschia looks fake and the reason I say it is because it looks like they spelled it "Fushsia" on the label.

Well spotted!

 

[MACATTAK]

Rose is a dud too

 

[julie150463]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xqueeze_me Fakes from the pictures so far... Frosty labels & Shiny lids Deep Blue Green Deep Brown Electric Coral Grape Chartreuse Landscape Green Burnt Burgundy Deep Purple Nocturnal Plum Platinum Emerald Green Labels similar to batch of 8 fake pigments (Dark Soul, Fairylite, Vanilla, Pink Opal, Aire De Blu, Cornflower, Rose and can't remember the other one) Tan Vanilla Dark Soul Accent Red If Rocking Orange has a shiny lid, its fake too.

Add Basic Red to the fake list

If these LE piggies have the matte lids they're probably ok as they have the correct batch codes (although batch codes can be faked

)
Smoke Signal
Lily White
Shimmertime
Copperclast
Copperized
Entremauve

 

[MACATTAK]

Genuine Orange as well. These 3=Genuine Orange, Basic Red, and Nocturnal Plum are pro colors, so they should have a clear label.

 

[Fieeh]

Thanks to you all - well we were pretty sure already, that most of the "pro" pigments were fakes, unfortunately

But it's so hard to be sure nowadays, the fakes are getting better and better :'(
And the worst is probably, that the MAC ladies in the stores in Denmark can't even see the difference!

 

[panda0410]

Ugh, so many fakes.... heres my list - and some I can clearly see in fake jars, forget the bloody pigment....LOL... anyway, here goes -

White - cant believe you gals missed this one

Deep Blue Green
Deep Brown
Basic Red
Polished Ivory
Electric Coral

Chartruese
Landscape Green
Burnt Burgundy
Deep Purple
Genuine Orange
Nocturnal Plum
Platinum
Emerald Green

Tan
Vanilla
Dark Soul ??? query, the colour looks off but thats all I can say about this one
Goldenaire - sorry girl, its in a fake jar

Rose
Accent Red
Fuschsia...lol.... nice batch number too!


The Rockin Orange is actually OK, right sticker, right stamp, right batch code as well it was 2003 Holidazzle collection and this one ISNT a fake - one of the few that arent