Sakura Pigment

[ambriel]

Real or Fake? I have never heard of Sakura pigment.

MAC sakura FULL SIZE PIGMENT NEW & BOXED RARE - eBay (item 190197244738 end time Mar-08-08 19:05:39 PST)

 

[newagetomatoz]

Definately fake.

 

[wolfsong]

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Ive never heard of a pigment called that, though i have heard of a Stila trio by that name.
The seller has items that cant be faked/havent been faked before, so they arent an obvious counterfeit seller.
This could be a working name, or from an upcoming/old collection (im not clued up with LE collections). If this is the case, they would have mentioned it.
I would personally ask what collection it comes from, the batch code (you can find out the year from the number of the last digit - thus checking that it comes from the time of the collection/what collection, if the seller doesnt know), and for more photos (clear ones of the jar base, the top of the box etc).

There was/is a series of fake pigments around with shade names stolen from MAC eyeshadows (juiced, mythology etc).

 

[ambriel]

Thanks for your replies.

I've emailed the seller asking what collection it's from and for the batch code on the bottom of the pigment jar. I'll post the response when / if I received one.

 

[aziajs]

It could very well be a working name or new name for a product that has been launched or is soon to be launched. We have seen that to be the case several times now.

 

[MAC_Whore]

MAC has never released a Sakura pigment. I haven't heard of it as a WN, but I don't know all of those. I am curious to see how the seller responds.

 

[rchickos]

I doubt it's fake. The seller says that it's marked as a sample, which I've never, ever seen before in fake pigments. It wouldn't surprise me if, like said above, it's a working name for a previously released LE pigment.

 

[ambriel]

I've haven't received an answer from the seller so I'm not sure what to think.

 

[ambriel]

I received this reply from the seller...I will post the photo when she sends it. If it is a WN, any idea what colour it is?

"THIS IS A SAMPLE JAR SO IT DISPLAYS SAKURA (WN) SAMPLE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE JAR. SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AN A NOTE STATING TO SEND YOU A PIC OF THE BOTTOM OF SAKURA SO I CAN SEND IT TO YOU THANKS"

 

[HOTasFCUK]

Looks like a nice colour...kinda reminds me of Lily White. I think i would hold off paying $46 for it because if it does eventually get released, you can get it for retails which is less then half of what they are selling it for!

Another thing, a few months ago i posted about the same seller about a jar of lily white that was priced $13.95. Something felt fishy about it and i didn't buy it. I find it weird that they have some pigment for $13.95 then they have melon (which is always available!!) for like $24!

 

[ambriel]

I received the photo from the seller. to me it looks legit anyway. Any thoughts?

 

[pumpkincat210]

Looks real. WN meaning working name. Looks kinda like helium, but not as gritty. I dunno!

 

[armyguyswife]

It is a not a fake pigment is the working name for Jardin Aires.....I have it myself and got it from a MAC employee

 

[armyguyswife]

Oh, I can also show you a pic of my box where it says WN and sample on the bottom...if you'd like.....take care!

 

[redambition]

Hi armyguyswife and welcome to Specktra

Thanks so much for your assistance in this thread - we do appreciate all the help we get with IDing counterfeits. There is one thing to take note of - above the avatar (user picture) on each post is the date the post was made on the forum. It's can be hard to notice when you're reading through a forum (it always takes me a second to remember where it is when I'm trying to find a post date.)

This is an old thread (2008), so hopefully the the issue was resolved quite some time ago. That said, thanks again for your input and I do hope you continue to help us out over here in Counterfeit MAC land!

 

[armyguyswife]

Yes,I saw the date...but in the future if someone ever has the same issue,does a search, the answer will be there.I figured it could save someone a lot of time & trouble in the future.....thx