inconspicuous
Well-known member
I just received these four brushes in the mail from ebay. They were advertised as "brand new in sleeve" and when I first opened the package alarm bells started ringin - the clear plastic sleeve was just that, a clear plastic sleeve with NOTHING on it. I know real MAC brushes should have the barcode on the bottom of the sleeve, either printed on or a sticker. So, I gave the brushes a closer inspection.
First of all, I'm not sure if you can tell from the below images, but the lettering is a little off when compared to the real MAC brushes I bought from the counter in Meadowhall. The spaces between the lines of the lettering seems much wider than on my other brushes - like where the midpoints of the M meet, and where the line across the A comes to the left "leg". Also the dots between the letters are teeny tiny, wheras on my other brushes they're much bolder.
Also the indentations on the ferrule are very flat, but all my definite-for-real MAC brushes have quite deep indentations.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure these are fake but before I start a dispute and report the user to ebay (they were sold to me by a user called
cosmetik-heaven2009), I'd like you guys to have a look and give me a second (third, fourth, etc) opinion?
Thanks for your help!
All the pics are uploaded to: Miscellany pictures by inconspicuous-beauty - Photobucket I decided to link instead of direct post cuz the images are pretty big for detail (and because I keep forgetting to change the cam settings on my mobile phone)
But here's an example of what I mean, on the 190 brush:
http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/v...y/DSC00654.jpg
First of all, I'm not sure if you can tell from the below images, but the lettering is a little off when compared to the real MAC brushes I bought from the counter in Meadowhall. The spaces between the lines of the lettering seems much wider than on my other brushes - like where the midpoints of the M meet, and where the line across the A comes to the left "leg". Also the dots between the letters are teeny tiny, wheras on my other brushes they're much bolder.
Also the indentations on the ferrule are very flat, but all my definite-for-real MAC brushes have quite deep indentations.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure these are fake but before I start a dispute and report the user to ebay (they were sold to me by a user called
cosmetik-heaven2009), I'd like you guys to have a look and give me a second (third, fourth, etc) opinion?
Thanks for your help!
All the pics are uploaded to: Miscellany pictures by inconspicuous-beauty - Photobucket I decided to link instead of direct post cuz the images are pretty big for detail (and because I keep forgetting to change the cam settings on my mobile phone)
But here's an example of what I mean, on the 190 brush:
http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/v...y/DSC00654.jpg