Now thats scary - i'd dread finding out my favourite sellers bought products from her.
Her fakes are meant to be really good - the glitters can be faked to the point where you cant tell the difference (it was the glitter quality - craft shop - and packaging that was the issue with these before).
Pigments are harder as many of MAC's ones have hard to fake finishes/duo colour effects - though it is becoming increasingly possible. The way the product applies and how it acts with other products is a better indication than the colour in some cases.
The new generation counterfeits would be impressive if it wasn't so tragic...
NB:
- Look out for the 'e' on the fron t of the boxes, its often one of the first things you can spot and the hardest thing for these people to fake shockingly! (Check them against the photos of authentic MAC boxes on the 'identifying fake MAC pigments' thread).
- If the seller is repeatingly selling pigments alot cheaper than you can buy them for, especially if they are 'rare', discontinued, LE etc. MAC doesnt sell wholesale, nor do they offer discount on bulk orders. MAC also has a 4 items per colour/per product rule for all buyers on all transactions. They cant buy 10 of one colour at once. If you are weary of a seller, just ask them how they can sell that many products at such a low price - if they mention the words 'wholesale', 'discount' or 'bulk' walk away. The correct answer would be 'CCO (cosmetics company outlet), and/or 'pro card'!
- One seller told me that they bought in large bulk (thousands of pounds worth) to enable them to sell them for 1/3 of the RRP price. MAC has a limit of 500 dollars/pounds per transaction, and as ive written they dont offer discounts...
- As MAC_Whore rightly stated the lids seem dome shaped.
- The lids would also have a little gap between them and the actual jar as there is a clear plastic disc to keep the pigment/glitter in the jar. The clear plastic lid will have a series of numbers and a couple of letters around the rim (you can see the exact lettering/numbering on the fake pigment guide mentioned above) - this numbering/lettering doesnt change between pigments/glitters/batches. Though if im correct some of/all of the older ones are missing a part of it. (Please correct me on this if my memory's just making things up now!)
