darklocke
Well-known member
I went through all my pigments from MAC, trying to spot potential fakes, and see if I could find any differences. I've read lots and lots of guidelines out there regarding this problem, and one of the supposed tell-tales is when the country of manufacturer on the box differ from the one on the jar.
I actually found this on 5 of my pigments, where the box stated "Made in USA", while the jar stated "Made in Canada". I tried to spot a pattern, and I kinda did. The 5 pigments in question are: Acid Orange, Chartreuse, Grape, Kelly Green and Naval Blue - and interestingly enough the first two is from the same batch: AB6, the next two is also from the same batch: BA6, and the last one is from the batch: AA6. As you can see all of them is from 2006. I have no other pigments from any of these batches, so I can't check if it's a coincidence or if these batches actually have boxes and jars made in different countries.
So, is it a mark of them being fake? Immediately you would think so, but I happen to have the receipt from the MAC store on the Grape pigment in question, and I do doubt that MAC sell fakes!
Do any of you have any thoughts on this?
I actually found this on 5 of my pigments, where the box stated "Made in USA", while the jar stated "Made in Canada". I tried to spot a pattern, and I kinda did. The 5 pigments in question are: Acid Orange, Chartreuse, Grape, Kelly Green and Naval Blue - and interestingly enough the first two is from the same batch: AB6, the next two is also from the same batch: BA6, and the last one is from the batch: AA6. As you can see all of them is from 2006. I have no other pigments from any of these batches, so I can't check if it's a coincidence or if these batches actually have boxes and jars made in different countries.
So, is it a mark of them being fake? Immediately you would think so, but I happen to have the receipt from the MAC store on the Grape pigment in question, and I do doubt that MAC sell fakes!
Do any of you have any thoughts on this?