Two Shimmertimes - help me identify the fake

[Scintilla]

I bought a sample of Shimmertime pigment on ebay some time ago, and recently got another one from another seller here at specktra. As soon as the second one arrived I realized one of them has to be a fake, because they look so different. Could someone who has the genuine Shimmertime tell me which one is fake?

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[tinagrzela]

the one on the left is the correct one...

 

[ExquisiteImages]

I've just taken pictures of the Shimmertime pigment to help compare and contrast. In my opinion, I think the one to the left looks real.


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[mac.lovers]

The one on the left looks real to me

 

[panda0410]

I have Shimmertime, actually I have two full sized jars bought from MAC and ebay and the one of the LEFT is the correct one judging by BOTH of my own.

 

[ruca_or_hina]

if you have goldenaire... it looks like a sparklier goldenaire

 

[bebs]

from what I know, I would say the one on the left is real

 

[MACATTAK]

Ditto on all of the above posts..the one on the left.

 

[lara]

The one on the right looks like the standard All Girl fake that 99.9999999% of ebay sellers seem to be selling.

 

[Xqueeze_me]

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Originally Posted by lara The one on the right looks like the standard All Girl fake that 99.9999999% of ebay sellers seem to be selling.

I agree with lara's quote as shown above!

I also agree with everyone here that the Shimmertime on the left is the authentic one.

 

[dizzygal]

The one on the left is the real one the one on the right I am in agreement with Lara and xqueeze me

 

[Scintilla]

Thanks everyone! Aaargh, I've been using the fake one from ebay before I knew it was a fake, who knows what crap I've been putting on my face

 

[Scintilla]

I've now had time to take a closer look at the pigments I got from ebay, and I think the Azreal blue is a fake too. The ebay Azreal blue is bottom left, the one I got from specktra is bottom right - which one is fake? The third pigment is Dust violet from the same ebay seller, does it look genuine?

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[Xqueeze_me]

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Originally Posted by Scintilla I've now had time to take a closer look at the pigments I got from ebay, and I think the Azreal blue is a fake too. The ebay Azreal blue is bottom left, the one I got from specktra is bottom right - which one is fake? The third pigment is Dust violet from the same ebay seller, does it look genuine?

Ummm.. I don't think "Dust Violet" exist as an authentic MAC Pigment but do correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[dmenchi]

azrael blue is bottom right and shimmertime is the left one!!!

 

[Bybs]

Yep, never heard of "Dust Violet" before.

 

[dmenchi]

the blue on the left doesn't even come close- it looks like clear sky blue but with shimmer-verry weired-def. not azrael B !

 

[panda0410]

Ditto above - bottom RIGHT is the real Azreal Blue.

I checked with both Paddington and Chapel St Pro Stores, neither of the MAs I spoke with had ever heard of Dust Violet before and neither have I as an AUTHENTIC pigment - only as a FAKE, sorry.

Can you name the seller so that others can avoid them please? If its any consolation to you dont stress, you arent the only one. I got a "lot" of sample pigments from one seller (karah76) off ebay and the lot was fake dust violet, fake azreal blue, fake lovely lily, fake kitschmas and fake subtle! I had never heard of Dust Violet so was willing to give the benefit of the doubt at the time. When I got the pigments I realised that lot were all fake - it happens to a lot of us

There is also a lot of fake Golden Olive, fake Dark Soul and fake Pink Vivid getting about so make sure you buy off reputable sellers.

 

[Scintilla]

Thanks everyone for help. I'll stick to buying from specktra members from now on... The seller is redbridgegal, http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/redbridgegal . She doesn't seem to have any make up on sale now. I think she was only selling pigment samples, and ebay has removed all the listings. She mentioned she's going to list them on ioffer.com instead.

 

[geeko]

the left is definitely fake. Too bright to be azreal blue