Buying MAC Makeup? Here's How To Avoid Getting Scammed
In this article I am going to uncover how to quickly spot genuine MAC Makeup UK only products from fakes and save yourself a lot of time, money and trouble in the process.
When looking to buy MAC Makeup products online this is a subject that concerns me a lot especially when I speak to some of my friends here in UK.
From time to time I'll get an email or a call from a friend or reader who tells me that they've found this "really great deal on MAC Makeup products" (usually pigments, eye shadow or brushes).
Usually I'll go to the website they tell me about (which is almost always eBay) and I will spot right away that it's either a fake, or the offer isn't somewhat what they think it is…
Here's an example. A friend of mine called me up all excited and said, "Listen, I've found this great deal on eBay where you get 35 pigments for £15,… etc, etc".
Well, guess what? I took one look at the link she sent me and knew straightaway that she hadn't read it right. For starters, you can pretty much guarantee that it's not the full size product you're going to be getting whenever you see an offer like this on a site like eBay.
What you're actually going to receive will be about a one-quarter of a teaspoon worth, sent in a small little plastic container, that's why you have to read ALL of the details - especially the small print.
Nobody but nobody can sell 55 full-sized genuine MAC pigments for £25, particularly in the UK!
If it sounds too good to be true then it probably is! - Always consider that old classic rule.
To stay clear of buying MAC cosmetics from a site like eBay is what I tell my friends and readers because one of the other chief reasons is you cannot guarantee that it's the genuine product you're going to be getting.
Yes, there are lots of people out there selling fake MAC Makeup products; predominantly to people in the UK because as we know, pretty much everything in the UK is more pricey and sellers will try to take advantage of that. From whom you buy from, you need to be careful.
I want to give you a few of my tips for staying safe online and what you should watch out for if you're adamant that you're going to buy MAC Makeup on eBay:
1. It comes with a free tool.
If you come across anybody selling MAC Makeup such as eye shadow or sets and they're giving away a free tool with every product for instance a Sponge Tip Applicator, then STAY CLEAR! The product is almost definitely a fake. No genuine MAC products ever come with a free tool such as a sponge tip applicator.
2. The product has a number instead of a name.
It is not real if any of the products they are selling, such as eye shadow or pigments have a NUMBER rather than an actual product name.
I use a MAC eye shadow called Swiss Chocolate but if I saw a seller advertising a "MAC" product as a number (such as "C29" or whatever) then I would know that it was definitely a fake. When advertising only genuine MAC resellers would know to only ever use the product name but there are some products such as pigments do have number but they also have specific name.
3. Sets of Brushes.
Fake MAC brushes are another common product people often get caught out with. If you ever see a seller selling a "MAC Brush Set" then it's a phoney because MAC does not sell "Brush Sets". On occassion they might sell promo sets during the Christmas holidays, but these are always smaller versions of a particular product and not the regular full-sized product.
4. Check the sellers feedback.
It should go without saying that you should read ALL of the seller's feedback before you make a purchase. Stay clear if they have little to no feedback. Do not become the first victim to discover this the hard-way!
5. Read the fine print.
Always read every last detail on the sellers page to make certain that you're not just getting tiny little tester pots that will merely cover enough for one application.
The three most common MAC products that often get copied are:
1) Eye shadow
2) Pigments
3) Brushes
The easiest way to see to it that that you never get ripped off is to simply go to maccosmetics.co.uk and check to see if you can find that particular product listed on their website. It's a fake if it is not there. That's pretty clear!
In general, just be careful because I would hate for you to get ripped off.
Bear in Mind, buying MAC Makeup UK products from anyone other than a genuine reseller can not only be detrimental to your wallet but even worse, harmful to your skin!
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