Beauty

[tototwo]

The early morning news shows did stories on fake makeup several years ago.  Up until then, I purchased several cosmetic items on Ebay.  Never again.   As an example, anybody can take an empty La Mer jar and fill it with cheap hand cream and sell it as the real product for big bucks online.   Good Morning America bought several Mac makeup items on Ebay and took them to a lab -- all fake with questionable ingredients.  The packaging looked real enough, but it was fake too.  Just be careful where you buy.  

[Pook]

If it's too good to be believable then it probably is!  I stick to buying the brands I like and want at reputable places and will pay the full price!

[Shanus]

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@Pook wrote:

If it's too good to be believable then it probably is!  I stick to buying the brands I like and want at reputable places and will pay the full price!

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@Pook  That's probably the smartest way to go. Yes, may pay extra money, but know what you're getting.

Our outlet mall has a makeup outlet store. I never purchased there assuming that it could be fake or old. Expiration dates can be changed. 

[Dusty1]

@Shanus Are you talking about the Cosmetic Company Store (Estee Lauder) or the Lancome outlet store?

They are safe to buy from. I LOVE those stores.

They are very strict about watching the dates & pulling expired products. 

[Shanus]

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@Dusty1 wrote:

@Shanus Are you talking about the Cosmetic Company Store (Estee Lauder) or the Lancome outlet store?

They are safe to buy from. I LOVE those stores.

They are very strict about watching the dates & pulling expired products. 

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My outlet mall has a general, different brands cosmetics discounted. 

One of the MUA at a major dept. store told me this secret: ask for your product to be taken from one of the drawers of back stock below counter. The bottles and jars on the shelves that are under the lights (even in boxes) can be affected by the lights/heat/exposure. 

[Lipstickdiva]

This is why I don't and won't buy stuff like cosmetics and skincare from e-bay and I would even hesitate to buy from Amazon. 

Heck even some of the beauty items sold on shopping channels aren't the same as what the company sells out in retail.

[Shanus]

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@Lipstickdiva wrote:

This is why I don't and won't buy stuff like cosmetics and skincare from e-bay and I would even hesitate to buy from Amazon. 

Heck even some of the beauty items sold on shopping channels aren't the same as what the company sells out in retail.

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Yes. If it's sold out or discontinued in retail & you find it discounted anywhere....Beware!

[suzyQ3]

I won't buy skincare or makeup on eBay -- not just for fear of getting a counterfeit but also fear of how old the product might be. It's just not worth it to me. And it doesn't matter how highly rated the seller is, he or she might not know the manufacturing dates. Chances are, if they being sold on eBay, they're not right out of the vat. :-)

[fluffysmom]

@happycat

Definately online. Google fake makup.