How to spot fake MAC Eyeshadows

If like me and you don't have a MAC store near where you live and have to rely on ordering online, i have put together some information that might help you to avoid buying counterfeit Mac Cosmetics that are in various markets like Ebay.

The best advice i can give you is if you want real 100% genuine Mac then you are better off buying from the Mac Cosmetics website. Yes you can find genuine bargains on Ebay but you are not getting to see the product before you buy it and until you receive it, you are not going to know if its genuine or not.

I have created a photo slide show of 2 Mac Single Eyeshadows, 1 of these eyeshadows is a fake and the other is genuine. The dark green colour is called flourishing and is the genuine one. The fake one is light blue  and called PRISMIQUE Lustre 02

If you have looked at the photo's above, you can probably tell that the fake is pretty obvious.

Below i will describe in more detail:

1. The fake is slightly smaller than the genuine.
2. The lid on the fake is more dome shaped. The plastic window is also slightly raised more.
3. The font is thicker and darker
4. The sticker on the bottom of the fake is more darker & glossy and the writing is bolder. The sticker also states 02 which genuine Mac don't have.
5. On the fake, the lid opens at a 90 degree angle, the genuine lid goes further back.
6. The pot where the pan is contained is different in shape. On the genuine pot the pan is contained in a dip where as on the fake , the pan is raised.
7. On the bottom of the fake their is a compartment containing a mirror and applicator....fake mac eyeshadows do not come with this compartment nor has mac ever released an eyeshadow that comes with an applicator.

The key points to remember when buying these eyeshadows online other than on  Mac's original website is :-

Mac call their shades by names, they will never have a number!

There is no 2nd compartment!

There is no mirror or applicator

I hope the information i have given you will help you.