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Buying make up on eBay- should I?

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jocesar · 08/03/2012 21:10

Is there such a thing as fake make up and brushes? If so how to avoid these? I'm looking at Benefit and Mac and Bobbi Brown mainly. There seem to be some really good ( too good?) deals to be had. Any advice?

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shinecrazydiamond · 08/03/2012 21:15

Well yes there is lots of fake make up out there. I wouldn't touch cosmetics from eBay with a barge pole. What sort of prices are you talking about? What is the sellers feedback? And is the make up this season?

Wrongmoreoftenthannot · 08/03/2012 21:19

I have bought some urban decay eyeliners and they have been fine. I think often people buy 'sets' and then split them to sell on eBay.

I would stay away from MAC brushes as I read that the majority are fake on eBay. (but don't quote me) there is an article somewhere on eBay help about it. Smile

mippy · 08/03/2012 21:47

MAC and Benefit are very much faked on eBay. My friend is a serious make-up addict and has been stung more than once.

TeriyakiWoo · 08/03/2012 22:22

I've bought nail polish before from eBay and it's always been fine. Agree with checking the sellers feedback though.

funkydoryjewellery · 09/03/2012 07:41

I dont think you really even need to bother with ebay as even though there are fakes the prices on there are not always that competitive i use places like cheapsmells or type what you want into google & it normally brings up a lot of well priced things xx

RoxyRobin · 09/03/2012 07:47

No - cosmetics are not the greatest bargain on ebay. I've seen No7 stuff on there going for more than it costs in Boots - don't people even bother checking the Boots site? And I've been Shock to see partially used jars of face-cream and bottles of perfume on there.

On the other hand, it can be useful if you're after a discontinued lipstick or whatever.

gregssausageroll · 09/03/2012 07:54

I don't think you are allowed to sell used stuff now. Listings will be removed b

valiumredhead · 09/03/2012 09:39

I bought some lovely Mac brushes on ebay - not fake as I have 'real' ones from Mac so can compare.

valiumredhead · 09/03/2012 09:48

Lots of the sellers are make up artists or people who go to the states and bulk buy. I got an Urban Decay Naked palette for £18 instead of £40 because the cellophane wrapper ( that you take off anyway) was slightly torn and couldn't be sold as 'new.'

higgle · 09/03/2012 12:06

I've had lovely Clinique lipsticks at less than 1/2 price. I suspect they are bought by frequent travellers, maybe airline staff from US and sold on.

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