Amazon counterfeit - yes or no?

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https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/which-investigation-finds-at-least-two-thirds-of-cosmetics-it-bought-from-online-marketplaces-may-be-counterfeit-a9XS43l9zRbL

I haven’t felt confident enough to buy any beauty/skin care since reading this. Am I being too cautious?

Yes I’d heard of something like this. If I buy from Amazon, I always check the seller, but that’s just normally acetone for my nails.
I always stick with Boots, justmylook, Superdrug etc.

I always read the reviews of anything i buy from Amazon and particularly so if it's a branded cosmetic.

If even one review says they think it's a fake (usually combined with comparison photos of packaging) i'll not buy it.

Thanks for this reminder OP.

Can I ask how you check the seller? Thanks

Thanks. I think I am hugely cautious because this would make me worry that any competitor could post a fake review…..

Even checking the seller isn’t enough - looks into how many claims there are that Olaplex products bought from Olaplex via Amazon are fake!