Hi, I am a newbie here. Sorry for the duplicate post, was not sure where to put it since I am new and I have a question. I am a 44 yr. old woman and I travel to Europe occassionally and get opportunities to buy Mac duty free, or at cheaper prices. The problem is the European market does not put color names on it's products only color codes. So when I get the chance to try something new that I have seen over here with a particular name, I don't know what to buy over there that is the same. Does anyone know of a chart or website that converts the European color codes to the US names? I have done extensive searches and I cannot find one. Thank you very much.

That is not true!! All MAC products have the same names in Europe than in the US!!!
I see that sooo often on ebay and all the e/s are clearly fake!

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The European market most certainly does use colour names. To my knowledge MAC never has used just codes for product colours in any part of the world.

MAC cosmetics, such as those seen on eBay, with codes instead of names are fakes. I've bought MAC in various European countries, from duty-free locations and in the US and I've never encountered genuine products that do not have names. And the names are always the same worldwide, (i.e. MAC does not release a colour in the US with a different name than that colour would have in Europe or Asia).

What do you mean by color codes, like numbers, "8"?
They're probably not real MAC then because MAC products all have names, not "color codes", I live in Europe and I've never come across anything like that in stores. I did get some "nice" fake ones from eBay that were named "5" and "16" though...

MAC products all have names... those with color codes are fake. Tons of those are on ebay too.

Oh, and LOL at the concept of getting MAC cheaper in Europe. I think that's only possible if you live in Australia!

This may be out of place but I think that the original poster "may" be one of the ebay sellers that "might" sell fakes and wants to know what "name" to put on the fake. It's super fishy in honest opinion. Oh, and I am originally from the U.S. and and am now living in Europe. MAC is more expensive here but not too much more. And all the MAC counters and stores that I have ever been to always carry the same products. No "numbered" eye shadows over here.

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My first thought exactly!

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I live in the UK. As an example, I believe the US price of a pre-made quad is $34. Here they are £29 (around $51). I'd say that's quite a lot more expensive, personally.

In Austria the premade quads are about €35,00 which would be about $42.00.




Man, you really get burnt on the prices there huh?

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MAC is proud of its naming system.. any numbered ones are fake!!

Me too - ditto

that's exactly what i thought, too!

i've seen so many numbered MAC blushes on ebay.uk and always wondered if they were real. I guess i have my answer now!

Same here.

I was just at MAC Amsterdam on Wednesday,

Loose Blot 22,50 ($27)
Pigment 20,50 ($24.65)
e/s pan 11,00 ($13.25)
e/s pot 14,50 ($17.45)

and of course all products have the same names

We have the same names, but diferents prices...