Just letting you all know that eBay seller 'vimygirl' sells fake NARS. I got a blush from her and it is similar to the ones pictured in Risser's post. In the item description the seller had a picture but it was very blurred and I think she might have photoshopped out the NARS logo on the blush. She is a Canadian seller too so looks like these ugly fakes are circulating the world.

I just got this e/s from a swap on MUA...I really want to reverse the swap now..but I look at the e/s and feel kinda confuse now..
It's the weirdest packaging of all..well at least for me. The front side of the e/s is pretty much loosing its velvet-ty Nars typical packaging..it looks like someone had scratch the sh**t out of it (can they actually do that?). Right now it looks and feel like you're touching and looking at remote control (a black one of course) Is this even normal?? Or is it possibly fake?
She didnt include the box nor the plastic insert..so I'm just wondering..what should i do now? Should i reverse the swap?? Please please help me

I have never seen that colour in the NARS line over the years....China Blue is close. The way real NARS packaging gets shiny is to be cleaned with some heavier disinfectants that include solvents. NARS packaging doesn't scratch easily.

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I thought so too..this might sounds crazy..but I tried to scratch one of my real nars..the one that I bought myself...

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After a while, you can get sparkley stuff on the back from having it stored with pigments, shadows, etc that have come loose. My concern is that this colour is non existant in the NARS line, and I do not remember every seeing it over the last decade. I had a book with old NARS colours and still I found nothing like that. Even if it was genuine, its ancient and the preservative would be shot. I have had NARS packaging that lost its rubbery feel before from exterior cleaning.

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That one supposed to be nars "gigi" i dont think it has been THAT long right? what concern me the most is the back side have that rubbery feeling to it..that typical nars packaging feel...but not the front side..it just making it looks so ugly!! sigh...

I'm not worried about the product's housing, I'm worried about the quality of the actual product. The preservatives may have broken down.

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The color Gigi is legit, right now though I only see it available on the UK NARS website as part of one of the artist palettes. Are you located in Europe or did you swap it with someone from the there? It may have been a shade exclusive to Europe. I have never seen this color on the US website or any counter I have been to in the US. I will look through my NARS manual tomorrow to double check. The front of the packaging does not look right to me though. I will try to get you a solid answer, but that is what I know now. Does this shadow have the same velvety texture as your other NARS shadows?

now im in cali..I swapped it with a girl here in US too..maybe i was just too paranoid..coz i know that they have this color in UK website (thats how i found out) and i'm pretty sure that this is limited UK only..since I couldnt find it anywhere in here...i was thinking..maybe coz we dont have it here..she's playing a crazy game on me..since I cant bring it to any counter to prove that it's fake or something...its just bugging me..coz that thing really weird looking and she did not stated it on her listing...I'm just happy if that thing is legit now..I'll let it go....we'll see..
Thanks for your help girls!!

the front of the packaging just doesn't look right.

it looks too smooth and plasticky, but like someone mentioned could've been due to some solvent.

saw something similar on ebay new in box NARS Single Eye Shadow GIGI - eyeliner - eBay (item 280232811994 end time Jun-09-08 12:18:38 PDT)

good luck!

It looks like the swapper's been cleaning the front bit fervently with household cleaner and left the back dirty. My compacts lose the rubberised feel the more I clean them (and they get so dirty, so easily!)

Also, the product might be fairly old - Gigi has been discontinued I think?

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BNIB 100% Authentic NARS duo eyeshadow ANGELIKA 408 on eBay, also, Eye Shadow, Make-Up Cosmetics, Health Beauty (end time 26-Sep-08 00:13:13 BST)

Seller riga7981has auction for eyeshadow duo called Angelika 408. There's at least 3 problems with this item:
- Angelika is blush shade
- why is there a number code (authentic items have code in the box, but that has 4 didgits)
- the design wrong (the pans are bigger)




BTW, I find that the best way to clean Nars packacing is with damp microfiber cloth - you don't need to use chemicals that might break down the rubbery surface.

Thanks Risser for the detailed pics, very helpful. I just bought a blush from ebay which I thought was a fake. It's weird because it does not have the pictured traits, but the net wt on the compact reads 0.15 oz (the box it came in reads (0.16 oz) and all the rest of my nars reads 0.16 oz on the compact (got these from Sephoria). Should I still be concerned?

Cute dwarf hamster, ours look just like that, her name is Emmie-M.

After viewing pics again, the one I purchase doesn't have the embossed "container made in italy" on it, it has nothing and the size of the pan is smaller! Have I been tricked! I purchased it from Worldcosmeticsinc off ebay.

I recently bought :
BRAND NEW With ORIGINAL Box NARS #20 BOTAN BRUSH on eBay, also, Brushes Applicators, Make-Up Cosmetics, Health Beauty (end time 31-Jul-08 21:19:50 BST)

her feedback is so so high and she is in the UK so im really not sure
I was hoping that no matter if its a fake it would still be a damn good brush because to even look remotely real it would have to be packed so damn thick!

Ive requested more pictures from her, but lets also wait till i get the item, then ill post a load of images.

You never know maybe I did get a deal?

what about her other brushes listed?