Before Buying Brushes On Ebay Or Asking About Them Read This!!!

iulishca

iulishca

New member
hello everybody!! thank god you exist
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i just bought o 224se from ebay and it seems authentic, do you know if the 224SE and generally SE brushes are made in china?

this is the seller:
eBay Seller: makeupcase: Health Beauty items on eBay.com

thanks

p.s. shelavou, i think it looks real but 13$ free shiping...something is not right there
 
ovi

ovi

Member
Hello.
Girls, I've got a question for you. Few days ago I've noticed that the inscription (mac's logo) on the brushes has worn away... Is it that normal? I'm guite confused... thx for anwsers!
 
KellyMcDMAC

KellyMcDMAC

Active member
Quote:
Originally Posted by ovi
Hello.
Girls, I've got a question for you. Few days ago I've noticed that the inscription (mac's logo) on the brushes has worn away... Is it that normal? I'm guite confused... thx for anwsers!

That is normal with real MAC brushes...its good to cover the numbers with clear nail polish when it is new if you wish to preserve the numbers.

Fake ones most probably wear away too though.
 
newtomac

newtomac

New member
Is this 217 real or fake? I just bought it off of ebay and i washed it for the first time. the handle is not bendable, it did not bleed and the hairs didn't shed. The two things that have me skeptical is the way the word france looks. I seen a picture of how it should look and how the counterfit looks and it looks how the counterfit did. Mines did come in a bag with a barcode on it as well, (it was a sticker barcode) I guess my camera is crappy but heres the best picture that I got. (the pictures are of the brush after I washed it, the bristles are still kind of wet)
http://tinyurl.com/an9bkf
http://tinyurl.com/b7ayyq
http://tinyurl.com/c5j6ug
 
brighteyed

brighteyed

New member
I am a newb to MAC and makeup in general but i really want to get a couple brushes from ebay (can't justify the retail price with my very limited experience). i found a set of 4 short handled gold brushes (187SE, 168SE, 190SE, 194SE) on ebay from the seller cosmeticsale1234 but i have no idea whether they are authentic or not. i have asked for more pics, the seller has 100% feedback though...? but i am not even sure if MAC do gold handled brushes! i am totally clueless and would appreciate any help!
the listing is here: MAC 4 PCS BRUSH LOT SET 187SE, 168SE, 190SE, 194SE GOLD - eBay (item 220360188663 end time Mar-13-09 10:28:16 PDT)

TIA!!
 
mw138

mw138

New member
Quote:
Originally Posted by Heiaken
I own five MAC brushes, all bought from a counter or a freestanding store. One of them has "France" embossed (316), one has "USA" (194), on the rest (242, 239, 217) there is "Japan", you can just about see it.
Also I've been using the 239 and 217 fro two days and the silver lettering that has the MAC logo and the number has rubbed of allmost complitely, that's prolly because the lettering was just printed on the handl and not carved also. Just goes to show that the quality and the appearance of the genuine MAC brushes can also vary.

Thanks so much for this post! I was worried about a 217 brush I ordered on Ebay because it has Japan embossed on it and the MAC logo is started to rub off. Other than those two things, the brush works like a dream - no shedding or dye magically running out of the bristles.

Thanks again for this information because I was two seconds away from contact the seller on ebay. She said they were authentic, but I wanted to be sure.
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Eire3

Eire3

Well-known member
Quote:
Originally Posted by mw138
Thanks so much for this post! I was worried about a 217 brush I ordered on Ebay because it has Japan embossed on it and the MAC logo is started to rub off. Other than those two things, the brush works like a dream - no shedding or dye magically running out of the bristles.

Thanks again for this information because I was two seconds away from contact the seller on ebay. She said they were authentic, but I wanted to be sure.
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Usually MAC logo rubs off on authentic brushes
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I (and many people) usually put a layer of clear nail polish on it (usually a top coat or a fixator top coat) to prevent the logo to fade with use.
(uh i noticed that it's also been said above, sorry!)
 
lisalovescpt

lisalovescpt

Member
Hey there,

I'm new to MAC and only getting into the high quality makeup industry recently. But I'm eager to learn and I'm afraid I already have to learn from the first mistake I made:

I bought a brush set on ebay! AN once I got it I wasn't as happy as I had expected to be when I held 10 brand new MAC brushes in my hands...

So, once I was suspicious my brushes might be FAKE, I started doing some research on the internet and I found YOU. I wish I had read this threat BEFORE I ordered the brushes. But the brushes looked very good on the ebay pictures AND the seller is a power seller who only sells Bobbi Brown and MAC brushes and has 600 positive ratings!

Anyway, I need your help. I'm not feeling to good about the set and don't have a MAC counter/store close where I could pop into and ask an actual MAC makeup artist.

I had problems putting the pictures of my brushes on specktra, so I set up a blog:

lisalovescapetown.blogspot.com

You can see pictures and some more details about the brushes on there.

Please check out the blog and tell me what you experts think: FAKE or AUTHENTIC???

I'm very curious if I was right.

Thanks so much already!!!

Love, Lisa
 
PinkyRose

PinkyRose

Member
thanks alot for this helpfull issue.

I want to know also, what do you think about the others sets? not MAC, prof. sets like PUPA 30 pc makeup Brushes?
 
myystiqueen

myystiqueen

Well-known member
hey guys... is this authentic??

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MAC-EYESHADOW-SHADER-BRUSH-242-GUARANTEED-AUTHENTIC_W0QQitemZ370162444927QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ AU_Makeup?hash=item370162444927&_trksid=p3911.c0.m 14&_trkparms=66%3A4|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318
 
User38

User38

Well-known member
Quote:
Originally Posted by brighteyed
I am a newb to MAC and makeup in general but i really want to get a couple brushes from ebay (can't justify the retail price with my very limited experience). i found a set of 4 short handled gold brushes (187SE, 168SE, 190SE, 194SE) on ebay from the seller cosmeticsale1234 but i have no idea whether they are authentic or not. i have asked for more pics, the seller has 100% feedback though...? but i am not even sure if MAC do gold handled brushes! i am totally clueless and would appreciate any help!
the listing is here: MAC 4 PCS BRUSH LOT SET 187SE, 168SE, 190SE, 194SE GOLD - eBay (item 220360188663 end time Mar-13-09 10:28:16 PDT)

TIA!!

they look real to me. These were a Holiday Collection thus short handles.. the feedback on the seller seems fine and you really can't go wrong with $ 40 plus shipping for this type of set -- one 187SE would be about $40 anyway.. but be careful and do some more checking. Good luck!
 
User38

User38

Well-known member
Quote:
Originally Posted by iulishca
hello everybody!! thank god you exist
yahoo.gif
i just bought o 224se from ebay and it seems authentic, do you know if the 224SE and generally SE brushes are made in china?

this is the seller:
eBay Seller: makeupcase: Health Beauty items on eBay.com

thanks

p.s. shelavou, i think it looks real but 13$ free shiping...something is not right there

I don't see any items for sale on this seller..
 
User38

User38

Well-known member
Quote:
Originally Posted by shelavou
I just ordered this; MACs Large Angled Contour #168 - eBay (item 290284255839 end time Jan-19-09 09:57:05 PST)

Does it look real? fake?

Usually if it seems too good to be true, it is.
But I'm hoping in this case it isnt.

I have seen some of this seller's sale items.. some seem real, others not. I did read feedback and one of them was that the item was a fake. I did not buy from her because of this, and also she seems to sell seconds -- lesser quality or rejected merchandise.
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komares7

komares7

New member
hi,

I got some brushes from my sister.One of them looks fake but not sure about the other one.It came from ebay with a sleeve and barcode as a sticker.Dont have any real 239 so cant compare.Please see pics and advise if possible.The thing is , we dont have online MAC store nor MAC counter nearby,thats why we end up buying off ebay...

thx
agatha
bottom one is 100%fake, not sure about the other one

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2138/img1061hz2.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/5056/img1064uv4.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/8289/img1065fo1.jpg
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2263/img1068kt1.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6382/img1069ab0.jpg
 
lucy in the sky

lucy in the sky

Member
hello girls
could someone help me. I want to buy mac hello kitty brush set on ebay. they all look very real, but I don't have Mac store near me to compare. Could ther be fake ones already on ebay?
thanks
 
caffn8me

caffn8me

Well-known member
It might be safer to do a CP request as HK hasn't launched yet in all markets but will do shortly. Some on eBay will certainly be genuine but there will be fakes too.

Note that fake HK brush sets are already available from Brush111.com
 
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