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[wannabelyn]

Re: Question about weird nars packaging with picture

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 1238 PDT)

good luck!

 

[ewlialovesme]

Re: Question about weird nars packaging with picture

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?

 

[Opalmoon]

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 riga7981

has 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.

 

[Kimmie123]

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.

 

[Amiepots]

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?

 

[Amiepots]

Ok my botan brush came:
first impressions-
Touch: So so soft, lushious feeling brush and no matter what this is a cracking buy for a little more than £10, real or not im not sending it back!
Looks: Its very dense, and the item and packaging looks A+
Issues: Shedding when brush is flicked
dye loss when shampooed - brush shedding when shampooed
can anyone confirm shedding and dye loss for me with their brushes

Now onto the pics!

shedding

dye, it started off a reddish ruddy brown but ran blue black till I washed it clear

Surely a £55 brush wouldnt shed or have dye loss? Post please if your real one has
either which way for a tenner it is a cracking brush

 

[CreamPuffer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amiepots 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?

Hi,

I'm sorry to tell you this but I'm 100% sure that yours is fake.

There is no way someone would sell their brush for $20 or $30 when it costs $75. If the price looks to good to be true, well that's your first sign. Also the plastic tube that houses the brush has no breaks (sorry, not sure how to explain this). Anyway, the clear tube the brush comes in is smooth all around, yours looks to be glued together at the sides. Also take a closer look at the base of the outer bristles, if you see some red then it's real if it's solid black then fake. From your pics the top of the brush is pretty uneven and the brush is not as full as mine. Another good indicator is when washing it the first time, it bleeds black (not brown but black). Again, sorry that you got a fake. It makes me so mad that people with a lots of good feedback end up being jerks

 

[Amiepots]

^ agreed, im pretty much 100% that its fake
still I am happy with the brush, its really nice and was only £10 I can put up with some minor shedding
the fact is she was putting it up with the pretense that it was a labelled genuine Nars Botan
Ive messaged her to ask where she sourced it and if she has any proof of it being genuine, giving her a chance before I report her to ebay
its a good fake and a really really nice brush
but a fake none the less

I'll be buying a real one from a Nars store soon, and then I can post some comparisons as some are circulating hopefully it can help people.
At a tenner it was a flag up, but if someone has one as a buy it now for £50 instead of £55 would you be so skeptical?

 

[Opalmoon]

Seller called

nylaw33

is listing many shades of fakes:

If you look closely you will notice the pressed "NARS" on the surface.

That seller has fake Mac listed as well.

 

[nana2552]

Wow I agree those fakes do look horrible..Nars does not stamp the interior, the actual blush product, with their logos..and thanks for detailing the differences of the framing around the blush also..very helpful.

 

[keitza]

Be careful with this seller lu-tingwang , I believe that he has forged the country and puts NY, but sells falsifications and very bad certainly

Look
NARS NIGHT SERIES MINI PALETTE/Duo EyeShadow/Blush-NIB!

He has in all the colors eBay Seller: lu-tingwang: Makeup, Men's Clothing items on eBay.com

Or duos : Auctiva Image Hosting

 

[missfiction]

Is my Nars Orgasm fake?
I bought it on Ebay, since we don´t have Nars in my country.


I saw this photo on makeupalley (http://img.makeupalley.com/6/7/6/6/960134.JPG)

(http://www.makeupalley.com/account/p...orgasm/u=/p=6/)


And I measured mine.
And my pan hits the 2 inch mark, but the Nars on makeupalley don´t.

Here´s some pics on my Nars.
Sorry, I had to use a flash...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/...f92a4a.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/...6a11bc.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2385/...5cc116.jpg?v=0

 

[missfiction]

I´m selling mine!
Anyone intrerested?

 

[Indian Barbie]

can someone tell me if this seller is selling fake brushes?

eBay.co.uk Shop - norsk sapphire: NARS: NARS Makeup Brushes 23-Piece Set with Free Case

 

[Kathe]

I order at this shop brushes and they are for sure fake.

But the valuations wre not so bad and then i think: try it

 

[banjobama]

Fake fake fake!!

Plus, it says the eyeshadows are "gold and browns."

 

[moxes7]

Re: Counterfeit NARS items

Quote:

Originally Posted by gardenteaparty me too! I have no idea where I can get these from anywhere else apart from ebay

I usually get mine from http://www.kissandmakeupny.com/index.html

They do flat rate shipping worldwide, used to be 5.95usd but it seems to have increased to 7.95.

I've never had problems before with authenticity, and they actually have a shopfront in NY so I'm pretty sure it's legit.

Hope that helps!

 

[na_pink]

just to add kissandmakeupny.com also has an ebay store called makeupboutique

 

[red]

I'll put it here, both these blushes (Orgasm & Lovejoy) were purchased directly from Nars. Please notice the boxes have different font on front, and on back one has the text directly printed on the box, the other its a sticker.
Ok why does Nars have to create confusion

... how can we spot a fake, if even they are not consistent with the packaging.

note difference in font type, also one says 4.5 the other 4.8 grams ( i found this strange)
also upon closer inspection, one is made in usa, the other in canada

just in case there's any doubt ...

 

[honey_babee]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Risser Please pay attention if you wanna purchase Nars blush or duo e/s from bidding website. I found many fake NARS items on taobao.com in China, I guess that we mighty buy the fake one from ebay soon. I heard someone said it is very easy to buy fake NARS items in the China market. The fake blush in Orgasm is RMB36(approx. USD1.09)

mm yeah when i went back to china, i see people selling them on the side of the street >_______<