Here is My Suspected Offender (Image Heavy)

[Rita Baumann]

I am pretty sure of the guilt of my alleged offender. But, Damn, he's good!

 

[LMD84]

hhmmm i do agree that i think your spiritualize may be fake - mainlly because of the commer before the 26 - mac wouldn't make a mistake like that surely? but damn it is a good fake! getting so hard to tell now!

 

[angi]

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Originally Posted by LMD84 hhmmm i do agree that i think your spiritualize may be fake - mainlly because of the commer before the 26 - mac wouldn't make a mistake like that surely? but damn it is a good fake! getting so hard to tell now!

Yep, this and the numbering on the bottom of the jar both say this is fake.

 

[newlymaclover]

I'd be willing to forgive the sticker as a dodgy print job....but I daresay that comma gives it away!!

 

[Eleentje]

Yeah the comma is a dead give away, as well as the spacing is wrong (genuine Mac has wider spacing between words,after comma's and colons). Crappy print job on the sticker too, they probably used one of them cheap quality industrial printers

Mac logo is also a bit different (the space between parts of letter M are wider).
But I must say that the pigment itself looks quite nice to me, for something fake :S

 

[Rita Baumann]

There is another factor that you can't photograph - the counterfeit pigment has an odor. It's a makeup odor - a bit strong - but an odor all the same. The genuine pigments just smell like baby powder.

 

[User38]

ouch.. good fake tho. Sorry to hear this happened to you

 

[gildedangel]

That looks like a good fake, you really have to look close to be able to tell!

 

[kariii]

Wow, could have fooled me.. the comma though.. that's a give a way.. huh? I'm sticking to MAC stores from now on.

 

[panda0410]

Its a fake, nice detail in the pics posted here, thanks.

 

[TISH1124]

fabulous shots I agree..........I need your camera

 

[Rita Baumann]

Well, I hope these pics can serve as good reference then. You all confirmed what I suspected already.

 

[angi]

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Originally Posted by Rita Baumann There is another factor that you can't photograph - the counterfeit pigment has an odor. It's a makeup odor - a bit strong - but an odor all the same. The genuine pigments just smell like baby powder.

Some genuine pigments also have an odour (yep, I've smelt quite a few pigments). From memory, gold mode has quite a strong odour that's not particularly pleasant.

 

[TheCollector]

Yep, fake...

Where do these "good" fakes come from????