MAC makeup brushes are, hands down, the best ones you can buy. Unless you actually bought it at a MAC store or through the official website, you might have purchased a knock-off.
Go and grab your MAC makeup brushes and let 's see see yours are real.
Is There Silver Metal?
There is not any silver colored metal on the brush - they are all black.
Real MAC makeup brushes have an area of silver metal connecting the brush hairs to the handle.
Where is the Name?
The new MAC brushes have the MAC name towards the silver metal area. If you see a new tip brush with the MAC name centered on the handle, it's a tip-off for being a fake.
One thing to note here, though - some of the older-style MAC brushes didnt But it is not brushing as so popular, the chances of you getting a genuine old brush that 's never been used is somewhere between minuscule and non-existent.
How Dense are the Hairs?
It's not easy (and impossible for some) to bend the bristles to the side.
If you can pretty easily bend the bristles, or the brush head is thick but not strong, there is an excellent chance you have a fake.
How Much Did You Pay?
These wonderful makeup brushes are not cheap; even one more than $ 15, and most cost over $ 20 each. In fact, the 134 large powder brush is $ 52 all by itself!
So when you see a set of 12 "MAC" brushes being sold for $ 45, you know it has to be a fake!
Did you buy it on eBay?
While there may may be a few sellers on eBay of honest-to-goodness-real MAC brushes, the vast majority are knock offs. Do your go to eBay and expect to see the real deal.
You Have a Fake - Now What?
Well, if it's a real MAC makeup, you can go and get yourself a real, then it's falling apart (the fakes are not made nearly as well) brush.
Some of the fakes are really quite decent in their own right, and if you did not pay much money for them, why not go ahead and use them?
If, however, you paid a lot for a fake, and you bought it recently, try to return it.
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