Tuesday 4 December 2012

"MAC" Brush Set.

Ok, so this post is perhaps going to be a slightly controversial one. Last month I purchased a set of brushes from ebay for £12. The controversial thing is that it's a set of fake MAC brushes. I don't feel bad buying fakes things once in a while because I do usually buy everything from the actual companies.

I didn't have many make-up brushes before, I had a powder brush, a blush brush and a couple of random eyeshadow ones. All of which are very cheap, but I still use them as they have lasted well and do the job!
I wanted to experiment a little and try out a few different types of brushes but didn't want to spend a lot. So ebay it was! These brushes have since been removed from the sellers shop as they apparently sold the maximum quantity they were allowed, although I have a feeling there were perhaps some legal reasons...Who knows. All I know is that they are great quality, and I'm very, very happy with my purchase!
What did I get? Well here we go.

 






There are 12 brushes in total, so that's £1 each and a free bag!

Here is a list of the numbers, descriptions and their prices on the MAC site. They are listed in order as pictured above, from top to bottom.

136 - Large Powder Brush (discontinued, I think) - £40.
187 - Duo Fibre Brush - £32.50.
190 - Foundation Brush - £26.
168 - Large Angled Contour Brush - £26.
275 - Medium Angled Shading Brush - £19.
219 - Pencil Brush - £19.
212 - Flat Definer Brush - £17.
214 - Short Shader Brush -£19.
263 - Small Angle Brush - £16.
316 - Lip Brush - £16.
209 - Eyeliner Brush - £16.
231 - Small Shader Brush - £16.

Bag - £30 approx.

Total - £293.50.

That makes it a saving of £281.50!! I realise you are paying for the name and to support the company, but they are a big, international company so I don't feel as if I'm screwing them over too badly. Like I said I do buy their lipsticks, foundation and blushers. I just couldn't justify paying almost £300 for brushes.
There are a couple of slight differences, such as the 214 brush isn't as short as the real one and the 136 is discontinued I believe, I wasn't able to find it on the website. I haven't used any real MAC brushes and I'm not an expert, but these work extremely well for me, there are one or two that shed a little, but most are perfect. I especially love the 187, the 219 and the 168.

What do you think? Would you buy a fake product or is it a massive no-no?

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4 comments:

  1. As long as you know they are dupes from the get-go then it's ok, it's not right if someone had've bought a couple of those under the impression they were real. I mean these look really good and if they do the same job then why not? The only MAC brush I have is the 217 which is one of the most popular and it's great. Although, when I first got it I found it slightly scratchy so I had to wash it with Johnsons Baby Shampoo and some hair conditioner then let it dry overnight and it really made it very soft. Are those brushes soft?

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    1. Yeah, they were never actually advertised as being MAC, but I agree, it would be really awful if they were being sold under the pretence of being real.
      They are pretty soft, some softer than others. I recently bought some Johnsons Baby shampoo as it was on offer in Tescos so I'll be washing them all soon. I'd like to try the 217, it looks like a good brush.

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  2. Wow, these brushes look amazing!!! xxx

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    1. They are great, and such a good deal as well. Even if they are fake!

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