Fake vs Real: ColourPop Cosmetics Super Shock Shadows

Hey lovelies,
Here's another fake vs real post; my way of letting all the anger out after being cheated out of my hard-earned moola. But also, informing my fellow makeup junkies/junkies/enthusiasts of the fakes out there.

I looove ColourPop Shadows more than I love cake! They're errythang! Super-pigmented and bold.
So when I realised that two of the shadows I got were fakes I was less than impressed to put it mildly.
In this post I'm going to compare fake Coconut against the real deal:

Coconut Super Shock Eyeshadow *

Unfortunately as with the lippies, packaging of the fakes is spot on. You can't be absolutely certain just based on packaging. However, once you put the real shadow next to the fake differences are clear to see.

Real (left) vs Fake (right): The font on the fake is slightly smaller and not as bold. When you look at the colour of the shadows you can see that the real coconut is darker than the fake.

When you swatch them you can feel the difference: Colourpop shadows are cream shadows that are buttery soft and highly pigmented. The fake CP shadow is soft but really dry, there's no disguising that its counterfeit; it's pale and got a very powdery finish.

Real (left) vs Fake (right)

So, I guess I'll repeat what I said in my previous posts: There are lists of reputable sellers locally in South Africa. I buy my CP shadows from SAMIKA, you can also get CP products from the following local sellers:
Glamourise brands www.glamourisebrands.co.za 
Pink Cosmetics: www.pinkcosmetics.co.za
Here's a link to the Belle Blushh post on fake makeup and reputable local sellers.

That's it for now fellow junkies,

xoxo,

*Image from www.Colourpop.com

Fake vs Real: ColourPop Cosmetics HIGHBALL Ultra Matte Lip

 Hey loves,
There's nothing that irks me more than fake brand makeup, especially when its fakes of really affordable brands like ColourPop. I was pretty shocked to find out these exist.
I'decided to write this post, after Belle BlusHH wrote on fake makeup and followed that up with fake vs real comparison posts for some of the Kylie lip kits (click here and here to read them).
So here I am informing you fello makeup lovers out there on how to spot a fake ColourPop  liquid lipstick.
Mind you when I ordered this lipstick I didn't realise it was fake until I swatched it and compared to some of the ColourPop liquid lipsticks in my collection. I felt cheated and super mad because I bought this fake at the price of a real one..I had been superbly dupped.

So I ordered a real Highball CP liquid lipstick from SAMIKA (that's where I usually buy my CP goodies) to compare to what I suspected was a fake.

Image is from www.SAMIKA.co.za

Packaging

You can't really tell the difference between the 2 tubes based on the packaging. Aside from the scratches on the fake tube straight out of packaging they're pretty identical. I threw away the boxes, but fake CP packaging is very difficult to spot, I didn't notice any differences...Sad!

Appearance & Performance

Once I opened the tube of the fake, that's when I realised it wasn't genuine; it has a really strong sweet chemical scent which is absent from real CP liquid lipsticks. The doe-foot applicator in the fake tube is smaller and doesn't take up much product compared to the real CP.
The swatches are also a good indicator: the real highball was slightly lighter than the fake one but more intense when swatched. The fake swatch is also quite transluscent and doesn't buildup even if you add more product.

We don't get a lot of the popular brands in South Africa like ColourPop, E.L.F and Milani, so our only option in most cases is to order from local re-sellers online or through Social Media platforms like Instagram. If you're really courageuous you can order directly from the company and trust in the South African postal services and pay the tax man customs due on imports.

Here are some of the local sellers that I have ordered from that sell genuine cosmetics:
SAMIKA www.samika.co.za
Glamourise Brands www.glamourisebrands.co.za

I'm not going to shame the seller of the fakes online, but if you would like to know who they are, please feel free to message me by e-mail or DM on Instagram and I'll get back to you. Also, there's a Beauty Swop or Sale facebook page in South Africa that helps members with confirming the genuine resellers (click here).

Stay safe my prettys,
xoxo,