MAC says their VIBE TRIBE collection has "absolutely no connection to nor was it inspired by the Native American cultures"

It's just inspired by music festivals.

I mean, a collection inspired by native art in collaboration with native artists and models and/or with some proceeds going toward an appropriate cause could be cool. But don't treat your customers like they're idiots. It has fucking "tribe" right there in the name. There's a product called "Arrowhead." Come on.

Fake cosmetics from Beyond The Rack

Hey, so, on my recent post about MAC being on sale at Beyond The Rack, Emi from Project Swatch commented that she'd heard that they have been accused of selling fake/counterfeit cosmetics. So I did some googling and found a number of posts discussing fakes from BTR. I also googled how to detect fake MAC lipstick, since I bought one from them back in December. As it turns out, the packaging and labeling of my tube looks perfect, unlike a lot of fakes (though I threw out the box a while ago), but the product itself is off. MAC lipstick is supposed to smell like light vanilla - mine smells like fucking nasty, chemically lipstick. Like something my grandmother bought in 1972. Also, the color is wrong. It's Rebel, which should be a dark but bright berry pink, and mine is more of a dark purple. Not even close. (ETA: Maybe this isn't a problem? After googling, the color might be okay, but the smell is off. This is either a fake or EXTREMELY expired. I don't know.) I didn't even notice that when I got it. I just put it on, found that it wasn't flattering, and threw it in a drawer. I should have paid closer attention.

Anyway, I'm going to throw this tube away, because not only do I not like it, now I don't know who made it, out of what, or when - who knows if the ingredients are safe. Gross.

If you've got something that looks fake from them, you can apparently get a refund if you insist strongly enough. I'm not going to bother, since I got this so long ago and no longer have the box. But buyer beware indeed. Thanks, Emi!

DON'T BUY: Beyond the Rack has marked-down MAC Cosmetics

ETA: See the comments section of this post below before you decide to buy anything!

Lipsticks and glosses for $12, eyeshadow for $11, blush for $17, etc. It's not a huge discount, but I don't know how easy it is to get MAC products for below retail, if you've been wanting to try them.

There's also a section with Clarins, Lancome, La Prairie, and Nars marked down, but I think they're still way too fucking expensive, personally. No judgement if you want to save a few bucks on those, though.

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