Why Fake Kylie Jenner Lip Kits Could Be Dangerous | Shady | Refinery29
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- Follow Refinery29 to Downtown Los Angeles’ infamous Santee Alley shopping district, where you'll find dozens of displays bursting with hot-ticket fake makeup items like Kylie Lip Kits, Anastasia Beverly Hills highlighters, and MAC lipsticks. Ten years ago, this stretch was the place to go for knock-off handbags - and if they weren't already out in the open, all you had to do was ask. Today, there isn't a fake purse in sight; they've all been replaced by contouring palettes.
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The real crime is La Mer sells you cold cream for $490.
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Kk
HHAAHAH
Lol DAMN TRUE
People still use cold cream? Lol
"well, not lying, everythings from china." ayy lmao, at least she kept it real.
Kimtendo64 I'm pretty sure all those Corporations make thrir cosmetics in China anyway...cheap labor
Kimtendo64 eVEN KIDS ARE MADE THERE
anaid at gacha HAS LOST HER JAMS jimin u got no jams
Swimtendo64 how come a lot of people say that?! my parents say that, some of my classmates say that, HAVE THEY SEEN THE MADE IN CHINA THING?! well, there are a bunch of stuff that are NOT from China. geez....
But is another hole thing. For example if you live in Europe all products and specially cosmetics should go through strict tests. There are levels
"In China , here, famous for copy."
he ain't lying😹
That is very hurtful and prejudiced. Please don’t generalize a country like that.
@@livz6111 how is what I'm doing wrong.....he said that himself so hes generalising his own country dont come at me bro💀
@@kokomelonn8313 lol
@@kokomelonn8313 So true. 😂
Really true
instead of targeting poor vendors why not investigate what causes the production of fake product? these vendors work hard and absolutely do not deserve to be punished for simply doing what they need to do.
Jeezy Duzit they’re doing something illegal, what’s your point? That people breaking the law shouldn’t be punished?
I'm not saying that the Vendors selling the fake makeup are bad people -- it's just that, if they're planning on selling that much merchandise, they should be held to the same standards the owner of a small business is. If they were selling, say, counterfeit CD's or DVD's, then they really don't need to do all that much research other than maybe checking the product out to see if it's passable. Makeup, however, is a vastly different field: neglecting to look into the products you're selling could literally end up harming or killing someone.
@@noodles1291 IMO, these vendors selling counterfeit products are merely on the bottom of the whole business chain... It's just a waste of time and money trying to catch these small fishes :/
the hell r u talking about, y should they not be punished for illegal actions, using this stuff could make ppl sick/die
I kind of agree honestly, most of them probably don't even fully know what's inside the products they sell. The only immediately questionable thing is where they get it from but I highly doubt murder is on their mind, worst case scenario to them just probably seems like a small rash on the skin.
She says "makeup artist come down here" that's so they can go home and make a CZcams video called "I tried fake makeup" lmao
Lol I was thinking the same thing
Or do makeup for people making them think theyre getting luxury brands when it's just shit
i was going to do one of those videos lol but I'm always delaying it
Or trying to make it seem they can afford the real things. Even well to do people buy counterfeits. The more you have coveted items the better you are viewed. It takes sometimes very keen eye to see they are fakes.
I think CZcamsrs/MUAS go mainly for wigs & lashes .. maybe a few other things lol
She just wanted to hype up the spotlight
Real kylie can be dangerous too
Yeah but at least you know what's in it.
No shit
I have not bought or used her products. If another country won't sell it..why buy it?? Besides her customers mostly just want ppl to see they spent a lot of money on her bad makeup.. pretenders.... lol
I bet more people get cooties from the testers at Sephora and Ulta.
@@KimberlyLetsGo who is stupid enough to use them????? You. One side dangerous chemicals... other life threatening diseases. Think much?
Obviously, Ik what these people are doing, is wrong, but I feel so bad, bc they’re just trying to put food on the table; their intentions aren’t to hurt people.
Exactly what I think of.
Regardless what they are doing is wrong. They are selling products with harmful chemicals under the assumption that it should be the same. This should not fly in the drug and food industry, why should it fly when this products go on your face and would cause bodily harm.
mittens11 Commas*
Evely Smith they KNOW what they’re is wrong and they KNOW that it is harming people (because they are aware of the conditions in the place they make the makeup). There are many legal things to put food on the table, but they want do it the easy way and they want a lot of money. What makes me even less empathetic towards them is because of the fact that the people running the whole operation are putting the workers in bad conditions and are underpaying them, practically like any sweatshop.
P.s. you put way too many commas in for no reason in your comment.
@@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe Facts. We have jobs such as fast food for a reason. Yet they decide to make stupid decisions like selling these counterfeits. "Oh look why don't we sell this shit because we're totally not going to get caught.
But where’s “Why real Jaclyn Hill lipsticks could be dangerous” hahahahaha
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The fake jaclyn lipsticks could be safer than the original ones😭💀
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They’re acting like they’re selling drugs 😂😂
Amanda Elle Ikr lmao and that music yo chiiiiill it's just some chinese fake ass products
they might as well be. the fake makeup has a lot shit in it, i wouldnt be surprised if they had illegal substances. plus at least when u buy drugs, u know ur buying drugs. ppl who buy this stuff probably dont know ow bad it is for you
I mean what they’re doing IS illegal, can harm others, and land them in prison so... it’s pretty similar lol
It's almost just as serious though. If the FBI is involved, you know some serious shit is going on.
Well it is illegal and extremely dangerous.......
"Naked 5"
Pretty easy way to tell a seller is selling fakes. If they are selling products that don't even exist!
Nichole Call ikr!
I saw a fake huda beauty mascara lmao
To someone who doesn’t know about makeup it could’ve came out 5 years ago for all they know
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Found a fake kkw eyebrows brush lmaof
Nichole Call lol
The amount of effort they put into this is more than they do for murders lol like wow
Shit is a joke people worry about the wrong things, it’s quite amazing actually.
There's no money in solving murders that's why. These companies aren't concerned about peoples safety they're concerned about selling more of their stuff.
Right
how
Clearly you’ve never heard of Columbine, or the Boston Bombings, or 9/11, and other American tragedies.
These tragedies impacted America so hard that new laws and regulation were created from their happenings.
So before you literally ignore everything you know, think.
If you really want cheap, good, and ethical makeup, use wet n' wild, essence, and elf. They're all really good drugstore brands and as far as i know they're all cruelty free.
What bout bare minerals?
I really love wet n wild!
Elf is my fav
In some countries even wet n wild and essence aren’t cheap 🤷🏻♀️
@@lyla350 like here in Turkey
@G҉A҉C҉H҉A҉ A҉L҉E҉X҉ So which brands don't cause your lips to burn?
Consider talking a trip to a dermatologist if most makeuplines out there affect you the same way, it can't always be the brand's/product's fault.
I would love to see lab tests for each fake. That would be interesting.
Graffical Muse right? I expect that kind of content under this title!
Tasted Purple every video and article related to counterfeit cosmetics just repeats the same statement. I wouldn't risk buying these things, but I would love to see real lab results for several products instead of the same statement.
I'm guessing they have and found nothing was inherently dangerous about the products. I would never buy a counterfeit knowingly but it's funny how they continue to use scare tactic sweeping generalizations to deter people but won't provide concrete proof through basic lab tests.
I think cbs tested some and it had a shit ton of lead in it. I'll try and find a link
czcams.com/video/aRtxfAF03H4/video.html
I wonder if people have ever bought real makeup from Sephora then returned it with a fake inside so they can keep the real product
i just found my new hustle
u r very smart 😂😂😂
Oh my God you should join the CIA you are fucking smart and cunning I love you
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I HAVE FEW HOMEGIRLS THAT HAVE DONE IT...AND THEY SUCCEEDED
OMG go after the actual big corrupt companies!! These poor people on the streets is simply following their lead!! How ridiculous!!!
Victoria Panato you can’t find big corrupt companies without arresting the sellers.
They are potentially hurting people. They aren't poor people. They only care about themselves and don't care about potentially hurting someone with the products they sell. They need to go to jail for a long time if they knowingly sell products that could hurt someone. I don't show pity for people like that. Get an honorable job.
Tiff'sTravels2012 maybe because they themselves don’t realize that it’s dangerous, and they weren’t born with privilege like you
But people go blind from the chemicals and stuff in this. Some of these products can cause kidney failure and other health issues. Mercury and led are insanely dangerous.
Tiff'sTravels2012 They are trying to feed their families and have a better life, since of them are immigrants. If there is high demand, they will sell the products to make money. Educate yourself and put yourself in their shoes before you open your mouth. They already work hard enough.
You saved money by buying fake profucts but the money you saved would not be enough when you got hospitalized...😂😝
😂😂yeah
But that's because you're American and don't have universal healthcare lmaooo
asdkotable my aunt lives in Ireland and they have “free healthcare,” she has been waiting to get her ripped stomach from pregnancy stitched for a year now.
@@carmela7764 it sucks that's happening to your aunt. But we are talking about medical bills here.
asdkotable if you want cheeper medical bills you have to wait years to get the treatment bc everyone will be going to the hospital all the time
ELF lipsticks are pretty good... and they are 3$ only
why buying fake?
Vency Cheng because people want to be "trendy"
Your paying for the brand
People want to show off the name. If you can say you have Kylie lip kits, so what if they’re fake?
Pride and social status.
Vency Cheng yeahhh ... you right girl ... i buy are cheapest makeup in watson n guardian (im from sabah, msia) because i know they safe n authentic product ... 👍👍👍 .. please not buy the fake product ... it dangerous for ur skin n ur healthy ....
Instead of buying counterfeit, I buy dupes. That way you can stay safe from potentially dangerous ingredients but still a achieve the same color. Ain't nobody gonna know you wearing a $30 lipstick
Leave Blank dupes are the same as counterfeit ... Lol counterfeit is a fancy word for fake .... Dupes are fake too ...
Dupes =/= countrerfeit. L'Oreal owns a great deal of drugstore makeup. Drugstore = Dupes
L'Oreal distributing it = it is officially going through the company and not made by some random guy in a cosmetic kitchen in china.
So, yeah; They're dupes, but L'Oreal is the parent company so that means that it's met whatever requirements it needs to meet to be distributed legally. It might be a dupe, but it's not counterfeit.
Thatiana Brice If I buy a lipstick from L'oreal and it is the same colour as a Mac lipstick, this makes it a dupe.
If I buy two lipsticks, one Mac and another labelled Mac but distributed through illegal means, that's counterfeit
Leave Blank exactly! or even if you feel like treating yourself to an expensive one go for it. not a fake.
30 bucks is a lot for lipstick cuz I'm cheap
if you mexican and reside in LA u know this be the callejones
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I swear I've been going there since I was a kid for the decorations and gift bags for parties
camila lemasters same! and the telas for quinceañeras haha
amie loera I agre whithe you that what I do
None of these products are as dangerous as Jaclyn Hill lipsticks 😱
Mar O
really what’s wrong with her products
at least jaclyn's lipsticks dont have arsenic BAHAHA (im not defending the lipsticks)
What’s up with them?
@@ILikeBirds someone found a bit of metal in one of them, and a load of others found the obvious small holes on the top mixed with some hairs which jaclyn says is “hair from the white gloves workers clean with” despite some of the found hair being black
@@kurtis2709 •_•
I would rather buy and wear drugstore makeup than fake high end makeup, people are crazy to buy fake makeup.
Jas D ik I can under stand fake designer clothes because who's going to know the difference and it doesn't harm u
some drugstore makeup is just as good as the high end makeup too
people are crazy to buy make up anyway. Real or fake, all of them are bad for your skin. Maybe wear it on a party or a special day or something, but many of them even wear it to go to the supermarket, why ffs.
Natan The 6th yes I agree. Makeup should be used on a special occasion. Because afterwards it will leave ur skin terrible.
Take a look at those make up gurus here on CZcams who do Tutorials, or even celebrities. Look how terrible their face look without make up. They buy a shitload of expensive products and all it does is leaving their face in terrible conditions, and they believe their face is healthy when they buy expensive brands, vegan or not.
They key for a clean face is easy. Eat healthy and fresh. AND STAY AWAY FROM MAKEUP.
This is why I say just buy drug store instead of counterfeits. I can't afford Tarte's Shape Tape concealer that costs about $25. That's way more than what I'm willing to pay on that product of all things so what do I do? Buy a tube of NYX HD concealer for $5 at CVS and save $20.
CelciaSnow The NXY HD concealer is better in my opinion! 😝 Shape tape is over rated. I also love the maybelline fit me concealer.
CelciaSnow I'm with you girlfren. Wetnwild is my jam!
If you want a nice dupe for the Tarte Shape Tape concealer,I recommend the Wet n Wild photofocus concealer. The formula is very similar & it costs 5$ at most,only downside is that there are only 6 shades :/
CelciaSnow You are very pretty!!!
That's exactly what I do. Deep down majority of the colors are the same thing. Paying $30 for a concealer is really paying $30 for a brand name.
Well, even the real ones are dangerous so... 💅🏻
Iffat Labiba how
*cough Jacklyn Hill *cough cough
Cough cough Jaclyn hill *cough cough
Not as.much
at least you know what actually in the products with real kylie
“This is fake but the good kind”
This had me dead
@@marlenemcgovern1045 it had me crying 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Id buy fake clothing, bags etc. but i'd never buy fake makeup or skin care, it's like buying food without any indication of the ingredients, its going into your body. lipstick you end up eating and that makeup is going on your skin which is one of the most sensitive areas. If i want cheap makeup i'd do my research and cheat the system with things like elf. Safer while still not being forced to pay lots of money just for kylies name.
Nelly Duke Bur how do you know what is in example Kylie's lip stick.
There is an ingredients list online
in a world where Johnsons baby powder and deodorants are giving people cancer, you can never even be too sure of store bought products.
That's because women were putting baby powder in their crotches for decades, therefore getting into their vaginas. However, according to the American Cancer Society, the link between putting Johnson and Johnson's asbestos-free, talc (baby) powder between the thighs and ovarian cancer is still pretty nonexistent.
DearGenovese almost all of your cosmetics and other skin care products are bad for you. Just download the think dirty app. It tells you what ingredients are harmful and which products are completely safe
Want a counterfeit for Kylie? Just get colourpop. It’s the same thing
I exist. But better-
I exist. That maybe counterfeit also
Colourpop isn’t counterfeit it is a whole brand and they don’t try to act like any other brand.
@@jojosaylor8996 is just a much affordable brand like a drugstore make up brand.
Agree. Nyx is also good
There's a difference between counterfeit makeup and dupes I personally love dupes they are safe and have the same shades as the high end
Finding dupes is way better than buying fake/ counterfeit high end products.
See this at flea markets ALLLL the time. Not THAT shady. Its everywhere out in the open
Anastasia Cassandra Wilson and companies pretend that they need a tip off. duh lol
lol the actual lipkits from kylie jenner are illegal in my country because they contain bad chemicals xD
사라サラ wait they are illegal in Korea?? Really? That’s probably why I’ve never seen them here then
@@georgiadurand3740 ahh I don't live in Korea, I actually mean Germany
RIGHT 😂 shows how products are okay for one country and not with another
@@user-rc7fm4ny4c Zum glück sie Illegal. Niemand will diese Scheiße lol
Also in Germany
*That's why you should buy drugstore brands if you can't afford high end makeup brands. Revlon is my favorite makeup brand.* 😘 💄 💋
EricaYE6 L’oréal is pretty good, too.
Maybline 360 products are great! Safe and AFFORDABLE!
Kylie Jenner makeup is not even organic, it has many chemicals in it so not sure why their making it as if her makeup is "natural" and "healthy" for the skin just because the price is high. Im not supporting the counterfit makeup but I doubt the original is any healthier then the fake ones. Organic, chemical free makeup is the only healthy type of makeup you can get.
EricaYE6 revlon makes beautiful colors in everything from lipstick to bronzers.
Exactly what I was thinking!
Why would an undercover expose himself on 📷
I'm still confuse
because he doesn't go to the streets himself. I understood from it that crime students go to make a buy.
Shouldn’t someone had known it was counterfeit if they were charging you 6 dollars for a Kylie lip kit. The way I can tell it’s fake is just by the price alone.
"if anything happens I need to go to the bank immediately" she's acting as if her life is in danger like no hunny just chill, they're normal people like you just trying to go by
lmfao
I mean you never know what can happen, they might just accuse you for filming and “invading” their privacy and start to “attack” you also physically and stuff, in the end these people sell stuff that is potentially dangerous for your health
These people are criminals and criminals try to avoid getting caught, no matter what it takes.
I don’t buy brands but would never spend money on replicas. Drugstore products are best. Maybelline and loreal are my favorite.
and Loreal owns Maybelline. They have a great color chemistry team. That is why their makeup has improved esp for deeper skintone. They own NYX too.
Wet N wild lipstick cost me $1.98 and it applies smoothly Nd no matter how many bong hits I take it’s still vibrant
Agree with that
@@heneedssomemilk.6900 lol
However, they use animals for experiments
Products are great but it's just sad
Kylie had lip fillers to look like that so how will the real kits work anyway
This video was SPONSORED BY KYLIE JENNER :D
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I just don't understand why they keep going for the small guy in the corner. instead of putting their resources to finding out where the labs are.
Tina Vasques yes!
Tina Vasques because those big labs are in China
Then go for the Importers
Tina Vasques But let this guy go free? That’s fucking stupid. He’s still involved. You have to catch the people on the bottom of the pyramid because 1. They’re breaking the law 2. They can provide more info on who they’re working for
Umm the people on the bottom are just trying to make a living. They see pennies compared to what the factory owners make.
I would love to see the other part of the story, meaning the RIDICULOUS OVERPRICING OF MOST OF THOSE BRANDS. This is a crime, no doubt about it, but what the woman at the market said was perfectly on point. Not everyone has USD30 to spent on a lipstick. And they should be able to wear one that adjust their budget.
Proyecto P you can also buy affordable makeup ! There are lot of choice on the market ! You don't have to buy from luxury brands !
Lynsha V that is also true 🙂
don't buy what you can't afford, makeup is not a necessity. I can't afford a car so my ass is on a bus every day, I'm not going around trying to get a counterfeit car or engage in criminal acts to have one. if we go by your logic then Hermes handbags should be affordable only because I want one ?? but do I need one ? nope just like people don't need Mac makeup.
yonasco14 👏👏👏
yonasco14 that analogy has absolutely nothing to do whith what Ive said (and also, If we are being compleletly honests you probably commited some other crimes: ever downloaded "pirat" music or movies? ever took a pack of cigarettes on an international flight? or even drove your mom/dad's car before getting your licence? The lists of crimes you probably commited even whitout knowing goes on and on and I can, as a criminal lawyer, assure you, you probably did, even though you wouldn't recognize it (the truth is we ALL did) . But that is so far away from my point. I thing the -sometimes- otrageous overpricing of some brands (Makeup and not) is a topic that should also be discussed this seriously, just that. No need to be a palladine of righteousness 😁
China:can I copy your homework
US:sure but change it a bit
China:okie
yea put horse urine
The drugstore has loads of affordable beautiful make up. No need to spend on often overpriced and over advertised make up real or fake for that matter.
I bought a kylie lip kit from ebay/china and the smell was awful, and I tried some on my hand, and it would not go off. I am 99% sure it was actualt paint. Like you would put on your house. Crazy.
IT WAS A FAKE ONE. THAT’S WHY
I wouldn't be surprised.
InfinityLux ~ I bought one from eBay too! And when I swatched it, it wouldn’t come off.
Lesson... buy stuff straight from retailers. What do all of you think you will get buying straight from china, or ebay???? I quit selling on ebay around 8 years ago, my real products were priced correctly I couldn't compete with all the fake stuff.
I’ve bought Kylie’s real lip kits and they are hard as fuck to come off but smell like candy.
Fakes are popping up on Amazon - then there is Ebay
Thats Vicki I know right
eBay is out of control, type any brand and you can get shorty dangerous remakes for 10-20 dollars
Amazon has counterfeits in their own warehouses that they ship out themselves. You can't buy any luxury beauty product on Amazon and feel confident it will be "real".
Yeh omg you get mystery boxes on eBay like for all we know they could have a bomb in it or be filled with drugs like its not safe
Anything bought online has a high chance of being fake.
Don’t u press the red button to end a call 🧐 @8:27
Jackie Soria maybe the other guy ended the call first?! But good catch, I didn’t even see it and I’ve seen the video three times...
Lol good eye! Yeah.. There was nothing there! Many things on TV just end up like that. It happens, but not caught on camera so they hv them do it again! 😂😂😂
There are setting in some phone by which call is aborted by power button 😃
You can end calls with turning something on with settings to work by pressing one of the side buttons on most or some phones
@@divyac04 yea
"I think everything's just a lie." I felt that.
I wish they put this much effort into busting pimps and Johns. This is ridiculous.
What am I even doing here agreed. I guess it’s because the makeup companies are paying the investigators good money.
Why busting johns? Who the fuck cares that a guy paid for sex?
What am I even doing here why would they put that much effort into busting pimps? Their clientele is made up of police, lawmakers, politicians etc.
It's so sad that they're arresting the small scale sellers. They don't have anymore jobs, they didn't have a choice. Now their only means of income has been stopped and furthermore these people will have criminal records for selling illegal goods, thus hindering them from getting accepted to other jobs they apply for. In my opinion the police should start at the root cause of the problem and moderate the imports from other countries and be more strict in what they let in. As well as rading more of the factories that make these products.
That's how I feel too. This is just making me sad. They're going after the people who need to sell something to earn a living, and these things sell. There are more powerful people involved in this that should be the ones investigated and targeted. Not the broke corner vendors trying to make a living.
Yes, but what they are doing is illegal
What is wrong with you people?! They should be punished and stopped!! They are NOT just “poor little people” trying to make a living like they have families to take care of! They could be using that money to gamble or buy drugs! What they are doing is ILLEGAL!!
Amy LaForce how do you know they don’t have families to take care of? I can tell you, most do. They are poor and if they could, they would have stores instead of folding tables.
Has anyone watched the multiple CZcams videos from gurus that are having reactions???
How you gon fake a fake person's products?? Lawd fake inception
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Lmfao true
Fake person?! You're just Jealous you can't get your ugly fuckin Face Fixed!
@@fi4doo861 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@fi4doo861 looool I think she is brave enough to accept her natural face
Im sure original products come with harmful chemicals as well... N ofcourse china!!
Its jst brand value price
trusted brands? nope.
Most of these brands work really hard to be safe for their customers. They don't want to be sued or their own people get sick.
@@carlycrays2831 not necessarily. Compare the ingredients in European and American beauty products. What's banned in Europe is approved by the FDA in the US. Also, ingredients are NOT regulated in cosmetics
Fatima chemicals that maybe someone MIGHT be allergic to,sure.
Mercury,horse urine?
No.
Why don’t people just buy drugstore instead? I have a pretty large high end makeup collection but honestly I PREFER some drugstore products because they are really good. The prices are low and the products are much better than fake items. I don’t get it. I guess some people can’t afford high end products yet want the illusion of it, it’s not safe though, ugh.
Because
i) People have been brainwashed by advertisers into thinking they need this high end luxury product, whatever that product may be. It can be anything, from makeup to cars to anything in between.
ii) The same propaganda has convinced them that more expensive = better, something which is demonstrably false.
iii) The problem is especially egregious with vanity products like makeup since the name of the brand is tied to the stature and esteem you gain by using said product. You're not just buying "beauty". You're also buying "status" as is the case with all luxury products.
I agree, I have tried all high end luxury face creams only to buy a $10 one from target on a whim, and it’s the only one that hasn’t given me rashes or left pimples on my skin. I mean I’m honestly so surprised since my skin is very sensitive so I never even gave drug store brands a chance only to end up with s drug store cream that work better for my face than all the $1000s of dollars worth of crap I’ve purchased before. Seriously ladies, I am appalled at how many of the drug store brands are equally as good as Sephora and with target, you’re allowed to return beauty products that didn’t suit your skin just like at Sephora (though on a much smaller scale).
@@free2saywhatever I also have a "drugstore" day cream. From Yves Rocher, from the sensitive line. No parfume, no colorands, no mineral oil or parabens. Works fine for me and it's € 10,95 here. 😊
Any favorites you would recommend?
Same goes for hair products. I use a brand called Shea Moisture, and you can pretty much get it anywhere. It has no sulfates, parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, petroleum, or formaldehyde. It is so much better than all of those expensive brands that claim to have everything.
Am I the only one who feels bad for the guy who got arrested? Idk...
Miss Sikorsky no- I do too 😕
Shiiiiiit i dont feel bad at all
He's a symptom, not the cause probably. It's just a sad industry to be in, all around.
I feel bad for him. Maybe thats how he puts bread on the table
Fanny Mae ya I feel hella bad, maybe that’s how he feeds his family and these people are acting like he’s out here murdering people just because Mac and other luxury brands don’t want to lose a couple of customers
7:43 I’ve never been more uncomfortable
😂
I feel you
Makeup shouldn’t be over priced. Maybe if companies like Estee Lauder realized this is happening they would be more reasonable with the 45 dollar lipsticks and there 65 dollar pallets
k but ppl can easily just buy like elf or wet n wild. there's really no need to buy counterfeit high end items when there's plenty of affordable options which are not only good quality but they're safe
Pricier don't necessarily mean better. It just a famous brand name on most of it..
You pay for the name, not the product.
You're basically paying for packaging. From one brand you can get a beautiful shade of lipstick for $20 and then find the same exact shade from a good drugstore brand for under $10. I get wanting nice things and all that, but it's just... I mean, literally, paying for packaging with a popular, fancy brand-name on it.
people get sucked in by cosmetics companies to feel good. too many foolish women out there
The price is not over priced the price is already right the more expensive the more good the quality is
People are poor. These sellers are not the problem. We as buyers just cant afford the finer things so we make sellers provide it
The drug store is absolutely fine. It’s better to use something that you know is safe and is cheaper.
If people can't afford Kylie Cosmetics or Too Faced, get L'Oreal or Maybelline from CVS.
Except these sellers are endangering people who could be exposed to certain hazards due to quality control, and ingredients that are legal in China. People have been exposed to lead, arsenic, mercury, and even rat droppings from counterfeit makeup like this.
These sellers need to be arrested, they are risking thousands of lives by lying to people.
Elf is now busting out products that are better than most
A lot of the money made in fraudulent goods goes back to drug cartels and terrorists organizations. A terrorist attack in France that was carried out by ISIS a few years ago got the funding by selling fake luxury shoes.
The real Kylie lip kit isn't worth it either
LFMOAOOOO
Jeffree star's the good shit
Pretty sure it didn't get Jeffree approved 😂 It was too sheer in the video and I think that was an issue as well as I think it was super dry and flaky after a bit.
Well you are completely WRONG ! Pretty sure you didn’t even test them. Just hating for hating right. That’s pathetic
Absolutely
I can't speak for the Kylie brand, but I bought Anastasia and Mac lipstick at T. J. Maxx for like $8 each lol
You have to check the batch code for these products online before purchasing. I have found Too Faced Melted Latex lips that were 7 years old being sold at TJMaxx. Often times the products being sold there are near expiration or are expired. But recently they have been better with getting fresh products that still have a long shelf life left. Just make sure to check the batch codes and expiration before buying.
@@TheKS3D do you know which site that would be? 🙂
They're the real thing it's just extremely expired stock from the brands warehouse that they've not been able to sell so TJ maxx buy it all to sell
If these make up articles from the original company weren't overpriced probably this problem of counterfeiting can be overcome
chandana s k money money money. if i can earn 40$ per item. why would i settle for 1$ per item?
@@lifeisgood2542 i know right ,our greedy little world
i know all these companies CEO's don't give a damn about the consumers health...all they care about is their $$$///
and hey you want a good highlighter,liquid lipstick or foundation then try drugstore makeup... freaking wet n wild has so many amazing products for under $5...you can't beat that!!!!!!!!!1
yes, theres brands like wet n wild, maybelline, burts bees that arent expensive, fake looking, unsafe for you, and are actually pigmented.
SHUSH THE CUSS
Even if the CEOs don't give a damn, they are forced to otherwise their products cant be legally sold on the market. They run tests to know if its safe or not.
What's even better is that they are animal cruelty free and don't test their products on them🙂😁😌😁
The main people that buy these fake high end named products are label whores, they only care about showing off to others like "ooh look what I can afford, I'm better than you" : hope you can afford that doctor bill too SMH sorry to be so blunt, but that's one of the biggest reasons for all this fake stuff.
I was expecting more information on the real ingredients of the fake makeup. Maybe they should have them sent to a lab or something.
Asian238 if you look online there have been tests done that have found urine, rat feces, mercury, etc. in fake makeup
Everyon stuck on the urine thing....GO TO your bathroom and your kitchen and look at the lable ....IF it says UREA. Its piss and how do you know how sanitary these make up companies are really half of them are in China any damn ways ....
Misty Smith 👏👏👏👏 yes girl Im thinking the same thing. Was just about to post it
Deb C - Same here! Urea is in (*almost*) every cosmetic/skincare formula...
There are multiple studies with full lab test results available online, showing exact toxin levels and also the most random shit you'd never expect to be in cosmetics like rat poison, urine, strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria...its NOT the same ingredients. While I agree its insane how much markup these companies charge for each product for whats essentially the exact same ingredients as the drug store counterparts, consumers who are young and/or uneducated don't realize that just because something has the same packaging doesn't mean its the same product. If only people didn't give af about the brand name and just wanted products that can give the exact same results without being a higher priced subsidiary of the same companies that make lower priced drugstore makeup, this wouldn't be a thing...
Please never stop this series! they’re interesting and educational!!
all the research you do is really cool and eye opening. I appreciate your content
and if yall are looking for kylie jenner quality lipsticks just go on colourpop they are both made by the same people i believe, kylie just slaps her name on it, but the colourpop liquid lipsticks are the same quality (if not better) and they go for $6, dont buy into miss kylie's scam of a line
Alonso V yeag but you can't get this in England which is so stupid
no
You can’t get colour pop is Australia which sucks
I have both colourpop and Kylie cosmetics lipsticks and they are not the same. Kylie’s liquid lipsticks are thin and it feels like you don’t even have it on while colourpop liquid lipsticks are thick and heavy on your lips. They both have different formulas.
Siena Kaderavek can you not!? I live in New Zealand and colourpop ship here
I rather buy drugstore makeup, i can't always get some high brands 😁but u can find good ones on a buget
Mery Castillo just remember to treat yourself every once in a while ❤️
Mary is treating herself by saving money for far more important things.
Exactly
This journalist really shows her sense of superiority during every videos she made
I totally understand the stupid scam and it is so horrible that people can actually sell things that are not good quality and that can be harmful to other people because I’ve been through this because I bought a kit of MAC Lip glosses for under five dollars and I wanted to test them and I got serious rashes on my face and lip irritations and had to go to the doctors because it was so bad:( please don’t ever trust any brands like these. If they sound too good to be true. They probably are. Stay safe!💄
This is genuinely terrifying. It’s not just that your skin could break out, if products contain things like lead you could die. You can buy legit makeup from the drugstore that is comparable to these prices and are actually approved by a standards board, it doesn’t need to have a big name on it to be good.
Most commercial brands are full of synthetics which are known to cause hormone disruption and cancer. Go for brands that have botanical ingredients in them rather than nasy synthetics and no animal testing.
This is the most thorough investigation I've seen. Props to Refinery29 for protecting the consumer!
Carlos Escobar damn wtf is your problem?
these are just people tryna make a living.. jesus
hjuske ...by selling dangerous products to people.
Its so hard to be broke
Yeah! Except for all the LEAD, BACTERIA, HORSE URINE, etc. SMH
hjuske i mean there are other ways of making a living yk
i love putting horse urine and mercury on my skin 😍😍😍
It would be interesting to take the counterfeits to a lab and have the ingredients analyzed. Please make a follow-up video :)
I am Chinese and I don't even dare to put those things on my face
Aye. Im chinese too
@Rosalthe’s Luminals yay.
I really feel bad for the guy who got arrested.. some people do not have jobs and it's their income to support their families .. Yes it's illegal but it's not a crime like killing or stealing..
silvana Alejandra its is harming others, some people got blind because of fake makeup.
Well technically they stealing from the company...
@@jynxie17 and how many people does the company steal from?
silvana Alejandra true they need the manufacturer first
But It's harming other people since theres people who got severe allergic reactions from fake make up and I heard that america have really expensive health care, I'll rather flip burgers than selling questionable stuff.
lol they be selling all of this in Mexico 😂
All this so they can keep charging customers insane prices. Let’s tell the truth.
JaieWall and foolish customers keeps buying them and complain they dont have money for something else like food and rent.
And to stop organized crime rings, which are almost always associated with counterfeit products. Let’s tell the truth.
It's sad cuz majority of the people selling those counterfeit products are just people trying to scrape by. Living in NY myself it's expensive asf to just get a one bedroom apartment in a shitty neighborhood. These people aren't criminals but rather people who are hustling. A better solution to such a big problem would be to bring the prices of those products down and raise more awareness instead of putting people to jail.
Making companies price their products for less infringes on a lot of personal liberties too...it's not a company's fault because someone can't afford their stuff. Makeup isn't a necessity....
ARMY xP
Syeda Nushrat they're basically killing people or causing them life long issues so yes they are criminals
As sad as it is you're right, but why would you put someone else's health at risk for money?
Idk a Name Don't cigarettes do that as well? They aren't fooling their buyers. One should be well informed when they're buying counterfeit products, so it's absolutely up to the customer whether they wish to purchase it or not.
PLEASE VISIT THE PHILIPPINES theres a big mall of all fake makeup . And no FILIPINA GIRLS EVEN LISTEN
And alot of makeup artist are using this to other innocent women . :/
Wow :( Poor them
Khai Kindred girla hunus dili ka 😂🙄
Kahit di ako gumagamit ng knock offs pero u should know why kung bat sila nagbebenta, di yung nang aano ka lang. edi sana kung may namatay na sa fake makeup, nag alert na sila. Hindi naman kasi lahat kaya makaafford although sure ka na ba teh na ginagamit sa mga innocent girls? Sad that di mo iniintindi yung situation from the producer to seller to consumer :((
sa divi yan😂😂
Ya. I agree with you. Filipina here
Doing great job..
by influencing people through these documentaries...
I really appreciate this initiative ...A consumer must be careful while purchasing these cosmetics products...
Now I'm scared of buying makeup products online. What if the seller fraud the costumer?
buy from the offical site.
buy from the offical site.
Also the make up containers have special codes where the fakes will not have them.
Get it from approved vendors such as Ulta, Sephora and other third parties. They have to be approved
fucked up to put in jail someone that was just trying to make a living. Most of these vendors are unaware or ignorant to counterfeiting
I dont think putting in mercury, arsen or horse pee is "make a living"
MementoMiri do you really think they know what's in what they're selling? They're bulk buying and selling it on and yes, trying to make a living.
Izaura G but it's illegal? Just like selling drugs to make money for "a living". These people are making a living by putting other people's health at risk. They may not know it, but they know it's all just business and even if they did know, they wouldn't care.
liaxandra I understand if they explained the health issues and what these products do overtime to human health. Did you see any of this on the video? No. It was all biased into showing how you should buy a 50$ product. Read the ingredients behind actual name brand products and see that most you cannot even understand. How does that make these products less dangerous? Because its licensed? How to compare drugs dealers with these sellers? Most of our products in the 99¢ store also come from china. Clothing comes from china and clothing has also been found to contain Lead. Go to F21 and tell them the same.
liaxandra It is illegal, but there are ways to target this. Go to the source, the maker, not a man on the street. Most of the consumers buying this also know it is counterfeit, so why buy it ?
It would have been nice if you had looked at the sellers of these products a bit more closely instead of taking it for granted that they are criminals. I would have liked to see their side of the story (how they got into this illegal business, why, etc.). I don't think it's as clear cut as this piece makes it out to be.
Emily Morgan I agree. Couldn't help but feel bad for the guy they portrayed as a serious criminal because though what he is doing is wrong , for someone to try and make money selling fake cosmetics , his life must be in pretty bad shape.
I understand where this sympathy is coming from, but this is just like drug trafficking, but to a lesser degree. People who traffic drugs are probably in bad shape and in need of some quick cash too, right? Still, it doesn't change the fact that they harm countless people and that they are criminals. So are we going to let them do their thing? No, of course not.
they are giving people lead filled products! LEAD! but you wanna hear their side of the story.
brittney smith yes
you obviously don't get it they are using kylie's name it is her products so they are at fault
"I also got a couple things too" ,10:51, I laughed so hard
I live in a third world country and in here even drugstore makeup is too expensive. We end up buying counterfeit make up that I realize now how dangerous it is for one’s health.
This is way too intense for fake makeup. It's not heroin.
...you can get allergies or cancer years later...
MementoMiri i c u everywhere, literally. who has told you you can get cancer from fake makeup?
...please google long time health issues from applying heavy metals like lead, copper, mercury, arsenic or cadmium to your skin, you are poisoning your body slowly...
"Beauty consumers should be careful about whether they’re buying fake or real cosmetics because of their heavy metal content. A 2008 study found that heavy metals in cosmetics can cause skin allergies through percutaneous absorption on the skin. The use of these metals for color and pigments in makeup has been linked to detrimental health outcomes with continuous use - outcomes that include cancer, reproductive and developmental disorders, neurological problems, and contact dermatitis."
www.theodysseyonline.com/toxic-ingredients-counterfeit-makeup
www.fbi.gov/news/stories/counterfeit-cosmetics-fragrances
juli you know chemicals can be absorbed through your skin and affect your organs right?
liaxandra yeah but like what proves that it can cause cancer? im just curious not tryna b annoying or anything :D
excuse me, but what about making a video about the actual pricing of products? how much does it cost to be made? Why is it so expensive etc
that'd be interesting idea, I'd like to see a comparison between a drugstore and high end goods production and pricing :D
What well, if you research the life of a product which includes to the product is made, from the shade to the ingredients, the packaging, the shades, finishes, marketing, distribution, the market that it is intended to, the actual production, it all adds up. When you buy a luxury item you are not buying "just" buying a product, you are also purchasing the "status", quality and what that brand represents. A drugstore brand reduces costs by making dupes which don't go through the developing stage that a brand goes through and that are also made from ingredients and/or materials of less quality, not necessarily bad quality, just less.
Most drugstore brands are owned by high end conglomerates so the production qualities aren't vastly different.
What they're so damn expensive because of the name you know the fancy high-end brand name so people will think you are fancy I guess
High-end is just cheating you really. But fakes r horrible.
I don't see the problem here, if the customers know that what there buying is fake then what's the problem. The "undercover" people all need to drink some water and mind there business
Sometimes you pay the price of original for the fake and you don't even know
Exactly I dont see the big deal here make up is dangerous from the word go ...it has nva been and will nva be good for our skin .....so they must just sit down
It's true
@@deborahakoshile9421 I bought a fake China NYC lipstick for 5$ in our country. 5$ is expensive in our country. It's a million dollar business across the world wide .
I love this channel I feel like I learned more then I did in the last week of high school
The vender seemed nice I kinda feel bad for him lol
me too, hes just earning
Earning? By harming ppl..by lying? Grow up
@@headishome8452 the people who sell these products 9/10 don't even know what they are selling is dangerous. In this video one vendor she interviewed used them on herself. Vendors dont make jack shit. They got a regular guy just trying to make money arrested for selling illegal products in broad daylight. If they had gone to him and been like "hey this is illegal and will get u arrested" I'd bet anything he'd throw that shit away. I live in NYC. Vendors here are kind and hardworking people. They don't make a lot and sometimes they cut corners to keep their lights on. They aren't horrible people. He shouldn't have been arrested.
Yeah .he is earning for bread. There is no place for poor people in today's world.
Hmmm... Republican much??? Claiming ignorance, putting ignorant buyers in harm's way, justifying criminal behavior. Yes. Difference between you and me and the 28 ppl who liked your defense... I care about other ppl and the earth. I do care about that poor guy... but if he makes jack shit... which to me means eating once a day living in car etc there are better jobs and he certainly has a better chance of getting help in New York than Missouri. Here we don't have the luxury of that defensive, I didn't know it was illegal. If he was making jack shit he wouldn't be doing it..... I've been extremely poor (childhood) well off and now I'm back to being poor because of a permanent disability. This gop way of thinking is destroying ppl...and the planet. But it doesn't hurt you, right? Because you aren't stupid enough to buy it on the street?? You and the 28 ppl are showing that you truly only care about yourself and want to jump on one person me. Lol. Educate yourself.
Y'all should be catching rapists and murderers not people who are trying to get by by selling makeup. That's not affecting billion dollars corporations
Or Whatever fake makeup can cause CANCER, so that's technically murder
Or Whatever yeah let's just let people die because of these products. It's not like more jobs can be created removing these vendors off the streets helping bigger companies expand making more jobs.
Sierra Ford yeah paying cents a day to their employees while these multi billion dollar companies are getting richer and expanding their margins off people's hard work. It's amazing brands like mac and Dior Have made these world wide companies, but it doesn't affect their profit because you're always gonna have customers who want the real thing.
Ghalia Al Mutawa that's at their own risk. Everything causes cancer now adays
Or Whatever what are you even on about? More makeup stores = more jobs not that hard to understand.
I usually buy from retail stores only Ulta or Sephora etc... and drug stores. But this is helpful information when buying things online or from street markets. Thank you for always doing the research and exposing these things.
I went to a fake goods market in Beijing and there were so many people begging me to buy 'Kylie Lip Kits' - as real as they looked, I kept saying "fake fake" in my head so that I wouldn't get drawn in - after watching this I'm so glad I didn't fall for it!
Ok but @refinery29 can you show us how the real brand make their cosmetics? Can you show us what the working environment is like ?
+sallycontreras We'll take it into consideration!!
Exactly! As I said in my comment before, Kylie lip Kits were banned in Germany at least for containing cancer causing Stuff.
ikr!
@@refinery29 any updates?
Refinery29 yeah show everyone all the tortured animals they test their products on
if you look closely at 8:34 you can see the guy was not calling anyone
omg your so right ? he clicked like he was ending the call
lmaoooo
Nallely VCute good observation ahhahaha
Nallely VCute some phones u have to click and then it answers
Maybe the person hung up as he was about to and then it showed the screen
So nobody is gonna mention the fact that that lady just said they’ve found horse urine in counterfeit makeup products 🤢
My company is always trying to shut down Amazon dealers selling our product because it does not guarantee purity and proper shelf life. You don't know what you are getting via the mail. Products need to come from a guaranteed source. Great video! Thanks for sharing!
I feel really bad because these people are trying to make a living. Then they take these people like criminals. I understand that it is bad for people but it still feels sad.
It’s a matter of right and wrong and they made the choice to intentionally sell harmful products.
:((
they treat these people like criminals because they are criminals... instead of selling fake makeup products that run the risk of seriously harming someone, they should go out and contribute to society. Not to mention a lot of these sales are made in cash and under the table, so its not claimed in taxes etc. literally none of what their doing is considered legal, and therefor they deserve the treatment and jail time they get...
I know I feel bad too, but then again these products they are selling are causing horrible reactions on the consumers. I would say this isn’t right if these products weren’t dangerous, but they are very dangerous and people who buy it 90% of the time dont know that
danna Pasos I'm sure people who Rob Banks are just trying to make some money too but a crime is a crime.
why did she have to go to NY to test MAC makeup when she could've done that at a MAC store in LA where she was already at 🤔
Exactly what I was thinking lol!
Because she was in New York to speak to all of these people on the same day
The company is based in NY, in order for her to talk with the people she actually needed too and not just office workers that don’t know anything, she had to go to Ny
There's a lot in NYC I pass by them every day
Natalia because the people she needs to meet lived in NY
Well now I can sleep soundly at night knowing the good people of Estee Lauder and The Refinery are battling against the forces of darkness within the counterfeit beauty industry! Who knows how many women have been saved from the horrors of a mild allergic breakout or a grainy lipstick?? Oh the humanity!!!
The adverse reactions mentioned at 4:59 are the same exact reactions that certain people have when using "genuine" beauty products, my mum, sister, & ex's have had some of these reactions at one point or another from genuine beauty products, it would be interesting to see just what percentage of consumers have adverse reactions when using non counterfeit products vs counterfeit products.
Estée Lauder mentions how counterfeit makeup is created in horrible conditions as well as containing toxic materials, but they fail to mention that they themselves test on animals, which doesn't make them to rosily in my opinion
Even though i dont agree with animal testing, they dont sell harmfull products
They have to test on animals to comply with other countries regulations.
HSC they are following the countries regulations and I believe FDA still requires animal testing. However they products are much safer than the counterfeit cosmetics.
Just a fact: if you want your market in china you must do animal testing. It’s to meet the country’s regulations
The FDA does not require animal testing. That is why there are plenty of companies that don't test on animals .
came from mykie’s super informational video! who else is with me?!
Laila Leist-Alston me too!
Laila Leist-Alston - same
XD me
Same!!!
Hello fellow zom-bae 😊
I've been watching these videos all night... it's nearly 1am oops.
~Story Time~
When I was a kid and still now I never trusted actual store brands like: Ross, Bealls etc... The reason I didn't trust was because the stores very always dirty and the makeup/hair products smelled bad were dirty and looked tampered. Also why I didn't trust and why I don't wear makeup now is because my sister got cheap makeup from a Ross and some off the streets (but I didn't know some of it was off the streets until she told me a year later), my sis got a really bad lip infection from the makeup, little me got scared and vowed to never wear makeup ever again. But since I watched this video I learned how bad the street makeup actually is! My sis could of died! I definitely did (I didn't actually die it's an expression) when they said 'arsenic, mercury, lead' how people's lives been messed up or ruin because of this is insane and scary! 😧