Great tips! I didn't even know that they made fake brushes. Thanks Bella!

Nice.

"Powde."

I've never ordered cosmetics on ebay, but that is really good to know... I NEVER would've thought of that!!

Yeah, most of the brushes on eBay are fakes, sad to say... I wouldn't recommend buying those there. Now, POWDE, on the other hand, have at it!

These are great tips, thank you!

Thanks for this! Very informative.

Wow- this is crazy. You have to have a GOOD eye to spot this stuff! But, I dont think I would ever trust cosmetics from eBay. Who knows who put their paws all over that stuff!

Almost all expensive cosmetics lines have some sort of fake on ebay. I'd say buy them in person all the time. I also found this article by an ebay seller for spotting fake MAC products to be really helpful: http://reviews.ebay.com/MAC-PIGMENTS-HOW-TO-SPOT-FAKES-by-EXPERIENCED-SE...

wow... i've actually bought 1 or 2 cosmetic items on ebay... none that you listed here, but still.. now i'm worried i might have gotten fakes! ahhh, i'll be more careful in the future for sure. Thanks for the tips!

I love this post. So helpful and funny too

Wow, I had no idea there beauty fakes out there. I've always felt icky about buying makeup from Ebay, and if I do buy online it's only from reputable stores/brands. Thanks for sharing though!

ok, so now i'm a bit terrified i may have bid (and won) on some bobbi brown brushes that aren't real. I only started buying on ebay because my teacher in makeup school recommended it(i'd rather not say which school, she's the hunt me down and kill me type). I wish ebay would regulate this better. I wrote the seller a note asking about how she can verify the authenticity but she hasn't responded to me. I thought the brushes looked fine until i saw her MAC brushes which look like fakes (that notorious roll top case). sigh.... what to do... anybody have any ideas? can i cancel a bid if i'm afraid their counterfeit? i doubt it. Ebay seems to have a policy listed saying the seller is responsible for verifying authenticity. I've asked her to do so, we'll see what happens. I also don't want to go reporting someone if they are in fact legit - but i don't think it's out of line to ask them to verify, do you?