In fashion, it’s not hard to find affordable pieces that are quite literally, an exact copy of luxury or designer brands – especially when more and more fashionistas are spending less and fashion designers are trying all they can to maintain what little share they have left of the pie. Lately, a similar situation has caught my eye, in beauty at that. It’s appaling to find counterfeit versions of my favourite makeup products being sold in the market. Unfortunately, M·A·C is one of the most widely copied brands, to the point that last year’s limited edition Hello Kitty range wasn’t spared! What amazed me was that some of the fake goods actually went the extra mile. For instance, the fake M·A·C blusher came with the Kitty’s embossed outline, whereas the real deal didn’t. There are a number of websites selling these products, some of them at lower prices than the original even, but if you’re a beauty junkie, you would know better than to buy from an unauthorized seller. One of my latest discoveries during a trip abroad is none other than a clone of Benefit, I just had to snap a pic of it! In any way, just think of this situation like film and music piracy, only worse. Who knows what’s really in the pigments of those fake stuff? And who knows what you’re getting your skin into?