Why Fake Kylie Jenner Lip Kits Could Be Dangerous | Shady | Refinery29

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Published 2017-08-19
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 Today, there isn't a fake purse in sight; they've all been replaced by contouring palettes.

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All Comments (21)
  • @ObeyThyIllest
    "well, not lying, everythings from china." ayy lmao, at least she kept it real.
  • @jennagee100
    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.
  • @megb830
    She says "makeup artist come down here" that's so they can go home and make a YouTube video called "I tried fake makeup" lmao
  • @Vanessa-yd9sd
    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.
  • @malakaskar8205
    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.
  • @nicholecall9658
    "Naked 5" Pretty easy way to tell a seller is selling fakes. If they are selling products that don't even exist!
  • @AwjeeASMR
    The amount of effort they put into this is more than they do for murders lol like wow
  • @cassieandersch1763
    But where’s “Why real Jaclyn Hill lipsticks could be dangerous” hahahahaha
  • @vencytalks5952
    ELF lipsticks are pretty good... and they are 3$ only why buying fake?
  • @wwtory
    OMG go after the actual big corrupt companies!! These poor people on the streets is simply following their lead!! How ridiculous!!!
  • @amieloera4689
    if you mexican and reside in LA u know this be the callejones
  • @sammid3141
    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
  • @CelciaSnow
    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.
  • @marolle15
    None of these products are as dangerous as Jaclyn Hill lipsticks 😱