BlkMane
New Member
Hi, all. I've had experience with buying counterfeit
salon products before, so in light of the posts about Mizani
Moisturefuse "fakes" I wanted to post some tips:
1. If the product says, "Only sold at salons...Only purchase
from authorized dealers", etc. Call the company and find
out who the AUTHORIZED dealers are in your area, then purchase
ONLY from them.
As was proven with the Moisturefuse, even reputable salons
(like JC Penney) may not be authorized dealers (JC Penney was
one of the places selling fake Mizani.
2. Paul Mitchell, Aveda, Sebastian and similar products are sold at
CVS, Duane Reade, Rite Aid, etc. but that does not mean they are
THE REAL DEAL. These places are NOT salons or professional beauty
supply shops. Yes, the products look like the real deal, but
believe it or not, a lot of those products are FAKES.
In the past, I've actually compared a REAL bottle of Paul Mitchell with the
ones in Duane Reade and there are little differences (that one wouldn't immediately
notice) that prove that the drug store ones are fakes.
[And no, I don't know how the drug stores get away with this. But, they do.]
**A relative who is a big time Paul Mitchell fan was using one of the products
purchased from a drugstore. My relative noticed that the product wasn't acting right.
He looked at the
bottle closely and notice that there was a "registered trademark" sign (that little "r"
in the circle")
after a LINE on the bottle. YOU CAN'T COPYRIGHT A LINE!! It was a typo!
My relative swiftly took that fake Paul Mitchell back to the drugstore, told them it
was fake and
believe me, they gave him a refund. No more questions asked.
Just wanted everyone to be aware that not everyone believes that lying and
cheating are sins.
salon products before, so in light of the posts about Mizani
Moisturefuse "fakes" I wanted to post some tips:
1. If the product says, "Only sold at salons...Only purchase
from authorized dealers", etc. Call the company and find
out who the AUTHORIZED dealers are in your area, then purchase
ONLY from them.
As was proven with the Moisturefuse, even reputable salons
(like JC Penney) may not be authorized dealers (JC Penney was
one of the places selling fake Mizani.
2. Paul Mitchell, Aveda, Sebastian and similar products are sold at
CVS, Duane Reade, Rite Aid, etc. but that does not mean they are
THE REAL DEAL. These places are NOT salons or professional beauty
supply shops. Yes, the products look like the real deal, but
believe it or not, a lot of those products are FAKES.
In the past, I've actually compared a REAL bottle of Paul Mitchell with the
ones in Duane Reade and there are little differences (that one wouldn't immediately
notice) that prove that the drug store ones are fakes.
[And no, I don't know how the drug stores get away with this. But, they do.]
**A relative who is a big time Paul Mitchell fan was using one of the products
purchased from a drugstore. My relative noticed that the product wasn't acting right.
He looked at the
bottle closely and notice that there was a "registered trademark" sign (that little "r"
in the circle")
after a LINE on the bottle. YOU CAN'T COPYRIGHT A LINE!! It was a typo!
My relative swiftly took that fake Paul Mitchell back to the drugstore, told them it
was fake and
believe me, they gave him a refund. No more questions asked.
Just wanted everyone to be aware that not everyone believes that lying and
cheating are sins.
