HOW TO SPOT A FAKE KYLIE JENNER LIP KIT? AND WHERE NOT TO BUY THEM
UPDATE: This post is constantly being updated, SO IT’S VERY LONG. Scroll down for the latest, but if you’re too lazy to read, WATCH THE VLOG at the bottom.
Kylie Jenner Lip Kits are so popular, it literally breaks the internet every time they restock. Seriously, they once broke Google. And apparently, they broke at least one post office as well. It’s madness, but I assure you the hype is not that overrated because the formula is really great. You can read my Lip Kit by Kylie review.
But Kylie Cosmetics is facing another problem: Fake Kylie Lip Kits are now circulating in some online markets and stores around Asia. Honestly, I already knew this will happen. As someone who lives in Asia, fake products are really common especially when a particular item is massively popular.
It is unfortunate that some people do this, and the worst part, there are online sellers who are claiming that their fake Kylie Lip Kits are real and sell it for the original price or more. Some even show in their eBay pages real Kylie Lip Kits, but when they send it to you, you’ll get the fake lip kit. So it’s time to be safe now and know how to spot a fake Kylie Jenner Lip Kit.
HOW TO SPOT A FAKE KYLIE JENNER LIP KIT?
1. A fake Kylie Jenner Lip Kit cost only around $1- $4, but the price of the original Lip Kit cost $29, unless if you buy it from Lip Kit re-sellers then it will cost a little bit more.
2. The box of a real Kylie Jenner Lip Kit has its item’s shade shown on the top and sides of the box, while the name of the shade is written on the top. The lip photo is a bit higher and the fonts are bolder.
The photos above are the fake Kylie Lip Kits
While some boxes are really trying to copy the original boxes, some fake Kylie Jenner Lip Kits are packaged in slim boxes.
The photos above are fake Lip Kits as well
Take note that all original matte Kylie lip kits are packaged in a rectangular box and comes with a lip liner. Only the metallic mattes and glosses are packaged in slim boxes and does not sold with a lip liner. Some fakes are also called “Kylie Lip Cream” instead of Kylie Lip Kit.
3. The box where the lip kits are packaged when the company send it to you are square. Not rectangular like those show in the top-left photo. Although the company recently changed the box design (and I’m sure they will change it again in the future) because some are getting stolen, presumably by the couriers, but they are always square like this, so far.
4. The Kylie Lip Kit’s bottle has a clear white cap (stopper) on the opening, not a pure white unlike on the photo above. The real Lip Kit’s opening look like this:
The lip kits showed above are FAKE. In the Philippines, they cost around Php150-500 (roughly US$3-11) and they are called “Singapore Authentic” and does not sold with a lip liner. When you’re going to buy from re-sellers make sure they are made from LA, as labeled on the original Kylie Jenner Lip Kits.
THIS IS WHAT THE NEW KYLIE COSMETIC BOX LOOK LIKE AS OF JUNE 2016…
The latest box of Kylie Cosmetics is plain black, no design whatsoever on the outside, not even a silver “KYLIE” but the inside has the usual silver KYLIE but now it has white dripping graphic on it. And the website, as always, is typed on the top. The original Kylie Cosmetic box is also bulkier, unlike the fakes that are slim. Lastly, look at the difference on Kylie Jenner’s letter that comes in every orders. The original are postcard size, while the fakes are business card size.
AND HERE’S THE ACTUAL SIZE OF THE LETTER…
The original Kylie Jenner Lip Kit letters are bigger, like postcard size. And the other side has a lip photo with chrome teeth, just like on the original packaging of the lip kits.
UPDATE JUNE 17, 2016
Fake Kylie Jenner Lip Kits improved so much since my update just last week. A person I know (who provided these photos) bought a Candy K Lip Kit from a re-seller in Macau for personal use and she discovered it was fake. The re-seller, who shall not be named, claimed they didn’t know their lip kits were fake because they claimed to bought it from Amazon. They refuse to give a refund, instead they offered to give a discount on the next purchase. But the person I knew refused, because she won’t buy another fake lip kit even though it is “discounted”.
(Disclosure: Kylie Cosmetic Hong Kong sells authentic Kylie Lip Kits ordered from KylieCosmetics.com ONLY every restock and will never ever sell you fake items. They are also committed to inform you how to spot fake Kylie Jenner lip kits.)
7. Fake Kylie Lip Kits are now sold with lip liners and the same box, but original boxes’ prints are brighter. Look at the fake Candy K, it’s kinda pale.
8. Lip Liners that are sold with the fake Kylie Lip Kits are bigger and paler shade than the original and has a different cap as well.
9. Even Kylie fake lip kits have a seal on the bottom like the original lip kits, but they don’t even bother too stick it on the center. Plus, the fonts of the fake Kylie lip kit seals are smaller than the original.
10. Fake Kylie lip kit’s cap are smaller than the original, and the edges are more solid as well.
So far these are the difference I could gather between the real and the fake Kylie Jenner Lip Kit. I haven’t tried any fake lip kits yet, and I hope I won’t but I’m very sure the formula is different.
UPDATE JUNE 24, 2016
You asked for it so here it is. A comparison of the REAL and FAKE Kylie Lip Kits swatches.
REAL KYLIE MATTE LIP KITS SWATCH
AND THIS IS THE FAKE KYLIE LIP KIT SWATCH…
At first look they look the same but the King K, Reign, Heir, Kourt, Candy, and Mary Jo looks a bit different. While there is no “Like K” at all, but there is “Like: and it’s a gloss, not matte as stated on the fake Kylie lip kit swatch.
On Kylie Cosmetics’ July 1st restock they started selling their lip liner and liquid matte lipstick separately. But as of the moment, only two shades: Candy K and Mary Jo K. I like it, but I wish they changed the box or tweaked the design, because fakes are packaged with the same box design. So if someone is selling you a solo Kylie liquid matte lipsticks that isn’t Candy K or Mary Jo K then it’s fake. Besides those, the bottles are the same so just check the look of the original bottle above to know if you have the fake kylie lip kit or not.
UPDATE: JULY 14, 2016
For those who are too lazy to read, you can watch this video by Beauty Script
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