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someone correct me if i'm wrong, but i've found a good alternative for cheap mac products without having to sacrifice quality and safety by turning to fakes is checking out makeup outlet stores. there's a cosmetics company outlet near where i live, and they sell authentic mac products for almost half price. i'm sure there may be some small defects, but i have yet to find anything.
and yes, the products they sell *are* real. i got scared when i first found out there were such things as fake mac products and scoured the internet for examples of fakes vs reals and to my relief these are real.
has anyone else tried makeup outlet stores for deals on prestige brands? how did it work out for you?
The Cosmetics Company outlet store is a great place to take advantage of! I believe that they tend sell any discontinued sets/colours/etc or any overstock (like TJ Maxx/Winners/etc) from companies like MAC, Bobbi Brown, Smashbox, Estee Lauder and Clinique, which are all owned by Estee Lauder, the parent company. If you are looking for limited edition sets from a season or two a ago, definitely check this place out. All these products are real because it is owned Estee Lauder.