2.24.2012

FAKE Koji Dolly Wink eyeliner via SHMUBERRY


Hello 


Today I wanted to share this amazing post I saw on SHMUBERRY  about this disturbing info about a fake Dolly Wink eyeliner, I wanted all of you to beware of this imitation issue.

Thank you Shmuberry for sharing this information with us and letting me reblog your post!

post by SHMUBERRY

Original link here

FAKE Koji Dolly Wink eyeliner

I really love Dolly Wink products: most of the time, I get them from this great eBayer for a decent price, including shipping fees. Earlier this year, I saw another offer on eBay from a different seller for the Deep Black eyeliner and I thought: “Mhmm I need to stock up on this eyeliner” so I purchased it… to my surprise, I received a cheap, counterfeit Dolly Wink imitation!
As soon as I got the product, I messaged the seller saying that I had received a counterfeit product and that I wanted my money back since I had paid for a KOJI Dolly Wink eyeliner. The seller,alrocku2007, claimed that this was the “Hong Kong” version of this product and that it was the real deal. Clearly, this person doesn’t know what they are talking about so I reported the item to eBay and I wanted to show you pictures of what the counterfeit looks like compared to the real deal.

Left: fake Dolly Wink eyeliner

Right: Koji Dolly Wink eyeliner

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The fake eyeliner packaging has a lot of difference from the original one: the shade of pink on top of the box is darker. On the original box, the English text says:
“ Every girl can become a doll! For the girl who wants to be “Otona Kawaii”, it’s a present from Tsubasa".”
However, the fake box only has the first part of the text:
“Every girl can become a doll!”
and is centered instead of being aligned to the left. Also, the back of the box contains different information at the bottom. Japanese make-up imported in Hong Kong usually don’t have a redesigned packaged but instead will have a sticker with translated information regarding the use of the product and its ingredients and a product code. Oddly enough, the product “made for the Hong Kong market” contains information only in Japanese.
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What really made me question the product that I received that the fact that Tsubasa’s picture and the text “ Produced by Tsubasa Masukawa” was replaced by a 24h logo and the text read: “water strong liner” instead. The design of the bow is also very flimsy and off and somewhat cut off.
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That really made me realize this was an imitation was the fact that they erased the KOJI logo and replaced it with “Fairy Girl”. KOJI is a well known Japanese make-up that is still up and running and it hasn’t been bought or been replace by “ Fairy Girl”. Surely if they were to market this product in other countries and adapt the packaging, they would keep the name KOJI is on it and Tsubasa’s picture as well otherwise, what’s the point??
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BUT all of these could simply be a new packaging for a product but let’s take a look at the eyeliner pen itself. The design of the pen is fairly similar but upon looking at it closely, the dots, bow and logo are blurry: it’s not my camera! Usually when product are repackaged, it’s for the better, the quality of the design isn’t reduced! The cap is also pink and dotted instead of black.
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After realizing this a fake product, I would have to be crazy to bring this eyeliner anywhere near my eyes so I tested it out of my hand and on a tissue: the texture of the brush is completely different. The real Dolly Wink eyelier is a fiber brush that’s very flexible and that allows you to make very thin lines and wing your eyeliner perfectly.
The fake eyeliner has a very stiff felt brush that only produces a somewhat thin line if you place it at 90°!
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So obviously, this is an imitation and I could have avoided getting this by reading the reviews this person had because despite a majority of positive reviews, negative reviews stood out.
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Lesson learned!

Stick to the eBayers I know and have ONLY positive feedback! I hope this post helps someone to NOT buy a fake one by accident!

59 comments:

  1. I got the liner in Japan, and I look forward to trying it out!

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  2. My comment was actually about the PENCIL liner - should have said that! Back to the coffee!

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  3. Wow that fake one is so obvious haha dang they seriously make Fake everything.. gotta watch out :T

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  4. Wow! You can find everything that is fake nowadays! 

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  5. how interesting. I guess it’s hard to figure out the fake if one never had the real one. Thx for spreading the information!

    xoxo HitomiNeko xoxo
    http://hitomineko-hn.blogspot.com

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  6. Wow, thank you for posting this. I will watch out next time I but anything from eBay!

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  7. ehhh this is scary.. :/ thanks for sharing ekichan!

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  8. Wow there's a counterfeit for everything these days! T-T so sad!!!  I love Dolly Wink too! I only buy my products at specific places anyway.  Thanks for sharing Eki and Shmuberry!

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  9. OMG Yeah I read this and I was pissed at this too!! I mean how lame is that!  Just have to be more careful when buying stuff from e(vil)bay

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  10. Fake 1 Everywhere...Must Checking 1st Before Buying & Only Buy at Cosmetic Department!

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  11. I'm sorry this happened to you. It's seems they imitate everything these days. =C

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  12. wow, this really sucks .. i wouldn't dare to even test these on my eyes o__O

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  13. Thank you for this post! I will take care about it when I will purchase it!

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  14. I found this fake some time ago while searching this eyeliner at taobao. I found the price was too cheap, so checking out the images I could notice the big difference.

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  15. That is really scary.... In a way though, I'm glad Shmuberry bought it so that this post could happen! I never buy Dolly QWink products on eBay anyway; I use either Sasa or Mitsuwa, but if the price is eight I will stray haha! I hope she got her money back... I really can't believe they would actually claim it to be authentic if they even use the original Dolly Wink stock pictures in their shop!!! Shady, shady...

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  16. woow thanks for sharing...
    this is really helpful... thanks eki

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  17. mmm nice  i wont 
    Koji Dolly Wink eyeliner

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  18. Eek I was gonna buy a product (not sure if it was the fake one or not) from ebay but now I'm not sure... Thanks for sharing the info! xx

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  19. Thank you for the info, its always important sharing things like this so people don't buy the wrong thing!
    Kitty xoxox

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  20. Yikes! Scary! :/
    I always buy Dolly Wink stuff from Alphabeautyuk on eBay...that's a legit seller, right? (O_o)

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  21. In Indonesia, i found fake Dolly Wink Eyelashes!
    So Sad :((

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  22. I would NEVER purchase higher end makeup on eBay. EVER. 

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  23. I hate being wary of fakes when I buy products not from the retailer. I hate fakes :(

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  24. I agree with you 100% it really sucks that china doesn't follow copyright laws,, this would of all be prevented,, >_<

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  25. me too! I trust sara.com cause they have 100% authentic products guaranteed!

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  26. OMG really! D; if you see them again can you take a picture and share with us? I want to inform my readers about fakes out there, thanks hun!

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  27.  I hear they are good :) I also trust sara.com cause they have 100% authentic products guaranteed promise :)

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  28. ww your so welcome sweetie! If I see any more fake product info I will make sure to spread the infos :) <3

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  29. aww well if you need help I can always help you! I trust sasa.com cause they have 100% authentic products guaranteed promise on their site :)

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  30. you are so welcome hun! :)

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  31. Thank you! I thanks Shmuberry for this amazing info :D

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  32. yeah its really sad,, I really wish we didn't have to deal with imitation cosmetics,, D;

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  33. you are welcome sweetie! :)

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  34. me too! you never know what is in those product D; 

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  35. it happened to Shmuberry :( Im really happy she made this post for us  :)

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  36. you can trust sara.com cause they have 100% authenticity guaranteed on their site :)

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  37. now right D; I just wish china would follow copyright laws so that we don't have to deal with this issue >_<

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  38. its so sad T__T I just can't believe people would counterfeit beauty products just for a profit,, they should really think twice about people's health and worth,, thanks for reading :D

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  39. I know right so scary >:( thanks for reading it hun!

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  40. Yup if you never had the real thing and saw this on ebay I think people wouldn't have think twice about it possibly being a fake, or even having to worry about there is a fake out there for them,, its really sad

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  41. they are everywhere its so scary D;

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  42. yup yup gotta keep an eye out and it better to be informed so that you can spot them,, its really sad that you have to worry about fakes... D;

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  43. That's horrible! Thank you so much for letting us know!

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  44. wow! the things people do just to 'earn' money. taking advantage of international buyers is a big no-no! esp. when you're trying to copy products from koji. you'd be out of your mind to do so!

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  45. I buy from them normally, they're legit :)

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  46. I saw this on her blog too, can't believe it!

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  47. the only Ebay seller I trust for make-up is 
    Alphabeautyuk  :)

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  48. same! I was so scared to try on my hand too: what if I get a rash? haha

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  49. You know I wasn't really surprised when I saw this post. I figured that Dolly Wink will get replicated eventually just as all things are or eventually will be. Very depressing how you cannot just simply give sellers the benefit of the doubt. :( None-the-less, very helpful post, especially to those that haven't even bought the original eyeliner yet and wouldn't be able to tell the difference.  

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  57. Sorry that this comment is on an older post, but do you mean sasa.com? I couldn't find a sara.com but am familiar with sasa!

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