Hey my winsome angels!
These beauties are omnipresent. Right from the school girl’s blazer pocket to the office girl’s vanity. These can be seen adorning every beauty store counter across the country.
So, I am talking about the much loved and very much cherished Maybelline baby lips lip balm. These can be considered the Arjit Singh of the lip balm industry! Just as every Bollywood movie, nowadays is incomplete without his voice, so is our beauty stash incomplete without these.
So, if a product is so much used and loved by the ladies of all the age groups, chances of the product being duplicated are very high. Walk through the lanes of the Linking Road, Bandra and you would see many of the fake ones selling around and that too with the outer packaging which makes it a difficult task to distinguish them from the original Maybelline Baby lips.
I brought them from a reputed beauty store in my hometown and that too at the price at which the original Maybelline baby Lips retail. I didn’t encounter any difference earlier but after a lot of comparison, I came across a few distinct differences which would help you to identify our original baby lips from their fake counterparts.
I have taken two different variants of the baby lips color which would make it easy for you to understand. I have the fake baby lips in the variant Coral flush and am using the original baby lips color in the variant Pink lolita.
The Length
The length of the fake baby lips is a bit more than the original ones as shown.
The Cap
The cap of the original baby lips shuts tightly with a click sound. On the other hand, the cap of the fake ones doesn’t shut at all. Even in case, it does shut, it doesn’t fit properly and has a tendency to open or slip.
The Head
The head of the cap in case of the fake baby lips is flat with distinct incurved edges whereas the head of the original baby lips has slightly curved edges.
The Base
As you can clearly see, the base of the original baby lips has batch number and other details written on it.
The base of the fake ones is totally blank and has nothing written on it.
The Socket
The socket which is fitted at the base is longer in case of the fake Maybelline baby lips.
The Texture and the Smell
When you swatch the fake Maybelline baby lips on your hand, the texture is patchy throughout with uneven pigmentation. The texture and application is much more smoother in case of the original Maybelline baby lips. And finally – we all are aware of the sweet, fruity smell associated with the baby lips. The fake ones have no smell at all.
I wish the post was helpful for the readers and would help you spot the differences between the original and the fake Maybelline baby lips. Avoid the fake ones at any cost as they cause a typical tingling sensation on the lips when applied.
Sometimes, the shopkeepers would try wooing you and making a profit by selling the fake baby lips at a discounted rate. Steer clear of such a frame-up as our beautiful lips are much more valuable than a few bucks.
That was indeed a very helpful post, Oshin. Thanks a lot for this post. I will surely check these things when I am buying my next lip balm. Honestly, I too had feelings of being using a fake one – the last time I bought it.
I guess even Maybelline colossal kajal and the Lakme eyeconic kajal has got duplicates. Sometimes it works very well, and in the next buy it will give a hell lot of smudges! This post has inspired me to be careful.
Thanks again, Oshin! Do share more posts like this :)
Thanx a lot Sana for your appreciation ? Yes, even the colossal and eyeconic are duplicated..I have even seen duplicates of their mascaras which is indeed very unfortunate and dangerous at the same time..I will be coming with several such posts in the the future ?
Wow dat was such a helpful post..I have never paid attention to such details before..thanx for sharing this..will tell my friends too..Thanx a lot Oshin
Thankyou dear for your words..Even I didn’t look into such details before..but now I am extra cautious..do share this with people you know?
I love using Maybelline’s Baby Lips and I often try out different variants. Will look out for the above differences while buying. Very helpful post, Oshin! :)
Thanx a lot dear for? yes do look into the differences..Our beautiful pouts are worth that extra love
OMG how can they even sale such a shitty fake Baby Lips lip balm with such a gross texture… It’s better to investigate it from the pack itself before buying it!
Yes dear..I wonder where these fakes are manufactured ?
I loved this post, Oshin! I also happen to spot a few duplicates in the market these days – especially kajals and lip balms, which is saddening. I hope you will do more posts like this!
Thanx a lot Lancy for your kind words..I will surely come up with many such posts
I just bought a maybelline lip balm, its the cherry kiss one….. and i want to know if the font print of the fake one becomes dull and can come off from scratch…please help! I guess i bought the fake one…. it doesnt have the print in bottom too…
Yes dear, the font of the fake Maybelline is dull and comes easily.The fake ones as I stated don’t have print on the bottom too.. Steer clear from them
This post is really helpful dear Oshin…awesome..much needed now a days to know the difference..?..thank you
Thanx a lot dear? with the speed these fakes are coming in the market, there is a necessity to be aware so as to prevent any damage to our skin and lips?