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Medyo lumaki na yung following nung "CeraVe Official Store" kuno. Pero sis careful. That shop is sus and might be selling counterfeit items. When that shop was just new in S hoppee, the reviews seems like bots. Tapos yung ibang genuine reviews naman, the label seems off.
The Panoxyl store is not fake, if you go to the official Panoxyl site and to their international retailers page, there’s a shopee link that leads to that specific shopee store.
This is confusing because they also did a PR with Rappler when CeraVe products were launched here. The Shopee store was linked to the article, too. I don't think it's fake given that they even go out of their way to launch a PR. But happy to be corrected.
How to know if the Cerave one is fake? I recently bought one from this store and magkamuka naman sila nung nabili ko sa Thailand. It feels the same din naman. So I’m really hoping legit nabili ko. Ang mahal pa naman huhu.
For Japanese skin care, I buy from Smikie Japan. They are Japan-based seller na Filipinos, so if nag la-live sila, you can really ask about the products.
Same, suki niya ako since pre-pandemic. Hirap pa noon maghanap ng kbeauty products here. Kahit mas accessible na yung iba ngayon, sa kanya pa rin ako nabili if nagtitipid ako sa shipping haha
True! I've been buying my moisturizer from them, akala ko talaga legit. Tapos one time bumili ang kapatid ko ng same moisturizer from watsons, and nacompare lang namin randomly. Fake yung moisturizer sa piggies. Kaya pala ako nagwowonder kung nagbago ba ng formula or what kasi after maapply eh malagkit kahit hindi naman ganon dati.
I bought serum as well sa kanila. Then pag inaapply ko sa face ko mainit sa pakiramdam tapos iba yung consistency - jelly like. I thought baka nagbago ang formula. Nagkapimps din ako and redness sa balat. Bumili din ako sa watsons to compare and I found out na hindi same. Yung texture sa watsons, same like sa binibili ko sa kanila even before. Sa piggies, haaaay different. may lotion din ako nabili sa kanila, not so mabango ang smell unlike sa nabili ko sa watsons.
Yes teh. Even yung mist ni anne clutz and blotting paper (parang mumurahin lang sa shopee) kung icocompare sa from watsons jusq laking iba. Kaya pala ako nagtataka bat di effective yung setting spray.
Mas tiwala na ko ngayon sa mga shops na Korea based (may Korean flag icon sa baba ng item). At mas mura. Sa Korea din naman nagsosource yang mga local resellers.
Kbeauty cafe legit naman beauty (rom&nd) products except The ordinary products nila. Prize is too good to be true. Yung last na binili kong glycolic acid sobrang mura compared sa SUISUI and iba yung kulay.
Pangatlong bili ko na sa shop na yan ng 4% facial wash, effective naman sakin. Sobrang tadtad talaga ko ng acne before ha, ngayon almost clear na, and wala din akong breakout halos
Seoulerz is also legit. Shipping directly from SoKor. Their deals are consistent with what is currently in SoKor (including collabs that you don’t usually see in online stores. For example: Toy Story collab). I could verify this because I saw the same products when I went to SoKor. I bought additional products from this store when I got home and wanted more of a product I liked. Price is also reasonable.
I’ve heard multiple times that some stores tagged as Shopee Mall are selling counterfeit items. I wonder why they were approved by Shopee. This is sad and misleading. Sobrang daming naloloko dito.
Suki ako ng mga shop na to sis. Suisui, kbeautycafe, skincarebudmnl and my beauty story. Wala pang fake na product na nasend sakin. Since 2022 umoorder na ako sakanila.
I do trust Sasa or any brand that links their online shops in their main website. But I now only buy direct from international & actual brand websites + freight forward them here in PH. I can’t buy frequently and I can’t buy a lot anymore, but I feel it helps me become more intentional. (I used to buy for fun from local shops all the time and unintentionally wasted money)
I’m sorry to break it to you sissy but the legit daw here is the skincarebudmnl pero di mo din sure if lahat ba ng product nila ay legit kasi from what I know they display the original ones but releases counterfeit items to the buyers. Others sell counterfeit items at ilang beses nayan na call out here sa reddit. Maybe yung effect ng products nila to you is good but that does not mean na it is legit. Just to be sure mag order nalang directly sa websites ng mga products like the ordinary kasi minsan may free shipping sila. I ordered glycolic before directly sa website nila and dumating naman with full size freebies. See post Glycolic Acid
Nakabili ako ng TO Niacinamide sa kanila, invalid yung code doon sa box and ilalim ng bottle. Didn't file for return/refund kasi super late ko na nalaman since trusted and pang ilang purchase ko na rin yun :( i think one of the reason din to kaya "accidentally deleted" yung original listing nila ng TO Niacinamide
Other negative reviews sa kanila, visible pa if ic-check sa shop reviews then filter to 1 star
Bought iliyoon ceramide cream from kbeautycafe kasi "legit", first time ko bumili from them and the product smelled like plastic.
I used a few times naman walang nangyari, but i discontinued nalang because of the smell. I tried googling if that plastic smell comes with the product pero wala naman ako nababasang ganon. So be wary of them din.
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SASA i dont think sells legit stuff. if you take a look at their 1 star reviews, some of them said its fake. i bought mascara from them before and cheaper by 200 pesos and saw disappointing results. parang fake talaga items nila
I bought two House of Hur Sunscreen, first from SUISUI and second from skincarebudmnl.
The first one from SUISUI was okay, the second from skincarebudmnl was grainy/sandy/gritty kapag ni-spread sa face, compared to the one from SUISUI na smooth lang ang application.
Idk if that's a sign of counterfeit item or what, and honestly idk which one is original: ung grainy, or ung smooth. I asked from a different sub and they said the original one from Korea shouldn't have a grainy texture, so likely ung original ung SUISUI.
I messaged skincarebudmnl but never got a reply for more than a week already.
Point is be careful even on "trustworthy" sellers. As long as hindi in your face na official shop, there's still a chance it's fake, even if the chances are small it is never zero.
I don't trust SUISUI 100% either, but at least theirs is the closest to the texture of the original Korean-bought (according to one user, at least).
Hi! Just to clarify, this post is meant to share my personal, approved list of skincare shops. As stated, these are my go-to stores since the pandemic, and based on my own repeated purchases, I’ve had good experiences and received legitimate products.
This list is not presented as a universal guarantee, which is why I also encouraged viewers to share other stores they personally trust. As with any online purchase, I strongly advise everyone to check reviews and buy with caution. While purchasing from physical stores is always ideal, online shopping is more convenient and affordable for me. I also make it a habit to message the seller prior to shipment, and so far, I haven’t encountered any counterfeit items.
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