Will the Real Slim Shady please stand up (part 3)

Sorry guys, have been immersed in so much work recently. But I will finish this up today.

There is a lot of fake everything on the market nowadays. You have NO idea how bad it is. So if you must buy stuff, do yourself a favour, shop from these places. I've been to them an can assure you they're all perfectly safe.

• Black Up retail stores (malls in Lagos)
• Sleek Studio (Awolowo road, Ikoyi and Apapa, those are their main branches, for me)
• MAC cosmetics store (Ikeja mall)
• Gifty's Daughter (Toyin street, Ikeja and Port Harcourt)
• House of Tara (sold at most stores in Lagos, HQ is Lekki Phase 1)
• Makeup Designory (MUD) studio (Lekki Phase 1, Lagos)

If you notice, I didn't mention any stores in Trade Fair or Balogun. I've shopped there before and I've bought fakes (as have several people I know). I have a few stores I go to there, but only to buy products I'm 99.9% sure of I can spot a fake. I certainly won't buy a brand like Mary Kay from there.

Also, I'm deliberately not mentioning stores in the malls (you know those ones that sell a bit of everything, bah?). I've seen a lot of fake MAC sold at full price there or N400 cheaper than in the MAC store. Don't fall for it, buy only if you're absolutely sure. Remember, MAC is produced in laboratories in the US, but mostly in Europe, their brushes are made in Japan and France. It will say country of origin on the body. And all the companies I listed above, sell brands that MUST conform to the same standard and look of the package. So if you want Iman pressed powder in Clay Medium, and you see it in Clay Medium Tan, and the seller says "madam na the new one made in Spain", just drop it and walk away.

For you, dear readers, I'm going to find out a trustworthy dealer of popular affordable brands like Mary Kay. I can honestly tell you the wholesale dealer of Milani products is in Trade Fair, once you enter their main gate and look up and left, you'll spot them.
 I'd love to get more stores around Nigeria, so if you know authentic, honest dealers, let me know and I'll look into them.