How to Spot Fake Cosmetics When Shopping Online

Counterfeit cosmetics are common on unknown websites and social-media shops. They can contain anything — and your face is where you put them.

Red flags

• A price far below the brand's own sale price, all year round.
• Spelling mistakes, blurry printing or a different font on the box.
• No batch number, manufacturing date or expiry date.
• No importer or marketer address in India on the label.
• A smell, colour or texture that's different from what you've bought before.

Safer ways to buy

1. 1Buy from the brand's official website or an authorised retailer.
2. 2Check the seller name and return policy before paying.
3. 3Keep the invoice; most brands will help if a product looks wrong.

Every beauty product on GaneshCapMart links to the brand's own official store.