Although admittedly identifying "fake" cosmetics isn't that hard. Take any cosmetic and say "it's cold creme, with minor traces of nonfunctional additives" and

Although admittedly identifying "fake" cosmetics isn't that hard. Take any cosmetic and say "it's cold creme, with minor traces of nonfunctional additives" and you've covered 99.9% of what's out there. Also, given that for example L'Oreal / Lancome and Maybelline cold creme are the same thing, is L'Oreal fake Mabelline or Mabelline fake L'Oreal?