Health experts warn against fake Kylie Jenner lipsticks sold for $2 in Turkey

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Health experts have warned against fake Kylie Jenner lipsticks sold cheaper than usual in Turkey, drawing attention to the fact that their ingredients are unknown. 

While there is no sale of the Kylie Jenner lipsticks in Turkey, users are able to order it online for 60 Turkish Liras ($17). Those who find the price expensive, on the other hand, are able to buy the fake version of the lipstick starting from 7 liras ($2), daily Habertürk reported on June 26. 

Turkish users of the lipsticks called "Kylie Lip Ki" can buy the fake version also from the internet or from markets. 

Jenner recently released another set of make-up called "Kylie Cosmetics Koko Kollection," which she launched in collaboration with her sister Khloe Kardashian, and the price of the collection, including four different shades of lipstick, blush and a contour palette, is sold for $75 (265 liras).

The make-up products are being followed closely by Turkish women and make-up bloggers. On some shopping websites, prices of the products are close to the original, while in others it's being sold for considerably cheaper.  

According to Habertürk, the lipsticks are sold for between 7 and 14.90 liras on famous Turkish shopping websites, but whether the products are original is unknown. 

When the follower comments on make-up bloggers' websites are examined, it was seen that there were users that claimed to buy the product for 5 liras ($ 1.4). 

Elif Topçu, a Turkish Youtuber, has a video called "I tried a Kylie lipstick that I bought for 5 liras," in which she says she bought the product from a market upon the insistence of a seller, while claiming that the lipstick is the same as the original. Topçu, however, said she was afraid of getting cancer...

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