A few months back, I was scrolling through my feeds in Google Reader (“Good night, sweet prince, / And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest”). As I rapidly swiped the trackpad, a product review caught my attention and gave me pause.
The item looked like a product from skincare brand philosophy, but something was minutely, though definitely, off in the design. On further inspection, even the name sounded slightly awry from the brand’s usual phrases. I stopped to read the post. The product was a dupe.