MAC Paint Pots

So as you may know if you've been reading my blog for a while I am completely and utterly MAC obsessed in my eyes MAC can do know wrong but I have recently branched into a product that I had never really tried before because I wasn't really one for cream eye shadows but boy has that changed now.

MAC Paint Pots are MAC's take on cream eye shadows. They are versatile products because there can be several uses for them. You can wear them alone on the lids, as a liner, as a primer or as a base colour for powder eye shadow/pigments.

I was introduced to these products by one of the makeup artist in the Carnaby street Pro Store when my college was there for a demonstration evening which included discounts so it was the ideal time to pick up some new products and I can honestly say I have no idea how I ever lived without them and can’t understand why I waited this long to try them.

A highly pigmented eye colour that goes on creamy but dries to an intense, vibrant finish. Long-wearing, colourfast. Creates seamless coverage without weight or caking. Blends smoothly over the lids. Cream-based, can be mixed with M·A·C shadows and liners.

Swatches (L-R): Chilled on Ice, Vintage Section

Painterly, Soft Ochre, Ground Work

MAC Paint Pots are available in a huge range of different shades. I own 5 of the shades (hope to have the complete collection when I come back from the USA) ,none of which I have posted reviews for in the past, so I thought it'd be a good idea to gather them up and review them together.

Painterly - Nude Beige Cream (cream)

Painterly is a neutral, matte pink-beige. It has good colour pay-off and works as a perfect base for neutral eye shadow looks. It's a pretty versatile paint pot because it's such a natural shade; it blanks out your lid, making it a smooth, even canvas for your eye shadow to stick to. This is a new addiction to my professional makeup kit also and I use it under every application of eye shadow.

Consistency: Smooth, creamy and blends easily.

Soft Ochre- Pale Nude Beige (cream)

Soft Ochre is very similar to Painterly, it’s also a neutral matte colour, its slightly paler in colour than painterly.

Consistency: Smooth, creamy and blends easily.

Groundwork - Mid-tone neutral taupe (satin)

Groundwork was my first paint pot it is a shade that is suitable for every skin tone for a light wash of ash brown to the lids. It has good colour pay-off, and can be layered.

Consistency: Smooth and blends easily

Chilled on Ice - Soft Beige with gold pearl (frost)

Chilled on Ice is another versatile paint pot that can work with a variety of looks. It's sheer and frosty, and although it doesn't add much to the lids when worn alone, it works as a great base for every colour of eye shadow with any finish. Because of its light, frosty colour, it makes eye shadows used on top of it stand out a bit more.

Consistency: Smooth and blends easily.

Vintage Selection - Metallic brown (frost)

Vintage Selection is a metallic gold. It's one of my favourite paint pots because it looks pretty on its own, or combined with other warm eye shadows.

Consistency: Exceptionally smooth, easy to work with, blends easily.

Application

I usually use my finger to apply Paint pots because I can pick up a good amount of product with my fingers, and my body warmth will soften the product, making it easy to blend on the lids. It's also easy to blend out harsh edges with the fingertips. In terms of brushes, I find a flat synthetic brush works the best (often times I use a lip brush or small concealer brush) especially with the drier texture paint pots, such as Quite Natural. Fluffy brushes don't pick the product up well, but they can work good to blend out rough edges.

Packaging.

MAC Paint Pots are packaged in clear, heavy glass jars with a black rubberized screw-top lid. It's the exact same packaging for their Studio Sculpt Concealer, and a bit smaller than their Fluidlines. They aren't the most ideal for travel because they are a bit heavy.

Because these are cream products, you have to make sure to close the lid tightly each time after use, because they can become dry.

If you haven't tried them yet, I definitely recommend trying one out at some point. I never thought I was going to like them. In fact, I thought they were an overrated product until I purchased my first one.