MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot Review

I purchased the shade painterly, and being extremely pale i found that it was darker than my skin tone and make my eyelids quite orange, but that was only the first few times i used it, now i hardly notice it, but i found that you have to set it somehow, with a face powder or an eyeshadow and the tacky-ness doesn't allow for easy blending, but once you've set it it AMAZING! my eyeshadow lasts all day! sometimes when I've been extremely lazy and didn't take my makeup off the night before (NAUGHTY) its still perfect! my only thing against this was the shades, i found soft ochre was too yellow for me and i have yellow undertones, but painterly was too dark, if anyone knows of another shade thats just a skin tone base suitable for my irish girl skin let me know!

I love MAC Paint Pots, for one key reason: their staying power. They just don't budge throughout the day, and them when you go to remove it with a cotton pad and some remover - it just swipes gently away. Amazing.

I used to use Painterly as an eyelid primer, as I can get quite oily lids. I have since discovered better eye-specific primers, but I'll always have a soft spot for Painterly because I love the colour on its own, it totally glams up a natural make-up look.

It's easy to apply with a brush, but I also use clean finger tips.

I have this in Painterly and I use it ever day under eyeshadow. It's a miracle product, I have oily lids but with this there is never any end-of-day creasing or smudging. I'm definitely considering getting other colours to work with eyeshadow in different ways.

I had painterly it was great at first but then dried out in the pot soon after purchase I then brought Indianwood and told the girl about my previous pot she told me it just the air getting to it, and either put it upside down on the bench in between using or put a tiny piece of glad wrap over the product .( wish someone had told me first time round) Now I just screw the cap on straight away in between uses. Indianwood is a great colour for a smokey eye under eye shadows or on its own over the lid (good when in a hurry )

Oily lids are the bane of my existence. I have never found a magic potion that helps my eyeliner stay put for more than 3 hours. The paint pot in painterly means I get a decent 6-8 hours, depending on how warm it is, before my eyeliner transfers to the top of my lid. I know 6-8 hours doesn't sound like that long but compared to normal that is an epic amount if time. The bonus of using this is it evens out my eyelid skin tone and makes my eyeshadow colours more intense AND helps my liner stay put much longer. I have tried it with many formulas of shafow and liner and all of the wear times have increased when using it. Holy grail lid primer right here. I use it every day without fail! Worth the money for my oily lids.

I have found this product in painterly is the only thing that will hold my eyeshadow throughout the day, leaving it looking as good as when applied in the evening. This colour is also great just to even out and brighten eyes on its own. I love it.

From the start the MAC packaging is great. Makes you feel like you have bought quality. From the glass bottom to the rubberised cap. I love the cap in particular as it lets you get some grip to open this (especially when you close the lid as tightly as I do).

I find using my fingers to apply these best. I find it warms up the product quite nicely so they apply smoothly and means I can blend out the edges. If I use a brush for these I can often apply too much product.

I often use these by themselves on simple makeup days. But they also work well as bases or primers for product. They definitely make powder eyeshadows last longer without creasing for me. I also like that a colored base like this can make the same eyeshadows have a completely different look.

Bare Study - Golden light brown. Great as a starter color although quite shimmery. I say it is great as a starter color as it is very neutral so will be within many peoples comfort zone. It also means it goes with many other neutral shades so you can use it with things you already have.

Let's Skate - Pale shimmery pink. I must say I don't use this nearly as much as Bare Study. But it is a great going out color as it is extremely shimmery. I do get a bit of fall down with this product - the shimmer dropping onto the face. However I usually do my eyes before face makeup so just brush it off. This is great as a bright base and really brings out my blue eyes.

i recently bought Painterly and pretty much every single time I apply eyeshadow I will use my Painterly Paintpot by MAC as a base. My eyeshadow clings to it which gives nice colour payoff plus it stays all day without creasing and gives me a nice even coloued base i use a small brush to do so and also put a little under the eye if i am going for a smoky look. It's great as you use a minimal amount so is definately worth paying a wee bit more for it.

Pretty much every single time I apply eyeshadow I will use my Painterly Paintpot by MAC as a base. My eyeshadow clings to it which gives nice colour payoff plus it stays all day without creasing and gives me a nice even coloured lid to begin with. My favourite application technique is using the brush from one of my Urban Decay Naked palettes. I pick up a small amount of product with the shader type end, roughly apply it to my lid then blend it out and over the entire area with the fluffy end. Less is definitely more with this product, a little provides a nice barrier between the skin and shadow but too much kind of melts and creases.