MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot Review

I had heard a lot about MAC paint pots, however did not try one until I had a makeover at MAC for my 21st birthday and purchased it in the shade Quite Natural. After buying it, I was questioning my decision as I didn’t know how much I would realistically use it for what I paid for it. Now I cannot do my make up without it! It makes a huge difference to the longevity of my eyeshadow and makes it more pigmented! I put it over my entire lid, and use it alone with a small amount of shadow on my inner corner and leave it (for a natural look) or I do eyeshadow over top of all of it. It’s great if I’m in a rush, as it saves me from spending more time blending more eyeshadow and looks really good as it’s a brown colour.

It’s a really creamy, smooth formula and applies onto my eyelids really nicely and blends out easily. It makes blending eyeshadow pretty easy too and shadow doesn’t budge or smudge and it sits better on my lids. It also minimises shadow fall out for me. It’s also buildable, so I sometimes make it darker on the outer corner if I’m not applying any shadow there. It can be applied with a brush or fingers, however I prefer my finger as I feel it spreads more easily and blends better. I have used it every time I apply my make up for almost a year now (although I don’t wear make up daily) and there is hardly a dent in it, so I feel it will go a long way. I have also found that a little goes a long way and it doesn’t take much to cover the eyelid. It’s a small pottle and pretty light so it’s super easy to pack and to store. I like the glass bottom and plastic lid, the glass gives a good weight and feel and it’s comfortable to hold. I like the classic Mac packaging, its clean and simple and of good quality. Overall, I am really glad I got it, as I use it every time I wear make up. It seems pricey for what it is, but it’s of such high quality and it’s a cemented part of my make up routine that I would buy it again. It would also last a long time, so in the long run it’s worth it. There’s also a large colour range as well which I like. Def love this product!

This did exactly what its supposed to do, help my shadow stay all night long and created a great base! Would defs buy again

Love, love, love!

I purchased this product in Soft Ochre as I was seeking out something that would be a good base and also helpful for just creating more intricate eye looks (e.g. cut crease).

PROS: This is a creamy, blend-able product with a decent amount of product within the pot. Soft Ochre is a neutral, almost skin colour shade so it's fantastic as a base and I've used this multiple times to carve out a really clean line for cut creases etc. and it's worked like a dream. It's incredibly easy to work with and it dries quickly but not too fast. It's also adds to the longevity of the eye shadow and when I used this as a base my eye shadow lasts forever!

CONS: I truly haven't found any cons for this product!

CONCLUSION: Fantastic all rounder, it can be used for different purposes/create different looks on the eyes. It's a top quality product.. Easy to use... can't beat it!

I have not had great experience with the metallic paint pots but I absolutely love painterly and layin' low for priming my clients lids. It doesn't crease on oily lids and shadow lasts all day.

I have super water eyes and oily lids and was forever finding my eyeshadow creasing or just generally not lasting as it should. I tried a bunch of cheaper Primers before finally splashing out on this cult classic. Well it is a classic for a reason people! My eyeshadow now lasts as it should all day without creasing. This also evens out the colour on my lids so I sometimes just wear it on its own. In wintertime this is realistically a little dark for me so I need to be careful to keep the product to my lids only. Will definitely repurchase- in fact I probably need to soon as I can’t remember how long ago I brought this product and it’s probably outside of its expiry date! Still got tonnes of product left though despite using it religiously.

I have only tried one of these. The one I own is called vintage selection. It is like a shimmering sort of cool sliverish beige. It looks great on its own but works amazing as a eye primer to make eyeshadow last long times. Ideal for use as a sticky base for glittering shimmering shadows that tend to fall out or any shadow that tends to flake crease or fall out. This is a very expensive product and I worry about it drying out it hasn't yet though. I saw someone selling a heap of them online and I was very tempted to get a few more shades but thought I'd stick to the one I already have first. Although this is a very expensive product so far for me it works very very well quite an investment. They have a range of colours not all are shimmering so you can use with your matte shadow to have it stay matte too. After trying this I'm very curious to try other cream shadows such as Revlon and Maybelline colour tattoo to see how they perform.

This does not budge at all. The perfect base for all day wearing eye shadow and works great with all textures (powders/glitters/cream) sometimes i even wear it on its own to even the skintone on my eyelids. A little pricey compared to others but definetly worth the money! Comes in a glassware pot and a hard plastic lid, perfect size and durability for in your make up bag. Product us easy to work with and you only need a small amount as it blends easily and a little goes a long way. Defiently one of my staple products in my make up routine. Very natural looking and perfect base to make bright colours pop. I apply using a flat concealer brush then a fluffy eye brush to buff and blend it out.

It’s the most useful product in my collection. Amazing texture, easy n quick to use. It’s my post favourite n recommend product from MAC

I use the shade Soft Ocre and what a difference it makes. I don’t really have veins I need to disguise but I do struggle with creased eyeshadow and fading and this has changed all of that. I use a concealer brush to apply it and then brush a translucent powder over the top. My shadow glides On beautifully and stays on for 12 plus hours. I won’t even consider purchasing another base after trying this and can see why all the YouTubers rave about it. I use such a small amount that I think this one pot will last me a year at least.

If you’re one of those people who likes the idea of eyeshadow but doesn’t have the patience to blend their life away - this could be for you.

Paint pots come in a small variety of reasonably natural colours - however they are always coming out with a LE variety here and there. A little goes a veeeeeerrrrry long way with these guys, I find it’s more likely to dry out from owning one for so long before I will ever finish one completely!

A quick swipe of my fav colour ‘Groundwork’ makes for a very quick brown smokey eye, sometimes I will use an angled brush to use as a liner. Primarily I use paint pots as eye bases for my eyeshadow as it sticks so well, however the lazy girl in me loves their multi-purposes.