MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot Review

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 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 )

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 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 Painterly and it is such a great nude. I use it as a base and on its own on my eyelids.

On its own, it is great for covering up any "colour" on your lids. My lids have some visible veins or something, so this just evens it out nicely.

As a base, I would say it gives eyeshadow an longevity that you see from many high end primers such as Too Faced or NARS. As it's removed all "colour" from my lids, I find any shadow applied over it is more true to the colour in the pan.

I would liken Painterly to being a gateway paint pot - once you've tried this one, you'll want more. I'm currently eyeing up Bare Study, Stormy Pink & Groundwork.

How did I survive so long without this in my stash!

I absolutely will not bother wearing eye make up if I don't have my soft ochre prolongwear paint pot down first. This stuff is the ONLY product that stops eyeshadow creasing on my oil slick eyelids. It also makes wearing chunky glitters entirely more bearable as it acts a small layer of comfort as well. This absolutely covers and discolouration on your eyeballs and lays the best foundation for whatever sensational eye look you've got planned. Soft ochre is a great colour for fair/light skin tones I prefer it to painterly personally.

This product is great for use as a primer or on it's own. It has great pigmentation and is extremely long lasting. I do tend to get oily lids and found that this is one of the few products that doesn't start to sit in my crease and wear off the lid during the day.

I have lusted after these paint pots for sometime and have to say they're worth every penny! I now have Artifact, Bare Study, Groundwork and Painterly.

Artifact is a metallic cranberry shade which I like to use for more dramatic eye looks.

Bare Study is a shimmering pale silver which creates a really nice highlight on the eye. This is perfect for adding that extra touch to an eye look, or I use it on days when I want to look more awake.

Groundwork is easily my favourite so far. I haven't had it long but the midtone brown gives just the right hint of colour to my eyes and it's perfect as a base for a neutral eye look.

Painterly is a skintone beige which may look unimpressive but it's well worth the price tag. This makes a good base for any shadow and is great for evening out the skintone and covering dark marks.

The Paint Pots really are like little pots of creamy, lightweight paint for your eyes. The formula is a smooth cream shadow which blends seamlessly into the skin and dries quickly. I apply this using a finger as I find it helps warms the product before it dries and stops me from picking up too much product. It's very pigmented and you really only need a light swipe of product across the skin to get vibrant colour pay-off. I have oily skin and the colour lasts on me all day without creasing or going patchy.

I have a Maybelline Colour Tattoo in the colour Bad to the Bronze and find this is a very comparable product, although the Paint Pots have a slightly creamier formula. It's a slight difference but I also prefer MAC's packaging which is more minimalist.

I already have more colours lined up that I would like to purchase and think for how little product you use, these would last a very long time and still work out pretty good value.

I have soft ochre and painterly pot. Best buy ever!! I use them as eye primer and would never go without them! it enhances eyeshadows like crazy! if you want bolder eyeshadows then this is a must have!!