MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot Review

It's a great primer for your eyeshadows, but I feel like it creases really easy if you wear it just by itself. My eyelids are quite oily so cream-like products always crease on me, so setting it with a loose powder or to prime with eyeshadows works best for me. It's still a great primer never the less, just would'nt recommend to wear it on it's own if you have oily eyelids like myself.

I purchased a pot of this in the colour Groundworks from the Mac store in Botany. A young man served me and I told him I want an eyeshadow that acts as my base and stays on all day. He sat me down on one of the chairs and proceeded to brush this eye colour all over my eyelid and I loved it right there and then. I left the store without purchasing it at that time because I wanted to make sure it was going to last before I spent my money. Anyway I was back in the store the next day and bought it. Have worn it everyday since then. Its creamy texture is so easy to apply and yes it lasts throughout my work day. I paid $37 for it and I feel I got my money's worth. I'm going to buy myself another one but in a different colour to compliment and add to the one I've bought. No creases either...yay.

I love using this as a base for my eyes before applying the eye shadow on. It makes the shadow sit in place and it also helps layer the eye shadow for more contrast if needed. I love using this when going out because it won't move my eye shadow and it will remain until the end of the night!!!

wow this is the most long lasting eyeshadow base and primer! Love love love it! helps my eyeshadow last longer, slides on smoothly and i cant recommend it enough. you need one in your life if you havent already tried it

Ive tried 2 colors, bare study and groundwork, and i can't figure out how to make them work for me! Ive tried applying with all sorts of different brushes, I've tried using my fingers and it just seems patchy, and if i try to apply another coat it just wipes off the first coat. The colors are so pretty but i never use them because they just aren't working for me.Does anyone else have this problem? or can anyone give me tips so i can love my paint pots as much as i want to?! please comment!

My lids look great with eyeshadow but they don't hold it well - shadows tend to move into the creases no matter what primer I try! I took this problem to MAC and one of the makeup artists recommended I use the Paint Pot as a "grip" beneath eyeshadow. I bought the "Painterly" shade as it is closest to my natural skin tone and would go well with any colour layered over. I find it's quite nice to brighten the eyes on it's own, but I don't think it stays put quite as well as I was sold. I am an extreme case though! I use a brush as I was instructed by the MAC makeup artist to apply this product. I have had it for years and use it every time I use eye shadow so the investment goes a long way! The packaging is nice though has a lot of glass, which is a bit heavy if you're taking it for travel.

I am a massive fan of the paint pot in the colour "Painterly". I use this every day as my eyeshadow base and it never creases or fades. I've had mine for almost a year now and I'm still not even close to the bottom so its definitely value for money too!

I bought this product in Painterly. It is fantastic. I use it every time I put on eyeshadow, and sometimes just by itself, My eyeshadow stays put and lasts soooo much longer with this. Everything seems to go on so much smoother. I love this product, and really want to get it in more colours/shades.

I have a couple of paint pots Soft ochre Delft Artefact Indianwood Rubenesque Genuine treasure Bare study

The colour pay off is really good and they blend easily. I use my finger to apply and blend my crease out with a blending brush. I use them alone or as an eye shadow base, or as an eyeliner which I set with eyeshadow.

I find these very comparable to the maybelline colour tattoos, and stila smudge pots and mix and match them up. Cost is a point when it comes to repurchasing as maybelline is a lot more price friendly and can be picked up at perfume sales for $6-12 as opposed to $40ish. I do think mac still has a superior colour selection, and I'm a packaging snob sometimes and mac just looks a lot more chic and classy without big bar odds and ugly stickers.

Brought this in painterly. It is an amazing base colour to even out eye lid shade as u get older I am 46. Makes eyeshadow stay in place and pop with colour.