What I didn’t like about MAC Paint Pots – drier formulation. If you’ve used the previous MAC Paints in a tube, you know that one of the big issues is that the product is hard to control. It tends to shoot out of the tube, a lot ends up going to waste and the metallic packaging just sucks! The MAC Paint Pot packaging is a vast improvement. MAC Rubenesque Pro Longwear Paint Pot. Here is the final set of three MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pots ($20.00 for 0.17 oz.) that have been added to the permanent range of shades available. Shades I’ve covered previously can be found here: Antique Diamond, Blackground, and Let’s Skate.You can also view all of the Pro Longwear Paint Pots I’ve ever reviewed here (as well as read what readers.
Hey everyone! I’m reviewing my first MAC Paint Pot today, the shade Painterly. Read on to know more about the much raved-about MAC Paint Pots.
About M.A.C. Paint Pot- Painterly: 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.
Packaging: M.A.C. Paint Pot- Painterly comes packed in the standard MAC packaging, a black, square cardboard box, with white print. Inside, the product comes in a transparent, round glass pot, with a matte black screw-on lid. The pot itself is quite bulky, I feel, and it may break if dropped.
Ingredients: Please refer to the below pic:
| Ingredients |
My take on M.A.C. Paint Pot- Painterly: Painterly is a light beige coloured creamy eyeshadow, with a pink undertone. There are no shimmer or glitter particles. The texture is smooth. The pigmentation is good, and it covers lid pigmentation too.
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The product needs to be scooped out from the paint pot manually, so that raises a hygieneconcern, though I make sure I always use a q-tip to pick up the shadow from the pot. After application, the paint pot sets on the skin within 4-5 seconds, so all the blending needs to be done very quickly. It sets to a powder finish, and hence it may not look flattering on aged skin. If worn alone, the eyelids may look too dry. Once set, it does not budge from its place. I have tested it for 10 hours at a go, and it did not fail me. There’s no creasing too. Painterly increases the wear time and vibrancy of any powder eyeshadows that are applied over it, and hence is a very good base for other shadows. No doubt, these are one of the best available eyeshadow bases/ primers in the market. It didn’t cause any irritation on my skin whatsoever.
Mac Paint Pont For Indian Skin Tones
| Above- swatched once Below- blended |
Personally, I feel painterly is a tad too milky for the regular olive skin tones found in our country, but still it isn’t something we can’t carry, just that I would prefer something which complements our skin tone better. So if you’re looking for a light base for eyeshadows, pick Painterly up without any doubts, else you can pick some other MAC Paint Pot.
Below I have swatches 2 eyeshadows from the VOV 98-in-1 palette, with and without Painterly. We can clearly see the increase in intensity and vibrancy of the eyeshadows with painterly as a primer/ base.
| Demo- eyeshadow swatches with and without Painterly |
Pros of M.A.C. Paint Pot- Painterly:
·Sets quickly after application, but still allows time for blending
·Any powder eyeshadows applied over this show up with increased intensity
·Increases the staying power of eyeshadows, hence is a very good eyeshadow primer
·Does not irritate the eyes
·Huge quantity in one pot. Even if used daily, one pot will easily last for around a year
Cons of M.A.C. Paint Pot- Painterly:
·The shade may not complement all skin tones, but that also depends on whether you’re wearing it alone or as a base to darker eyeshadows
Mac Paint Pot For Indian Skin Tones
Verdict: M.A.C. Paint Pot- Painterly is highly recommended if you want a good base for other powder eyeshadows.
Rating: 9/10
Have you tried MAC Paint Pot- Painterly?