- MAC PAINT POT SWATCHES PAINTERLY ON LID SKIN
- MAC PAINT POT SWATCHES PAINTERLY ON LID FULL
- MAC PAINT POT SWATCHES PAINTERLY ON LID MAC
MAC PAINT POT SWATCHES PAINTERLY ON LID MAC
It didn’t remind me instantly of any particular eyeshadow that MAC has, which is always a good thing. Indianwood – I am always a sucker for golds and the like, so of course, I loved the look of this. Groundwork – A muted pale brown color, which would work well under shadows as a base – kind of like Fresh Cement shadestick (but better, because it is creamy and easy to use – plus, not harsh on your lids). Greenstroke – It reminded me of Surreal eyeshadow, and I think it would be great for smokey eyes or gray and blue looks as well. It also has great payoff.įresco Rose – A muted pale pink, which is lovely, but I’m not sure I would find enough uses for it could be great as a base for Passionate eyeshadow, to really get it to pop, though, or even notoriously hard to use Sushi Flower eyeshadow. It is similar to Shimmermoss, but more matte. It would be lovely in dramatic looks, but I don’t see this as versatile as some of the other colors launched.ĭelft – The swatch doesn’t even do the color justice – this is truly a gorgeous teal base. I would probably prefer Blacktrack for my smokey eye base in comparison to this.Ĭonstructivist – Deep, dark brown with a bit of an amber tint to it, and it seems a bit overpowering for most uses, because of how dark it is. I also love the technakohl formula, so I am happy to see more colors for that line come out.Īrtifact – Cranberry eyeshadow in paint pot form, and of course, lacking intense shimmer.īare Study – Oh, man, I loved this color! Not sure how I would use it, but it sure looks lovely when swatched in fact, it totally reminded me of Astral Rays glimmer shimmer (which I love, but hardly wear).īlackground – Black, but it wasn’t quite pitch black to me, which I was kind of wanting. I like the container they come in so much better than MAC’s paints, because those tubes can get messy and it’s hard to be exact. They have great, long lasting power, which means they’re perfect to use as bases.
MAC PAINT POT SWATCHES PAINTERLY ON LID SKIN
They blend seamlessly over the skin and just absorb into it and dry quickly. I'm actually thinking of maybe buying Dangerous Cuvee again.Overall, I really love the texture and consistency of the paint pots, because they are very creamy and easy to apply. So far (I've only had this a few days), the wear and crease resistance are good - typical of what I usually get with a Paint Pot. The glitter sort of dances in the light but isn't over-the-top obnoxiously garish. But still, is is just so darned pretty - a darkened, grey-ish purple that looks pretty as anything applied sheerly (it's pretty sheer) on the mobile lid.
MAC PAINT POT SWATCHES PAINTERLY ON LID FULL
Well, I totally LOVE this and I'm going back for the full size, which is probably silly given my age and lifestyle. But I figured, "What the heck" and asked my beloved MAC lady for a sample (there is no irony there the women at the MAC counter at my particular Hudson's Bay store are really lovely). It looked SO pretty but swatched SO glittery. Having had a less than happy experience with a sheer and glittery Paint Pot a few years ago (Dangerous Cuvee from ChamPale), I was more than a bit leery when I looked at this in store the other day. (Plus, it is rare that products actually go as long as 12, let alone 16, hours without some sign(s) of wear.) I don't recall this product having a specific, 24-hour wear claim before (and my prior reviews don't mention it, just that it was "long-wearing"), so ratings did change for certain shades as a result. With 24-hour wear claims like this, I wear for as long as I'm awake, but I don't want to sleep in makeup, so I extrapolate based on the state of it at 16-hours. The wear of the shimmer shades was shorter, too, and there was often a bit of creasing within 10 hours of wear. I didn't find that they applied any better using brushes over fingertips or vice versa. They were best applied in thin layers and built up, but the results were inconsistent and varied a lot between shades. The shimmery finish, particularly more pearlescent/metallic, were significantly more emollient than the matte shades, and this led to sheerer coverage that often applied unevenly and was difficult to apply with precision. The matte shades were typically semi-opaque to opaque in coverage and longer-wearing-12 to 14 hours before showing a bit of fading-but were varying degrees of blendable (related to how creamy the initial texture was). The matte shades were lightly creamy to slightly stiffer to work with, and with the stiffer ones, I preferred using a brush to get the initial product out of the jar and then use a fingertip to furiously diffuse the product. The matte finish is most consistent in performance and tended to perform better than the shades with some level of shimmer. The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented, long-wearing, blendable" and can be used as either an "eye primer" or as a "cream shadow." The brand says it's supposed to wear for "24 hours" without flaking or creasing.