Paint Pots – the majority of mine were the original Paint Pots before they were renamed to Pro Longwear Paint Pots. Packaging issues aside, Paints are more blendable compared to Paint Pots – and they don’t dry out in the tubes. I suspect that MAC will eventually phase out Paints – there are only a few shades offered anymore. The SA decided to open up a few tubes to see if they did the same thing and they ALL did this – in the end she didn’t feel right exchanging for another defective tube so she refunded my money). I should mention that MAC used to only have Paints in the metal tubes (like real paint tubes) before they launched the pot version of them. I also love Paints but the metal tubes are a bit of a pain in the behind because they would squirt out a bunch of product as soon as the cap was opened (no joke, I went back to the MAC store once to exchange a tube and I demonstrated how the tube was just gushing product out, wasting it. MAC Paint Pots ($26) contain 5g of product and are contained in glass jars, whereas the Paints (also $26) are in the squeeze tubes and contain 6.5g of product. They help to prevent creasing, can be worn a lone for a wash of colour, and they do not dry out as fast in the pots compared to others on the market (Maybelline Color Tattoos, I’m looking at you!) MAC Paints Pots are hands down, one of the best cream eye shadows on the market. My lids are quite oily and after years of trial and error, I’ve finally settled on the fact that I need both a primer and a cream eye shadow base to create a canvas for my powder eye shadows. They’re an essential part of my daily eye makeup. See comparison swatches.Today I’ll swatch my collection of MAC Paint Pots and Paints. MAC Fabulous Fit is a powder product and slightly grayer. Maybelline Tough as Taupe is slightly darker but similar. I didn’t have any issues with this shade wearing well for a full twelve hours. It applied darker than it appeared in the pot. On light to medium skin tones (with neutral to warm undertones), it would work well to contour the lid. It had fantastic color payoff, and it blended and applied well on the lid. Tailor Grey is described as a “muted grey.” It’s a medium-dark taupe–a mix of gray and brown–that leans warm and has a mostly matte finish. It was also similar an old, limited edition Paint Pot called Rollickin‘, which had shimmer to it. bareMinerals Illusion is lighter, powder. Dior Blue Lagoon #1 is slightly brighter, powder. I had some slight creasing that was visible after eight hours of wear. I think it’s a rather interesting color, but it seemed extra creamy and had a thinner consistency than other Paint Pots, so it was harder to get really opaque color that didn’t naturally want to sheer out. When sheered out, it almost looks like it has an overcast of gray. See comparison swatches.Ĭlearwater is described as a “sea foam.” It’s a muted, bluish aqua cream with a matte finish. MAC Fancy Frosting has chunks of sparkle and is more white than silver. Chanel Infini is also similar but powder. MAC White as Snow is similar but a powder product. Any more than two layers gave it a really thick, caked look that tended to give the lid a crepe-y look. Your best bet is to apply a single layer, move on to something else, then apply a second layer. It did not apply with fully opaque color. This shade started to show signs of creasing on me after six hours, which worsened for the twelve-hours I wore it. You’ll actually find all of the newly released shades under just “Paint Pot” on MAC’s e-commerce website.Ĭhrome Angel is described as a “platinum silver.” It is a brightened, light silver that isn’t too cool- or warm-toned. I’ve heard that the idea was to make Paint Pots in line with MAC’s Pro Longwear concept and that they were tested to ensure adherence to their PLW standards (or something like that). When these originally launched last year, I compared ingredient lists between a few I happened to have in boxes, and they were the same (except for the limited edition Paint Pots from Posh Paradise, which were off by one ingredient). I bought the other nine shades to review, and so onto the first three…Īs a regular customer just using the product, I haven’t noticed any difference between the Pro Longwear and regular Paint Pot formulas, generally. You can also view all of the Pro Longwear Paint Pots I’ve ever reviewed here (as well as read what readers are saying!). Shades I’ve covered previously can be found here: Antique Diamond, Blackground, and Let’s Skate. The Pro Longwear Paint Pot formula is supposed to be “long-wearing,” “highly-pigmented,” and also “(blend) smoothly over lids.” I wore the shades in groups of three, so each post will feature the three I wore. Some of the shades added are repromotes of previous shades released as Paint Pots. For fall, MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pots ($20.00 for 0.17 oz.) sees the addition of some new shades–permanently–to the range.
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