They can be worn alone or layered under powder eyeshadow, and they give intense, seamless coverage that won’t crease or fade, even after hours and hours. They have at least 8 to 10 shades in India. Although MAC has a separate Prep + Prime Eyes, I found that to be a little oily while testing it, so after reading so much about using the Paint Pots as eyeshadow bases, I decided to settle for one of these. But now that I have discovered (and fallen in love with) MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre, I don’t need to use anything else as an eyeshadow base. Before discovering MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre, I used to use gel foundation, followed by a patting of pressed powder on my eyelids. MAC Paint Pots in India have become an all-time favourite base for eyeshadows, as we don’t have many other brands selling eyeshadow primers.

Cream-based, can be mixed with MAC shadows and liners. Creates seamless coverage without weight or caking. Update: I just tried to smudge and blend them, and they didn’t budge! Staying power supreme.MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot : “ A highly pigmented eye colour that goes on creamy, but dries to an intense vibrant finish.

Mac Paint Pots are £16 on their website or Debenhams if you live in the UK, and Maybellines Colour Tattoo can be bought in any local drug store. I bought mine from Boots for around £5. I suppose you can tell from these which is right for you, but if Mac’s prices aren’t in your budget then the slight difference isn’t even worth a gander. Now, to me the Colour Tattoo pot looks slightly more muted than the Mac version, but the Mac holds more of an orange based undertone. As you can see, the Colour Tattoo is slightly on the pink side, but not by much when swatched.

Okay so my Mac Paint Pot on the left is in the shade Painterly, and the product on the right is the Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24 Hour, Creamy Mattes version in the colour Creme de Rose. I don’t remember ever buying the dupe but I appear to have it, so I unscrewed them and swatched them just to make sure that they’re actually good dupes and well, see for your self: So I’m getting all my makeup out to snapchat my friend (we are having makeup wars and a showing off session) and I notice that I have this MAC paint pot, and a colour of a different brand that’s pretty much the same.

Fair skin mac paint pot painterly