♥ My favourite brush to apply a paint pot with is My Kit Co. ♥ The most important thing that people tend to forget with this product is that is it SUPER fast drying, so you need to work quickly and ensure you blend it properly. My go to shades for eye shadow primers are “Painterly” and “Groundwork.” I also have some darker shades for a super quick smokey eye or to enhance my mauve and burgundy eye looks.
I have such confidence that the eye shadow on top will last the full day so I use this product on every single client. Personally, my favourite way to use paint pots are as an eye shadow primer. They are often described as a pigmented cream eye shadow that truly last all day long. Paint pots are versatile and can be used on their own and in conjunction with pressed eye shadows or loose pigments.
To be honest, until my makeup training I too had no idea what this product was, how to use it or the power it has. When working with my clients I often get asked what this product is and how to use it.
(I am wearing Orly nail polish in Passion Fruit in the swatch photos).A go to pro product for all makeup artists are the MAC pro longwear paint pots. I will surely re-purchase this one, and in fact, am looking forward to getting Bare Study for myself very soon. This would get a :star: :star: :star: :star: :star: pat on the back from me, I have never seen/used anything quite like it.
A cream-to-powder finish eyeshadow from MAC, that can be used as a base, on its own, or layered under other powder eyeshadows or eyeliners.
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. MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot : “ A highly pigmented eye colour that goes on creamy, but dries to an intense vibrant finish.