Monday, August 8, 2011

Mac Paint Pot

Hello People!
Is using an eyeshadow primer important? Is there a need to spend a whole lot of money behind this primer?

Well the answer is yes and no. :-D

We will start with the yes part, eyeshadow primer can be important if you have really oily skin which can make your cream shadows to crease and at times when the eyeshadows just won’t show up or won’t stay long no matter how much you layer it.
I have to use it cuz my eyelids are very dark compared to my face skin and the eyeshadows just don’t show up on my skin.
I use MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre. It perfectly matches my skin tone.


After applying the paint pot the eyeshadows suddenly just pop up on my eyes.
I sometimes use it with the concealer for my under eyes to give that instant brightness.
Well with the no part, good concealers and foundations can also do the trick if we just want the shadows not to crease.
And if you are just starting to use the makeup, you can skip the primer and use a concealer.

What the MAC website says:
A highly pigmented eye colour that goes on creamy but dries to an intense, vibrant finish. Long-wearing, colourfast.

Product Review:
Packaging: Easy to carry in your makeup bag.
Advantages: Can work the best as a primer, eyeshadow lasts long and the colour of eyeshadow pops up, easy application (tools needed: your own fingers), long lasting, lot of product available, very creamy, lots of shades to choose from, waterproof.
Best Feature: Does not crease and some shades work well as a cream eyeshadow all by itself.
Disadvantages: Pricey.
Price Range: USD$17.50 (0.17 US OZ)
                      INR 1050-1100 (5 gms)
Different skin types: For dry skin: use a good moisturizer before using the paint pot for a perfect primer.
For oily/combination skin: a perfect base.
Different shades/finishes available:
Cream finish: Soft ochre (Yellow beige), Painterly (Nude beige), Quite Natural (Dirty chocolate brown)
Pearl finish: Blackground (Black-grey with multi-colour)
Frost finish: Bare study (Soft beige with gold pearl), Rubenesque (Golden peach with gold pearl), Indianwood (Metallic antique bronze), Constructivist (Metallic brown w/red pearl)
Satin finish: Groundwork (Mid-tone neutral taupe)

How to use it: Use your finger or a concealer brush and apply evenly on your eyelids starting from the lash line right upto the brow bone.


Adios!

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