Last month, MAC launched a small extension collection called Pro Longwear Paint Pot. This collection saw the release of eight shades of Pro Longwear Paint Pot — two of which are new and permanent, five of which are re-promotes and now permanent, and one of which is already permanent. The Pro Longwear Paint Pot has the same formula as the original Paint Pot, but now has a new long-wear claim — all existing shades of Paint Pot will be called Pro Longwear Paint Pot going forward. The Pro Longwear Paint Pot is a "highly pigmented eye colour" that has a creamy, lightweight texture and dries down to an "intense, vibrant finish." They are water-resistant and wear up to 15 hours. They are packaged in a glass jar with a black plastic lid. Each Pro Longwear Paint Pot comes with 5 grams of product, and retails for $22.
Frozen Violet is a dark mauve-taupe with silver shimmer. This is a new and permanent shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is warmer and more brown than Dangerous Cuvée. In terms of colour, it is less brown than Satin Taupe Eyeshadow.
Dangerous Cuvée is a dark cool-toned mauve-grey with silver shimmer-sheen. This is a re-promoted shade from 2010's Cham-Pale collection, and is now permanent. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly, but it does have a tendency to look slightly dry and patchy once applied to the lid. It has high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is cooler and more grey than Frozen Violet. In terms of colour, it is lighter than Keep Your Cool Pro Longwear Eyeshadow.
Antique Diamond is a medium-dark silvered olive. This is a new and permanent shade. The texture is soft and creamy, and it goes on smoothly, but it does have a tendency to look slightly dry and patchy once applied to the lid. It has high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. There are no dupes within MAC's permanent Paint Pot range. In terms of colour, it is lighter and much more silver than Greensmoke Eyeshadow.
I felt that there weren't enough of these smoky colours in the original Paint Pot range, so these are definitely a welcome addition. Any of these three shades would work beautifully in a smoky eye look. The only problem with these three darker shades is that they tend to look a bit drier and flakier when applied to the lid, so I would recommend applying these in thin layers, because they can clump up and end up looking patchy. Even though the ingredients of the formula hasn't changed, these do seem to be longer wearing and crease-free for longer than the older Paint Pot shades — in general, these stayed crease-free for a good eight hours on me, and didn't seem to fade at all until I took it off about 12 hours later. If you have incredibly oily eyelids, I would still wear an eye primer underneath (my favourite is NARS'), but these do work nicely on their own.
Oh, I like the look of these. I had Dangerous Cuvee before but found it a bit too blingy to wear back then. Antique Diamond is preeetttty.
ReplyDeleteLol, well, nothing's too blingy for me, so these are relatively tame. :P I mean, I wear MAC's Pressed Pigments on the regular, which is basically like, Edward Cullen sparkly. You should totally bust out Dangerous Cuvee again, though! If you blend in a satin or matte eyeshadow, it takes down the shimmer a notch or two but you still get a nice illumination. :)
DeleteDangerous Cuvee was another one I gave consideration, but anything that requires too much thought/effort just won't be something I wear much of. I love fun shades and don't have issue with sparkle, but I am always running late (LOL) and just don't have the time to fuss. Case in point - Chanel's Abstraction Illusion d'Ombre is GORGEOUS but I never wear it because to get enough pigmentation it needs to be worn over another shade, and it's tricky to get enough out of the pot. Sadness :(
ReplyDeleteI actually think these are really fuss-free to use! You should still consider Dangerous Cuvee -- maybe try it out at a MAC counter/store? You can really just swipe it on with your fingers and be done with it... It honestly doesn't require much blending!
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