Soft Ochre – yellow beige (mine is 7 years old – I bought this when it first launched in 2008 and the consistency is too dry to use anymore – it’s going Back to MAC, watch for that post coming up this week!) Some of my collection are Limited Edition (sorry!) – all descriptions from MAC. 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.

Today I’ll swatch my collection of MAC Paint Pots and Paints.

Mac paint pot painterly soft ochre