Yesterday I decided to see how long my shadows would last using an eye primer with a paint and a paint pot. First I applied my foundation allover my face including my eyes and the I lightly dusted my face with MAC Blot Powder in Dark. Next I applied a thin, even layer of Too Faced Shadow Insurance (TFSI) and allowed that to set; about 1-2 minutes or so. Next I applied a light layer of Soba eye shadow by MAC. On my right eye I applied a thin layer of Fresco Rose paint pot using my fingers and a tapping motion and on my left eye I applied Canton Candy paint, again with my fingers using a tapping motion. Over top of those bases I applied Patina eye shadow on my lid up to the crease and the applied Embark eye shadow into my crease and blended. I smudged some black waterproof liner on to my upper lash line and set it with MAC eye shadow in typographic. I did the same to my lower lashes. I also applied one coat of Loreal’s Carbon Black Voluminous mascara to my upper lashes only. On my cheeks, I applied MAC’s Flirt & Tease blush and I wore a mix of MAC’s lusterglass Littie VI and Loreal’s Juicy Tubes in Tutti Frutti. These pictures were taken at around 7:00 AM.

This picture to the left was taken when I got home at around 5:00PM. As you can see; albeit not very well (sorry) that my eye shadows are still looking pretty good even though the rest of my face is a hot mess, lol. The picture on the right was taken about five minutes before I started to get myself ready for bed and the shadows were still there, not a strong as they were before but you can definitely see it. Overall, I am pretty impressed with this last experiment. Both the paint pot and the paint lasted all day when used with a primer and a thin layer of foundation and powder. These few extra steps are well worth it in my opinion for the end results that you get.

Seeing that the experiment using only a paint pot as a base worked really well, I decided to try using a paint only as a base to see how long my shadows would last. These two pictures were taken at 10:30AM. I decided to go with a more neutral look this time as I also wanted to create a really pretty bridal look. This look would be perfect for someone who is getting married early in the morning because the eyes are defined yet soft.

Here’s what I used (all products are MAC unless stated otherwise):

Face
MAC Studio Stick in NC45
MAC Mineralized Skin Finish in Dark
MAC Corduroy E/S to contour the cheek bones
Mary Kay Blush in Golden Copper applied to the apples of the cheeks and blended
MAC Select Coverup in NW40
MAC Grand Duos blush in Intenso; the lighter side to highlight cheekbones

Eyes
MAC Paint in Sublime Nature applied with the 217 brush
MAC e/s in Soba applied on lid up to the crease
MAC e/s in Corduroy applied in crease with the 217 brush
MAC e/s in embark applied in the crease for more definition with the 217 brush
MAC e/s in typographic to line upper and lower lashes

Lips
MAC l/s in Capricious
MAC l/g in Wonderstruck
MAC l/g in Beau

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It’s now 3:00PM and I’m just over four hours into this experiment. I’ve noticed that my eye shadows are starting to fade and become muddy as you can see from the picture to the left. I have to admit that I’m quite disappointed with the turnout so far. I really thought that I would get at least six hours or so before it started to crease. The MAC paint will definitely need more of a prep before I apply shadows over top of it. I’m wondering if it started to crease sooner because I applied it with a brush and didn’t tap it on with my fingers like I usually do; then again I usually follow my revised eye prep before applying shadows. For the next and last experiment, I am going to apply a primer (UDPP or TFSI) before applying the paint on one eye and the paint pot on the other and see how long it lasts. Which product do you think will win?

A few days ago I posted an FOTD about the makeover that I had at MAC. What I was really surprised about was how long the shadows lasted on my eye and the fact that a “traditional” eye primer wasn’t used; and by traditional I mean like UDPP or TFSI. What she used was a paint pot in Fresco Rose applied with the MAC 217 brush.
So according to MAC a paint pot is supposed to last 6-8 hours and paints last 8-10 or something like that. I decided that I would try it out for myself to see how long my shadows would wear using only a paint pot as a base. The picture to the left was taken after I had finished applying my makeup at around 9:30am in the morning.

I prepped my eye using an unscented baby wipe to remove any excess oil that accumulated on my eye lid, waited for it to dry and then took my 217 and applied my paint pot in fresco rose. I applied most of my shadows using a gentle patting motion or I used the windshield wiper motions to blend the colours into my crease.

It’s now 7:45PM and approx nine hours have past since I applied my makeup. I have not done any touch-ups (I usually don’t) and even took a nap! The state of my eyeshadow is quite gross right now; it has definitely faded and it now has those dreaded crease marks. The only thing that is still going strong is my liner and that’s because I used a waterproof liner and then gently patted some black shadow on top of it.
Overall, I have to say that I’m really surprised at how long my shadows lasted using only a paint pot as a base; I really wasn’t expecting it to last more than four hours as they are quite creamy and my eye lids are super oily. I will try this experiment again using only a MAC Paint as a base to see what kind of results I get.