Paint pots are for lazy people just like me, especially when you are rushing to get out of the house early in the morning everyday.
According to MAC's website, PAINT POTS are highly pigmented eye colour that goes on creamy but dries to an intense, vibrant finish. They are long-wearing and colourfast. They create seamless coverage without weightor caking. They blend smoothly over the lids and they can be mixed with eyeshadows and eyeliners.
For me, I use paint pots as my eyeshadow base / eyelid primer. They don't crease over time unlike other eyelid primers that I tried. They dry fast so you don't need to wait for it to dry especially when you are in a rush in the morning.
I like the fact that these paint pots that I got are shimmery because it goes on well without eyeshadows at all and very light wearing and long wearing as well.

I just started buying paint pots this past fall. I have three - Rubanesque, Idyllic and Nubile. I really love them as a base. I don't usually wear them alone because they'll crease on my oily eyelids after a couple of hours. If you have oily lids like me and want a long-lasting cream shadow to wear alone, then I recommend the MUFE aqua cream. The paint pots last when they are set with powder eyeshadow and they will really bring out the colour in your eyeshadows. I love them as a base and will continue to purchase them.

No matter how hard i try i just can't get these things to work out for me :(

My UD primer potion was sold out and I needed a primer asap, and an SA advised me to go for the Paint Pot in soft ochre as a primer instead.
I'm really sad I did because I can't use it after finally figuring out that this is the one product I've ever tried that gives me an itchy and red reaction on my eye lids and tear ducts that lasts for days, making me crazy.
Overall, the product is not a perfect solution for one with oily eyelids, but balancing the right amount needed and topping it off with powder makes it work almost a whole workday.
I don't find it difficult to apply after figuring out how much I need of it, and since my lids are oily it never looks chalky - but it will crease eventually, and hence it is not WP on me.
I dab it on with my fingertip, as a brush is useless for this.
I find soft ochre a bit too light and yellow for my liking, it is like using a concealer all over my eyes, and it need an eyeshadow on top to mute the brightness of this paint pot.
I must say I hate the glass pot which will break if I loose it on the bathroom floor tiles, and would much prefer a plastic pot instead.
But this also applies to all containers for beauty products for the exact same reason.
5g/0.17oz would have lasted me a life time, but experiencing this itching and redness caused by this product I don't believe I will ever finish it as it itches for days even when I don't use it.
If it wasn't for this, it would have been only mediochre for me anyway, and not my first choise for a primer.

I have the paint pot in Fresco rose, which is a versatile, soft, slightly shimmery, pink. I like the concept and the shade range, but I think MAC could improve the formula of this product. I find it quite difficult to work with because it dries instantly on the lid (I don't have oily lids), so it is always a struggle to get a smooth result.
Unlike a lot of people, I wouldn't recommend this product as an eye primer, I find it totally useless at that task.

I have been seeking an eye shadow that does not melt in my eyelids for years and finally I have found it!. I love paint pots! It is important to apply them with a good brush (I also use Mac´s). Colours are great and they last all day, even on the beach. A big YES.

Now i got this in a sale so i was able to get it at a more affordable price, if you can look for it in a sale, 5g for the price is well worth it you get lots, i only have one paint pot but I'm in love i have other cream eyeshadow from benefit and Bobbi brown, I'm replacing all my powdered shadows with cream just because it is less mes, they last ages on the skin, I'm defiantly one of those women who have all there makeup in the long wear/waterproof category just because i don't want to have to worry about makeup or touch ups i want to be able to get on with my day,despite the fact thats its quiet expensive when ever i treat myself which is rare i will buy one or two depending on if there is a sale. her are no cons for me it last all day , no creasing its stays put until i take it off and the pigments and the shades are amazing, and you ca build depending on intensity and please if you use cream shadows start of with a little on the lid so it looks sheer and let it dry until you apply a second layer, do this and you should be fine i don't own eye primers because i have never had problems with cream shadows definatly would buy again i got mine in bare study

I've had pain pots for more than a year now and, let me tell you, they're just amazing! i have 5 of them cause i use them as my everyday eye base or alone for ahint of colour on my eyelid! they do not crease at all! you can wear them for the whole entire day and the stay perfectly on your eyes! i love all the colours that mac made for these paint pots! i'm gonna buy Blackground as soon as i can!! They're buildable as well!! and last but not least they will last you forever!!! I'm gonna buy this product again for sure!!

I have had mine for a few months and love it! I think the color is bare study and it is a light beige. It does take a few mins to dry so I put mine on before I get dressed and by the time it is dry I am ready for my darker shadow on the corner of my eyes. This definitely does brighten up my eyes. It is alot like the Rimmel one I got in Spain.

Paint pots were the first thing I purchased from MAC, specifically Rubenesque. There are a lot of cream eyeshadows in the market, but I have found MAC paint pots the best option. There's a variety of colors, with limited edition ones released as well. There are different finishes also. I have Rubenesque[peachy gold], Coral Crepe[coral-pink] and Indianwood[bronzey-brown] paint pot. I use these all on a regular basis and each color is unique. The pigmentation and quality of these creams blows every cream shadow I've tried out of the water. They don't crease as long as you don't over-apply. I even use Rubenesque as a face highlight in the summer and Coral Crepe as a blush. On a day when I need a quick makeup look I throw one of these on, mascara, concealer and I'm out the door. If you wanna buy something multi-use product, go for a paint pot. You can't go wrong with these.
Quick tip:
To prevent drying up make sure you close the cap tight and store the paint pot with the name of the color facing up.

I love love love paint pots! I use Indianwood and Fresco Rose (now discontinued). Indianwood goes well with my skin tone and I can wear it alone all over my entire eyelid for an anytime shimmer or I can use it as a primer OR as the middle color for a dark-medium-light color trio. The Fresco Rose is a great pretty pinky-purple shade that goes well with daytime looks. As far as application, I just use my middle finger to warm the "paint" and take it out of the jar and i use my finger to apply it. LOVE IT!

I L.O.V.E paint pots, I've got 3 of them and they are amazing whether you use them on their own or as a base.
When you use them as a base however, make sure you add a bit of powder on your eye lids, which will soak up the oil and then apply the paint pot with a brush ( I use the EcoTools eye shadow brush, it's great and just the right size, also MAC 242 and 252 brush work well, but i prefer the EcoTool one) and then on top add your normal eye shadow powder, this technique will help your eye shadow last the whole day and night!!
I do find that if i don't apply the powder under the paint pot, then it tends to crease quite quickly.
I'll be a paint pot girl for life, and they last for a very very very long time which makes them well worth the money!!

PROS: How fun is this? I like to be able to play with a different type of product. I get to bring out my nonexistant make up artist side when using this. This was okay as a base for my oily lids. Helped my eye shadow powder last a little bit longer, maybe. It's no miracle cure for that, for sure.

CONS: It definitely takes practice in application and is not something I could just quickly slap on. I hear from many on here that it dries up quick in the pot and then you have to add visine or something. ? This should not be recommended by sales associates as a primer that makes your shadow last longer because it doesn't really do that so well, at least not with my oily lashes.

APPLICATION TIPS: I took the advice of others about dabbing it when it started to move later on in the day, and it sort of reset the lasting power for a while. I had to apply eye cream right before and then applied this quickly (for my crepey lids.) For my N15 (leaning to NC) skin, the soft ochre was nice with a brightening, popping effect for my blue eyes. Painterly was way too cool (pink) on me.

Mac paint pots are really nice, a large variety of colors, blend-able, but I don't recommend them for oily eyelids. Since it creases so soon. The price is good, comes in a glass pot that I love. I also recommend you storing the paint pots from MAC upside down to prevent it drying from the corners. Overall great eye base. It just dries from the corners within time, something I don't like. Try samples before deciding to buy a full size one.

These are great. I have three of them: painterly, artifact and coral crepe. All of them are very pretty, and they do a great job in keeping my eyeshadow from creasing. I use these as a base rather than on top of a primer and i have really had any trouble with creasing. Might try them with a primer and see how they go. But overall, a great product, very cute colours. only downside is the price, but it will last a long time. highly recommended

Love mac pp for making e/s more "vibrant" looking. I always use a primer first (tfsi or udpp) than use pp as a base over that in a color that will help bring out my e/s color. A little goes a long way so it will last you a very long time. Highly recommend these!

Yeah, they're great colors, and keep your eyeshadow from creasing, but they're just a little to dry of a cream to wear on a day to day basis. They're a little hard to apply with a brush, apply with your finger is better because it warms it up, but if you have a darker color it's hard to put on more precise.
Also, if you don't warm it up properly it kind of clumps on your lid.
I have two colors, a light base color in Painterly, and a pretty brown in Constuctivist, and they just sit around.... :(

i love the lasting power and colors. they go great as bases but- big BUT mine dried out!
ive never left it open and even kept it upside down, based on advice from other users, still it didnt help.
i would re-buy but i currently have half the product still left!
its a big con for me, and waste of money if it happens every time.
but if anyone has advice on how to help prevent it from turning into a rock- please msg me.

I love paint pots in general. I like how they stay on the lid crease less for hours on end. I never wear a primer under mine and the color remains vivid and stays put all day long.

I own several colors of paint pots - and the EL double wear paints (same thing). They all work well, and I usually frequent the CCO looking for colors I missed. I just pat mine on over UDPP with my fingers and the sheer color balances out the rest of my eye look. I also use them as a liner with a 209.