82%
would repurchase
4.3/5
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description

ingredients

Isodocecane, dimethicone, polyethylene, hydrogenated polyisobutene, quaternium-90 bentonite, dimethicone silylate, octyldodecanol, silica, trihydroxystearin, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, lecithin, carnauba wax, propylene carbonate, triethoxycaprylylsilane. May contain: mica, titanium dioxide, iron oxides, bismuth oxychloride, blue 1 lake, carmine, chromium hydroxide green, chromium oxide greens ferric ferroxyanide, manganese violet, ultramarines, yellow 5 lake.

Reviews

Reviews


2.0
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12 years ago

I don't know if I got a bad one of these or what. It was SO dry that when I tried to blend it out on my eyelid it just dissapeared. And not the 'good' dissapeared in the sense that it blended with...

About reviewer (275 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther



2.0
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12 years ago

Painterly looks nice when first applied--very nude, perfect base for eyeshadow, but also good if you like have a natural, nude style. What I dislike about it is that by midday, it dries my eyelids...

About reviewer (236 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrown, Straight, Medium

EyesGreen


5.0
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12 years ago

I was recommended this by an SA who seemed to dislike my creased eyelids at the end of a long day :) I wasn't familiar with the paint pots and thought it was a base. So that's what I've been using...

About reviewer (13 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

I love my Painterly Paint Pot! For me, it covers any veins or discolorations on my lids and provides a perfect base for my eyeshadows. It extends the amount of time that my eyeshadows last...

About reviewer (11 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinOily, Olive, Warm

HairBrunette, Curly, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

I have tried almost every highly rated eye primer on the market that I can think of (Too faced, UD, NYX, ELF, Mary Kay...) and this is hands down the best. I strayed from it for a while while I...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Cool

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesGreen


5.0
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12 years ago

*I WOULD NOT BUY THIS AGAIN CAUSE I WILL NEVER FINISH IT!) This was my first MAC product ever!!!! i kind of bought this on a whim as it was my first time in mac LOL. i brought it home and was...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinDry, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBlue


4.0
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12 years ago

I intended to buy this after having done a few reviews for an eyeshadow primer. I went to Mac and the MUA picked out painterly which is a great colour that looks nice on my nc20 fair skin. I get...

About reviewer (66 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrown, Curly, Other

EyesGreen


5.0
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12 years ago

I bought this on a recommendation by the gal at the MAC counter when I was looking for a primer to help my shadow not disappear within a few hours due to my oily eyelids. I have been using this as...

About reviewer (30 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinOily, Olive, Not Sure

HairBrown, Curly, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

I bought this on a whim, it was birthday and with all the excitement I placed a big order on the MAC website, and I'd put this product in my basket. This for me is the best eye primer I have...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Cool

HairRed, Curly, Coarse

EyesBlue


5.0
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12 years ago

I have so many eye primers; Too faced/ UD, Just to name the few i use but switch up often... I read the great reviews on here and noticed many ladies used this as a eye primer.. The entire time i...

About reviewer (47 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair-Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


4.0
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12 years ago

Great product. I like to use this as my eyeshadow primer primarily, but it also works so well to conceal my dark circles around my eyes and brighten the area. I use this as my eyeshadow base and it...

About reviewer (44 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Tan, Neutral

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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12 years ago

***UPDATE*** I now apply just a tad bit of ELF eyelid primer and then this and it works PERFECT!!!! no creasing even with my VERY oily lids. love this! I wasn't impressed at first because my...

About reviewer (54 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

Thank you Make up Alley ladies for recommending this product! I just bought it and used it and I am soooo please with it!! It has an absolutely gorgeous Color and evens out my eyelid colour really...

About reviewer (30 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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12 years ago

LOVE LOVE LOVE. After running out of my urban decay primer potion i was on the hunt got a new eye primer and i can honestly say painterly is perfect. It is so luxurious and creamy, and it goes...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

I've been on a mini mission to find a good eyeshadow primer. I've recently developed oily eyelids which causes my eyeshadow to crease....needless to say I am not pleased with my makeup creasing and...

About reviewer (299 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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12 years ago

I adore Painterly! I am NW20 and this color is perfect for me as an all over shadow base. I never get creasing with this, but I don't know if it's due to the Paniterly or my application methods. I...

About reviewer (15 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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12 years ago

Almost 50 and I want to still wear eyeshadow without looking old, I couldn't get the colors to work. Either they were too powdery or frosty just looked bad. I actually stopped wearing any...

About reviewer (29 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesGreen


4.0
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12 years ago

PROS - Perfect eye primer/base - Perfect 'natural' shade - Lovely consistency - Quality packaging CONS - Expensive, given the small amount of product This is my ideal eyeshadow base...

About reviewer (16 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen


5.0
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13 years ago

Love mac paint pots, and I really love painterly! This goes on super smooth creating the perfect base for eyeshadow. Makes eyeshadow last all day long, and works way better than urban decay primer...

About reviewer (32 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesBrown


4.0
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13 years ago

I hated this when I first got it and I put it away for a while. Recently I have been using it a lot and love it as a base. It helps shadows stay in place and helps pigment really show through. Will...

About reviewer (81 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrown, Other, Other

EyesBrown