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5.0
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15 years ago

MAC Blackground Paint Pot is an excellent eyeshadow base for doing dark smokey eyes. Usually I will first apply Painterly Paint Pot all over the lid and then I'll apply Blackground just where my...

About reviewer (147 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesHazel



4.0
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15 years ago

I use this as a cream eyeliner. Works really well. It's a beautiful graphic black color with some silver sparkles. Very smooth and blendable. I use an eyeliner brush draw the line on my top lash....

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

LOOOOVE this! I wanted to get a Sharkskin Shadestick, and of course Macy's no longer has them, so I got this instead. Bought it with trepidation, as cream shadows do NOT go "cream to powder" on...

About reviewer (119 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Other, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

OMG!! I cant belive i lived with out this!! This is amazing , i use this all the time , it helps make my purple , pink , greys and even blues pop , and it makes a great very very sexy smokey eye ....

About reviewer (65 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBrown


3.0
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16 years ago

I'm generally a big fan of MAC Paint Pots - I find that they have great staying power and are not prone to creasing. That said, I'm a little disappointed with Blackground. While I love the colour...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinSensitive, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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16 years ago

I picked this up when a lady at my MAC counter suggested it to go with the beauty marked eye shadow I was getting. I’m so glad she suggested it to me! I love this product. While I will agree with...

About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair, Not Sure

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesGreen


4.0
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16 years ago

Oh my gosh this stuff is AWESOME! I swapped for this on a whim and so far it's been my favorite swap yet. I've worn it every since day since I got it. I love the color- not brown, not quite black...

About reviewer (248 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Coarse

EyesGreen


4.0
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16 years ago

I used this paint pot for my darker eyeshadows as a base. Blackground is black in color with speckles of silver in it. It is a nice creamy base and it helped my eyeshadows look more vibrant and...

About reviewer (207 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


3.0
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16 years ago

So I really wanted to love this product...and I like it on my clients and using it on other people. But on myself frankly I think it looks horrendous. I can blend it out well and it can look really...

About reviewer (263 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesBlue


4.0
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16 years ago

I originally purchase this when paint pots were first introduced, along with four others, which I no longer have because they all dried up. I bought them because I thought they were cream...

About reviewer (230 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

(Click "Continued" for swatch) Great as a base for smoky eyes or other frosty e/s to make the color appear "more vibrant" as many people say. It has a bit of shimmer, so I have used it on its...

About reviewer (70 reviews)

Age

SkinCombination, Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

I always wondered how people got such a dark smoky eye. I just figured they used A LOT of eye shadow but I was watching a youtube video recently and a girl was doing a smoky eye and she used this...

About reviewer (107 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

i got this the other day and im in loooove with it. i use it as a staple for a dramatic smokey eye.. i see where people are coming from when they say that the consistancy is a little hard to work...

About reviewer (116 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlond, Other, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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16 years ago

This product has breathed new life into my eye make-up. I could never get the black smokey eye the way I wanted for both day and night until I started playing around with this. I'll smudge a little...

About reviewer (295 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesGreen


2.0
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16 years ago

I wanted this so badly because I loved Indianwood and thought all paint pots would be similar..Man,.. was I wrong.This is incredibly hard to blend.They harder you try,the worse it looks.It almost...

About reviewer (779 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair, Neutral

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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16 years ago

great eye shadow base. this makes your eye look last no matter what.

About reviewer (484 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Olive, Not Sure

HairBlack, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


4.0
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16 years ago

i think this product is essential to a smokey eye... but other than that.. i don't know why else i'd use it. but i do love me some smokey eyes!

About reviewer (134 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


4.0
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16 years ago

My first paint pot and I love the shimmery black color. My only gripe is that its a pain in the a** to blend!! The texture is kind of dry and pasty and I had to spend quite some time getting this...

About reviewer (921 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinVery Oily, Dark, Warm

HairBlack, Kinky, Coarse

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

Okay, for anyone having a problem blending this, let me give you a little tip. Kind of pat it onto the eye instead on sweep it on like you do a regular shadow. When you pat it, it goes on more...

About reviewer (278 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Olive, Cool

HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen


5.0
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16 years ago

this made my smokey eye perfect. i find that applying eyeshadow base then trying to do dark shadows just didn't quite get it but i did this over my eyeshadow base (lumene) then i used different...

About reviewer (369 reviews)

Age

SkinAcne-prone, Dark, Warm

HairBrown, Kinky, Coarse

EyesBrown