Personally, my favourite way to use paint pots are as an eye shadow primer. They are often described as a pigmented cream eye shadow that truly last all day long. Paint pots are versatile and can be used on their own and in conjunction with pressed eye shadows or loose pigments. To be honest, until my makeup training I too had no idea what this product was, how to use it or the power it has. When working with my clients I often get asked what this product is and how to use it. ![]() You can find it now for $22 in the MAC permanent line, hoping to change lives one sweep at a time.A go to pro product for all makeup artists are the MAC pro longwear paint pots. ![]() ![]() I hope you give Layin’ low a chance one of these days, because I think it’s a totally underrated everyday workhorse. I’ll just do quick, little sweeping motions and make tight circles to buff the layers down as thin as humanly possible, which is something I learned from a MAC makeup artist, and it changed my worldview on the MAC paint Pots, LOL! before that I’d always press them into my skin with my fingers, and they’d look heavy and dry on my lids. If you’re one of those gals or guys for whom the MAC paint Pots look thick and heavy on your lids, try applying a very thin layer of Layin’ low with a domed eyeshadow brush like the MAC 217. I’ll buff it on my lids from lash line to brow bone with a MAC 217, then sweep Soft brown into the crease, then Saddle or texture slightly lower into the crease, Swiss chocolate on my lids and a black liner (usually Smolder) on my lash and water lines.Ī swatch of MAC Layin’ low on my NC42 skin It’s also a superstar eyeshadow base for warm orangey brown or reddish brown smoky eyes. MAC Layin’ low as a base (you can see it on my lids and brow bones), with MAC Soft Brown, Saddle and Swiss chocolate in the crease and MAC Smolder Eye Kohl on my lash lines It lasts all day and doesn’t even need primer! For fast looks, I’ll wear it as a standalone shadow, just popping it right on my lids, diffusing it into the crease and smudging Costa Riche on my lash and water lines before adding mascara and a bold plum, wine or berry lip. I’m a MAC NC42, and Layin’ low is in my category of everyday staples. If you’re lighter than NC20, just in case, give it a swatch first before committing, because it can look a little more orange than warm beige on some gals.Ī quick daytime look with Layin’ low on my lids and MAC Costa Riche Eye Kohl on my lash lines the lipstick is bareMinerals Lead the Way If you’re warm toned like I am with a skin tone around NC20 or up, it’s like friggin’ David Copperfield (i.e. Warm and creamy matte beige Layin’ low is like Soft Brown’s creamy shadow cousin, and if you like warm browns like MAC Saddle, Texture, Swiss chocolate (and others), it’s an absolute must. They just feel right, and they go oh, so well with plum, wine, brown and red lips. ![]() I know I go on and on about how much I like to wear cool browns on my lids (the gray tones create fabulous faux shadows that give the illusion of a deeper crease, which is something I’m always striving for since my crease is pretty shallow), but there’s something about warm orangey browns and reddish browns in the fall and winter. among the MAC paint Pots, it just doesn’t get the same kind of love that Soft Ochre and Painterly get and, yes, while they’re also cream eyeshadows, I think Layin’ low deserves some love of its own, because it’s one of the best base colors for warm browns. It really does lay low and keep a low profile. When was the last time you heard somebody flip their lid and rave about MAC Layin’ Low?Įver…? have you ever heard it? because I can’t remember ever hearing somebody rave about MAC Layin’ Low. The long-running Unsung Heroes series here on makeup and beauty blog features some of my all-time favorite permanent collection products.
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