Hi everyone!
I finally did a review on the MAC paint pot in Bare Study in my previous blog. I thought that since I really enjoyed the MAC paint pot in Bare Study that I would like to venture out and try other products in the paint pot line. I was looking for a paint pot that was not shimmery and a lot of people on Youtube recommended Painterly, but when I went to my local MAC counter they were out of that one so I decided to try the Soft Ochre. I was not very pleased with this specific paint pot because I think the MAC paint pot in Soft Ochre feels more on the dry side, is harder to apply, and it does not last as long as the Bare Study one. I get really disappointed when you really like a product and you try other products in the same product line, but they end up not having as good of a quality as the others. If you can I would definitely test the different paint pots before buying them because the quality seems to be different with each paint pot.
Back when I was doing my dicontinued/repackaged series in my blog they still had the paint pots. I just went on the official MAC website and they appear to be renamed and reformulated. That must be a recent development. They are now called MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pots. They do appear to still have Bare Study and Soft Ochre, I think it would be safe to assume that they have been reformulated. As a side note the price also went up by a few dollars.
*Fair Warning: last year when I did my repackaged/renamed/reformulated/discontinued/etc. products they still had the regular paint pots on their website. But it appears the paint pots have been renamed and probably reformulated. The price went up by a few dollars.*
On to the MAC paint pot in Soft Ochre review.Rating:
Price: 10/10Packaging: 10/10
Amount of product: 10/10
Longevity: 8/10
Application: 8/10
Smell: 9/10
Bringing out eye shadows: 9/10
Creasing: 7/10
Different types of lids: 8/10
Overall product rating: 8/10
Would I purchase this again: 5/10
Total rating: 92/110=83.63%=B
My Personal Rating: 7/10=70%=C
Comments: I don't remember how much I actually paid for this product, but I think it was some where around $17-$18. I don't think that is a horrible price for a MAC paint pot because it is like a primer and eye shadow in one. It is sold as an eye shadow, but people on Youtube recommended it as a primer and I think that it works. The paint pot comes in a glass round case which I think looks adorable! I think that you get a decent amount of product for the price. I have had the MAC paint pot in Soft Ochre for about a year now. I don't think that this product lasts as long as the Bare Study paint pot. I would say it lasts about 2-3 hours on my oily eye lids. I don't think that this specific paint pot applies very well because it does feel more dry and it sticks a bit more. I don't feel that I get a smooth even application at least not on the first try. There is a slight chemically smell to the product, but once applied to the eyes it shouldn't be noticeable. I think the paint pot in Soft Ochre brings out the color of the eye shadows decently. I have not noticed an issue with dull looking eye shadow. I had to knock off major points for creasing because I think that this product when used as an eye shadow primer does not even out the lines/wrinkles on my eye lids. I also think that this product doesn't last as long so the eye shadow creases quicker. I would probably not recommend this product for dry eye lids because I feel that it would be too dry. This product does not seem like it applies smoothly or evenly on my oily lids so I'm pretty sure it would not be a good product for dry eye lids. Overall I would not buy another MAC paint pot in Soft Ochre if I ran out, but since MAC did reformulate it, I might try it out for that purpose.
I hope this helps!
Sincerely,
Marina
