I'd say MAC is worth the extra money. They're a quality brand and their foundation is the best!

I'm a Mac fan long lasting blends in well very versatile

Mac is the best make-up around!!

I have this in Bare Study and I love it. I use it as a primer and it makes my eyeshadows stay all day. I haven't had any problems with it and I'm in love with the color!

I use this product as an eye primer (soft ochre shade). I understand the reviews where they said it didnt dry down. I found that application is best done with a fingertips. Product applies too heavily with a brush. A little goes a long way. Once I realized that, I really started to enjoy it as a shadow base.

I bought this product in the shade painterly. I originally purchased it as a primer for my lids but it didn't work for me. I'm not sure if I used too much but it creased my eyeshadow. I now use it as a concealer under my foundation for a few spots on my face I want to hide. I pat it in and it seems to work well for me that way. It seems to be drying out too.

The only paint pot I've ever tried is the one in Painterly and I love it. One small jar lasts forever. Most beauty gurus on youtube swear by this stuff and now I know why. It covers all the imperfections (oiliness, discoloration, redness) on the eyelid giving a great base for your shadows. My shadows do last longer when using this versus not using any sort of primer. This is my go to for the summer and Urban Decay's Primer potion for colder months as this does a better job withstanding oiliness.

In general I always use a primer for eye shadow. The MAC paint pot does a good job of eye shadow lasting all day with no smudges. Downfalls: you have to use your own tool to apply or just use a finger I feel as though there is a better primer out there.

I bought this item and it wouldn't dry. It stayed "wet" the entire time and smudged. I gave it a second chance, but I did not like it and do not recommend it either.

Good product. Use as base for brighter colors, works well for that. Prevents my eyeshadow from creasing also.

While it did help keep shadows on all day, I agree that it's a great primer. However, it dried up rather quickly and became unusable.

I really wanted to like this, but the creamy formula would lead to my eyeshadow sliding around. I know that people use this as an eyeshadow primer, but I would not advise it if you have oily eyelids like myself. I also have monolids, which can be tricky for working with creamy products. The paint pot would leave a darker line of eyeshadow where my crease folds in.

Great and not so great! I have used ?painterly ? for years as a base for other eyeshadows. It is awesome! It creates a blank palette for other types of eyeshadow. It also covers little blood vessels under my brow bone. It makes other shadows last all day and evening. I did like other Mac Paint Pot colors, including a matte mauve color but Mac discontinued most of them. Then Mac came out with new colors, mostly with glitter. My aging eyelids do not look good in glittery colored eyeshadow!