MAC Paintpot in Rubenesque, Swatches, Review

You know it was my birthday some weeks ago, and I posted my Birthday MAC & Clinique Haul here.
I did mention that a lot of those products were presents. Yes, thats how I ended up having the Rubenesque paintpot. :)
So there is a story behind how I acquired a paintpot. :D
See.. I has heard a lot about paintpots and primer for eyeshadows.. but I never gave it a serious thought cause I don't wear eyeshadows on a daily basis. Neither do I when I'm going out most of the times. its just when  * a special party or a night out here and there* so spending over a 1000 rupees was out of question!


But slowly and slowly, I was intrigued to try a paint pot out especially cause  it could be worn on its own.. but I really wanted to get thing I'd use, you know.. A foundation was the first thing I brought from MAC, this I justified thinking it has a wide range of shades and how awesome it looks. Well it IS pretty awesome.. I raved about it here, but then, the thing is, I dont wear foundation. AT ALL. EVER. I just wore it for one FOTD for my blog and I finished half of it trying to learn to wear foundation. ( You got me right, I never used it before, and everyone needs practice. It helps if you've used something before).

So, when I was buying myself Birthday presents and my mum Mothers' Day presents.. I din't ever bother looking at paintpots.
My brothers know, well everyone who knows me knows of the makeup madness that has gotten to me these days.. So he (Not Zorro, the other one) causally , veryyyyyy casually asks me what is that makeup thing you wanted but didn't get? I thought nothing and said paintpot. (I was semi, OK completely hoping he'd get me that.. But the problem was that I'd NEVER checked them out. I always do my homework before getting something like this.. but this time I had no idea.. and rubenesque was the only paintpot I knew other than painterly, bare study, indianwood.. Painterly would be too ashy on me or on any average Indian skintone.. Good as a base. Just that, IMO.

Bare study, too light again or colourless?? I have NO idea. see?!.. and Indian wood too brown.. I didn't know if it'd make any eyeshadow pop.. and Rubenesque is such a pretty colour.. This was the only paintpot I ever wanted.. But I'd never tried it..

I know what eyeshadows I'd like to "checkout in MAC" but I wont buy them till I try them.. :| I HAVE done that before!
So I say yeah a paint  pot called Rubenesque.. and guess what my brother does?! other than choosing to pee over wishing me happy birthday at 12.. and not having any presents when I obviously was expecting something. Anything. :|
I was mighty pissed that night! I hated him so much! bah.
But then the next day after his exam.. he went and picked this up for me....wait for it..... with the money he saved up for my present! :D
How cute it that?! OK that was enough to make me happy! and I love my paint pot even more! :D

So presenting to you, ladies and gentlemen, is my beloved Rubenesque paintpot!!

Price, Rs 1050 

• I absolutely love this paintpot.. I wish I'd bought it earlier..
• Its a beautiful peachy-gold.. I think it'll look good on just about anybody.. I am NC 40 and my eyelids are very dark.. so.. :)
• This pretty much covers the darkness on my eyelids in a swipe.
• I love the colour. OMG. Beautiful!
• Can be worn as alone or layered beneath any eyeshadow..
• It shimmers a little beneath my black matte eyeshadow. But I would wear eyeshadow only at night, so its OK.
• It makes my eyeshadows last all dat. (I dont have oily lids, at all, I have a million lines and thats what makes my shadows crease).
• This is water resistant.. YAY
• Stayed on my lids for 5 hours after which I removed it.
• I swatched it on my hand, made tea, had tea, washed my cup.. while deliberately splashing water on the swatch. (OK, it kept happening cause I kept dropping stuff on me, but thats NOT the point I'm trying to make here, concentrate people), It din't budge. :D
• It sets really fast.. so you need to be very swift at applying this. Cause when I tried to go over it a little, it became all patchy! So swift motion!
• It doesn't make my eyeshadows POP, But it lets them be the colours they are. No manipulation there. :)
• It is beautiful!

For a FOTD with this, click this and this

Did you see the peach and the gold?? :)
I'd like to get Coral Crepe next.. But that can wait. I am very happy with this as of now.. and for a long long time to come! :)
I spoke so much, This post took me 2 days and a headache to finish! :|

Oh and I love this cause my little brothers got me this. This has to be special :D
BTW, I overheard the following conversation they had-
H: Ik wants paintpot for her birthday. What is that now?
Z: what do I know. She told YOU.
H: But YOU are the one blogging with her and encouraging her makeup madness.
Z: Listen, THATS none of your business. She wants it, she'll get it. Get it on your way back from college tomorrow.
H: Yea, anything else? My college is on the other side of the city. And WHY would I go to a makeup store? You go.
Z: I would, But people are scared of my size. Just get it.
H: yeah, you love the attention, don't lie. You like all those scantily dressed women oooohhing and aahhhing over you!
Z: Jealous much?