These are Benefit's answer to MAC's Paint Pots, and having used both, these definitely win out for me.
I have so many because I was lucky enough to pick these babies up for £5 each (or 3 for £10) at Portobello market almost two years ago.
They are a great multi-tasking product - primer, shadow, liner and even browbone/cheek highlight, depending on the colour of course. Used under powder eyeshadow the colours are really intensified.
Top row: Tattle Tale - Busy Signal - Get Figgy - Flatter Me
Botton row: R.S.V.P. - Birthday Suit - Skinny Jeans
My favourite shades are R.S.V.P., Birthday Suit and Skinny Jeans. Tattle Tale makes a great browbone and cheek highlighter and Skinny Jeans give you a one minute smoky eye.
The ones I find the least wearable are Busy Signal and Get Figgy, but that's just because of my colouring. I've had my MAC Paint Pots for almost two years also and they've pretty much dried up, while most of the Benefit pots are still going strong. Sadly R.S.V.P has dried and cracked, but I'm always using it and so it's exposed to the air more.
I have MAC Paint Pots in Bare Study and Rubenesque, and while I don't deny that MAC offer a wider range of colours, these Benefit beauties beat them hands down on pigmentation, creaminess and blendability. MAC Paint Pots are £13.50 for 4.5g, while at Boots a Benefit one will set you back £14.30 for 5g. While I wouldn't have bought this many at this price, I definitely would fork out for my favourites.
There are a few new colours out on the Benefit website and I have my eye on Honey Bunny (Limited Edition).
oh... interesting... cos i love mac paintpots!
ReplyDeletei'm very interested in trying benefit then... hmmm
are they really creaseless, & if so.. for how long are they creaseless? Thanks! :D Im interested in using them mainly for a shadow base if that helps!
ReplyDelete@Mandy- they're definitely worth a look, check them out in Boots next time you're there!
ReplyDelete@MrsKittyKaBoom - firstly, you have the best username ever, and second, my brain hasn't woken up yet as I forgot to mention how creaseless they really are. I have oily, hooded lids so most things, even powders, crease on me, but these pots are amazing and I notice hardly any creasing, especially with a powder over the top. They live up to the hype :)
i love these CCs from Benefit <3 skinny jeans, sipping and dippin' are my fave!
ReplyDeleteOh you have them all! I only have skinny jeans but i adore it :p
ReplyDelete@Jennifer - ah yes sipping and dippin' is gorgeous too, must finish this lot up before I get it though!
ReplyDelete@Ellysmakeupbag - I probably use SJ the most as you can just whack it on and go :)
These are great.. I must come round and try them out one day as I need to get some!
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@Angel - yeah anytime. Not that I know of, money's tight. I wanted to see Swan Lake on 14th at the Royal Opera House but all the tix are sold out :( 14th is our 2.5 yr anni. I might take the day off work as I need a break anyway! xx
ReplyDeleteWow these look lovely & you got such a bargain!
ReplyDeleteI live in London & have never been to Portbello! You've inspired me to go :]
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Are these all permanent colours? I like the red one reminds me of one MAC had but discontinued.
ReplyDelete@Beauty Geek - I live right next to it so I can't avoid it! I've found loads of great beauty bargains as it over the years, and of course there is a hummingbird bakery which is not to be missed!
ReplyDelete@Justine - As far as I know they all are as I've had them for a while and they're all still sold at Boots, if not on Benefit's website.
I love the sound of these, I really want some now (although I'm boycottin benefit for a bit if you haven't read my blog ha!)
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Yeah have a nice long weekend. We're probably just gonna have dinner, Mark's working till 6pm then at 6am the next day. It's balls. What you doing next Sat? If you're free I might pop round x
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This sure sounds interesting! I am still contemplating a paint pot, which would be my first MAC buy, but perhaps I should go Benefit instead. If only I could get them for 5 pounds as well, I am on such a tight budget... But hey, what is more fun than eventually, finally being able to buy the goody you have contemplated for so long!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and pigmented! Loving these haha xx
ReplyDeleteThe 3 you like are my faves aswell!!! I love Benefit!
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I am in love with these. What beautiful colors. Too bad they are $20 a pot here =(
ReplyDeleteThese look gorgeous! I love the colour selection as well :)
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These look so pretty! I will have to look into them, as I love Paint Pots.
ReplyDeleteI love these too. My fave is RSVP and skinny jeans as well. Honey bunny made it in my jan fave. It's gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI love these! I was keeping an eye out for a honey bunny because i've heard such great things about it, but I see its on your wishlist too!
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I love these - they're possibly my favourite makeup product ever. I didn't know Honey Bunny was LE - I've had that one forever. (I wonder if it's a repromote?) On me it's a matte nude that just blends into almost nothing on my eyelid; it's great for evening out the colour and covering all the little veins and whatever when I want a "no eyeshadow" look.
ReplyDeleteRSVP definitely looks the best. skinny jeans is pretty too. love the swatches!
ReplyDeleteDo you find these dry out? I have had a couple of them for a couple of years and after awhile they seemed to dry out and don't apply smoothly anymore. Have you found this to happen?
ReplyDelete@Amanda - yes in the post I actually mentioned that I've had mine for a couple of years and a few have dried out, and the one I use the most has cracked.
ReplyDeleteI really really want all of these!
ReplyDeleteI've been scouring blog sales for them but I can't find many :(
These are lovely colours though xxx
Oh goodness, now I see it. I thought I read the whole post but apparantly I was more tired than thought when read that. Sorry about that! It is too bad that they tend to dry out because it's such a great product otherwise.
ReplyDeleteOh no worries! I get a bit too verbose at times :) I have a very warm bedroom so that's probably contributed to how quickly it dried out. If you plan to use it everyday it would probably last about a year and you wouldn't have any issues with dry out x
ReplyDeletehey.how do you use them?as an eyeshadow or as an eyeshadow base?thanks.i have the pre-nup one.
ReplyDeleteHI Madlen, I use them as both really, depending on what I need on the day. They don't crease much so work well on their own.
ReplyDeleteI'm dying to get my hands on these, they sound so good! And since you've had them for almost 2 years and they still haven't dried up I might give them a try! ;) x
ReplyDeletei have 3 of these but my favourite is hunny bunny, as im not a big fan of "standing out" colours
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I have the shade sippin and dippin waiting for me at home. Can't wait to go get it :) especially after this post
ReplyDeleteI have Flatter me and I love it- I want more! I'm kinda torn though because I'm tempted to try similar products from other brands. Have you tried MUFE's Aqua Creams or Tarte's shadow/liners? If so, how do they compare to the Benefit version?
ReplyDeleteHey, no I haven't tried either of those brands yet, I'm wading through my Benefit ones first!
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