Price: MAC paint pot costs 19,50€ for 5g while AVON Eyeshadow base 2,90€ for 3g (which makes the price 4,83€ for 5g). You can buy MAC in brands' shops or
online, AVON through the Avon ladies or online as well.
Colour: you can see on the picture that the colour of
AVON base is little bit lighter than MAC's colour. It is also neutral compared
to MAC which is rather pink undertone beige. On the eyes they look the same,
you wouldn't be able to tell the difference unless you don't wear any eyeshadows
over it and you examine it under daylight.
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| AVON Eyeshadow base SuperSHOCK in colour Light beige (left) and MAC Paint pot in colour Painterly (right) |
Texture: AVON base is a lot creamer and less dry than MAC, also little bit easier to blend. On the other side, I noticed that I use bigger amount of AVON base compared to MAC paint pot. I've had other paint pot (Soft Ocre) for 2 years and I still have 1/3 left. I wonder how fast I use up the AVON base and theoretically how many times would I have to repurchase it during the 2 years period.
Performance:
To read more about the purpose of eyeshadow base, please go to my Back to basic: Eyeshadow primer post.
Eyeshadow pigmentation's enhancement: both products performed the same, eyeshadows (low or high quality) looked the same, had the same intensity and colour (I wore one base on one eye and other one on other eye for few weeks).
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| AVON Eyeshadow base SuperSHOCK in colour Light beige (left) and MAC Paint pot in colour Painterly (right) |
Eyeshadows longevity: When I used higher quality eyeshadows (for ex. Urban Decay or Smashbox) both products performed the same. They lasted on me more than 10 hours, even survived the kickboxing class. Now, it is a winter season so all I use is really just the paint pot under the eyeshadows, during the summer I put better base underneath it (for ex. Urban Decay Primer potion) to ensure that the eyeshadows don't crease due to the higher temperatures. I wonder how would AVON base perform at these weather conditions.
When I used lower quality eyeshadows (for ex. L'Oreal or Pupa), the eyeshadows which had AVON base underneath them started creasing after 8 hours. They didn't crease under MAC paint pot.
Final verdict: you can't beat the price, considering the quality of AVON eyeshadow base: if you use high quality eyeshadows or you don't wear make-up more than 8 hours, the base is really comparable to MAC paint pot (at least now in winter). I will definitely use it and probably repurchase it to see if it works the same as MAC during the summer.
