Mac's Paint Pot vs. Pixi Eye Bright Kit

For many, Mac's paint pot is considered an unbeatable miracle tool when it comes to primers. I won't deny that I love it and that I am hard to please when it comes to primers. I was never into any of the urban decay, benefit, or too faced ones. 

However, before I bought my paint pot, in painterly(of course) I used some random eye bright kit by pixi that it seems noone knows about. I have to say that this product is completely underrated and that it almost made me regret buying paint pot, feeling that it was waaaaay too hyped up.

Here are the pros and cons for each:

Pixi Eye Bright Kit in No. 2 Medium/ Tanned

1. WAAAAAAAY Cheaper(you can buy it at Target or online)

2. You get four shades, including a shimmer and different tones depending on your complexion or the eyeshadow that you are wearing that day.

3. Nice soft glide when applying,without being too oily.

4. Doesn't crease

5. Has a stickier finish, so your eyeshadow will definitely stay put.

6. Contains more white pigment, which you may or may not like, I love it as it does BRIGHTEN up my eyes way more

7. Has a natural translucent finish

8. Is light on the eye, doesn't feel like makeup

9. Lasts foreeeever(i've had my first one for 2 years!)

Cons:

1. only sold in america

2. isn't as opaque

Swatch for Pixi's Eye Bright Kit in No.2 Medium/Tanned

Swatch For Mac's Paint pot in Painterly

Mac's paint Pot in Painterly

Pros

1. Opaque Finish

2. Beautiful natural shade(less white pigment)

3. easy, oily application

4. Nice matte finish

Cons:

1. Expensive

2. Oily application is uneven and makes for uneven eyeshadow

3. Opaque finish, not natural looking for days you want to use it on its own as an eyeshadow.

4.Only one color

5. no shimmer

6. Isn't as sticky

                                                 And the Winner is: Pixi's Eye Bright Kit!!!!!

                                            Mac's Paint Pot                              Pixi's Eye Bright Kit

Benefits Porefessional vs. Cliniques Pore Refining Solution Correcting Serum

So, everyone and their mother raves and raves and raves about the benefit pore-fessional as a pore minimizing serum that you apply under your makeup. Just to clarify, if you have combination or oily skin, like myself, and don't use a pore-minimizing serum under your foundation you will find yourself with blotchy, oily, pore-spotted skin halfway through the day.

Back to my point, people love professional and act like it is the end all be all to pore minimizers, which is why, I of course am here to squash the hype.

I recently got a sample size of both Benefits Porefessional and Cliniques Pore Refining Solution and only went back to buy the full size of one. Can you guess which one?

Let's compare both products:

1. Benefit's Porefessional is described as a pro balm which minimizes the appearance of pores. It retails for 30$/30euros ( no that is not a conversion error, we are obviously getting ripped off out here in europe). The formulation glides on silky smooth and appears to leave your skin fairly matte.

2. Cliniques Pore Refining Solution Correcting Serum is the real deal. It promises to help skin bring healthier cells to the surface for a tighter, smoother, younger look and minimize 58% of the appearance of pores within two weeks of use(twice a day). So rather than a balm this is an actual correcting serum, but hey, they're all just goop in a jar with different promises. For a steeper price of 50$/46 euros, this serum glides on beautifully, gives skin a silky balmy touch, keeps makeup put and highly reduces pores and oil from showing through your foundation.

Now I decided to test both out, I applied Clinique's serum to the Left side of my face and Benefit's Porefessional to the Right

And the Results......Drum Roll Please!

                                                 Clinique                          Benefit

                                

So as you can see, although I am wearing a highlighter on both sides and the lighting is slightly different on each side, the benefit side is mega shiny and feels a lot greasier whereas the Clinique side feels matte without looking dry.

Clinique Pore Refining Solutions(correcting serum) WINS!!!!