I haven´t bought a Paint Pot yet, but I can already say that Shiseido is a makeup brand whose products contain a lot of skincare ingredients (including this eyeshadow), so probably Shiseido Hydropowder e/s is already better than MAC´s Paint Pots, just because of that. MAC doesn´t add so many skincare ingredients in their makeup as Shiseido, not by a long shot. For texture and lasting power, I´ll compare it with MAC´s Paint, the "mother" of the Pot: both last very long without creasing, but Shiseido´s is creamier.