MAC Viva Glam Nicki

The latest Viva Glam offering from MAC is that of Nicki and Ricky. Nicki Minaj and Ricky Martin. Nicki has this gorgeous pinky corally lipstick, and Ricky a lip conditioner.  As with all Viva Glam products, 100% of sales go to the AIDS foundation charity.

The new items are due to launch online this Friday in the UK, however I was sent a code by MAC for a pre-sale. I absolutely knew I would want this, so I ordered it straight away.

Nicki Minaj has designed a lipstick for MAC before, Pink Friday, which is very different from her Viva Glam Shade. Pink Friday is a very cool toned baby pink, while Viva Glam Nicki is a lot warmer, with yellow tones. It's also very different from the Viva Glam Gaga, the last pink in the Viva Glam range.

 It is almost coral in colour - I want to call it melon, even though I've never seen a melon that colour... do you know what I mean!? If you have seen the Vivienne Westwood perfume, Cheeky Alice, its exactly the same colour as the box!

It is fairly dry, but not matt. This definitely helps it to last on the lips - it's incredibly long lasting - I wore it out on Saturday night and where I would have normally reapplied my lipstick 3 times, I only needed to do it once in the same space of time.

It is very bright, but I love it. I think I will love it even more once I am tanned (at least, I hope I get a tan this year!) 

What do you think? Do you like it?

It's limited edition, only on sale for the next year, so I may buy another! 

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MAC Viva Glam Gaga II Lipstick

I purchased this online, without having seen it in real life. I'd decided I am a nudey and pinky kinda girl, and I loved the original Viva Glam Gaga so much that I would have faith in the new nude shade that had been brought out.

MAC give all proceeds of the Viva Glam sales to the AIDS foundation, which I love - there aren't many companies that give the whole amount to charity. I love the packaging, I love that it's a nude, but my loves don't really continue much further. It's described as a warm beige, but I found it a little too cool for my skintone - and although it didn't blend in with my skin completely it made me feel a little 'dead' looking! I think it would be fine mixed with a little pink, but where's the fun in that?! It's Amplified in finish, it does feel nice on the lips, not at all drying, but I found it a bit too creamy for my liking. I think this might end up in a blogsale unfortunately.

 Have you tried it yet? What do you think?

It's taught me a valuable lesson not to buy unless I've tried!