Starships were meant to fly! Viva Glam Nicki

Hello! Ever since my new Mac Lipstick came through the post i've been wearing it non-stop! Of course, i'm talking about the new Viva Glam Nicki Minaj lipstick. And speaking of Nicki Minaj, i am absolutely OBSESSED with her new song, 'Starships' - hence the title of this post! Check it out on youtube if you haven't heard it already, such a summery song! :)

Now, i'm a big fan of Nicki Minaj so when i heard she was doing a Viva Glam Lipstick with Mac, my favourite make-up brand, i was beyond excited! I just missed my chance to get her Pink Friday lipstick that she brought out with Mac a year or so ago, and i tried everywhere, but on places like ebay, people were selling it for nearly £30, and there was no way i could spend it, so i just left it in the end. So when i heard about her doing a second lipstick for Mac, i had to make sure i got it straight away.

About 2-3 years ago, my mum got a Mac account as she ordered me the face and body foundation when i started out using Mac make-up, so ever since then she's got emails from Mac about new collections and offers etc. I signed up to Mac about a year ago, when i started getting obsessed with Mac aha. My mum got the email about Nicki Minaj's lipstick and it had a special code so you could get it early. Obviously i had to do it! For some reason i never got the email, so whether you have to be signed up to their emails for a while or whether they just missed me out by mistake i don't know. But it didn't bother me since my mum had got the email :)

So anyway, enough about me rambling as i'm probably boring you all to sleep! Here are the pictures of the beauty! :)

So as you can see, the new Viva Glam Nicki lipstick is a bright, bubblegum pink. Its hard to capture how bright it is on camera, but it's gorgeous. I've heard it being compared to a similar brightness to Costa Chic, which i would agree with. It has yellow undertones and a satin finish. I'm not a huge fan of the finish, i personally prefer Mac's Amplified's, Cremesheen's or Lustre's, but i just pop a bit of lip balm underneath and it doesn't feel as drying. If you have chapped lips, it is likely to show. I think it's a great lipstick for summer, and would look really good with a tan, just like Costa Chic.

My lip swatch picture doesn't seem very accurate if i'm honest, my hand swatch is a lot closer! 

If you want this lipstick, you can find it on maccosmetics.co.uk or at your local Mac counter. If it has sold out, then don't worry too much, as its limited addition for a whole year! So they'll have some more back in soon :)

Hope you're all okay!

Love Amy x

Collective Haul :)

Hello! So I made a quick post the other day about the nicki minaj lipstick and saying that i'd do a haul. So here it is!

Enjoy :)

These shirts are from H&M, i originally bought the blue one, but loved it so much that i went back for another colour, I'm still deciding whether to get another colour as well haha, they're a wardrobe staple and can be thrown on with anything, tucked into jeans or shorts. They're so comfortable, and they were only £7.99!

I saw these on Boohoo.com and HAD to get them. They're high waisted and have that stripe pattern that i've seen all the shops recently. They are quite short, and do actually show your bum ever so slightly, so if you don't like that, then i wouldn't get them haha! But they're great for a night out, paired with heels. They make your legs look suuuper long as well! They were £10

I got this from boohoo.com as well, it was only £6 and i though it would look great under tops with large arm holes, as a change from a black bandeau or vest.

These are similar to the stripe shorts, but they're not as short, or as high waisted. These were from Miss Selfridge and they were about £20, but i got student discount, so they were around £18. Again, great for a night out with heels. They have faux leather panels either side, i love them!

These shoes were from garage shoes. I had bought a pair of heels off their website as part of an offer, where you get 1 pair of boots and another pair for £1, which is a really good deal. I bought some heeled boots and some flat ankle boots for work. But the heels didn't fit and i was gutted when i took them back and they didn't have the size up, and because they were part of a deal and i wanted to keep the flat boots, i just had to exchange them for something else in store instead, i saw these and loved them! They're really simple and gorgeous, but they're really high. I'm not too bad at walking in high heels though so i'll be fine :) I think these are about £25

I've bought No7 lashes in the past and sometimes found them even better than Eylure ones, i have the 40 and the 60 ones. The 40's are great for length but don't add too much volume, and the 60 ones don't suit my eyes as much. So i wanted to get the ones in between. They were £2.50 with the No7 £5 off voucher :)

I've been eyeing up Katy Perry's Eylure range for a while, i love these ones and the really really thick ones that almost look like doubled up false lashes, and was going to get both, but i was scared the thick ones wouldn't suit me and i didn't want to waste £7 on them. So i got these instead, they were £5.95 from Boots.

I'm so glad they sell Real Techniques brushes in Boots now! They're so affordable, and i actually think they're better than some Mac brushes. I got the Blush Brush and it was £9.99. I've used it for powder and foundation so far and it works great :)

I've always always always wanted my teeth whitening, but since i can't afford it, i thought i'd test out a home kit for now, this was only around £8 from boots. The reviews online seemed alright, so i thought i'd try it. I'll do a review of it when i'm done! 

In Debenhams, they're doing an offer on Estee Lauder, where if you spend £40 on Estee Lauder products you get a free gift. Me and my mum both bought a foundation each and got this amazing gift for free, and i think it said it was worth £60?! There are two sets to choose from, the one i have is the make-up gift, and the other ones has mainly creams in, but you also get a lipstick and mascara in it. The creams did look good, you get a cleanser, exfoliator, moisturiser and some other stuff, but i preferred the make-up one, my mum wasn't bothered about the gift with the creams either because we're both happy with our Liz Earle stuff atm! I bought the double wear foundation (finally!) and my mum got the Maximum cover foundation. I've given the concealer and mascara duo, nail varnish and mini perfume to my mum, its not fair to keep the gift all to myself! :)

I am so so so glad i got these, they're so comfortable and look great with anything, i've been wearing them so much. Topshop £28

I got these from Boohoo.com as they were reduced from £35 to £25. I was a bit annoyed, since i actually ordered size 8's because a lot of the online reviews recommended to order a size up, but they sent me the size 7's! Luckily they do fit, they're a bit of a squeeze, but i'm going to try the stretch-your-shoes-with-ice thing haha

 And last but not least! Behold, the Mac Viva Glam Nicki Minaj Lipstick! I am in love. Its just my kind of colour, the perfect bright pink and when i say bright, i mean bright. Although, i think it is one of those lipstick that looks different on different skintones (well most do, but you know what i mean aha). It was £13.50 and i got it early with a code from a email from Mac, i think its out this month in the UK, and already out in America, but its limited edition for a whole year, so if you miss it, don't worry too much. Every single penny you spend on Viva Glam Lipsticks goes to the Mac Aids Fund, so you get a pretty lipstick, and you're giving to charity, we all win! ;)

So i hope you enjoyed my haul, I'll be doing reviews of the Nicki Minaj Lipstick, RapidWhite teeth whitening kit and maybe the double wear foundation as well.

Hope you're all okay! See you soon!

Love Amy x