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