MAC Viva Glam Nicki 2 Lipstick On Brown Skin Review

 lipliner, Lips, lipstick, M.A.C., MAC, MAC Viva Glam, product review, Viva Glam, Viva Glam Nicki 2 lipstick  4 Responses »
Feb 102013
 

Initially when I heard about Nicki Minaj being this year’s MAC Viva Glam Ambassador…again, I thought “oh, I can’t wait to see what color she’ll have this time.”. When I saw promos and the description, I was actually excited. My favorite colors are pink and purple. Since the color was described as a vivid lavender pink, I thought this would be a gorgeous color and couldn’t wait to see it.

Viva Glam Nicki 2 lipstick tube no flashSo here it is above. Not exactly what I was expecting from the company description.  Check out the swatches below.Viva Glam Nicki lipstick swatch no flashThis is without a flash

Viva Glam Nicki 2 Lipstick FlashThis one is with a flash

After my initial swatches, my thoughts gravitated towards not believing this lipstick would work too well.  See below for what it looks like on my lips.

My expression should give you an idea of how I feel about this lipstick.

My expression should give you an idea of how I feel about this lipstick.

This was without a flash.  I couldn’t get a good picture with a flash. I kept looking like Tyrone Biggums from The Chappelle Show. :-(

Viva Glam Nicki 2 close up Here’s a closer view.  Above pic is without a flash and the below pic is with a flash. 
Viva Glam Nicki 2 close flashAt this point, I’m not at all excited about this lipstick anymore. Now I’ll have to blend it somehow.  I decided to try MAC Magenta Lip Pencil. I really want to like this lipstick and not give up on it.Viva Glam Nicki2 lipstick and Magenta pencil

Viva Glam Nicki with Magenta no flash This is without a flashViva Glam Nicki2 face with flashThis was with a flash

 Overall, I’m disappointed in this color but it’s not a total loss. It’s highly unlikely I would wear this alone or apply it on anyone else alone.  Other options would be NYX Purple Rain lip liner, MAC Dervish, Soar, Whirl, Absolutely It, Vino, & Currant Lip Pencils. Keep in mind it’s for a good cause since 100% of the proceeds go to the MAC AIDS fund.  For example, with the purchase of this one lipstick, MAC can provide up to 4 bags of groceries for 2 people effected by HIV/AIDS.

If you are a huge MAC fan and love getting all of the newest products, just play around with this lipstick until you find your comfort zone.  Also keep in mind the Viva Glam Nicki 2 also comes in a lipglass that’s a whole lot easier to wear.

 

 

 

Face Of The Day for Houston FNO

 Fashion Night Out, FNO, FOTD, Lipglass, lipstick, M.A.C., M.A.C. prep and prime powder, M.A.C. Superslick liquid liner, M.A.C. Vanilla Pigment, MAC Naked Pigment, Prep and Prime Powder, primers, Tinted Moisturizer, Viva Glam  2 Responses »
Sep 102012
 

I didn’t get a chance to participate in the Houston FNO (Fashion Night Out)festivities last Thursday due to me having to work at the MAC Counter. I did want to at least share my FOTD (Face Of The Day) that I wore.

Face:

Isomers HD Primer

MAC Studio Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 in Dark

MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation in C7

MAC Prep and Prime Transparent Compact Powder

Cheeks:

MAC Vanilla Pigment for cheek highlight

MAC Style blush on cheeks

MAC Blunt Blush as cheek contour

Lips:

MAC Viva Glam Nicki lipstick and lipgloss

Eyes:

MAC Mineralized Eyeshadows Smutty Green and Blue Flame on lid and bottom lash line

MAC Texture in Crease

MAC Naked Pigment as Brow Highlight

MAC Superslick Liquid Eye Liner in On the Hunt

MAC Prolongwear Concealer in NW35 to carve out brows and under eyes

Lashes:

Ardell #118

Loreal Voluminous Million Mascara

Beauty Tip #15 Use MAC Paintpots for A Quick Eye Look

 Beauty Tip, EOTD, M.A.C., M.A.C. Vanilla Pigment, paint pot, Pigments  1 Response »
Jul 122012
 

I talked about my love for MAC Paint Pots in this post.  Doing an eye look doesn’t have to be exhausting. Here’s a quick an easy way to use a paint pot to enhance your eyes.  This same technique can be used with any of paint pots as well as any long lasting cream shadow.

 

I love  Paint Pots because they are easy to use and versitle.  Check out how I use Constructivist as and Eye of the Day (EOTD).

 Next I applied MAC Vanilla Paint Pot to my brow bone. I discussed how much I love this color in my Paint Pot post here. I also applied MAC Vanilla Pigment to my tear duct area as wellNext I added Clinique High Definition Mascara. It was the first one I saw so I used it.  I’m not usually a fan of this mascara. Here’s the completed quick Eye Look featuring MAC Paint Pot in Constructivist 

Do you use MAC Paint Pots or other cream shadows?  What are you favorites?

MAC Paint Pots

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Jun 152012
 

Oh how I adore MAC Paint Pots!!!

Below is my Paint Pot Collection

 MAC Paint Pots are technically cream shadows but used commonly as bases for powder shadows.  My all time favorite is Indianwood (metallic bronze).

LOL!  I’ve used it so much that the name has rubbed off. :-)

Other faves are Rubenesque (metallic golden coral), Painterly (def the most popular. A semi-matte nude), & Constructivist (dark metallic brown). Rubenseque & Constructivist work similar to Indianwood. All 3 are gorgeous alone, but even better w/powder shadows/pigments.

Lip of The Day LOTD MAC Up The Amp Lipstick

 lipstick, LOTD, M.A.C., MAC  3 Responses »
May 282012
 

Today I wore MAC Up The Amp Lipstick.  It’s such a pretty color.

 

I wore it alone.  It’s even prettier when blended with lipliner such as MAC Currant Lip Pencil.  See here.  To add extra pop you could add MAC Viva Glam VI.

What did you wear on your lips today?

 

 

Beauty Tip #14: Always Use Good Lighting For Makeup Application

 Black Opal Foundation Stick, blush, Bold colors, Bold Lip, Bronzer, Brow set, Cargo Laguna, Cover Girl, Cover Girl Queen Collection, Ebony Bronze, Inexpensive Products, M.A.C., MAC, Make up mirror, playing with colors, Queen Collection, Viva Glam  1 Response »
Apr 102012
 

Have you ever walked out of the house thinking your makeup was flawless and got outside only to find out  it definitely was not?   Yeah, this happened to me on Easter Sunday. My first thought was OMG!! This isn’t how I thought it looked?

At first glance, it didn’t seem bad at all.

Both pictures above are with the flash

This was taken without a flash.  After taking a closer look, I could see it wasn’t blended as well as I thought, my lines weren’t straight, and my lashes weren’t close enough to my lash line. :-(

I totally didn’t notice these mistakes while I was sitting at my table.

 Without Flash

I’d planned to do an upbeat post on my colorful FOTD for Easter but had a rude awakening once I got in the car.:-(  The worse part was that I was running late and didn’t have any of the products I used with me to fix it.  I had to just suck it up.  I’ll take it as a learning experience.

 So remember this post I did on my awesome new makeup mirror?

*The picture came from Ulta.com website*

Well the bulbs went out and I’m no longer able to get the great effects while putting on my makeup. I went to Ulta, where I originally purchased it, to buy replacement bulbs but unfortunately there are no replacement bulbs for this mirror, so I’d have to just buy another one.  That seemed like such a waste.  Nothing is wrong with the mirror itself, just the lighting.  For a while, I was sure this wasn’t that big of a deal.  Boy was I wrong.

Anyway, since I took the pictures, I’ll go ahead and tell you what I used. LOL! :-)

Face

  1. MAC Prolongwear Foundation in NC45
  2. MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in Medium Dark on forehead, middle of nose, under eyes, and on cheeks.
  3. Cover Girl Queen Collection Natural Hue Mineral Powder in Brown Bronze 1 all over
  4. Cargo Blush in Laguna on cheeks
  5. Cover Girl Queen Collection Bronzing Powder in Ebony Bronze as cheek contour
  6. Elf Blush in Candid Coral as Cheek, Nose, and Forehead highlight.

Eyes

  1. Urban Decay Primer Potion
  2. NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
  3. Coastal Scents 42 Matte Palette
  4. MAC Fluidline Waveline
  5. MAC Venomous Villains Mineralized Eyeshadow in She Who Dares
  6. Ardell False Lashes #110
  7. Lancome Definicil Mascara
  8. Black Opal Foundation Stick in Heavenly Honey to carve out brow and under eye concealer
  9. MAC Brow Set in Girl/Boy

Lips

  1. MAC Viva Glam Nicki Lipstick
  2. MAC Viva Glam Cyndi Lipglass

I toggled back and forth with the title of this post.  At first it was titled Easter FOTD Failure, but I figured that was too negative for Easter.  I decided to use my mistake as a learning experience and as a helpful beauty tip.  Maybe it’ll prevent you from doing the same thing. Lesson of the day: ALWAYS HAVE GOOD LIGHTING WHEN DOING MAKEUP!!!

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