MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 2 Lipstick ($16.00 for 0.10 oz.) is described as a “cool mauve with red frost.” It’s a sheer, gray-ish tinted gloss with iridescent pink and silver shimmer and sparkle. MAC Reckless Desire (LE, $15.00) is pinker, finer. Chanel Songe (191) (LE, $29.50) is finer shimmer. MAC Vacant (LE, $15.00) is more lavender. MAC Icescape (LE, $15.00) is pinker. Bobbi Brown Firefly (P, $24.00) is more silvered. See comparison swatches / view dupes.

The base is almost clear, though there’s a general cool/gray vibe that translates onto lips by giving them a more muted, toned down look. Otherwise, it is primarily shimmer/sparkle that gets noticed. I wish MAC had thought to include/indicate that it was a sheer gloss in the description or else amped up the pigmentation to actually fit the description. I think it’s a shade that is best for layering, as it adds a pretty sparkle over anything you may layer it over. It’s thinner than the average Lipglass but still tacky and thicker on. The color lasted three hours on me and was neither hydrating nor drying. This shade will be available for the next six months, and it comes with a metallic red, rubberized cap instead of a glossy black one. Viva Glam is one of the best charitable causes in beauty, as every cent of the selling price goes to the MAC AIDS Fund.

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MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 2 Lipglass

MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 2 Lipglass

MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 2 Lipglass

MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 2 Lipglass

MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 2 Lipglass

MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 2 Lipglass

MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 2 Lipglass

MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 2 Lipglass & Lipstick

MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 2 Lipglass & Lipstick

MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 2 Lipglass & Lipstick

MAC Viva Glam Rihanna 2 Lipglass & Lipstick