2
The number of Empire stars ⭐⭐ who are now new MAC Viva Glam spokespeople — the fabulous Taraji P. Henson (LOVE HER) and Jussie Smollett.
1,700
The number of pennies it takes to purchase a tube of pretty purplish red matte Viva Glam Taraji P. Henson Lipstick, a fabulously bright fuchsia.
160
The number of dimes it takes to delight your lips with layers of pearly pink fuchsia Viva Glam Taraji P. Henson Lipglass.
0
The number of seconds you’ll have to wait before you can get your paws on these luscious lippies because they’re available right meow online and at MAC counters.
6
The number of seconds it took me to fall in love with this Lipstick and Lipglass, because they’re bold and bright but still totally wearable.
23
The number of years the MAC Viva Glam campaign has been around.
100
…% of the profit from the sale of each and every MAC Viva Glam product goes to helping men, women and children affected by HIV and AIDS.
7
The number of days of fresh fruit, vegetables and grocery essentials a Viva Glam Lipstick purchase goes to providing for a mother and child.
440 million
The number of dollars raised by MAC Viva Glam so far. 🙂
1
…pair of school shoes goes to a child orphaned by AIDS for every Viva Glam Lipstick sold.
96
The number of countries and territories around the world that receive assistance through the MAC Viva Glam program.
2
The number of hours Viva Glam Taraji Lipstick lasts on my lips.
120
The number of minutes Viva Glam Taraji Lipglass lasts on my lips before it fades away… (And, yup, both it and the Lipstick taste and smell like old-school MAC vanilla.)
#yaynumbers 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood numerical beauty addict,
Karen
I love, love this colour. So very flattering!
Hi Tricia,
Me too! It’s bright and fresh and fun. Have you worn any of the Viva Glams before? I love Viva Glam Cyndi and VGV.
What a gorgeous colour! I’m usually a nude lip gal, but I’m in need of some Spring brights!
Me too, Becky! The glitter in the Lipglass is incredible, by the way. You’re going to love it!
It’s such a glorious shade! Definitely my favorite Viva Glam color.
Me too! I haven’t loved one like this since Viva Glam Cyndi!
I love this shade! Perfect for this month!
Yes! It’s so springy and happy.
I stopped watching Empire partway through season 2 for some reason, but god I love Cookie.
These are not my color, but gorgeous colors!
That’s about the time I stopped watching it, too. It good a little too cray-cray for me. Taraji is amazing, though!
I love the lipstick! Definitely going on my wishlist 🙂
I can see you rocking it, Fran! I bet it’ll pop with your hair color.
Great post, Karen! I’m debating weather I should get the lipstick or the lipglass… I probably don’t need both.
Girl, if you swatch them, you just might change your mind! Both are super opaque. This is my fave Viva Glam version in many years!
P.S. Did you teach this week?
I literally just bought it a few hours ago and I love it! I’ve been craving pink lately and this fits the bill! I will note, though, that this is the smoothest most easiest applying matte Mac lipstick I’ve ever put on so I don’t think it will last quite as long as a traditional matte. Also, the lipglass isn’t very sticky which is even better for me since the usual lipglass is stick city. I highly recommend! I might get back ups actually…
Hi Savannah,
Both the Lipstick and the Lipglass will be available until Feb next year so you should be good!
Isn’t the packaging adorable? So glad you were able to grab both!
Yay for the numbers, but even more yay to the colors! I guess I need another MAC Vivaglam!
Yes you do! They’re beautiful and feel great on lips, too!
I didn’t get the wearable vibe from the promo pic but I definitely do from your picture. We all know that every lip color looks good on you but, in this case, I think the color would look good on lots of people. The cause is terrific, at the very least. 🙂 And I don’t mean to say it doesn’t look fabulous on Taraji either – it definitely does.
Guess what? You and I are practically BFF’s with Taraji. I’m talking one degree of separation! I posted a pic of her Viva Glams last night on Instagram and she liked it!
A matte bright fuchsia lipstick that supports a great cause?? I NEED it in my life!
You would rock this shade so hard! You’re like the queen of bold lips, girl!
Matte? Boo! I haven’t really been into matte lipsticks. It doesn’t look that matte on you. Such a pretty color.
Hi Karen,just wondering if this shade is anything like “girl about town” or “Hollywood cerise”? I have so many Mac lipsticks…and I’m tempted to get this one too! Tnx