Diary of a Beauty Padawan: Do the Dupe | MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus 1

With MAC coming out with a new collection every thirty seconds, it's easy to do one of the following: 1) buy everything and regret later; or 2) miss out on everything and regret immediately. A lot of products are repromotes, or are similar to shades released in other collections, both permanent and limited edition. My idea behind a "Do the Dupe" series is that I can do a short review on products past and compare them to others that I have in my collection. Some of these might be limited edition products that you can no longer buy (but may have already bought), others might be permanent items that you could go out and get today.

Ideally, it'll assuage two kinds of guilt: potentially yours, for missing out on a particular item, and possibly mine, for not getting a timely review out.

MAC teamed up with Miley Cyrus earlier this year to release her first Viva Glam set. If you're new to the idea of Viva Glam (and everyone is at some point or other), it's a charitable cause for which the whole selling price of the lipstick or lipglass goes towards helping people with AIDS. Not the proceeds, not the profits, the whole thing -- it's a pretty great excuse to buy a lipstick.

The Viva Glam Miley Cyrus 1 lipstick is described as a "hot pink" with an amplified crème finish; it's a super bright, blue-based pink that is delightfully creamy on the lips.

If for whatever reason you were unable to purchase Viva Glam Miley Cyrus 1, here are a few dupes to keep in mind:

Maybelline Color Drama Lip Pencil - "Fuchsia Desire" | It's more blue-based, has a matte finish and is a lip pencil.
Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick - "As You Want Victoria" | This is very similar, but is probably a touch darker and slightly shinier.
Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer - "Apocaliptic" | This is a darker, bolder pink and has a glossy lacquer finish.
MAC Good Kisser | From the limited edition Novel Romance collection, this has a touch more red, and has a matte finish.
MAC Diva-ish | From the limited edition MAC is Beauty collection, I think is almost exactly the same shade. It looks a fraction darker, and has an amplified finish.
MAC No Faux Pas | From the Heirloom Mix collection, this lipstick is brighter, more pink and has a matte finish.
MAC Damn Glamorous | From the limited edition Novel Romance collection, this is a much deeper, redder pink with a matte finish.

After some side-by-side comparison? Of course you are!

Left: MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

Right: Maybelline Color Drama Lip Pencil - Fuchsia Desire

Left: MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

Right: Rimmel London Moisture Renew Lipstick - As You Want Victoria

Left: MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

Right: Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Lacquer - Apocaliptic

Left: MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

Right: MAC Good Kisser

Left: MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

Right: MAC Diva-ish

Left: MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

Right: MAC No Faux Pas

Left: MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

Right: MAC Damn Glamorous

The Viva Glam Miley Cyrus 1 lipglass is described as a "hot pink with sparkling pearl". It's a fuchsia-toned pink with pink and blue iridescent sparkles that is more sheer on the lips than in the tube.

I dug through my collection to see what I might have that is comparable, and this is what I was able to come up with:

Revlon Colourburst Lip Gloss - "Hot Pink" | The colour is very similar, perhaps slightly lighter. There is some very fine iridescent shimmer.
CoverGirl Colorlicious Lip Gloss - "Fruitylicious" | This gloss is a deeper, brighter fuchsia with what seems to be a violet and pink duo-chrome microshimmer. It has more opacity in application, too.
ModelCo Shine Ultra Lip Gloss - "Showgirl Red" | A very sheer, much lighter, red-flushed pink. It seems to have a little microshimmer in the tube that doesn't really translate onto the lips.
CoverGirl WetSlicks Fruit Spritzers - "Raspberry Splash" | A lighter, sheerer, more natural pink. It appears to have microshimmer that also doesn't really show up on the lips.
L'Oréal Paris Glam Shine Reflexion Lip Gloss - "Sheer Pink" | This is a lighter, more neutral and natural pink that is overloaded with sparkly microshimmer.

These are what the side-by-side comparison look like!

Left: MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

Right: Revlon Colorburst Lip Gloss - Hot Pink

Left: MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

Right: CoverGirl Colorlicious Lip Gloss - Fruitylicious

Left: MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

Right: ModelCo Shine Ultra Lip Gloss - Showgirl Red

Left: MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

Right: CoverGirl WetSlicks Fruit Spritzer - Raspberry Splash

Left: MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

Right: L'Oréal Paris Glam Shine Reflexion - Sheer Pink

If you have something in your collection that looks as though it could dupe for either item in the Viva Glam Miley Cyrus 1 collection, leave a comment with your suggestions!

Do you have any of these pieces in your collection?