MAC Lipstick: Diva

One of the birthday presents I received this year was a new MAC lipstick in Diva. I got my first one at Christmas, from the Rihanna collection, Riri Woo, which is a retro matte finish and I absolutely love it. Because it is so dry it can be a little tricky to apply, but once you've got it on it does last very well.
I knew that when I was to get a new MAC lipstick (and I knew I would eventually, I was sold on them completely) I would want to try the regular matte finish to see the difference in texture and comfort.
So when my sister-in-law was asking for birthday suggests I hinted fairly strongly that a new lipstick would be well received. (I'd ooh-ed and aah-ed over the website so many times and asked Arjan's opinion on them and amazingly he remembered one of my favourites and was able to help his sister with the selection.)

Diva is a wonderful deep burgundy shade in a matte finish that will be perfect for Autumn and winter, we're in Utrecht at the moment and the weather is leaning towards the cooler, wetter side so I thought I could give it a test run.

I think these pictures actually make Diva look a little lighter than it really is 

This is Poes (Puss), we're looking after her right now, we were enjoying a spot of duck-watching

Unlike the retro matte, the matte finish is very creamy to apply and it does have a lot more of a sheen than I was expecting. It definitely isn't as drying as the retro matte, but you still want to make sure your lips are well moisturised before application as it does pick up any flakes. I haven't actually tested its staying power as I did eat lunch shortly after taking these pictures and it needed reapplying but I'm sure given the chance, you would get a good few hours wear out of it.

I am a huge fan of MAC lipsticks now and I know I will get more in the future, I strongly suggest to the few of you out there who have not tried them out to do so, they may well change your view on regular lipstick wearing.