LA Colors - Live + plus possibly the most amazing dupe ever

Diffused Light

Be still little heart

LA Colors' Live is $2 (yes just $2) and is utterly blinging.  This is a genuine one-coater too, although I did two just because of my obsession with symmetry.  The formula is easy to work BUT it dries to a rough finish so you will need some Seche Vite or Poshe.

Now, I know what you're all thinking.  Is this a dupe for Orly's Shine?  Well ladies, prepare to be stunned after the jump.

LA Colors - Wired

With Flash

LA Colors' Wired is one of those colours that, on the nail, looks nothing like it does in the bottle.

In the bottle, it's a deep blue with light blue streaks running through it.  On the nail, the dark blue kinda disappears, but what you get is... well.... rather outstanding.  It's all sorts of magic.

This reminds me a whole lot of Australis' Sapphire Blue.  I might do a side by side in the next couple of weeks.

My only problem with this lacquer is that, sometimes, it does not like Seche Vite, which is my preferred weapon of choice when it comes to top coat.  Check out my ring finger and you'll see  rippling at the tip.  I tried to fix this with another coat of Seche but ended up with the same result.  Not a deal breaker but for an obsessive compulsive like myself, mildly irritating.

Closeup

I'm uber impressed with these LA Colors.  I'm definitely planning to order some more of these, once I get over my Cherry Culture issues. Great quality, cheap prices, on trend colours - what's not to like?!


So what do you guys think?  Yay or Nay?

LA Colors - Atomic

Atomic is from LA Colors' Color Craze Collection.  These are currently on sale for $2 from Cherry Culture so, if you are able to risk the occasional shady customer service, buy now, because this is a great price!

Atomic is actually a greenish-teal.  My new camera is washing out greens so just imagine this a few shades darker.  Or look at the bottle which is closer to the actual shade.

Formula wise, I was pleasantly surprised with this.  I was expecting, for some reason, that it would be streaky and require many coats.  Because the colour is so lovely, I was fully prepared to put up with that.

However, this colour glided on without a problem.  Two coats for it to become opaque.  It dried quickly and didn't require a topcoat in order for it to get shine.  Which, for a colour that is verging on neon, is pretty darned good.

I'm excited now to try the other two I bought from this collection.

Have you guys bought from this collection and, if you did, what did you think?  Is this teal a winner?

Hey There, Wait A Minute Mr Postman - Cherry Culture Haul

When it comes to speed, nothing beats Cherry Culture.  I ordered these late Friday night and they were here, in Australia, by Wednesday.  That's a three working day turnaround.  Our own local postal service doesn't work that fast.

The first lot of polishes is the Milani 3D Holographic Specialty collection (minus Digital which Cherry Culture left out but which I'll get, hopefully, next week).  From left to right, we have High Res, Hi-Tech, Cyberspace, HD and 3D.

These are just so gorgeous.  I don't want to go overboard on the visuals here but these are what I imagine tinsel would look like if you ground it up into a fine powder.  So, so lovely.

The second lot are some LA Colors from the Color Craze range. From left to right, Atomic, Wired and Live.  I'm totally crazy on teal at the moment and, well, a blue and silver always grabs my attention.

Have any of you tried these and, if you have, what did you think?