YSL rarely disappoint; in my opinion they make some of the best quality and seriously covetable cosmetics on the market. They just seem to get it so 'right' every single time, and of course their new range of nail polishes, La Lacque Couture, are certainly no exception to this.
Talking of getting it right, isn't the promo image for these simply amazing? Tributes plus a tower of thirty nail polishes = love at first sight!
Well, it was for me anyway. I knew resistance to these was futile.
With a whopping 30 trend inspired shades to choose from picking just one was tricky, although, having said that there were a few that really stood out from the bunch that made deciding a tiny bit easier.
I whittled it down to these three, Parme Grafitti (13) a lovely, creamy lilac, Beige Leger (22) a flattering, mid-tone beige and Bleu Majorelle (18) a beautiful, bright cobalt blue that as you can see below was just too gorgeous to resist!
Usually blue nails aren't my thing (navy is the only exception) as I've just never felt comfortable in the cooler tones against my pale skin but YSL's offering is deep enough in tone not to wash me out and bright enough to stand out. In other words it's perfect.
So aside from the colour, which as you can tell I LOVE, what else does this polish have to offer? A jolly good formula and a very clever brush, that's what!
Painting my nails with the La Laque Couture is a doddle and an absolute pleasure. Opaque, creamy and seriously smooth, the formula applies like a dream with it's one-stroke brush, allowing you to get a perfect finish in just two coats.
I know having a fat brush is nothing new but at the same time it's still impressive, why all brands don't do this I don't know. Anything that saves me time I'm all for.
It's been a very long time since I've been wowed by a polish, and for £17 so I should be, it's pricey I know, but I'm seriously impressed. These lacquers are the Volupte's of the varnish world, creamy, shiny and effortless to apply, well worth it.
Ohh but if you like the shade but didn't want to fork out a fortune I've heard Nails Inc's Baker Street is similar and a little cheaper.
Have you been tempted to try YSL's new range? Which shades are you loving?
xxx
25 comments:
It's a lovely colour, but I don't think I could fork out £17 for it! :)
@Karolina- I know it's expensive but I just LOVE it. I've worn it non stop :) x
The colour of this is beautiful and the bottle is just as lovely! Although £17 is expensive, as long as you were to choose a colour you could see yourself getting lots of use out of then I think it's justifiable - how many times do we buy £5 polishes and not use them (um too many...) it all adds up! x
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@Florence - totally agree, I HAVE so many of those that just don't get used but I can already see this bottle going down which is good :) x
I was wondering what you had on your nails in your last post and now I know. I'm sold, fab colour for spring/summer I love it. Has it stained your nails badly or did you use a base coat? x
Hi Holly, I have a feeling that Rescue Beauty Lounge's new blue shade IKB:2012 deeper and is a killer shade. Not sure if it is sold out by now. Worth checking out if you love blue nails! :-)
@Amy - It is a great summer shade. Nope no staining but yes I always use a base coat x
@Tracy - ohh will check it out thanks x
Oh thank u thank u! I practically begged you the last post to tell us what it was :D u have awesome taste in everything! I swear!
These colours look absolutely fabulous, I love the one you tried on! They are pricey...but if it's such a pleasure to put on then at least they dont get wasted (I have too many I don't use much!!) :)
Looks gorgeous but sooo expensive as everyone else is saying. Sometimes its nice to have something a bit luxury and if its a fab product like this then it could be worth it x :-)
I love these polishes too! I'm wearing Rouge Dada (the dark red) today and I *need* more of them! I sweat I paid £18 for mine, though.xx
I went to the Majorelle Gardens in Morocco in March this year with my boyfriend! They were actually stunning. This colour was used on some of the pottery, the walls and a summer house in the garden. Actually the colour is bringing back a lot of lovely memories =) x
Hi!!! Amazing color, I want it!
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Ohhhhh Love it!!! and seeing as how the sun is supposed to come out this week - I might splash out on some for my toenails!!
I love the vibrant blue. It looks so gorgeous on you. I am so jelly. I'm not allowing myself to buy any new nail polishes.
The vibrant blue looks so gorgeous on your nails. I'm jelly. I am limiting my spending on new nail polishes.
Oh my God that colour is beautiful! I need to take a look at these
I love this colour! I stupidly hadn't realised this knock out blue was in the range - this one will need to be purchased! Thanks for the heads up :)
I looove YSL, just because of the packaging :P
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love it all!
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Yves St. Laurent is one product line that I couldn't afford to miss out. This new vibrant color is posh!
Oooh I love YSL! :)
GORGEOUS!!! Almost wish we hadn't seen this post, because now it's definitely going on the wishlist!! ;)
Love what you are wearing! And the color of the nail polish is amazing!
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