L.A. Girl Matte Polish

I told you a few weeks ago about the NYX matte nail polishes.  I love matte polishes and having a matte top coat means I can turn any polish I own into a matte polish.  Luckily for me though, there are a few matte polishes on the market.

I got my hands on some L.A. Girl matte polish recently and knew I had to share it after posting about the NYX polishes.  I found these to be a bit different so I am really glad I get to share them.  If you need a refresher go and have a peek at the NYX polishes.

L.A. Girl Matte Indigo

 

 

In the bottle this polish looks amazing!!! I was a little disappointed when I applied it and it was so sheer.  I applied two coats and still had some very visible nail line.  I decided to add a third thin coat and as you can see it didn’t solve the problem.  It is better but still there.  I must admit it was a little better in real life compared to the photo.  It’s still a gorgeous colour and I actually really liked the finish of it.  It’s a rubbery kind of matte.  You might have to click to view a larger image to really see it.  Even though this was the least favourite of the bunch – mostly because of the sheerness – it is still a really pretty polish!

L.A. Girl Matte Alpine Green

 

 

Alpine Green was much better.  Almost completely opaque in 1 coat but this is two coats.  The colour is very nice. I don’t have any other colour that comes close to this.  It also has the same finish as the Indigo above.  I really liked the unique (to me) colour and I am already picturing this as the perfect winter shade.  The finish also makes it quite eye-catching without being too over the top.

L.A. Girl Matte Pink

 

 

I adore this pink!  It’s pretty obvious that pink is my favourite colour. This is a bright bubblegum pink with a gorgeous finish.  This one was slightly sheer on the first coat but looks great after a second.  In certain lights you might get a tiny glimpse of visible nail line but it wasn’t enough to be a concern for me.  Even though might be considered ‘plain’ I just couldn’t stop staring at my nails while wearing this. It’s really pretty and I love it.

As far as application goes for all of these.  It was really lovely.  I found them really easy to work with – again, besides the sheerness – and the brushes were pretty decent as well.  I am definitely not disappointed in these at all.  You can find these at Dischem for R32.95.  I really recommend you give these a try.  The Matte range comes in quite a variety of colours.

Out of interest, L.A. Girls also has a ‘Brites’ collection (bright and neon colours), a ‘Metal’collection (metallic shades) and also a ‘Magnetic’ collection (magnetic polishes).  These are also R32.95 except the magnetics.  I can’t recall how much these are.  I know they also have a ‘Sand Blast’ collection (textured matte polish) and ‘3D Effect’ collection (holographic polishes) but I am not sure if these two have reached our shores yet.  There are more collections in stores as well.  They also have some nail care products but I have not tried any of those yet.

How do you think these compare to the NYX matte polishes?  Do any of these colours stand out for you?

Thanks for reading!