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YSL Arty Stone Collection for Spring 2013: La Laque Couture in Nº 34 Jade Impérial and Nº 35 Bronze Pyrite (Limited Edition) Reviews, Photos, Swatches

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YSL La Laque Couture in Nº 35 Bronze Pyrite Nº 34 Jade Impérial
La Laque Couture in Nº 35 Bronze Pyrite (Limited Edition) / Nº 34 Jade Impérial

I don’t have a lot to say about nail polish usually, but YSL La Laque Couture ($27 each) are totally worth mentioning.  I’m going to keep this review short and sweet: this has the best brush and a wonderful formula. Two coats using the wide brush give me streak-free nails with high shine. YSL Arty Stone Collection for Spring 2013 brings one new shade, Nº 34 Jade Impérial and a limited edition shade, Nº 35 Bronze Pyrite.

YSL La Laque Couture in Nº 35 Bronze Pyrite Nº 34 Jade Impérial brush
La Laque Couture brush

Check out the wide brush. It’s wonderful for petite nail beds and newbie nail polish skills like mine. The wide brush is easy to control and allows for less strokes, which translates to less streaking on the nails.

YSL La Laque Couture in Nº 34 Jade Impérial
La Laque Couture in Nº 34 Jade Impérial

Nº 34 Jade Impérial can benefit from a slightly thinner formula, but it still works well. After freshly applying a second coat it looked a little streaky, but the formula is self-levelling. Like whoa, magic.

YSL La Laque Couture in Nº 35 Bronze Pyrite
La Laque Couture in Nº 35 Bronze Pyrite (Limited Edition)

Nº 35 Bronze Pyrite is a limited edition metallic pewter shade, shown here in two coats. This has a perfect formula for a mirror-like finish. Unfortunately my uneven nail beds don’t show its true potential, but she really is a beauty.

Have you tried YSL La Laque Couture? What do you think of these shades for spring?

Coming Up: YSL Arty Stone Collection for Spring 2013

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Now available at Holt Renfrew, selected The Bay, Sephora and Murale stores is the YSL Arty Stone Collection for Spring 2013. Here’s a preview of what’s coming up here shortly.

YSL Arty Stone Collection for Spring 2013 2 (1)
Y Facettes Pure Chromatics Eye Collector Palette in Nº 14 ($74, Limited Edition)

YSL Arty Stone Collection for Spring 2013 1 (1)
Crème de Blush in Nº 7 Red Agate / Nº 8 Baby Doll / Nº 9 Rose Quartz ($52)

YSL Arty Stone Collection for Spring 2013 2
Rouge Pur Couture Vernis à Lèvres in Nº 27 Pêche Cerra-Colla ($34)

YSL Arty Stone Collection for Spring 2013
Volupté Sheer Candy in Nº 12 Tasty Raspberry ($38)

YSL Arty Stone Collection for Spring 2013 4
La Laque Couture in Nº 35 Bronze Pyrite (Limited Edition) / Nº 34 Jade Impérial ($27)

So, which one should I review/swatch first? ;)

P.S. Who else is FAH-REAKING out about those blushes?

The Looks of Spring 2013

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Looks of Spring 2013 via Glitter Geek

I admit that spring is personally my least favourite makeup season. Typically there is a deluge of pastels, which isn’t the most flattering for anyone with darker than medium skin. However, looking at the Spring 2013 visuals, there is something to be excited about. There are your typical collections (Dior, Laura Mercier) where everything is pink, but you can’t deny that these looks are so pretty! I’m glad to see bright watermelon pinks from Chanel and Lancôme, not to mention that insane bright turquoise eyeliner on Emma Watson. We’re seeing a lot of greens and blues in eyeshadows as well (Bare Minerals, Giorgio Armani, YSL). Clarins‘ vampy wintery look is so surprising and looks totally out of place in this visual board. shu uemura is — as expected — bringing all colours under the rainbow and feather-everything (!!!). The most interesting collection to me is NARS. Anticipated by many to think outside the (colour) box, NARS is featuring saturated matte powders, including a glorious bright orange eyeshadow and deep berry blush (swatches on Makeup and Beauty Blog).

What Spring 2013 look and collection are you most excited about?

Also check out previous looks here: