Left - LA Splash in 'Hidden Desires'. Right - Lime Crime in 'Airbourne Unicorn'

I'm a huge fan of Lime Crime's 'Airbourne Unicorn', and to find a matter dupe of this would have been like something out of a dream. I love the perfect concoction of purple and pink, leaning slightly towards a lilac shade. Sadly though, 'Hidden Desires' comes close, but definitely leans more towards the pinky side, leaving it looking more magenta.

Nevertheless, the colour is just S T U N N I N G



The formula is also spot on, it's a rich liquid lipstick, like thick double cream that applies so smoothly on to the lips, and wow - I was blown away by how opaque it looked. I felt like I'd entered into a weird Dulux advert, where they'd painted my lips this intense shade. Back to reality though, and you'll find that the formula dries within seconds to a matte finish.

At the first time of applying, it did feel just a little too dry on the lips, it didn't feel uncomfortable, just... dry? To rectify this, I applied my Blistex Relief Cream the next day just before application and that prevented my lips feeling pruney.

The longevity of this stuff is fantastic. I couldn't believe just how well it held up throughout the working day, without the need of a touch up at any point. Better still, I'd had my morning coffee, lunch and several glasses of water and there was none of that fading on the inner lower lip that so drives us lipstick addicts mad! On top of that, it doesn't flake off throughout the day either.

The idea for this post was to create a simple eye makeup look to let 'Hidden Desires' take centre stage, but once I started, my hands just took control! I went for a pastelly oceanic look on the eyes.





On the lids I packed on Sephora's Colorful Eyeshadow in 'Pool Party', Sugarpill's 'Mochi' as the extended turquoise liner and some random purple in the crease for that subtle crease colour.

Et voila!



But back to LA Splash Cosmetics, and I have to say I'm impressed. Seriously impressed. I'm even going to have to go as far as to say that they are hands-down the best Liquid Lipsticks I've ever tried, and as anyone who's ever tried out the Lime Crime version, you'll know that's no mean feat. Lime Crime are definitely going to have to up their game to compete with this kind of quality.

I bought mine directly from the LA Splash website in the US and I wasn't custom charged. YAY! That always feels like a bit of a lottery though, so I kept looking around and found the'yre now being stocked at Cocktail Cosmetics for £9.95 per lipsitck, which compares quite favourably to the states, plus you're guaranteed not to pay Custom charges (if you live in the UK!) - I definitely feel another order coming soon! 

Now I want to hear from you - tell me about all the wonderful Indie brands you've been trying out lately, do any compare to the more established brands? Share the love!