I can't remember where I bought my LA girl from, but I know it was cheap, and took less than 2 weeks to arrive in NZ. I've heard this is comparable to MAC, but I've never used MAC so I can't comment on that, but if its comparable it must be bloody good, right!?
Luckily this arrived on a no face day, and as my concealer was on its last legs. I got two shades, a natural and a lighter one (I can't recall the exact names). I pushed the product out and was surprised to see the oily watery stuff that comes out when a foundation has gone bad. It went away fairly quickly and I put some under my eyes. The formula is easy enough to blend with a finger or a brush, I tend to use a brush.
The concealing is pretty alright, but it's better than the NYX concealer I was using. it still creases on and under my lid, but it concealers my under eye circles pretty well, and covers uneven skin tone well too. It lasts really well over the day (I always set it so I don't know how it plays out without setting).
I'll probably repurchase this, but I would also buy a new concealer at the same time so I can try new things!
I've had this concealer for about 6months now, but only in the last few weeks have I realised how much I enjoy it. I really dislike the applicator, you have to squeeze super hard to get any product out, so I wasn't using it very often for fear of it squirting all over my clothes (which did happen!). However, I recently depotted the 2 colours I own in to little tubs, and am now using it daily!
Both the tubes I received have a very gritty formula, like pieces of pigment haven't been blended properly. Every time I use it I have to put it on the back of my hand, blend it with my finger, and then apply to my face, otherwise you end up with white grittiness on your face.
Once you do this though, it applies beautifully, has a somewhat satin finish and lasts all day. Bearing in mind, I have dry skin so am not sure if it will work as well with oily skin as it's quite moisturising.
I don't find this has enough coverage/staying power for blemishes, but it is great for under the eyes, my current shade is Classic Ivory. It's the only concealer that masks the blue/purple colouring without drying out my under eye area so at this point I feel like the hassle is worth the much loved result.
However, if I was to find a new concealer that had the same result on my under eye area, was more expensive with better packaging and formula, I would absolutely buy it.
Tips: Chop the end off the tube and depot in to any little tub/pottle you have lying around, it makes it so much easier to use!