My husband laughs at me that we call Clarins 230 "unicorn pee". So I tried to explain to him how unique the polish was with it's color shifting abilities. Well needless to say, he just didn't get it lol, but you do right? If you are love nail polish, you know how special Clarins 230 is. I just haven't been able to trigger the price points on ebay for a Clarins 230, and although I have no doubt it is worth every penny, I just couldn't do it.
I'm happy to say that the UK girls now have something that is pretty darn close to Clarins 230. I don't have a bottle so I can't give you comparison pictures, but several other bloggers do and I was convinced that it was a dupe. I ran out and bought out the stock in Boots lol!
The bottles are a tiny 5ml. You technically need 3 bottles to make up the normal bottle size. At £3.99 a bottle, you are looking at roughly £12. That's not "too" bad, right? Especially when a bottle of Clarins 230 on ebay.com runs you anywhere from $65+. So yes, I am quite satisfied and my longing for Clarins 230 has subsided thanks to Max Factor.
THIS IS A WARNING: THIS POST IS VERY VERY PICTURE HEAVY
The colour shifts so much, that I wanted to take as many pictures as possible. They aren't the best, but you will get an idea about the different dimensions of the polish. I'm running out next week to pick up more for a friend, and I hope the stock is available.
I wore 3 coats of Fantasy Fire over one coat of Illamasqua Baptiste
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| At night with flash |
I hope you guys enjoy it, as much as I am enjoying it right now.
Happy Saturday to all the lovelies out there xx
OMG!!!! You are so lucky! I live in the US, so I can't get this. I didn't hear about Clarins 230 until it was already long gone. :(
ReplyDeleteSame here. I didn't even get into nail polish like an addict until about 1.5 years ago. I just couldn't see myself forking over that kind of moolah though for 230. Oh and thank you for the retweet xx
ReplyDeletegreat post - shows every colour shift! Looks great over baptiste- that's a pearly purple right?
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy! Baptiste is a shimmery deep purple, not so much pearly but definitely has a gorgeous deep shimmer to it.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I want this like now!
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Well done for showing the different colours in the polish! I need to go and get this, I love it! Fab post!
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xoxo
Run now, they are selling super fast xxx
ReplyDeleteThank goodness I already have this on the way to me! I traded off my Clarins 230. It looks FAB on you!
ReplyDeletewowwww that looks like a legit super dupe!!! great swatch pics... i wish i had someone in the UK who would be willing to send me a bottle of this!!
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ReplyDeleteI'm the same as you, despite being a nail polish addict I just couldn't bring myself to shell out those big bucks for 230. And now we have Fantasy Fire, I swatched it today as the sun was out (yay) and isn't it just sooooo stunning. I haven't told my man about the unicorn pee, he already thinks I'm a bit mad with all the polish!
ReplyDeletethey just don't get it! lol
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