Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Clarins 230

Clarins 230 is one of the most gorgeous, stunning, amazing colours I have ever seen. A girlfriend had a spare of this and offered it to me. I told her NOT to give it to me. I know that this is a long standing lemming in many a polish junkies collection. I know many who would kill to have this colour and just cant afford or aren't willing to spend the 60-300 dollars it sells for on ebay. And yes its nice, but it just didnt scream out to me like it does many others. I told her to give it to someone else. I was sure I would enjoy it, but it wouldnt send me over the moon like it would so many others we both know.



Well that wonderful woman ignored me. THANK THE HEAVENS!!!!!!!!! <insert a gospel choir here> It is so much more amazing than I had ever even imagined. Even when I saw it in the bottle I thought it was nice, but whats the big deal? THIS IS THE UNICORN PEE everyone wont shut up about? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Then I swatched it. And a convert I am!

Now in trying to decide what colours to swatch this bad boy over, I thought naturally of red and blue. But then a friend of mine on twitter said DIOR PURPLE MIX!!! I said sure (though I wasnt expecting it to look very good) and it taught me a lesson. I am pretty sure that clarins 230 will look amazing over ANYTHING and EVERYTHING. Ok. I have no pinks or yellows to try, and I am not running to grab an orange to test this theory. But look how amazing the photos look???

To start with I tried it over the following:
Julep Catherine, Illamasqua Phallic, Dior Purple Mix

Julep Catherine, Illamasqua Phallic, Dior Purple Mix
Now are you ready for the pics AFTER clarins 230???????

Julep Catherine, Illamasqua Phallic, Dior Purple Mix all topped with Clarins 230

Julep Catherine, Illamasqua Phallic, Dior Purple Mix all topped with Clarins 230

And because I had just had those Tokaido Express comparisons and swatches made, i though clarins 230 over those too!!!!
Nars Tokaido Express, Estee Lauder Ultra Violet, Dior 972 Licorice, Nfu Oh 51
And then topped with Clarins 230:
Nars Tokaido Express, Estee Lauder Ultra Violet, Dior 972 Licorice, Nfu Oh 51 all topped with Clarins 230
And here are some more pics just because its so pretty!!









2 comments:

  1. So, you were just humoring me, huh? . I like it over everything but best over purple mix, ultra violet and licorice.

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  2. My number one all time lemming. I have MF Fantasy Fire and Girly Bits Shift Happens. Next up will be DDP Ringer. I am happy to have dupes, but I would love nothing more than having the "real thing". How sweet and generous of your friend to give you this special polish. It really does look amazing over many different things!

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