Zoya: Yasmeen + some Clarins 230

Hello, Everyone!  Today's color is Zoya's Yasmeen. I might as well just get it out that this is my all-time favorite color that I own.

And also, I don't know if people know this, but it looks A LOT like Clarins 230, but without the multi-chrome, changing colors.  I own Clarins 230, so I can say this on good account.  Yasmeen  looks like Clarins 230 layered over purple.  Both colors have a purple base but with internal pink shimmer that glows within.  It is beautiful!  And I have a comparison photo at the bottom of the post. :)

• Coats: 2 easy, beautiful, amazing coats
• Finish:  Purple base with internal pink shimmer
• Where:  Zoya.com
• Wear:  5 DAYS, no chips yet.
• Cost:  $8.00.  
• Staining:  No stains!  
• Application:  Easy!
• Dry time: Pretty fast.
• Removal:  Easy to remove!

*This color is perfect and I have absolutely no complaints. :D

Clarins 230 (left) and Yasmeen (right)

They're similar, right?  Or am I crazy?  Well, I think they look similar.  Maybe it's my love for Yasmeen and refusal to say anything bad about it that prevents me from seeing the truth?

One more picture?  One more picture.

Moral of the story:

I love Yasmeen.  And so should you.

~Lindsay

Clarins 230 and Cold Turkey.

Hello, Everyone!  You've probably read the title and were intrigued.

Well, first of all, I finally got up the nerve to try my Clarins 230 that I had purchased a while ago.  I always felt this intimidation from using a nail polish I payed so much for.  I was flat out afraid to use it.  But then one day, Monday more specifically, after seeing swatches of Clarins 230 on other blogs, I thought, why in the world am I not using mine?!  So then I just did it.  I put Clarins over Zoya Mira becuase I heard it looks best over purple.  When I put Clarins 230 on, it was a moment in history.  I even got my sister to video record me putting it on.  I just had to.
But I know you all don't care about this.  You just want to see the pictures!  Which, I'm sorry to tease, will not be in this post.  But they will be up shortly.  Promise.  But here's one picture so you can either hate me for not putting up more or get excited to see the rest.

And I've decided to go cold turkey for two (2), yes two months.  Meaning, I will not buy nail polish for 2 months.  I've been spending too much money on nail polish lately, so it's time I take a break.  I'm on a nail polish diet.  This started on August 10.  So it expires October 10.  I can do this.
I made my facebook status vowing not to buy merchandise regarding nail polish for 2 months.  And the comments I got were less than supportive.  A friend of mine said she is "calling my bluff now", while someone else said "it's like a smoker trying to quite cold turkey".  You guys believe in me, right?

~LinZ

What's THAT in my mail? Oh, It's Just Clarins 230.

I've been waiting for days.  Anxiously awaiting the beloved Clarins 230.  The estimated shipping date was June 21-June 22.  So when it hadn't come on the 21st, I was nervous... thinking, if it doesn't come tomorrow, what if it never comes... blah blah blah.  It was me being paranoid. Obviously.

And NO ONE cares about what I'm saying right now.  The good people want to see PICTURES!  And trust me, I took about a hundred.  But I handpicked the better ones.  Enjoy.

No swatches yet, just pictures of the bottle.
DO YOURSELF A FAVOR, and click the photos to enlarge them.

These photos were taken next to a window with sun.

These pictures were taken indoors, under a desk lamp.

...um... it looks like a %&@#$! cosmos or galaxy or whatever you wish to call it.

Now all that's left is to swatch it!  I've seen people use purple and blue as a base color underneath 230 so I think I'll try that first.  Any suggestions are welcome.

~LinZ