Boots.com are giving away 200 bottles of Max Factor's Fanstasy Fire!

200 bottles free with pre-order of 24 False Lash Effect Mascara on Weds 7th March

For all the UK folk who haven't been able to track down an elusive bottle of Max Factor's Fantasy Fire, there may be another way.

Get ready girls because Boots.com is giving away 200, yes 200 bottles, of Fantasy Fire!

And, as if free Fantasy Fire wasn't enough, one lucky person will win a fantastic trip to Ibiza

Here's the release from Max Factor's PR.

*FREE*

Max Colour Effect Mini Nail Polish in 

FANTASY FIRE

We’re excited to announce that Boots.com is set to give away

200 Max Colour Effect Mini Nail Polishes in Fantasy Fire!

At 10am on the 7^th March, Boots.com is launching an exclusive pre-sale of 200 new 24 from False Lash Effect mascaras and is giving away a free Fantasy Fire with each purchase!

This new mascara innovation is the latest from False Lash Effect – as Max Factor’s No 1* mascara it is now available in a formula that lasts up to 24 hours!   The secret to its staying power is it’s built in primer which wraps each lash from root to tip.  Combined with the False Lash Effect formula and big bold bush, 24 from False Lash Effect mascara delivers volume that lasts up to 24 hours. 

Not only is this a chance to get your hands on this summer’s two must-have beauty products – 24 from False Lash Effect mascara and Max Colour Effect Mini Nail Polish in Fantasy Fire - one lucky person will also be able to win two tickets to the island that never sleeps – IBIZA!

Regarded as the world’s non-stop party island, the lucky winner can polish off her clubbing style with jewel lacquered nails and long-lasting super volumised lashes, thanks to 24 from False Lash Effect and Max Colour Effect Mini Nail polish.  The VIP prize includes flights, accommodation and a pair of tickets to a main stage event party at Ibiza Rocks, one of the most sought after and exciting summer stages and all with an additional £250 spending money!  Plus, a pair of the hottest tickets in town - a super cool DJ boat party with resident DJ sets, acoustic performances and very special guest appearances.

Hurry – as stocks are strictly limited to 200!

*False Lash Effect Mascara has won 10 awards in the UK since launch in 2008

** RRP £11.99

Max Factor - Fantasy Fire

Gorgeous sheer purple/green duochrome and possible Clarins 230 dupe?  

I'm sure most of you have heard of and seen Max Factor's Max Effect Fantasy Fire 45 by now.  It's a newly released potential dupe to the elusive, HTF, Clarins 230 aka Unicorn Pee.

I have to say straight up that I don't have Clarins 230.  I've toyed with those ebay auctions but always managed to talk myself down from paying £50+ for a single polish.  So this won't be a comparison post, I'm just gonna bombard you with pics of Fantasy Fire because whether it's a dupe or not (and it's certainly similar) it's still totally gorgeous.

I picked up Fantasy Fire in in a tiny branch of Boots a couple of days ago.  There were several new colours including some interesting metallics. This afternoon the sun came out long enough for me to grab the following pics.  As the weather was pretty variable I didn't know how long the sunlight would stick around I just popped a couple of coats over my existing manicure, a-England's Elaine.  As it turned out it was a pretty excellent base coat for FF.  I'd already seen swatches of the polish alone on BeneBelles blog and knew it was super sheer and that layering was the way to go

So first up a couple of bottle shots

In the bottle it's predominantly a pinkish purple with lots of shimmer and a duochrome of blue and some green and maybe a hint of gold around the edges.

The bottle is tiny, just 5ml and they cost £3.99, pretty expensive for such a weeny amount of polish but in this case totally worth it!

All the following swatch shots are 2 coats of Fantasy Fire over my existing mani of a-England Elaine, a dusky purple.  Looking at the swatches now I wished I'd added a topcoat to really make the shimmer sing but never mind....

With all of these pics you can click for bigger versions.

 This was the only shot I got that just about showed all the different colours - I think 230 maybe more overtly duochrome.

Love how it looks like a gradient in this shot, just wish my ring finger had been at the same angle!

 One of the few times you can see the green strongly in the bottle.

I hope you can see the range of the duochrome in these shots which starts as a sheer purple with a red shimmer and then switches between gold shimmer and a strong green with a green/gold shimmer.

Out of the sunlight the shimmer is much redder and there's no hint of the duochrome.

These are both under electric light and IRL the shimmer is redder still.

It is totally gorgeous and to be honest it's close enough to 230 for me!

There doesn't seem to be any information about the new colours on the Max Factor site, they still only have the old colours up so I can't tell you if this is part of a collection or just a new release of colours.

So, what do you think?  Totally stunning or what?!