Sephora's Formula X Nail Polishes

I've mentioned this before but I'm typically someone who can't stand nail polish on my nails, however over the last few months, I have been able to have some on my toe nails without having to pick it off.

I've heard mixed reviews for these polishes, but a majority of the reviews have been in favour of them. However, the price for one polish just isn't fathomable. Personally, I think $15 for one bottle of nail polish is crazy! Especially since I only use it on my toes. Now, you may be wondering why I ended up getting 4 considering my dislike towards the price. I'm glad to inform you that they were all on sale! 

Super Charged

This polish is apart of the Lusters collection and the colour I got is Super Charged. Sephora describes it as a charcoal and rainbow multi-glitter, glitter lacquer. I currently have this on my toe nails right now and after my nails dried, I knew the polish was going to be extremely hard to get off. I've had this on my nails for a couple of weeks now so they're fairly chipped, but I would say they stayed on for a good amount of time without chipping!

Legend

This polish is apart of the Shifters collection and the colour I got is Legend. Sephora describes it as rainbow and maroon metallic. This was the first polish I tried when I got my package. I chose to try this one first as it looked like it would be the easiest to get off and I wanted to see how the polish would look in the light since it looked so metallic and duo chrome-esque in the bottle. I have to say I definitely enjoyed this! I seem to gravitate towards the darker colours (my friend convinced me not to try black), as I used to only use navy on my toes. This was a nice change as it looked quite dark, but you could see it had a slight purple tinge and a beautiful sheen. 

Black Hole

This polish is apart of the Celestials collection and the colour I got is Black Hole. Sephora describes it as a burgundy and charcoal glitter shift. I put this on my sister's nails when we first received our order. I reminds me of the Super Charged polish as they do look fairly similar and have the same sort of texture. These glitter type polishes look really cool as they are glittery (duh), but they also create a bumpy texture. It might not appeal to some, but it's definitely cool if you're getting bored with your polishes. My sister mentioned that the texture felt weird, but she quickly got over it.

Alive

This polish is from the Colors collection and the colour I got is Alive. Sephora describes it as Peach Pink. I'm not really sure why I chose this colour. I think I might have chosen it as I thought the pink would look good against her tan skin. This might have to be more of a summer shade for me... I also wanted to see how a "normal" formula would work as opposed to the other ones that are full of glitter. 

From left to right: Super Charged, Legend, Black Hole, Alive

After trying out all of these sale polishes, I would love to try the other sale polish that contains confetti. I had to limit myself when placing these orders, so the confetti one didn't make the cut. However, if you are someone who wants something new to play with or just shake up their nail game, I would definitely recommend you check them out and let me know how you get on with them!

Formula X polishes are definitely good, but I'm still not sure if they're worth the normal price of $18 a piece. If you're unsure of the formula I would suggest you pick up some of the sale polishes so you can try them out without breaking the bank. However, keep in mind that the sale polishes are more textured/crazier shades. They will probably be a bit harder to apply and remove, and the opaqueness might not reach your expectations as a number of the "normal" colours are typically on the more fluorescent side.

Overall, I think these polishes are great, but I don't think I would pay regular price for it. I'll probably just stick with drugstore polishes as I'm not too into them at the moment. I'd rather save the extra money and buy something I really want. But for those who love nail polishes, I would recommend you pick some up as they are really good. No complaints from me (besides the price)!

Free Samples

These perfume samples actually came as a surprise. This post has been a long one coming, hence all the snow in the photos... But I think you were to receive these perfume samples if you made a purchase of over CAD$35 or more. I can't remember if that's actually try or not but I would say I'm 80% sure that's what it was for. I remember they were offering three different envelopes of samples as each envelope had a different theme.

Theses polishes cam in two separate orders so I'm not sure if it was an accident that I received two envelopes of perfume samples or if they added them to each order in order to promote the 3x the points on perfume purchases. Either way, I'm not complaining!

I ended up getting the same theme in both of my envelopes. The perfumes included in the envelopes include: Prada Candy, Guilty by Gucci, Tory Burch by Tory Burch, Nirvana Black and White from Elizabeth and James, and Chloe by Chloe.

This multi-imperfection transforming serum from Philosophy was actually a 100 point redemption. I still haven't tried this yet, but I definitely want to give it a go. It seems like a decent product and I haven't had the chance to try much from Philosophy. I've only tried their face wash once!

Have you tried Formula X nail polishes? Do you think they're worth the price? What's your favourite shade? If not haven't tried them, do you have any interest in trying any out? What's your favourite brand of nail polish? (so many questions...)

-Amelia