Dose of Lola: Formula X for Sephora

Barneys New York has some awesome Deborah Lippmann exclusives in a bottle with a special white cap. The first one I want to show you is Virtual Insanity.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Virtual Insanity is a purple base packed with pinky gold and red shimmer. The formula is on the thick side, and I honestly wasn't very happy with it. I'll definitely thin it the next time I wear this. Virtual Insanity is such a beautiful shade, but it instantly reminded me of another polish I'm obsessed with: Formula X Infinite.

2 coats Virtual Insanity, 2 coats Infinite

While they're not identical, you can probably see why Formula X Infinite came to mind when I swatched Virtual Insanity. Personally, I think they're different enough to own both.

Deborah Lippmann Virtual Insanity retails for $24 and is available exclusively at Barneys New York.

10 November 3 comments

Radiant Orchid is Pantone's pick for 2014, and it is beautiful. Finally, a color of the year that I actually like! I teamed up with my three of my favorite people to share some products that closely resembled this stunning shade. Fun, right??

The only problem is that I can't seem find a polish that is spot on for Pantone's swatch. I've looked at the swatch on at least 15 devices to get a good idea of the shade, and I've purchased way too many polishes to find a match. I

2 coats

Formula X Gemini is, I think, on the pink side of Radiant Orchid. It reminds me a lot of Essie Splash of Grenadine but less squishy. Not a match, but so pretty I had to share!

2 coats

Formula X Harmonics is much closer to Radiant Orchid, but slightly more purple. Gorgeous, huh? It's the closest I've found so far, but I will not rest until I find something dead on. This is seriously my new obsession, eek!

The formula on both of these is great. A bit thick, but they self-leveled easily and dried with a super shiny finish.

Formula X for Sephora Gemini and Harmonics retail for $10.50 and is available at Sephora.

Don't forget to check out these other Radiant Orchid posts!

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14 March 3 comments

1 coat

Formula X 10 Below is a bubblegum pink foil. My middle finger is what the polish looks like applied if you don't shake it very well before use. I kind of like the effect, so I decided to include it in the swatch. Like Arctic, 10 Below is quite reflective, is opaque in one coat, and has a smooth finish.

If Sephora ever offers these foils without the foil base coat, I would definitely recommend picking up both Arctic and 10 Below.

Formula X The Foil Look 10 Below set retails for $25 and is available exclusively at Sephora

01 February 5 comments

Formula X The Foil Look is a two piece set that includes a foil base coat and a nail foil (in an opaque black bottle for some reason). So far, there are three shades including pink, blue, and silver foils. I picked up the pink and blue but skipped the silver since I have the silver foil that OPI recently released.

1 coat

Arctic is a silvery blue foil. It's quite reflective and super pigmented.

The box does say "one-night-wear," so I imagine the wear won't be very good. However, these would be perfect for a special occasion or if you change your nails daily anyway.

My only gripe is that these sets all come with the foil base coat. If you bought all three, you'd have base coat for days! Also, the $25 price tag gets a little difficult to swallow after the first set because of the duplicate base coat.

Formula X The Foil Look Arctic set retails for $25 and is available exclusively at Sephora

27 January 7 comments

2 coats Rolling in the Deep, 2 coats Catalyst

Deborah Lippmann Rolling in the Deep is a deep navy with fine blue shimmer. The shimmer is mostly hidden but shows up in direct light.

Formula X Catalyst is part of the Lusters line. Talk about a stunning glitter! The navy jelly base is sheer enough to let the brilliant blue glitter shine through, but pigmented enough to add depth.

Both of these applied with no issues.

05 November 10 comments

Happy Halloween, everyone! I wanted to do a Halloween mani but didn't have enough to do any nail art, so here's my extremely loose interpretation of candy corn.

I mean, all the colors are there...

I used 3 coats of Melodious Utopia for the base, sponged Lara's Theme on top, and then dabbed on Wham. It took all of 5 minutes or so, but I don't mind the result.

I'll let you all know how many people get the candy corn reference. My guess is zero. :)

31 October 6 comments

Ur Square is part of the Formula X Lusters collection.

2 coats

Formula X Ur Square is a shimmery beige base with rosy pink microglitter. It's a beautiful, complex shade. So complex, in fact, that I didn't even realize it was a holo until I'd been wearing it for a few hours.

The holo is weak, but it's definitely there. What a gorgeous polish! Ur Square's formula is really nice. The application was easy. My only gripe is that all the Formula X polishes I've tried so far have had stuck caps due to leaked polish in the bottle threads. No new, shrink wrapped polish should have this issue. It's annoying that I have to clean the necks of the brand new polishes. Has anyone else experienced this with these polishes?

Formula X Ur Square retails for $12.50 and is available at Sephora.

15 October 6 comments

Formula X's Xplosive Top Coats collection is the most indie-looking part of this entire range. I love that these glitterbombs are becoming more mainstream because mainstream = accessible. All the pretty with none of the hassle of restocks or drama.

Demolition dabbed over 3 coats RBL Starfish Patrick

Formula X Demolition's glitter mix is turqoise, lime, orange, light pink, and white hexes in varying sizes. It applied as well as a glittebomb can. I really like this glitter mix. It took forever to decide what to put it over because it looks good over pretty much everything.

Formula X Demolition retails for $12.50 and is available at Sephora.

12 October 8 comments

I am more than pleased with this revamp of Sephora's nail polish
offerings. I was never super impressed by SOPI, so it's awesome to have
it replaced by a range so diverse and complete. They covered all their
bases. The first shade that caught my eye was a shimmer from the New
Classics collection.

1 coat

Formula X Infinite is described as an aubergine pearl. I see it. It glows like nobody's business. Infinite's formula was just okay for me, but oh my goodness is it pigmented! Thinner will be necessary for the next time I wear this, so it will be interesting to see if it's still a one-coater when it's not as thick.

I popped a coat of Nfu.Oh 51 over Infinite, just to see what would happen to the color. Magic. That's what happened.

Formula X Infinite retails for $10.50 and is available at Sephora.

08 October 3 comments

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