Depend: #5137 Merry & Thankful

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Depend: #5137 Merry & Thankful
Dark red jelly with red microglitter

#5137 “Merry & Thankful” is from Depend’s 2022 Christmas collection “Merry Everything”.

The formula is really good and so is the coverage. I used two easy coats for full coverage and the drying time is average – especially the second coat.

The polish is also super topcoat thirsty so it definitely needs at least two layers of topcoat for the glitters to pop properly.

I painted three lines on each nail with Moyra’s holo #256.

This is the final result, including two layers of topcoat.

Depend: #5137 Merry & Thankful

Isn’t that just a pretty polish?!

Depend: #5137 Merry & Thankful

Here’s #5137 “Merry & Thankful” alone; two coats and a layer of topcoat. It didn’t take 10 minutes for the polish to “eat” the layer of topcoat.

Depend: #5137 Merry & Thankful

Here are the two pretties I used today.

Depend #5137 Merry & Thankful & Moyra #256

I only bought the reds in Depends 2022 Christmas collection. I love them all.


Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Average
Finish: Jelly with microglitter
Overall impression: Great formula and coverage. Very pretty polish, but with average drying time
Buy again: Yes

Sephora Formula X: Magma

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Sephora Formula X: Magma
Orange shimmer

There’s a number of reasons for a polish to stay in the box of untrieds for a longer period of time. The reason Magma has stayed there for many years is that it’s sheer. And I am not a fan of sheer polishes.

I didn’t want to risk to have to apply too many coats of polish today, so I decided to layer “Magma” over a plain orange polish, namely H&M’s “Lifejacket”.

So I used one coat of “Lifejacket”, and over that one coat of “Magma”.

Then I painted half the nail red with Essie’s “In A Gingersnap”. I made a white stripe down the middle of the nail and on top of that a stripe of Moyra’s glitter topper “Elise”.

This is the final result:

H&M “Lifejacket” topped with Sephora Formula X “Magma”

I really like this.

H&M “Lifejacket” topped with Sephora Formula X “Magma”

Here’s my canvas; one coat of “Lifejacket” topped with one coat of “Magma”.

H&M “Lifejacket” topped with Sephora Formula X “Magma”

Here are the polishes I used today.

Sephora Formula X: Magma; H&M: Lifejacket; Moyra: Elise; Essie: In A Gingersnap

I love the shimmer in this, but I am not a fan of the sheerness. I will probably keep this for layering but I definitely wouldn’t buy it again.


Number of coats: 1 over a coloured base
Drying time: Average
Finish: Shimmer
Overall impression: Sheer, great shimmer, average drying time. Best for layering
Buy again: No