Walking Down Memory Lane with Sephora Formula X: Pedal To The Metal

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Walking Down Memory Lane with Sephora Formula X: Pedal To The Metal
Red toned purple shimmer

I bought Pedal To The Metal in the States in 2013! In fact I bought a whole lot of polishes when I was in the US. The number of available pretties there was amazing and I brought home a lot of polish. I swatched this beautiful purple polish in 2014 and found out that it actually water marbles the year after! It was part of my first successful watermarbling and I was so impressed! (link to the post here: http://rainbowifyme.blogspot.com/2015/06/zoyasephora-xsavina-watermarble.html)

Sephoras polishes were so much cheaper than they are where I live, and I bought a big bunch of them.

The formula is great and it covers well. I used two easy coats for full opacity and the drying time was really good.

I added a bit of glitter by the base of each nail. The glitter is NYX’s “Spot Light”.

This is the final result:

Sephora Formula X “Pedal To The Medal” and NYX “Spot Light”

Look how pretty it is.

Sephora Formula X “Pedal To The Medal” and NYX “Spot Light”

This is “Pedal To The Metal” alone; two coats and no topcoat.

Sephora Formula X: Pedal To The Metal

Here are the two polishes I used today.

Sephora Formula X “Pedal To The Medal” and NYX “Spot Light”

I am really pleased with this beautiful purple shimmer. I love it.


Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really good
Finish: Shimmer
Overall impression: Great formula, coverage and drying time. Gorgeous colour.
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