Sephora Formula X Paint Party

The Sephora Formula X Paint Party ($47 CAD, exclusively at Sephora) is a set of 24 travel-friendly press-pods full of Sephora's best cream and pearl nail polishes. Although don't own any of the Formula X polishes, I'm already a huge fan. I always swatch them in-store but I'm extremely indecisive so I never decide on which colour I want. The Paint Party set is a great way for indecisive people like me to get a feel for what colours look best on my fingers. 

The Press Pods come in a paint-can shaped container. I think the packaging is pretty ingenious and I'll be re-purposing it into a makeup brush holder later on. 

The Formula X Press Pods (AHA! I get it now. Ex-press pods!) are meant to be conveniently 1mL sized individual manicures for a little more than one full manicure, each with a built-in brush. Super travel friendly, right? Note that the Press Pods are not quite as easy to use as a full bottle of nail polish. Since they're meant for one-time use, the brush isn't the same quality that you'd get from what you might be used to. It takes a bit of practice. Thank goodness this set comes with instructions and 3 Delete To-Go Polish remover wipes. 

Colours included are... 

• Ignite (smoking red)
• Pyrtotechnic (dynamite red)
• Push the Limits (tomato pink)
• A+ (raspberry)
• Frenetic (deep fuchsia)
• Intensity (powder pink)
• Potent (carnation pink)
• Enigma (lagoon blue)
• Prism (mermaid green pearl)
• Unmistakable (pastel jade)
• Omni (beach ball blue), Orbit (dark sky blue)
• Centigrade (arctic blue)
• Provocative (pastel sky)
• Indelible (rich violet)
• Outrageous (lavender mist)
• Invincible (warm vanilla)
• Thrilling (cloud gray)
• Impeccable (cocoa bisque)
• Perfection (smoky violet)
• Gray Matter (charcoal gray)
• Extraordinary (iceberg gray)
• Dark Matter (patent leather black)
• White Matter (paper white) 

Yep, so there's the awesome opportunity to try 24 polishes without the commitment of entire bottle. Who has ever finished an entire bottle anyways? The one-time use factor is very travel-friendly but it's almost better in theory than in practice if you're not the best at applying nail polish in the first place. Looking at the value of each Press Pod, you're looking at $1.95 per manicure. Given a full-size bottle of Formula X is $13 and 12 mL (and upwards of 30 manicures), you're paying for the convenience and packaging of the Press Pods. That being said, it depends on what you want or who you're buying for. If you'll stick to one colour forever, great...skip this set. But if you're indecisive and want to try new colours all the time, check this one out. 

Have you tried the Formula X Press Pods? 

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