Formula X: Cherry Blossom

Today I have Formula X's Cherry Blossom.  I had done a quick picture earlier during the Sephora 15% sale.

When I first received the Sephora promotion picture, I knew I had to have this and since it was 15% off, there was a bigger incentive.  The only thing was, it was not available in store, so I was not able to test it in person.

Thoughts

The flowers and glitter are pretty.  It's like a matte pink (not very shiny), so it looks subtle.  The flowers themselves are pretty, but you have to fish for them.  When you paint them on, they are straight so you'll have to press them down.  I used two coats of top coat before I trusted that it would stay.  

This is a top coat but you will need a top coat in order for it to stay.  During my quick swatch, I didn't put a top coat on and it basically came off the next day.  

The flowers are quite strong, so even though I had my cotton soaked in nail polish remover, it took a while before the flowers came off (This is after I had to press it down to stick and used two coats of top coat).

So, without polish and without topcoat, the flowers fall off easily.  With polish as a base and two coats of top coat, this polish stays quite nicely.

Breakdown
Basecoat: Seche Base
Colour layer: Essie Bikini So Teeny (3 coats) and Formula X Cherry Blossom (1 coat on ring finger).  Pointer finger is Deborah Lippman Glitter in the Air
Topcoat:  Seche Vite (2 coats over ring finger)

Formula X Cherry Blossom retails for C$15 for 12mL and is available at Sephora.ca.  I'm not sure if it's available in the store because I have yet to find it yet.