Rescue Beauty Lounge Killa Red

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Rescue Beauty Lounge

Killa Red

This one isn't new but it's new to me and I really don't know what took me so long to try it. I think I thought it was going to be too sheer and hard to build to opacity. I was wrong! Plus I'm drawn to reds more when I have short nails.

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Rescue Beauty Lounge - Fan Collection 2.0 Swatches and Review

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Fan Collection 2.0

Rescue Beauty's newest collection, the Fan Collection 2.0, really had me this time. I usually only get maybe one or two from each collection, but this time I really felt compelled to get all six in the collection. I'm usually left with "why didn't I get THAT one?" I was determined that wouldn't happen this time.

The pre-sale for this collection is over, but they will be released soon. Details at the end of the post.

There are a LOT of photos, so check me after the jump...

Spotlight on: Rescue Beauty Lounge

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From time to time I do a mostly photo spam post spotlighting a specific brand. To see the last spotlight (Cult Nails) click here. Because I've usually already reviewed most of the polishes previously, it's more of a "photos only" post. I will say that I'm not a fan of the fussiness of the formula on a lot of these. I like self-leveling. Like it's my biggest issue. And most of these aren't great at self-leveling.

Today the spotlight is on Rescue Beauty Lounge!

The following photos are with two coats of polish and no top coat for all colors featured - both in artificial lighting and indirect natural light or full sunlight.

Where applicable, I've linked you back to my original review posts where I discuss formula, application, polish details, etc.

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Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi and Santa Fe - Swatches and Review

I honestly thought I had blogged about these already so I apologize for the lateness.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi and Santa Fe

The reason I thought I'd blogged about them is because I'd done swatches. So now, I'm going to show you both RBL Santa Fe and RBL Abi on long nails AND short nails. Hey if I had to do it twice, you have to look at them twice! These are both from the GOMM Collection (formerly Georgia On My Mind.) The names have been changed from the original collection because of a problem with using the name Georgia O'Keefe, from what I understand. So Ji, owner of RBL, marked through part of the original names on the boxes and signed each box. There are 7 polishes in this collection and they are supposed to be Limited Edition.

First up, Abi (formerly known as Abiquiu) - it's a chartreuse with a chartreuse/silver shimmer. Application was fair. It's a tad on the thick side, which normally isn't a problem for me, but it's not self-leveling at all, as you will be able to tell in the photos. I didn't get good wear at all, but everyone's body chemistry is different. The good thing is that the shimmer is apparent on the nail, unlike some "subtle" shimmers.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi

Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi

Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi

Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi

Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi

Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi

Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi

Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi

Santa Fe (formerly Santa Fe Road) is a warm, almost pumpkin or adobe orange with golden yellow and possibly chartreuse shimmer - maybe a duochrome shimmer? This one has much the same formula as Abi - a tad on the thick side and not self-leveling. The color is gorgeous so if being super careful with application is the price, I'll probably be willing to pay it now and then. But I didn't really get good wear out of this one either. Again, the shimmer is apparent on the nail and not just in the bottle, which is a plus.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe

Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe

Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe

Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe

Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe

Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe

Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe

Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe

Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe

Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe

While I really did like the color and finish of Santa Fe, I'm not sure I'd pay the $20 price tag again for them. For $20 per bottle I pretty much expect the formula to be perfect. What do you think?


These two, and the other 5 in the GOMM collection, can be purchased on Rescue Beauty Lounge's site here for $20 per bottle.



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Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne - Swatches and Review

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne is from the 2010 Fall Collection - named after wives of Henry VIII.

Check out the pink/violet shimmer...

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

Anne, named for Anne Boleyn, is a greyed olive green that has gold, green and pink/violet shimmer infused throughout. The formula was good and application was easy. Opaque in two medium coats. This one reads differently in different lights so I've taken a few extra photos. Indoors in artificial light, the gold shimmer is more prominent, giving it a nice glow and causing it to read as a warm color. In indirect natural light, the pink shows up and it reads cooler. It's a very interesting color that reminds me a bit of Zoya Edyta. They're not dupes, however - the finish is quite different.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

Indoors with artificial lighting...

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

Tip wear: minimal.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne

What do you think? The violet shimmer is amazing!

RBL Anne and all of their other polishes are available at rescuebeauty.com and they retail for $18.00 for 12mL bottles.

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Blue Comparisons - Royal Blue

Just after I chopped off all of my nails, I did a quick and dirty comparison of a few blues to see how they looked.  Apologizing in advance for my cuticles and lack of clean-up. When I cut my nails short, I do a lot of cleaning for some reason and I HATE gloves.

For this comparison, I used:

Pure Ice French Kiss
Dior Electric Blue
Nails Inc. Baker Street
Nails Inc. Tudor Way
RBL IKB: 2012

Blue Comparison

There are two very close matches among those five.  Can you see them? Can you pick out which is which?

Blue Comparison

Okay, FINE, I'll tell you which is which. Tudor Way was easy, but how did you do on the others?

Blue Comparison

Blue Comparison

Blue Comparison

Blue Comparison

So, as you can see, Dior Electric Blue and Nails Inc. Baker Street are very similar. I don't really have a favorite between the two. Both had extraordinary formulas. Very smooth, easy application.  The Dior is the tiniest bit brighter in person and is just slightly less opaque. Dior is $23 and Nails Inc. ranges from $9.50 to $14.

I am sure you also noticed how close Pure Ice French Kiss and RBL IKB: 2012 are. I DO happen to have a favorite between these two. The Pure Ice formula is infinitely better than RBL's formula. Yes, I said it. I'm sorry, but I have to be honest or else what's the point? I absolutely hated the RBL formula. It was gloopy and not even slightly self-leveling. Pure Ice was smooth and easy. Is the color 100% identical? No, but I'd say it's "almost" identical. Pure Ice is $1.98 and RBL is $20. Doesn't compute. If it's a polish I love, I'll gladly shell out the $$ for it, but NOT for a label only.

Here's a close-up of RBL IKB: 2012 - trying to show how lumpy it was. And I'm no amateur when it comes to polishing my own nails. Even "quick and dirty" I can get a good result. Some formulas have different characteristics and I adjust accordingly when I can, i.e. two thin coats, don't over-manipulate, etc. to avoid issues. This one just simply wasn't cooperating.

What do you think? Do you have any of these? Do you like the comparison posts?



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Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon - Swatches and Review

I initially wasn't going to get any of RBL's Fan Collection but I'm ending up with three of the four. Best laid plans...Hahaha!

I really didn't think I would like Halcyon. Rather, I didn't think it would like ME. I always love greens. There are a few shades that don't really love me though. But once I got it and saw the duochrome (pink/copper) shimmer in it, I had to try it out.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon is a gorgeous sage green with lots of shimmer. The application was smooth and easy and fully opaque in two coats. My issue with this one is that it's not self-leveling and it's sort of a pain to apply. (And this one is still available as I type this...for NOW. But they are Limited Edition so if you want it, hurry!) It was difficult to capture the duochrome qualities of the shimmer but in person it's not difficult to see at ALL. It shifts from pink to copper!

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon

I'd been asked several times how it compares to Zoya Gemma, so I'm including this quick shot here for you. As you can see, they're totally different.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Halcyon compared to Zoya Gemma

As mentioned earlier, this is a Limited Edition polish (Two of the four in the collection have already sold out!) so if you want it, head on over to Rescue Beauty Lounge PDQ! Retail is $20.00.

What do you think? Which was your favorite of the four L.E. Fan Collection polishes?



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