Rescue Beauty Lounge Piu Mosso

Purchase

Hi, guys. Happy Fat Tuesday. My co-worker's wife made an awesome King Cake, which I am going to eat later this afternoon. I hope all you SoCal readers stayed dry last weekend when it was raining like crazy. Today I have another polish from, what I call, The Great RBL Haul of 2013. This is Rescue Beauty Loung Piu Mosso. Piu Mosso is an inky dark purple with copper shimmer. I had no issues with the formula and 2 coats is shown below with top coat.

As you can see, I had a hard time getting the shimmer to show through. Even in bright light, it was hard to see. This was a little disappointing since the shimmer is sooo pretty and you can see it pretty well in the bottle. 

Please ignore this bubbling. Totally my fault for rushing this and not the polish's fault at all.

This one is pretty but is not my favorite RBL ever. It is unique but I wish the shimmer was more apparent in person. Thanks for stopping by today!

Rescue Beauty Lounge Grunge

Hello and happy Friday! I hope everyone had a safe and fun New Years. I didn't do anything exciting at all and was tucked in bed before midnight. I know it sounds lame but I've never been a huge fan of New Year's Eve celebrations. I do like fireworks though. Anyway - today I have another polish from my Rescue Beauty Lounge haul. This is Grunge, which is one of the most popular (as far as I can tell) RBL shades. I was initially on the fence about this one, as I am not really into nudes. But I had heard so many great things about it that I decided to try it and hope for the best.

Grunge is a pink nude with fine silver shimmer. The shimmer is really hard to see in these pics and in person. It's more apparent in person but still very subtle. Formula was good on this and it took just 2 coats for opacity. I added top coat to this to make it extra shiny.  

I was surprised by how much I liked this one on me. It's a really nice palate cleanser after all of the crazy colors I usually wear. It's a really classy shade that still manages to be somewhat edgy. I think this color would work on a lot of skin tones, too. All in all very glad that I picked this up. 

What shades have you rocked so far this 2014?

Best of 2013

Happy New Year's Eve, everyone. This post is a bit late, as you can see. These polishes are just those that I have tried in 2013, but they were not necessarily released in 2013. I didn't try very many indies this year but I hope to next year. High on my list to try are KB Shimmer, Picture Polish and Pahlish. Hopefully I can save enough money to splurge a bit on some new brands. Alright, here is my list of favorite polishes in 2013. Enjoy!

Rescue Beauty Lounge Killa Red
I snagged this during the RBL sale and am so glad I did. I don't have a shortage of reds but there's just something about this rich red jelly that I just love. I am totally considering a backup.

Maybelline Emerald Elegance
This whole line was gorgeous and I especially loved this beautiful emerald green. Look at all the glitter!

Maybelline Crushed Crimson
Another polish from Maybelline's Brocades collection. I love how rich and opulent this looks. The gold and red go together perfectly.

China Glaze Too Yacht to Handle
I love these pastel neons and Too Yacht to Handle was a super gorgeous addition to my collection this year. Formula was a bit fiddly but the results are stunning.

Sally Hansen Red-io Active

I hate the SH Insta-Dri brush but I will suffer through it for this gorgeous, glow-y red. Ugh, so beautiful.

Dare to Wear Ready For My Close Up

So. Much. Glitter. I love the mix of glitters in this polish and it really sparkles in the sun. 

Salon Perfect Playful Plum

Another polish that seems to glow. The purple lover in me is really happy that I found this one. Perfect for fall or any other season.

Nicole by OPI Cinn-a-man of My Dreams

This one stands out from the other textured polishes because of its unique color. I don't have anything like this in my collection. I love how warm and shimmery it is.

Cult Nails Fetish
This black wax finish polish is so sexy and edgy. Love it a lot.

Illamasqua Fragile

This was my first Illamasqua polish and I immediately fell in love with it. It's unique and delicate looking. 

Zoya Carter

Zoya does texture so well. Carter is beautiful and complex. 

There's my list of favorite polishes of 2013. Did any of these make your lists? What must have polish am I missing?

Have a safe and happy new years, everyone. See you in 2014! :)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Killa Red

Hello and happy hump day. I hope everyone's week is going by quickly. Each day is one day closer to Christmas. :) Today I have another Rescue Beauty Lounge polish to show you. Originally I wasn't sure if I wanted this one. I have plenty of reds in my collection and wasn't sure if this one would be worth it. In the end though, the name put it over the top and I placed an order for it.

Killa Red is a beautiful medium blue-based red jelly. Formula on this was perfection and it still has that slightly squishy look of a jelly but it super pigmented, requiring only 2 coats for a gorgeous finish. Sorry, I can't remember if I had applied top coat in these pics.

I am so, so glad I got this one. I fell in love with it on the first coat and am definitely adding it to my list of holy grail reds. There's just something so classic about it and I can see it working on a variety of skin tones. Formula was also fantastic and a dream to apply. I love this so much I am considering getting a backup of it. I want to go through my stash to see if I have anything similar but, so far, I haven't found an exact match.

This may not look like the most unique red but I love it. If you are a fan of reds or need a good, classic red, Killa Red is a knockout. The name is also fabulous and I feel like a sultry noir character when I wear it.

What do you think? Are you a fan of reds? I'd love to know what your favorite red polish shade is.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Ghost

Hello, everyone and happy Friday! Hope you've all had a good week. I am happy to say that I am done with my Christmas shopping for the most part. I do have a couple of things to pick up and a few things to knit, but I think I am in good shape. The weather is also getting a lot colder lately, which I am loving.

Today's polish is the first from my recent Rescue Beauty Lounge haul. Ghost is a really unique shade - a cool leaning brown with tons of fine silver shimmer. This one was a bit of a chameleon and changed subtly depending on the lighting. Shown here without top coat.

I don't think I have anything else like this in my collection. I like that it's a cool brown and it looks sophisticated but still edgy. Formula was fantastic. It is slightly prone to brush strokes but they are easily avoided. I probably could have gotten away with one coat if I had used a thicker layer, but my coats were pretty thin and I decided to do 2 coats just in case.

Love this one and am super impressed with the formula. I haven't bought any RBL since the last sale 3 years ago because, to be honest, I was not super impressed with the formula on them. For the high price tag, I expected more. I don't know if my application skills or body chemistry had changed since them of if the formula has, but I had no problems at all with this and was impressed by how smooth and pigmented it was. I have tried a couple of others from my recent haul and they are just as good. I am really glad I was able to get this one during the sale because it is awesome.

I am hoping to get the rest of my RBL polishes soon. Thanks for coming by and have a good weekend!

Stashed (10): Epic RBL Haul

Hello and happy Monday! Did you all have a good weekend? Things are in full Christmas countdown here and I am trying to get all of my shopping done in the next week or so. This week's Stashed post consists of some really awesome nail mail. I placed a pretty big order during the Rescue Beauty Lounge sale a few weeks back. I haven't bought any of their polishes in a long time because they are so expensive, but I could not resist them at 50% off. So far, the polishes I have swatched have all been fantastic. So look for some RBL reviews to come soon.

I am going to try to remember all of the names for you guys. Starting from top left and going clockwise: Piu Mosso, Catherine, Ghost, Grunge, Become One, Insousiant, Killa Red.

I also picked up these two metallic foil shades from Seche Vite at Ulta recently. They were having a BOGO sale and I could not resist. They didn't have a lot of interesting colors and all of the top and case coats were already sold out, so I picked these two. They look fun though and the gold especially looks like it would be good for the holidays.

Did you get anything good this week?