As I mentioned in my “Best of Beauty” article, I recently tried some of Rescue Beauty Lounge’s nail polishes. I’ll be the first to admit that they are pricey at $18 a bottle, so I certainly won’t be buying entire collections. But since I had heard such rave reviews on the RBL formula from fellow bloggers, I saved some moo-lah and decided to try them for myself.
RBL’s nail polish formula is truly amazing. It’s very rare that I need even a second coat for full coverage. There was no cuticle drag or tip build-up, no bubbling, and even without a top coat the polish was glossy and long-lasting. With a top coat, I got a full 3 days wear! For reference, I typically only get one day with a “normal” nail polish (like China Glaze, OPI, Zoya, etc).
My colors…
Mismas – a grape purple cream polish. There’s no shimmer or frosting; the polish dries to a HIGH shine, almost patent-leather shine. My swatch below shows one coat with no top coat. This is one of my favorites to use with a matte top coat.
Rescue Beauty Lounge nail polish in Mismas
Scrangie – a very cool blue and purple duochrome frosted polish. Depending on ambient light, my nails flash purple, teal, or blue. The frost is well-dispersed and doesn’t streak on application. This color is sold out currently, but hopefully RBL will have more soon.
RBL nail polish in Scrangie
Orbis Non Sufficit – a creamy green that’s reminiscent of military camouflage. I know green polish isn’t for everyone, but I love them, and there never seems to be enough nice green polishes out there. I was beyond thrilled with this bottle! My swatch below shows one coat of polish on all nails, no gloss top coat; my ring finger has a coat of Essie’s Matte About You top coat.
RBL nail polish in Orbis Non Sufficit
What are your thoughts on spending $18 on a bottle of nail polish? Does the quality and fact that you’d use less factor into your decision?
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I own Scrangie, and I think it’s beautiful! I certainly don’t drop that much money on nail polish very often, but for RBL I think it’s worth it occasionally.
Oooh, that green is beautiful! I usually steer way clear of green. But this shade is gorge.
Btw, what does, “Orbis Non Sufficit” mean, any idea? The names are unique, to say the least.
Mismas and Scrangie are after the beauty/nail polish bloggers who worked with RBL to create those unique colors. I know Orbis is by one of the bloggers too, but she chose a different name.
Orbis Non Sufficit is latin and “roughly” translates to “the world is not enough”.
Thanks, Jami!
Being I know Spanish (which comes from Latin, of course), the “Orbis…” name sounded familiar, but I wasn’t sure.
Do you have any idea about PATYKA DRY SKIN FACE CREAM?
Hi Beauty Lounge,
Actually, no I have never heard of that skin care brand. Is is something you use frequently or know where it can be purchased?
Thanks for commenting at Bionic Beauty, I hope to see you around the blog in the future!
Best regards,
Jami
I love that purple! I just wish I could grow my nails out well enough to allow a pretty polishing. I fidget too much (yeah, my bad!), and thus, they’re very short. Do you know of a good “help your nails grow” kind of regimen/system?
Thanks, either way!
Tashi, I am REALLY tough on my nails! They are very soft, peel and I use them for tools. So they are typically *very* short. To get mine to grow, I use Jojoba Oil at night (the leftovers from my face) and I keep them painted with clear polish as much as possible (when I don’t have colored polish on). The polish really does help keep them stronger and thus, they can grow.