RBL: Look Whose Back....

SCRANGIE 2.0 (Blogger 2.0)

A quick comparison: Rescue Beauty Lounge and Milani.

Good Morning, I don't know where you are or what your weather is like but here in "Sunny California , it iscold, cold, cold.  Yes, I know, it's probably colder where you are, but today was 37 degrees when I woke up, and that's NOT supposed to happen here in California as far as I am concerned, LOL!

In fact it was pretty cold all weekend, so that meant I spent a lot of time indoors, rummaging thru my stash and comparing colors. These 2 immediately jumped out at me!

Rescue Beauty Lounge "Black Russian" and Milani "Garnet Gems".

Here they are 2 coats each, no top coat.   Left to Right: RBL, Milani, RBL, Milani.

Left to Right: RBL, Milani, RBL.

Left to Right: RBL, Milani.

RBL "Black Russian" has a black creme base with ruby red glitter.

Milani "Garnet Gems" Black jelly base with ruby red glitter.

As you can see these are very close. The base in Rescue Beauty Lounge is a lot more opaque and smoother, 2 coats of this is perfect.  In the Milani, the base is thinner, thus the glitter is more prominent, and is allowed to rise to the surface, thus making this polish seem "bumpy", yet it adds more glitter "pizazz". :)

I purposefully, did not apply top coat to either, so you could see the finishes and how different they are. With top coat, both of these are smooth and gorgeous!

Left to Right: RBL, Milani, RBL, Milani.  Personally. I like the RBL version, it applied perfectly, very smooth, and I like how it maintains it's deep base and still shows the glitter off nicely.  Vampy goodness!

Left to Right: RBL, Milani.

I love how prominent the glitter is in the Milani, but the thinner base is just a bit too thin for me. If it were more opaque and a tad darker, this would be perfect! I'm sure I could wear this with 3 coats and that would rectify the situation, or apply a black base color first, but I wanted to keep the coats even for this comparison.:)

As it stands, the Milani is still a very good "lemming killer" if you want the RBL but can't drop $18 on a polish.  "Black Russian" is still available, HERE at Rescue Beauty Lounge. Milani can be found at your local drugstore, CVS or Walgreens, and online at Cherry Culture.

Keep It Sweet! and stay warm wherever you are :)

Rescue Beauty Lounge "Jack"

Okay, so I do not purchase many RBL's ever since she stopped having her annual Half Off sale, a couple of years ago, but this color just drew me in.

I know a lot of "nail heads" were disappointed by this color, but I was giddy with happiness when I purchased it, and wore it :)

RBL "Jack ***"... yeah, I'll explain. :) Ji released this collection as a Georgia O'Keefe themed collection, but had to remove the G.O. references at the request of the museum legal counsel.

This polish was originally supposed to be called "Jack in the Pulpit", but now it is just "Jack".   Here is a link to the entire story, HERE.

Rescue Beauty Lounge
"Jack"
2 coats with top coat

I love this color! Teal green creme with teal and blue shimmer. I am a sucker for "hidden shimmer", the last RBL polish I purchased was "Piu Mosso", and it has the same "hidden shimmer". LOVE!!!!

RBL's wear EXTREMELY well on me, probably better than OPI, but  at $20 a piece, I do not buy too many of them anymore.

Thankfully when Ji was having her annual 50% off sale, I purchased 5 other great colors, Scrangie, Black Russian, Under the Stars, Dead Calm and 360.  :)

This beauty lasted 5 days without 1 chip, and very little tip wear. I did my usual 2 layers of top coat. Since Seche Vite shrinks RBL's on my nails, I topped this with OPI top coat to avoid shrinkage, and then Seche Vite.

Application was perfect, dried well, no pooling, no goopiness, LOL! Ji really has a great formula, and my nails love it!

Keep it Sweet!

The BiB4 (Bring it Back) 48-Hour Pre-Order

Friday, November 2, 2012 12:00 PM EST-
Sunday, November 4, 2012 12:00 PM EST

The colors you couldn't live without!
Snatch 'em up before they disappear again!

Trust us, we’ve flagged all the emails and social media posts that beg for us to recreate your favorite sold-out colors. I have heard your protests, so here we are, once again, to wake up these retired beauties to work their magic on your fingers and toes.

Whenever we resurrected our tranquilly sleeping colors in the past, our diverse ReBeL classes were unable to team up to quench their cravings. Instead of having you vote for the “Bring it Back” colors, this time I’ve chosen these colors for you, the ones which were most requested according to all of our data.

For the newbie freshmen, I suggest that you select the record-breaking sold-out color Aqua Lily you never had a chance to experience. It's stormy Piu Mosso and the apprehensive lavender Insouciant that our sophomores were longing for. The seniors may rest easy and luxuriate with the return of Opaque Nude and Recycle, no more stalking on eBay or rationing their almost-gone bottles. And then there are those of you who are enrolled in ReBeL’s Masters program--you will be happy to know that our new collection of The Bloggers’ 2.0 will be available in early 2013. I can almost hear the collective gasp!

Remember, we can’t take any responsibility for your backups, so take this opportunity to backup your backups. Click here for link.

P.S. The “Gift with Purchase” supplies are extremely limited, so if you want one, please enter code RBLGWP on your way to checkout.

B.I.B.(Bring It Back 2)- Available NOW

 

ReBeL [n. reb-uh'l]

1. A special breed of Rescue Beauty Lounge nail polish fanatic
2. A sneaky 007 type best known for outsmarting the democratic voting system
3. A wild devotee with a knack for gathering followers, enabling others, and frightening strangers.

Rescue Beauty has an incredible community of some of the most diverse, remarkable fans who have coined the term ReBeL – hardcore RBL aficionados. ReBeLs are truly devoted, albeit eccentric. Case in point: after 48 hours of some of the most intense voting in RBL history (staying up all night across the globe, creating a color war on our Facebook page, lobbying votes from strangers in the grocery store, stealing borrowing phones from friends and relatives…), you ladies (…and at least one man) have shown that while fans may come and go, ReBeLs are for life.

Anne – This multifaceted polish is for the bold ReBeL with a good head on her shoulders - one we'd like to see you keep for a while.

360 – For the laid-back ReBeL who would rather walk barefoot in the sand than strut around in stilettos, 360 offers a serene escape from the daily grind.

Locavore – Everyone has that friend who can stay out all night and look perfect in the morning. Here's a way to bottle just an ounce (or 0.4 oz) of her energy for that special occasion.

Scrangie – This one is a bit of a chameleon – is she purple, is she blue, is she green? Maybe she just can't make up her mind. Sound familiar, darling ReBeLs?

Orbis Non Sufficit – This is the kind of balance only a ReBeL can understand: one day you've got a statement piece, the next you're rocking an edgy neutral. All you have to change is your perspective.

Mismas – You clever ReBeLs figured out how to bring back the entire Blogger Collection. This not-too-girly/not-too-edgy violet créme will perfectly glam up the nails of any double agent – or girl next door (your secret is safe with me).