These may be the worst bottle and swatch photos I've ever taken with a proper camera. (I had just gotten this camera when the haul arrived so I hadn't quite figured out how to use it yet...) But it's a fun haul post so... why not, right?
Back in December, when Rescue Beauty Lounge had that enormous sale, I took advantage of the rare opportunity and hauled every RBL I had wanted (and I should've gotten more because there are a few I regret not getting, like Lulu and Pepto Pink -- why pinks? Who knows). At the same time, one of the Polish or Perish bloggers emailed me, saying she'd be asleep during the very short sale and asked to haul for them. Well, how could I say no? And then a couple of people on NB and other nail bloggers also needed help hauling... so I offered to haul for them. So what was the final total haul? 33 RBL polishes... so over $300 with shipping. I was so worried that my order was too big and that they would run out of stock so I ZOOMED through the checkout process and got my order in before the first minute of the sale was over. Luckily, everything was in stock! Here's what arrived at my doorstep a week later. (Click on the photo to get the full effect of the "whoa, that's a ton of RBL" sensation.)
Underware, Orbis Non Sufficit, Recycle
Yes... Underware's cap is taller than the others.
No More War (yeah, there are four of them there), Bikini Bottom, Concrete Jungle
Purple Haze, Scrangie, Mismas
Opaque Nude, Grunge, Stormy
Teal, Dead Calm, Look Rich Be Cheap
Glamourpuss, Killa Red and Yellow Fever
The uneven caps really drive me nutsy.
The people I hauled for were generous enough to let me swatch some of the polishes they got that I did not. Unfortunately, these swatches turned out hella ugly on me. This first one suffers from major dried out cuticles (eww).
Rescue Beauty Lounge Stormy
Gorgeous dark grey with fabulous application. I'm sorry I can't comment on it further but I can't stand to think about how ragged my cuticles are here.
Rescue Beauty Lounge Dead Calm
Rich, dark blue. So beautiful! But absolutely impossible to get a good photo of in natural light because it's so incredibly glossy, it reflects EVERYTHING on a clear day.
Rescue Beauty Lounge Look Rich Be Cheap
I had somehow sensed that this colder gold and dark purple glitter combination would look terrible with my skin and I was right. It is stunning polish and I love the other RBL glitter I own (Locavore) but I was right to not have gotten it for myself. I'm glad the person who got it let me swatch it though. Three coats to become mostly opaque.
Needless to say, there should be a bunch more RBL posts in the near future (though about four swatches were lost when my computer died).
