I honestly thought I had blogged about these already so I apologize for the lateness.
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| 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.
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Abi |
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| 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.
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe |
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| Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe |
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| 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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They're pretty pricey but I really love Abi so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors but you can tell in the pics that application was difficult. What a bummer.
ReplyDeleteI just tried my first RBL and it was Santa Fe!! I really really loved it!! $20 is soooo high but the formula worked for me.. not sure about the wear since I change my polish almost everyday!
ReplyDeleteThe thickness/no self leveling is really good to know, that's one of the polish problems that annoys me the most! I've been considering a few RBLs from this collection but couldn't bring myself to spend the money. They are such gorgeous colors though. I really want the polish based on Ghost Ranch (I just can't remember what that one is re-named to at the moment) because it's such an amazing place.
ReplyDeleteI splurged on the complete GOMM Collection - ehem :-S. While application was a challenge I love these two. USD 20 is high end but in Switzerland we pay approximately USD 25 for OPI, USD 20 for Essie and USD 23 for China Glaze IF we buy them in the stores!!!! Luckily we live in 21st century and worldwide delivery from e-tailers is pretty much standard.
ReplyDeleteHow could you forgot those two, they are so spetial, mostly the Abi! :o)
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Tuli
Sorry to hear that they did not self level. But I can barely tell from your photos, they are amazing as always. Out of all of the GOMMs, Abi is the one I hear least about. Thanks for your review
ReplyDeleteHonestly I thought that the shimmer would be more present on the nail :(
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