Going English with Rescue Beauty

Rescue Beauty Lounge just launched their Housewives of Tudor England Collection. It features four shades: Anne (bewitching olive green with a pink-gold metallic iridescence), Catherine (royal purple with a fine pewter sheen and hints of blue and fuschia shimmer), Catherine H. (shimmering Wedgewood blue hue with a hint of a gold- and pink-flecked darkening sky), and Jane (pale gray pearl with sheer washes of pink and gold). Each retails for $18.00 (for 0.4 fl. oz.).

• Anne is a dark, luxurious olive green with a mix of pink and gold micro shimmer. The shimmer seems really fine but plentiful; it’s like it was strewn through the color base. It has a very slight yellow undertone, but this is definitely more olive green than green-green. Two coats.
• Catherine is a grayed purple with pink and gray micro-shimmer laced with the color. There’s a subtle cool undertone running through this, despite it’s eggplanty-red base. Two coats.
• Catherine H. is a medium-dark periwinkle blue with lilac shimmer and iridescent blue microglitter. It is just the slightest bit purple-toned, but it’s still predominantly a blue shade. Two coats.
• Jane is a muted gray-beige creme with flecks of pale gold microglitter hovering in the base; it’s the least glittery/shimmery of the four. I couldn’t detect any pink in this, even under direct light. Two coats.

I found the formula on these a little thinner than the majority of Rescue Beauty Lounge polishes that I’ve tried, which isn’t a bad thing, just something I noticed from the get-go. I only needed two coats for all four of these, though Jane may be one that you may go three coats on. Otherwise, these are rather pigmented on the whole. Application went smoothly with no streaking and even color and shimmer distribution.  They dry down to a semi-shiny finish, so I’d definitely recommend a glossy top coat for these to look their best (I used Zoya’s).

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• Product: 29/30
• Value: 8/10
• Ease of Use: 4/5
• Packaging: 4/5

RECOMMENDATION: The colors are perfect for fall; they have a certain depth to them that makes them particularly elegant on nails.

AVAILABILITY: Rescue Beauty Lounge

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Nail Lacquer: Anne, Catherine, Catherine H., Jane

Nail Lacquer: Anne, Catherine

Nail Lacquer: Catherine H., Jane

Nail Lacquer: Anne, Catherine, Catherine H., Jane

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne Nail Lacquer (Flash)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Catherine Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Catherine Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Catherine Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Catherine Nail Lacquer (Flash)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Catherine H. Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Catherine H. Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Catherine H. Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Catherine H. Nail Lacquer (Flash)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Jane Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Jane Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Jane Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Jane Nail Lacquer (Flash)