Rescue Beauty Lounge Fall 2010 Collection - Real Housewives of the Tudor Dynasty!

I'm so excited about these. A couple words on the inspiration behind the collection and then some swatches!

This year's fall collection, according to the press release, is inspired by the wives of Henry VIII and the iridescent thread of the brocade fabrics they wore. I'm not an expert on Henry like a few of my friends are, so I don't feel qualified to comment too much, but I think that's pretty awesome. Gruesome, perhaps, but totally awesome.

I can totally see the brocade influence in these. They're all soft, rich colors with tons of iridescent speckles running through them. Very complex, very gorgeous.

Now, swatches! And please excuse the paper cut on the ring finger of my right hand. I tried to hide it and I know it looks gory! Sorry!

Anne. I think Anne is the most complex of the set, it seems to have the most things going on in there! The base color is a deep olive green with some gold shimmer. Then there's tons of little specks of iridescent/rainbowy shimmer, flashy pink shimmer and purple/fuchsia microglitter. Click the indoor pics to enlarge them and check out the microglitter!! I think the ring finger shows it the best. This is not a dupe of Zoya Edyta or Nubar Verde. Much different finish, more subtle particles, less dull, more colors.

Catherine. There are two Catherines in this set and this one is inspired by Catherine of Aragon. This color has a slight red-based purple base with fine golden shimmer, think OPI Catherine the Grape but not as strongly red toned. Then there's a layer of superfine iridescent shimmer, followed by the fuchsia microglitter from Anne and a little bit of teal/blue microglitter. The microglitter in this one isn't as obvious as in Anne, but it's still a nice touch.


Catherine H, which is of course inspired by Catherine Howard. My picture is making this color look more saturated than it is. It's a deep but very dusty periwinkle type blue. Not really teal like in the first picture, more soft and muted and subdued like the second picture. Indoor picture is much more accurate but doesn't show the shimmer as much. Slight purple tinge. It's supposed to be Wedgwood Blue and that's exactly what it reminds me of. That matte blue surface. It's accented by subtle fine gold shimmer and a bit of that pretty superfine iridescent shimmer. It seems like there's a tiny bit of that purple and aqua microglitter in the bottle but I don't see it strongly on the nail.


Jane. A muted putty-grey with very subtle gold-green-pink shimmer. The shimmer is very fine and is almost a secret shimmer in this polish because it's so light. You can see it strongly in the bottle- a putty with strong light green and gold shimmer- but it's more subtle on the nail. Unless I need to shake it or something! It's the least shimmery of the four polishes. Somewhat reminiscent of the Rescue classic Grunge.

You can see all the different types of shimmer in the bottles pretty well:
And actually... I should have taken a picture of the back of the bottle instead so the shimmer isn't obscured by the label. Let me do that. I'll probably post better bottle pictures later.

I don't know if these are in formula or not because they're press samples only, but I had no issues at all with application. Two coats was great for all but Jane which needed three. They didn't smell like the normal Rescue formula so I'm thinking they might not be, but I don't know for sure.

I really love these. I can't pick a favorite because I love them all. And I'm not just saying that because I'm a gigantic Rescue Beauty Lounge fan. I think these are really gorgeous. Muted fall colors, unique shades, fascinating shimmer. Every single one. Unique. That's kinda Rescue's trademark, funky unique colors, right? Two thumbs up from me. Green, purple, blue and grey, baby!!

I don't know when they'll be available on the website, the press release doesn't seem to give a date. I'd guess there might be a pre-order soon and then a full release like they normally do. You can find the Rescue nail polish fall line online and in their salon in Manhattan when it's out.

(These were sent to me for review.)