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Rescuebeauty Blog
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This blog is written by me: Ji Baek. I create all the colors behind Rescue Beauty Lounge Nail Polishes. I blog about anything and everything that inspires me...
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georgia on my mind…

For 128 days, I have been living, breathing, dreaming, and channeling Georgia O’Keeffe. The four of my walls of my studio were plastered with her master works—intoxicating me daily with color-gasms. ...

4 days ago

Happy Holiday in May!

Dear ReBeLs, Due to the recent mega success of The Fan Collection, I was able to flirt with the possibility of offering BiB (Bring it Back) colors again. The only stumbling block for me was the poten...

18 may 12 1 person likes this

Enough—A Clean Start…

On May 8th, I was on my way to work in a grayed, foggy, and damp New York City. Even though it was a sleep-inducing day, I was full of sunbursts, knowing that I was going to put up a post about The F...

14 may 12

The Fan Collection–Let’s Revisit Last Year, Shall We?

  Meet the finalists—11 nominees for the RBL Fan Collection—drum roll please…. Originally posted on : Feb 15, 2011 These loving, passionate, and sometimes nutty submissions have been by far the ...

11 may 12

The Fan Collection 2.0

Dear ReBeLs, The Fan Collection was the most exhilarating and exhausting collection I’ve ever released to date. Am I delusional for hosting this event again? Of course I am. As the leader of Re...

08 may 12

What to Expect When You’re Expecting: The Pre-order.

My Darling ReBeLs, Without fail, my in-box explodes once again during the pre-order shipment process. This year, our Fan Collection pre-orders came in record-breaking numbers. Please know that our go...

09 apr 12

Painless Baked and Broiled Whole Fish

My husband and I recently had a gorging marathon consuming a massive bone-in rib-eye steak. The day after, I made steak and eggs for our brunch with the leftovers. It was so exceptionally satisfying ...

02 apr 12

The Ins and Outs of the Pre-order Process

Before every pre-order event takes place, my inboxes become filled with inquiries, and as might be expected, about an hour before the pre-order, our facebook page ignites as if on fire. To avoid any ...

16 mar 12

Journaling…

From afar, I’ve been a desperate lifetime admirer of daily journal keepers. It’s not that I’m lazy—but I always end up staring at blank pages or I simply forget to write the tribulations of the day (...

06 mar 12

My Heart Breaks…

My Heart Breaks… Dear ReBeLs, I have been truthfully dreading this day for some time, and am full of sorrow as I write this post. Unfortunately, this was inevitable and unavoidable. For the past two-...

29 feb 12 1 person likes this

Lost in Translation…

My husband and I have a fickle relationship with Aburiya Kinnosuke . We began our arduous journey to this midtown-east restaurant since it opened its doors in 2005 and our dysfunctional relationship ...

21 feb 12

This Valentine’s Day….

I have been doing my own nails since the closing of the Lounge this past July and they have never looked or felt better. My husband, who has been part of my quality-control testing squad, was left wi...

13 feb 12

My Hair Diary: 2

Dearest Hair, I last dyed you six months ago and I’ll fess up—I was miserable at first, skidding on the border of a slightly funky depression that I had to cross to the other side of—and I had to emb...

07 feb 12

Meet the Rileys!

This endearing mother and daughter ReBeLs team has had a hold on my heart for some time. They buy each other surprise nail color presents as well as backup bottles, and it’s always fun to see what th...

31 jan 12

Happy 2012!

I hope your holidays were safe and joyful and best wishes for you and your family in 2012. Now, on to our ReBeL family for 2012! Vlounge is now open and running. We are still working out the kinks, i...

20 jan 12

Meet Pam Pastor

Our veteran ReBeL and author of one of my favorite books, Paper Cuts. She fought vigorously during our BiB votes and strangely, that’s not how I first encountered our Pam. A few years ago, Pam had em...

30 dec 11

Let’s Play! (coming soon)

Our facebook wall has become an awe-inspiring, spectacular online community full of superb and lovely people. It’s the first thing in the morning I check out as I sit with my cup of tea, and the last...

07 dec 11

Meet Candice!

Meet our Candice, who has been our fan as soon as we had our facebook, yes, I think it was below 750 fans and of course before the birth of ReBeL. I can’t imagine our community without her, nor do I ...

05 dec 11

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh I’m absolutely startled that this gem is Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s debut novel. The enchanting and lyrical first chapter had me scheming to prolong my dutie...

22 nov 11 1 person likes this

Cassoulet: Decoded.

I’m still mourning the sudden death of my beloved Gourmet Magazine. To tell you the truth, I have a shrine-like shelf dedicated to the back issues I had collected over the years. Often, I would snugg...

10 nov 11

Upcoming Events 2

To clear things up, here is a list of the upcoming events for late 2011: November 14, 2011 (THIS MONDAY!): BiB2 Pre-orders start to ship November 21, 2011: BiB2 available to the public (*Hint, check ...

09 nov 11

Lara’s Make Under

Lara’s Make Under….. Me: Lara has the most beautiful watery blue-green eyes that provoked and awakened my terrible habit—desire to make her over. For years, I had made over my clients head to toe, in...

03 nov 11

Meet KayDi Kat

Meet one of our head cheerleaders KDK and of course the founder of the word we use too many times to count—ReBeL! Memory of the very first moment I came up with the word ReBeL, and my reaction to the...

28 oct 11

I Heart You My Tub of Love….

My Darling Love, You’ve stood by my side when I’ve turned my snobbish nose at you for being a drugstore brand. Your packaging is amongst the commoners, but your presence was a giant. Now, I trust you...

20 oct 11

A Chic Shape Wear You Can Now Be Proud Of….

There are some things you buy which makes you so breathless with excitement that you dial your girlfriend as soon as you leave the store. However, shopping for shapewear is not one of these things. I...

13 oct 11

The Core Collection

Hi everyone! This is Lara, temporarily hijacking Ji’s blog. Lately there have been a lot of questions regarding which polishes are core (ie will never ever go away – like a Twinkie), and ...

07 oct 11

The World is Your Oyster…

A few weeks ago, I had an irritatingly irksome day trying to troubleshoot a bookkeeping software program with outsourced tech-support. I worked late into the night at the office. Dragging my body int...

07 oct 11

Decoding the No-Reservation Madness.

Torrisi Italian Specialties. In my over-priced New York City, I’ve found a place that executes the most inventive, mouth-watering prix fixe menu for $50 per person; this place is a uniquely dem...

29 sep 11

How to Love an American Man: A True Story by Kristine Gasbarre

We live in an era of being perpetual addicted to live streams, where even emails are now considered a slow form of communication. From the touch pads of our fingertips, we instantly stream via text, ...

19 sep 11 1 person likes this

Reality Bites!

As a child, I had a deep distaste for meat. Adults in my family used to sneak meat into one of my favorite things in the whole-wide world—Ssam: it literally means “to wrap” in Korean. Traditionally, ...

13 sep 11

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