Welcome back, reader! My swatch today is yet another Indie Shop Atlanta buy. It’s funny; in case you missed it, Indie Shop 2018 locations were announced today, and they’re returning to Atlanta in March, so I’ll have the chance to go and buy more polish that I won’t even get to swatch until next year. I do hope I’ll see my favorite makers again though! Anyway, this is Bluebird Lacquer‘s Shine Bright Like a Rhinestone, and it’s one of the best polishes I bought last year. I’m wearing three coats with one coat of Seche Vite.
Shine Bright Like a rhinestone is a clear-based microglitter polish with silver flakies, silver glitter, a little bit of holo, and a blue-to-purple shifting shimmer. Application was easy; the product consistency is easy to work with despite everything in it. As with most microglitters, coverage builds up to full opacity; I got full opacity on the second coat. The polish dries to a smooth finish; I used top coat for extra smoothness and shine.
I’m afraid I didn’t really do this polish justice. There’s so much going on in it, and it was so much better in person. For example, the blue shimmer, which gives the polish an icy glow, isn’t easily seen in these photos. Aside from that, I love this polish. I love any polish that turns my nails into disco balls, but this one has been a nice change of pace with the extra shifting shimmer. It was a ton of fun to wear.
As of this writing, Bluebird Lacquer is closed for the holidays, but will reopen.
What a striking polish. I can’t go to the shows but I’d love to buy from them.
I was thinking that your polish was similar to one that I have from Orly, I think it is, but then I saw the purple shift – wow, so unexpected!
It’s so sparkly! I think it is a gorgeous polish for winter, especially for snowy sunny days.
Sparkly and sassy! It’s really nice!
OOoo! The change in the lighting makes it so neat!
I’m so stoked about all the stops that The Indie Shop is making… ESPECIALLY San Antonio of course. I want to actually make a TRIP out of it this time and enjoy myself. Love your swatches always!
Looooove how sparkly this beauty is!
What a nice surprise shift! I just saw the announcement of locations. So exciting
I love that rosy shift!
Lou can do no wrong! SO pretty!