{"id":62228,"date":"2012-10-08T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/?p=62228"},"modified":"2025-07-03T04:38:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:38:01","slug":"sticks-and-stones-nail-polish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/archive\/sticks-and-stones-nail-polish\/","title":{"rendered":"Sticks \u2018n stones: The best indie nail polish brand you\u2019ve never heard of"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Any serious nail painting<\/strong> guru knows that independent nail polishes are where it’s at in terms of manicure \u201cwow\u201d factor. Sure, Zoya and China Glaze and Essie and OPI are always coming out with amazing colors and textures and sparkles, but when you’re wearing something that’s a little less “mainstream,” it’s almost as if you have an edge over everyone else. Also, there are only so many nail polishes you can buy before you’ve already purchased the entire collection. Your next step, naturally, is to go for indie polishes<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Today I’m dishing on one of the more coveted independent polishes to hit the nail market: Cover Band Lacquers Sticks \u2018n Stones. This nail polish, a matte, black-and-white glitter top coat–has quickly become my favorite. Why? Because it takes literally any manicure and makes it a million times more awesome. Seriously–your nails never knew they could look this cool.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Sticks \u2018n stones nail polish review<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Sticks \u2018n Stones nail polish is sold exclusively on NinjaPolish.com, where you\u2019ll find oodles of more indie nail polishes. You’ll probably need to sign up for the waiting\/notification list since this bad boy sells out quickly. Sticks \u2018n Stones is modeled after another indie nail polish by Lynnderella called Connect the Dots. I haven’t personally tried the Lynnderella version because a) it’s nearly impossible to find and b) when you do, it sells for upwards of $100. (Yes, nail polish fanatics are slightly insane.) However, I have seen many a comparison online and I do prefer the chunkier glitter of the Sticks \u2018n Stones nail polish.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Like most glitter polishes, Sticks \u2018n Stones is difficult to remove<\/strong>. While that’s annoying come removal time, it’s awesome throughout the duration of your manicure. I’ve actually been able to wear it for over a week at a time without any chipping. Impressive, no?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Sticks \u2018n Stones<\/strong> sells for $9<\/strong> and is worth every single cent. You can apply it over a gradient, over naked nails, a geometric design or a solid color. It can take on a retro vibe, when paired with certain colors, or even a paint-splatter effect.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Any serious nail painting guru knows that independent nail polishes are where it’s at in terms of manicure \u201cwow\u201d factor. Sure, Zoya and China Glaze and Essie and OPI are always coming out with amazing colors and textures and sparkles, but when you’re wearing something that’s a little less “mainstream,” it’s almost as if you… Read More »Sticks \u2018n stones: The best indie nail polish brand you\u2019ve never heard of<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":854,"featured_media":62230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beauty-tips-women"],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":62230,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Sticks-n-Stones-Nail-Polish-300x214.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/854"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}