NOTM: ChG Tempest plus Konad Dupe

Eh... I haven't been posting any reviews at all because I've just really chilled at home the entire summer plus my face has been getting randomly inflamed for no apparent reason soooo I'll probably just be uploading hauls and NOTWs(Nails of the Moment) the rest of it till school starts and I start getting into wearing makeup again. ^^;

 Yep, my nails are nubbies at the moment. They were in horrible condition for half the year because of my Ceramics class so I decided that I need to start fresh. Also, please excuse the chipping (this picture was taken a week into doing my nails) and my really dry finger tips.

What I Used:

~Essie - Fill the Gap, base coat: AMAZING... Definitely the best base coat I've ever used so far. It really does give you a nice even surface to paint your nails. It's also my cheapest one, on sale for $2 at a hair salon in my mall.

~China Glaze - Tempest: Blurple color, or more specifically a purple base with a really strong blue shimmer. Took 3 coats to make it opaque though. :T

~Sally Hansen - Xtreme Wear in White On: Absolutely horrible white nail polish if your trying to coat your nails because its extremely goopy and thick, but great for nail stamping because of that reason.

~Seche Vite - Top Coat: Yes the oh so famous topcoat, but I honestly do believe it deserves the praise that it gets, it's fast drying, shiny and protective. Surprisingly it's not getting thick and goopy like everyone says and I'm about half way finished with it...

~Kand Nail Stamping set: Cheapy Konad dupe~ I don't own any Konad so I can't compare, but I think it would work just as good as the Konad one. Its just that the plastic scraper that comes with this cheapy set sucks, so I use a Razor blade to scrape it off.

Haul: E.L.F., Yes to Carrots, Nail Polish, Fake, Freebies

In no way were all of these items purchased in a day or even a span of a week. All products were purchased over a span of weeks.

 ...and with that Enjoy My Collective Haulage~

Eyes Lips Face(e.l.f.):

 Where: Target

 No sales, or anything with these Items, but considering every ELF product is $1 to $3 anyway, it wasn't a biggie. 

ELF Studio Blush in  Pink Passion: $3~ I'm really not a pink person in general much less Hot pink, but it looked like such a unique bright color for so cheap, it basically was screaming for me to get it.

Luscious Liquid Lipstick in Baby Lips: $1~ To be honest, I just got it to try out the clicky Stilia pen packaging. ^^;

Custom Compact: $1~ Got it to Obviously store some of the Custom eye shadows. So far I'm blown away. This isn't a dinky compact at all. Defintely going back for more to store some depotted powders in the future.

Custom Eyeshadows in  Truly Pink , Moondust, Golden Glow &  Mocha: $1~ Absolutely beautiful, I've worn these a couple times and so far so good.

Yes To Carrots:

Worth: $29.98

Paid: $6.49

Where: Ross

How? I just bought it at Ross. Every time I go and there is something from Yes to Carrots I snag it. Don't underestimate Ross, they have a bunch of expensive  skincare, makeup and hair care there that they sell for half or less then the real price. 

Yes to Cucumbers Soothing Facial Mask: $14.99 (Paid $3.49)~ I definitely wanted to try a mask that was natural, in hopes that it will help and not break me out. 

Yes to Tomatoes Facial Hydrating Lotion: $14.99 (Paid $3)~ Your probably thinking Dry skin mask/oily skin lotion, contradicting much? But Nupe, tried the Yes to Cucumbers lotion and Loved it, worried that I'd run out fast, I bought this to see if it would work better for my Combo skin.

Nail polish/Freebies:

Worth: $35.95 w/o Sally's Card

Paid: $11.97

Where: Sally's Beauty Supply

How? I own a Sally's Card. The Finger Paints May Sale; all FP nail polish are on sale for $3.99 plus if you buy 3 FP nail polishes you get a free little purse. I also got a coupon for a free China Glaze nail polish for being a Sally's Member.

Finger Paint's Nail Polish in Tiffany Imposter, Lavender Highlight, & Easel Come, Easel Go: $4.99 w/o card (Paid $3.99 each)~ I don't own a Purple/blue cremes and I also wanted a pure silver color.

Finger Paints Ashley Purse in teal: $14.99 w/o card (Paid Nothing)~ Comes in Purple, Pink and Teal. The web pictures are very color misleading. On the Website they look like elegant Pastel colors, but in reality the Purple is actually a Dark purple and the pink is actually a muted medium pink. The closest to the color on the website was the teal one and the one I chose. I'm loving it a lot so far, very cute. :3 It also comes with a 50 cents off a FP NP attached. 

China Glaze Nail Polish in Tempest: $5.99 w/o Card (Paid Nothing)~ Such a pretty duo chome Blurple color.

Dupe/Fake:

Where: Locally owned dollar store

Kand Stamping Nail art set: $1~ Yup, that's right a $1 Konad ripe off.  Works great, but the scraper sucks so I use a razor blade instead. :P

Extra - Freebie:

Where: Victoria Secrets

Dream Angels Heavenly Perfume sample: (Free w/ coupon) I have ladysugarsheen's blog to thank for the coupon.

Upcoming: Physicians Formula Haul

I've been hoarding the things I've bought from PF only because I'm simply NOT Done with the $5 Dollar off Coupon that's good till 6/15/11 and this week's CVS 6 off Deal. So I'll upload it all at once later on. Just wanted to Point out the AWESOME Chance to get Free, or close to free Physicians Formula stuff.

Coupon:
http://www.raininghotcoupons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/eyebooster-coupon-3-1.pdf