Redemption

So, a few posts ago, I was kicking myself in the shins (yeah, it is possible to do that) for not stocking up on a great 99cent Only Store find - Nailene Salon Airbrush Glue On Nails with the Striped French Tip.

I originally bought one just to try it out (as I've never used DIY nails before) and I figured if I liked them enough I could go back and stock up... no biggie.

Well, to my despair, after finding out how AWESOME this product is, my local 99cent Only Store was completely out!!! Like, not ONE Striped French Tip remained...Just a few pink tipped w/polka dots and white tipped w/flowers... So I bought one of each but only because I didn't want to waste my time going there and buying NOTHING...Unheard of!

So, I sulked home, wondering when I'd ever get another chance to find a product like that again - for a dollar. 

But little did I know...today was going to be my redemption day!

On my lunch break, I headed over to the 99 and lo and behold, there they were! A whole butt load of the Striped French Tipped Nailene's!!!! I was so giddy! I almost jumped up and down right there. 

But I maintained my dignity and instead proceeded to greedily fill up my basket with about - oh - 12 Nailene items!!! (Although, I would LOVE to have gotten all 30 of the items in stock, I knew that 1.The hubz would NOT be happy with me spending $30 on nail products alone and 2. I didn't want to do to another frugalista what happened to me last week - total and utter sadness to the point of slamming my fists against my dashboard - demanding justice!)

Now I have no need to plan for a trip to the nail salon and get my nails done for the holidays.  And then budgeting for the fills that costs as much as a full set.

Nope! Not me! Beginning November 1st, I will get my nails did by Me, Myself and I!

Anywho, here's a pic of 3 of the 12 items I scored today:

BELOW: I also scored some Apricot Scrub that's supposed to be a dupe for St. Ives Apricot Scrub... Looks legit, but we'll see.

UPDATE: This product sucks... Hardly any "grains" to exfoliate and the cream base itself just did nothing for my skin. Andy tried it as well and agreed. So i threw it away. Skip this product if you see it.

BELOW: I also ended up purchasing 3 wire pencil holders that I am going to be using as my makeup brush holders. I'm going to beautify them a bit to give them a more "me" look and then I'll post those pics soon.

Oh!!! Also, I am going to post some pics of my newly established "beauty" area in my bedroom... I honestly cannot believe I was able to score a spot in my room to be entirely for my use. So happy about it and hopefully that will be more helpful in getting some YouTube beauty videos uploaded faster.

BELOW: Also, I scored a few more random non-beauty related items that I thought were worth mentioning, because this just proves that it's best to shop at the 99 before WalMart, Target, & grocery stores...

All 3 of these babies are brand name, full sized, not expired (always have to be careful when shopping the 99 for expiration dates) and as always - only 99 cents each!!!

(sigh) I don't think I see a cure for this any time soon...

Until next time...