Enabler Alert! Fauxnad set spotted at Dollarama.

Hi all! We didn't forget about you guys we promise, we've just been so bad with updating. Today I have a little product review/comparison. I recently found out that Dollarama (a pretty popular dollar store around here in Southern Ontario) has been selling Fauxnad stamping kits at a price of $3 a pop. I remember my basic Konad kit, which included a scraper, a stamper, 2 image plates and 3 mini sized stamping polishes was priced at about $30 so this is an awesome deal in comparison. The packaging has a "As seen on TV" logo on the top and when I went to look on their site I believe they're referring to the Salon Express that is available for sale on the site for $10.95 or here for $10. The contents and images plates look exactly the same but oddly enough no where on the packaging does it say Salon Express nor do the stamper or scrapper have the logo printed on them. So I imagine I got the bootleg version of the bootleg version. lol

 In the kit it contained a scraper, a double ended stamper, an image plate holder and 5 different image plates.

Here is the fauxnad scraper and stamper next to the Konad stamper and scraper. The fauxnad stamper looks like a giant next to the teeny tiny Konad stamper but it is so much easier to use because you're not trying to stamp with a little bitty thing with a small handle. I like how it's dual ended, the big end for full nail patterns and the small end for smaller accent designs. The large end of the fauxnad stamp is slightly smaller than the Konad, but not by much. Another great thing is the colour of the material, when I first got the Konad stamper it was a nightmare trying to stamp with red polish! It was so difficult to see the stamped image let alone stamp it. With the scraper, while I appreciate the bigger handle I am ultimately indifferent about it because I find all metal scrappers scratch the image plates. What I like to use instead are old business cards or used gift cards.

I didn't take a picture of the plate holder on it's own but I need to add that it fit all my other Konad/Bundle Monster plates so that's a plus! Of the 5 plates included only 1 was a full nail pattern plate. The images on the plates are varied but there's a decent selection.

My only complaint is that the full nail patterns were too small for my thumbs. Which is a shame because that was my favourite plate from the bunch.

In conclusion, I would say this is a fantastic deal and for $3 you really can't go wrong. This set would be perfect for someone who is interested in venturing into the nail stamping world since contains all the basic tools and a pretty good selection of images to choose from. I had to check 2 other Dollaramas before finding this kit, I believe it was first spotted in stores early to mid December of 2012.
Hope you all enjoyed my post!

Annie