Red and Gold Christmas Mani

Hello Lovely friends!  Can you believe it is already DECEMBER?!  I am so glad that it is because I LOVE the Holidays. Check out this pretty Christmas inspired manicure that I came up with. I hope you like it.

Red and gold is the perfect color combination for a Holiday manicure.

My nails are super short right now so it only took one coat of China Glaze's Ruby Deer for the base, the gold is also by China Glaze and its called Passion. Ruby Deer is one of the best red cremes out there, with the right application I think one coat would work for longer nails too.

The design in from Bundle Monster Plate BM-203. I am till so pleased with the newest plates that Bundle Monster came out with. They stamp so well and the size is perfect for my nails.

Thank you for reading! More Christmas manicures to come. Let me know what YOU want to see in the comments! Have a great weekend friends. :)

Alaina xoxo

Swing Baby!!

Hey Loves! I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving! Check out one of my favorites...the leopard print mani.  I can't get enough of this pattern. 

China Glaze Swing Baby a sparkly bronzy gold. It kind of reminds me of M.A.C's Reflects in Antique Gold. I used Orly Matte Vinyl for the print sealed with a coat of Seche Vite. Purrrrfect! ;)

The camera doesn't do this polish any justice it is really so pretty and so unique especially in the sun light. 

No flash

Thank you for reading! Have a fabulous week!

Alaina xoxo

Silver Spots

Hi loves! Todays manicure is a bit on the darker less girly side but I love it. Black and Silver is one of my favorite color combinations.

China Glaze Liquid Leather and China Glaze devotion (in hand) for the spots. Bundle Monster plate BM-221 Devotion is one of the best polishes for stamping EVER! It transfers so well on the stamp. I definitely recommend trying this one out if you are a stamping beginer. 

Thank you for reading! 

Alaina xoxo

Street Chic Flowers

HAPPY OCTOBER FRIENDS! I love this month, the mean Arizona heat is finally breaking so you can actually go outside during the day and not have to worry about melting.  Anyway, check out this fun "konadicure" I did using a great fall color from China Glaze!

China Glaze Street Chic from the Metro Collection. 

This brown beauty if from the Uptown set.

                   This is two coats and the coverage is great but honestly one thicker coat would work also.

Major flash here.

Using Konad Plate M70 with Finger Paints Papier Mache to brighten it up and make it more girly.

Thank you so much for reading. I hope you all are having a fabulous month so far!

Alaina xoxo

Blue and Gold Manicure

Hey Everyone!  Here is a manicure that I did recently using blue and gold two colors that I think go really well together. I hope you enjoy!

My nails were getting a bit long again, I filed them down the other day. I have been kind of feeling the shorter nails lately I feel like I can do more with them as far as super bold colors.

Bundle Monster plate BM-209 for the Design China Glaze First Mate for the base and the gold is China Glaze Passion . I am still LOVING the newest set of Bundle Monster Plates so many fun designs! Halloween is coming up and these plates have some really perfect designs for it. I can't wait for Halloween I am so stoked..I am already sketching up some fun ideas that I can't wait to share with you all!

Pretty simple but still pretty cool. Thanks for checking it out. I hope you all are having a beautiful day.

Alaina xoxo

I'm a Delicate Powder Puff!

Hello Loves! Check out this pretty manicure I did with an Orly Polish I forgot that I bought. I was going through my collection making sure that everything was organized and I found 'Powder Puff'  which is a beautiful off white creme 

It has been a long time since I had an off white on my nails but this one is pretty. This is Three coats..I could have gone with two but I wasn't paying attention ha ha. SHOCKER!

I used Orly's Matte Vinyl for the design. The design is from Konad Plate M73 one of my first and favorite nail plates ever! It feels like I have been nail stamping forever but it hasn't even been a year yet. I got my first plates in October of last year and I am still hooked! I don't even know how many I have ha ha.

I love the delicate black flowers and vines on the off white. Black and white is one of my favorite color combinations. My whole bedroom is decked out in that color scheme. It is so calming plus you can add almost any color accessory and it just pops! 

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you all are having a fabulous week. Oh and 18 DAYS until IMATS LA!! YAY!!

Alaina xoxo

Pretty Periwinkle Manicure!

Hello there Cupcakes! I hope you are all having a fantastic weekend! Mine was FABULOUS! Did a lot of hanging out with my little one, relaxing at home, and got some new nail babies that I LOVE! Check out this manicure I did using one of my pretty new blue cremes..

China Glaze Secret Peri-Wink-Le (two coats)

I love this design..Bundle Monster Plate BM-223 using Orly Matte Vinyl 

Up Close!

Also got this giant bottle of Seche Vite that comes with a regular bottle. This is 4oz of the best top coat ever for 18 dollars from Head2towbeauty.com. I refilled all of my empty-ish bottles and still have half of the bottle left. Such a great deal!  (the little nozzle did not work for my I just poured the polish in carefully with out any issues)

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoy this manicure as much as I do!

Alaina xoxo

Happy Friday! Purple Mani!!

Hey Loves! I hope you are all having a great Friday so far! Check out this mani I didi using on of the new Bundle Monster Plates! The new plates are fabulous...they work beautifully.

Two coats of China Glaze VIII and the design is from Bundle Monster Plate BM-204 in White On White from China Glaze as well.

Up Close!

My nails are starting to grow long again...I think I am going to keep them at this length for a while...ok MAYBE I will go a bit longer! I hope you all have a great weekend! Happy Rapture.. :p Thanks for Reading and BE SAFE this weekend friends!
Alaina xoxox

Rainbow Paint Splatter Manicure

Aloha Sweeties! I was at the Mall the other day and was enticed by the Konad Kiosk. I had to check out what they had even though the prices are INSANE! As I was looking I stumbled upon a plate I didn't have yet! Normally the plates are 10 bucks but I managed to get a discount. WIN! I picked up Plate M21 just for this awesome paint splatter design.

Before the Konad Stamp..Lot's of colors including a few newbies from China Glaze...Electric Pineapple in my hand and on my ring Finger and Papaya Punch on my Pinky. These are from the China Glaze Island Escape Collection which I picked up this weekend as well.

After...Using Konad Plate M21 and a BUNCH of different polishes!

I love the detail of this plate...Glad I picked it up!

I hope you guys like it! It took me a while since I used so many different colors..but it was totally worth it. Also I am still trying to get used to my super short nails..I like them but I miss my long ones. What do you guys think? Long or short? Thanks for reading! I hope you all are having a great weekend!

Peace, Love, and Rainbow Nails!!

Alaina xoxo

Limitless Leopard

Hey Loves! I hope you had a great weekend! Check out this cool holographic leopard print manicure I did!

Two coats of China Glaze Cyberspace

Orly Matte Vinyl for the Leopard design using Konad Plate M57 

I used China Glaze Ingrid for the dots. :)

I like this manicure a lot because its nude but still shimmers with a super cool pattern.
Thanks for reading!

Peace, Love, and Leopard Print! RAWR!

Alaina xoxox

Digital Tiger..RAWR!

Hey dolls! Today I wanted to take a walk on the wild side. Check out my Holographic Manicure with Tiger stripes.

China Glaze Digital Dawn from the Tronica Collection

This color is absolutely gorgeous in the sun, it's a beautiful burnt orange holo. 

Orly Matte Vinyl design using Konad Plate M57. One coat of Seche Vite to bring it all together and Voila! Orly Matte Vinyl stamps like a dream..I am glad I started using it for stamping.

Thank you for reading! I hope you all have a great weekend!

Love, Peace and tiger claws!

Alaina xoxo

In the Spirit of St. Patricks Day

Check out this beauty China Glaze Four Leaf Clover. I'm feeling luckier already! 

China Glaze//Four Leaf Clover

I had no idea I had this polish, I found it while looking for something else. WIN!! I love finding polishes that I didn't know I had. (I suppose now I can remove it from my Head2toebeauty.com shopping cart ha ha) This color is so very pretty..light green creme. *Swoon*

I love this color with my skin tone. This is two coats, and it applied like a dream! China Glaze  makes my favorite creme polishes, I am in love with their formula.

Added some polka dots with Bundle Monster plate BM19. I used China Glaze Adore for the pattern.

Oh nail stamping..How I have missed you. ha ha. It has been a while since I stamped..I used to do it almost everyday..I am going to pick it up again...I still have plates in the packaging. UNACCEPTABLE!  I will do more Konad Designs and show all of you pretty ladies! Also..I am considering cutting my nails down, not filing..CUTTING. I am kind of nervous but I have been seeing lots of shorter nails and been jealous of the short chic look. What do you guys think? Should I keep em long or cut em down? I know they will grow back but I am still nervous! EEEEEP!
Thanks for reading!

Alaina xoxo

Ahoy Mateys!

Hey Pretty People! I recently got some new babies and included was the China Glaze Anchors Away Collection. I couldn't wait to try First Mate. I am sure by now you guys know that I love my cremes ha ha, First Mate is a pretty nautical Blue Creme. I swooned...not gonna lie.

China Glaze First Mate

China Glaze Cherish for the Design which was from Konad plate number S6

I love this design...Nice clean lines! 

Check out this rad Cobra ring I got from Charming Charlie. I fell in love with this store located in Scottsdale Fashion Square. It is mostly purses and other accesories and its COLOR COORDINATED!! I just about fell out in the store. I also got a sweet purse. I think I am going to do a whole post on my next trip! I will be going back soon for a cute turtle ring and a purse I was debating on.

Thanks for reading! HAPPY FRIDAY!!

Alaina xoxo