O.P.I Pink Flamenco

Hey there! Lately I have been on a pink kick, so when I saw this pretty pink O.P.I baby I had to snag it! Check out my swatches of this gorgeous color and my stamping job that I added to it using my new Mash plates...enjoy!

I love my new Mash Plates! I got them from Amazon.com click  the link to buy em! Mash Plates

Two coats of O.P.I 'Pink Flamenco', a gorgeous bright magenta. The formula was amazing, I probably could have gotten away with one coat.

*drool* 

Using Mash plate M-45 and my favorite black polish to stamp with, Sinful Colors 'Black on Black' I added these "stairs".I am in LOVE  with this pattern!

I hope you guys like this manicure! I promise the next one won't be pink, maybe purple though hahaha I hope you all have a fabulous weekend! 

Alaina xoxo 

Today is My Birthday!

Hello sweethearts! Today is my 29th (EEEK!) Birthday so I decided to have some fun and do some cupcake nails! Check them out...

Cute, girly and kind of awesome.

The  only things I used for this Mani are the brush the polish came with and a dotting tool. Cupcake nails are super easy!

Polishes used

Circus 'Reverso', China Glaze 'Aquadelic' Lush Lacquer 'birthday cake'(I used this on my thumb and it didn't turn out well), China Glaze 'Rich&Famous', China Glaze 'Sweet Hook', Layla Hologram Effect 'Flash Black'

Up close! Love that Holo!

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you all had a fabulous Labor Day weekend!

Alaina xoxo

Are you sick of all this PINK yet?!

I'm not! I love pink so check out my neon pink tips with random polka dots...

China Glaze 'Pool Party' on the tips! I LOVE it!  Since my nails are long enough I decided to freehand some tips..not too bad. I thought something was missing so I added some polka dots, because I love them! 

What a fun French! This Manicure really stood out :)

I promise I won't do pink for a while, what do YOU guys want to see on my nails next? Let me know please, I am super open to suggestions. ALSO please don't forget to enter my giveaway if you haven't. Just ONE MORE DAY! 

Happy Valentines Day I love you all! Thanks for all of your support. Hugs and Kisses!!

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Valentine's Day Nails with an Edge!

Hey Loves! Valentines Day is Just around the corner so its time for cute V-Day nails!  Have a look angel faces...

I used Sinful Colors 'Black on Black', and on the ring finger Sinful Colors 'Snow Me White' . These colors are amazing, the best black and white polish ever and for only two bucks a piece at Target! What a Bargain!

I used China Glaze 'Broken Hearted' for the Crackle effect and a random shimmery pink from a Migi Nail art pen to draw on the heart and polka dots.

I was going to use tape to make the pink have a cleaner line but I didn't want to wait for the black to dry completely. Hey, Don't judge me hahaha it still came out pretty good. What do you guys think?

I love this crackle!

Thank you so much for reading! Have a great weekend friends!

Don't for get to enter my Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Giveaway if you haven't! It closes on Valentines Day! Click HERE to enter!

Alaina xoxo

Neon Pink with Polka Dots

Hello friends! If you haven't already guessed I LOVE full pattern manicures and the polka dots are some of my favorites! It is just so classic and you can do pretty much any color combination you want. Placement of the design is also a lot easier so these manicures take like NO time at all and everyone loves it! Check out what I did for todays mani!

Two coats of China Glaze 'Pool Party' an electric neon HOT pink, The polka dots were done using Sinful Colors 'Snow Me White' and Bundle Monster plate BM-19.

'Pool Party' is Fabulous! This color pops and just screams "look at me! DO IT NOW!" I can't stop looking at this manicure, it's just dazzling!

Thank you so much for reading and following if you have! I appreciate you it very much! Also just a quick reminder if you are on twitter don't forget to follow me here... @TheBrrrdsNest.

Alaina xoxo

Pink Zebra

Hello friends! Sorry for the hiatus, sometimes life gets crazy busy but I am back and with fun Manicures! I have been on a no buy with make up lately and I am proud  to say that I haven't purchased any since September 17th! Almost two months, that is really good for me. I have picked up a few polishes here and there but nothing crazy, and I did get a 20% off coupon from Sephora so I might just have to pick up a few things to review for you all. Anyway, back to the nails..Check it out loves!

Two Coats of China Glaze Rich and Famous a pretty Barbie Pink Creme with Orly Matte Vinyl for the Zebra stripes which is a Bundle Monster Plate BM-223. Sealed with one coat of Seche Vite for fast drying shiny goodness!

 I love this Manicure it's so much fun! Bright pink plus a playful pattern is just instant awesome! Who doesn't want to hang out with a girl that has nails like this!? Haha ok..Don't answer that. :p 

A bit closer...

Thank you so much for reading, commenting and still following even though I was a bad blogger. I am also a horrible blog tweeter, dan I suck! I will try to be a better tweeter also ha! I hope you all have a fabulous weekend! I heart your faces!

Alaina xoxo

Blog Love: Blogs that Inspire!

Hello Ladies! I was recently inspired by a new blog that I discovered. Jane over at NAILSIDE is an absolute genius with tape! Not to mention custom painting and color combinations. I absolutely fell in love with her blog and she is nice enough to have detailed tutorials with very clear pictures and instructions. 

I tried to recreate her 'Explosion Manicure' which is just about one of the coolest things I have seen on nails in a long time, but my tape placement was off. I still really liked how it turned out though, I just probably should have started with the 'Lightening Bolt French'. (it involves less tape)

If you aren't following Nailside go follow now! Now, check out my attempt at the Explosion Design. I hope you like!

Base coat is two coats of China Glaze 'Traffic Jam'

Black is Orly 'Matte Vinyl' 

Holographic is Color Club 'Worth the Risque'

Not too bad for a first time with this design. This manicure took me a while but next time I am going to cut the triangles before hand and really try and perfect the tape placement. Practice makes perfect!

China Glaze Traffic Jam from the Metro Collection.This was part of the 'Uptown'. This color is FANTASTIC! A beautiful Berry creme. LOVE!

Thank you all for reading! 

Peace, love and PRACTICE!

Alaina xoxo

Look Close...for a Barely there Design!

Hello Sweethearts! I wanted to do a really soft manicure with my new Essie polish, but I still wanted it to be fun. It's nice to have pretty, subtle nails sometimes. Check out the manicure I did the other day.

Two coats of Fiji by Essie. Fiji is a beautiful light pink creme. The application was great and the color was pretty, not chalky at all.

White Zebra Print on top using Bundle Monster plate BM-223. The White is Finger Paints Papier Mache and then topped off with a coat of Seche Vite. I got a lot of compliments on these nails but people had to get a closer look to see the zebra. Maybe next time I will go with a pink that is a bit darker.

Thank you all for reading, I hope you enjoy this manicure.

Alains xoxo

Black Daisy

Hey lovelies! Check out this manicure I did recently. I was swatching China Glaze Fifth Avenue a very pretty mellow pink creme and I wanted to spice it up a bit with a design so I added some daisies.

I used the Black and White Migi Nail Art Pen for the Daisies.

I hope you guys like it! Thank you for reading. Sorry this post is so short but it's bed time. haha!


Alaina xoxo

Stepping out of the Darkness! HALLELUJAH!!!

After looking at the last few posts that I did, I realized I was on a dark kick. I have certainly NOT been in a bummed mood  so no worries there. I usually try to switch it up but I have been slacking so for todays manicure I decided to do a bright fun Manicure using more of my new Bundle Monster Plates. Check it out friends!

My materials (most of them) I used the tweezer to peel off the blue plastic from the Bundle Monster Plates that I have never used. 

Two Coats of China Glaze Sugar High. I love this Pretty pink creme it photographs so well. The design is  China Glaze White on White using Bundle Monster Plate BM-209

FUN! This will go great with the ALL black and grey I am going to wear tomorrow! Ha ha..Grey slacks Black top...boring...but my nails will pop and I will put a pretty pink Flower in my hair so I don't look like too much of a shlub.

I love this plate..look at the lil witches hat! It makes me want to do a Halloween Mani like NOW!!

I hope you ladies like the Mani..this was originally going to be a Matte Monday post but It was so pretty and shiny I think it would have lost everything if it was matte.

Thanks for reading!

Alaina xoxo

Rage in the Dollhouse

Hey Cupcakes! Check out this layered manicure with lots of pale pink..and lots of sparkle! 

Orly//Rage a pretty shimmery pink champagne :)

China Glaze//Doll House..Chunky light pink glitter in a clear base.

So Sparkly!

Thank you so much for reading! Don't forget to comment any thoughts or questions you might have! Have a Fabulous day!

Alaina xoxox

Holographic Scotch Tape Manicure!

Hello dolls!  Happy Friday! Check out this fun patch work manicure I did with Scotch tape..

Color Club// Worth the Risque
This is a great Holo but unfortunately pictures do NOT do it any justice.

Color Club Revvvolution a new favorite...

In the Sunlight...super pretty!

With a touch of Hot pink! Urban Decay Woodstock. 

I love working with scotch tape for my manicures but it does take a while because I like to make sure that each color is dry before using it. If it is not dry the tape will pick up the polish and that is NOT COOL. What do you lovelies think? Thanks for reading! Happy Friday!

Alaina xoxo

Valentines Day Franken!

Hello Loves! The other day I was looking for a pretty creme baby pink in my collection so I could do a  really girly Valentinestastic mani...Turns out..I didn't have one..EEEEEK! So what did I do? I made one. Check this out...I call it "It's A Girl!"

with Flash...

I can't remember all of the colors I used..I do know that I used some of the Seche Vite ridge filling base coat to help  add some dimension to it.

No flash.
What do ya think? There are so many different polishes in this that the formula is horrible! haha I had to use THREE coats.. I guess thats why I buy it and don't make it ha ha. I managed to make it work though.

Hope you like..Thank you so much for checking it out!!

Alaina xoxo

Hot to Trot!!

Hey loves! Check out this gorgeous hot pink manicure I did. Very sassy!

China Glaze Heli-Yum hot pink creme..Oooh la la!

Leopard Print using Konad Plate m57.

Borderline tacky with the super long nails but..meh. I don't care! I love it.

What is your favorite color combination to use with Leopard print?  Mine is purple and black but I am trying new things and expanding. I hope you like it! Thanks for reading and following if you have...Happy Friday!!

Alaina xoxox