I've got a thing for Blue!

Hello friends! I found this blue beauty in the clearance section at Target for under 3 dollars a few months ago so you know I had to pick it up! I was kind of surprised it was in the clearance area because its such a pretty color. Now every time I go to Target I check the clearance section, and they never have any Essie polishes anymore so I guess I just got lucky.

Essie 'Coat Azure'. This is two coats and it applied beautifully. This is the perfect sky blue with just the right amount of shimmer. GAWJUSS!

I jazzed this manicure up using a black polish which was Sinful Colors 'Black on Black' and Bundle Monster plate BM-20.

Do you like?

I want to thank you all for entering in my Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette. I got so many entries and it is going to take me a while to sort through them all. I will announce the winner on February 29th so stay tuned for that! 

I hope you all enjoyed this manicure..I really liked this one..and it's NOT PINK! HA!

Hugs!!

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!!

CLICK HERE TO ENTER TO WIN AN URBAN DECAY NAKED 2 PALETTE!

M.A.C Ombre Blushes

Hey Ladies!  The one thing in my makeup collection that I don't have so much are blushes. I have maybe 3 blushes and that just won't do., I need to expand and open my mind to more colors textures and finishes. I knew when I saw these beauties I had to pic them up! 

M.A.C Ombre Blushes in Vintage Grape and Azalea Blossom

These are gorgeous...I just love looking at them. I almost don't want to use them because they are so gorgeous...that gradient is absolutely to die for!

Azalea Blossom is a gorgeous shimmery Ombre that goes from a light baby pink to a gorgeous lilac.

Vintage Grape goes from a bright Magenta to a deeper plum. Beautiful! The blushes are super smooth and have great coverage.Have you guys tried these? What are your thoughts? Are you an Azalea Blossom or Vintage Grape kind of girl? Thank you so much for reading and following if you have! Until next time..

Alaina xoxo

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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

MY Glam Bag Goodies!

Hello friends! I am excited to say that I recently got my very first MyGlam bag and I LOVE it! This is the same concept as birchbox where you pay 10 dollars a month and you get luxury samples of beauty products..HOWEVER there was only one sample in this bag, everything else was FULL sized! I was so  excited.

 A few months ago I canceled my Birchbox subscription because I wasn't really too thrilled about the products that came in them anymore so when I found out about the MyGlam bags  and how awesome they were I jumped on it! It seems like they put more makeup products in them and I am happy with that. Check out what I think of my first bag! 

Each month all of your goodies come in a cute little bag. This is the January bag which is just the second bag from MyGlam. 

Bag contents

Wen Sweet Almond Mint Cleansing Conditioner (this one was the only sample everything else was full size...well as far as I know ) I have seen this product in infomercials and have always been curious about it.  I was skeptical because I didn't think it was going to work on my hair type but it DOES! It makes my hair super soft and shiny and the mint is amazing! I will definitely be buying a full size of this baby!

Sheer Cover Duo Concealer in light/medium not really my color, but hey I have light friends that I can share with. 

theBalm Cosmetics Hot Ticket Nail Polish in Nothing Rhymes with Purple

This months subscription also game with a full size Freeman Cucumber Facial Peel-Off Masque (yeah its spelled Masque haha how fancy!) I can't wait to try this out! It smells super good and I am a sucker for a peel off mask.

Nothing Rhymes with Purple is a super pretty deep merlot . I love this polish! I can't wait to put it on my toes. I have never tried this brand before but the formula is great and the color is very nice. I might have to check out more from theBalm. 

 For more information about MyGlam check out MyGlam.com. Subscriptions sell out fast so  get them while they are hot! I can't wait to see what is going to come in my February Glam bag!  ALSO don't forget to enter my Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Give Away if you haven't already entered. Thank you for reading beauties!

Alaina xoxo

Galactic Snake Skin: Recycled Manicure!

Hello Lovelies! I have kind of been obsessed with galaxy nails lately so I decided to do them for a concert I was going to this weekend. Check out how my most recent endeavor with them turned out.

I used O.P.I 'Lincoln Park After Dark' for the base and tons of different colors for the sponging. I also added glow in the dark Nebulas using a dotting tool and China Glazes 'Ghoulish Glow'. The dots glowed beautifully in the dark after being "charged" with a bright light for a few seconds, but the glowing didn't last long. I was ok with it not lasting that long though because I knew it was there and that worked for me hahaha. Tip: If you are going to do Glow in the dark dots you  might want to "double dot" just to make sure you get a good glow effect.

Using 'Joy' and 'Cherish' both from China Glaze and Bundle Monster plate BM-215 I stamped on a random snake skin pattern. 

Up Close

I am kind of digging it with the frosty sea foam green and pretty purple. Less "Galactic" but still pretty cool. What do you guys think? I love recycling the Sponge Manicures, you can make them completely different!

I hope you all enjoyed this Manicure, thank you all so much for reading!  Also don't forget to enter my giveaway for a chance to win Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette. Click HERE to enter!

Thats all for now, have a great week!

Alaina xoxo

Urban Decay Naked 2 GIVEAWAY! CLOSED!!

              Hello friends! I know I have been talking about this giveaway for a bit now but I was waiting what seemed like forever to get my hands on this bad boy!  That's right BrrrdsNest.com is giving away a brand new Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette as a celebration of my one year of blogging anniversary! (which was last month on the 14th but what evs! I am sure you lovelies don't mind the delay hahaha!) I wanted to make sure I could get something REALLY good!

This Giveaway is open internationally and will be open for entry until Valentines Day, February 14th.

This could be YOURS!!

This is a brand new Palette, I checked and everything is in there! I got one for myself and I am absolutely IN LOVE with it!

Check out my blogpost on this amazing palette by clicking HERE

How to Enter

Rules: 

• Must be a follower of BrrrdsNest.com (thebrrrdsnest.blogspot.com) and leave a comment letting me know what shadow in this palette that you are most excited to try out. (1 Entry)
• Please leave me your email in the comment.
• ONE comment per person...read on how to add additional entries if interested and let me know everything you did to earn more all in the same comment..that makes things so much easier for me when it comes to tallying up the entries! I would hate to have to disqualify anyone for not following the rules.

Want to earn more ENTRIES?

You can earn as many as FIVE entries, here is how to earn additional! Let me know everything you have done in your comment please.

Follow me on Twitter @TheBrrrdsNest and leave me your Twitter name. Also don't be afraid to say Hi once you follow, I love chatting with you all! 1 Entry 

If you're a blogger, put my Giveaway in your side bar and leave me the link 1 Entry  ALSO if your "blog" is strictly for entering Giveaways you will be disqualified. Please be an active Blogger.

Write a BLOG POST about this Giveaway leave a link so I can check it out! 2 Entries

All entries will be added into a spread sheet and the winner will be selected through Random.org just like last time!


Thank you all so much for following, reading, commenting EVERYTHING! I hope you are as excited about this giveaway as I am. I am hoping to do more fun giveaways this year for all of you lovelies!


Alaina xoxo