Tiffany&Co. Manicure

Hello lovlies! This manicure was inspired by that little blue box that lots of ladies just adore! The Tiffany&Co. signature robin's egg blue color has become a favorite of mine in the last few years, I especially love it on my nails.

China Glaze Aquadelic// O.P.I Crown Me Already for the accent nail. 

Add a rhinestone and a white bow and this manicure is all done!

Gorgeous presentation from this classic brand.

Thank you so much for checking these out. I am really proud of how these nails turned out, exactly how I visioned them! More nails to come, so stay tuned friends!

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

Cupcake Nails!

Hello sweet faces!  Anyone want an aquadelic cupcake? I am sure you have seen this manicure all over the place it's  just so fun I couldn't resist!

I wanted to Jazz up my China Glaze 'Aquadelic' Manicure so I decided to add some super cure cupcake accents. 

:)

This is one of the easiest freehand manicures ever. It's all done with nail polish no acrylic paint for this one, a tiny nail art brush and a dotting tool for the sprinkles.

Up close and delicious!  

I have to admit that I am loving this sickeningly sweet. It's so cutesy, I can see doing this manicure for my kiddos Birthday party or something. I hope you guys like this one! Are you guys enjoying my hand painted manicures? I am really having fun with them. Any suggestions? I would love to get some suggestions! If you have any just let me know! Thank you so much for reading. Until nest time!

Alaina XOXO 

Surprise Secret Giveaway Winner!!

Sorry I am late with the announcement lovelies, but the time has come to announce the winner of my secret giveaway! I had this giveaway at the end of my big haul post so if you were actually reading you could have had the chance to win also!

These are the 4 babies I am giving away! ooooh la la!

Out of the 7 entrants the winner is Karine over at Nailderella! Congrats girl!!  I LOVE the idea of a surprise giveaway so pay attention girls! You NEVER know when I am going have  another one!

Thanks for reading!!

Alaina xoxo

China Glaze Aqualdelic

Ummmmmm!! OMG!! I don't really know if this polish could be anymore perfect for me! Let's just get down to business Ladies...

This is two Coats of China Glazes 'Aquadelic' from the ElectroPop Collection. This is like, For Audreys spunky little sister that just wants to go to the beach and listen to live music. hahahaha! Yeah...that description just happened. 

This polish is a gorgeous turquoise creme that is just oh so perfect. I bet this would shine on almost any skin tone...it is for sure to be universally beautiful on anyone.

I am sure this is going to be one of my most used polishes and I might have to purchase a few more just to have back ups...yeah I am a weirdo! 

I hope you guys love this one as much as I do. Thank you for stopping by! Until next time!

Alaina xoxo 

Make Some Noise for Leopard

It's been quite a while since I featured a leopard print Mani on the blog so what the heck! Here is my first leopard print manicure of 2012 using some of my new polishes from Head2ToeBeauty.com

China Glaze 'Make Some Noise' A beautiful Orangey/red/coral creme. This color kind of has me stumped because I can look at it and see all of those colors..it's kind of tough to describe but it is pretty none the less.

The famous Konad plate M57 with Sinful Colors "Black On Black'

With a dotting tool and China Glaze's 'For Audrey' I added some random spots. I love the bright hot orange/red with touches of cool pretty Tiffany&Co. blue. It's a great color combination for sure and a first for me!

Thank you so much for reading! Happy Friday lovelies, I hope you all have a great weekend!

Alaina xoxo

Riveting

Hello friends! For some reason I had no interest in the Hunger Games collection  until I started reading the books. Now all I can talk about is The Hunger Games. Seriously, if you haven't read them DO IT! I am in the middle of the second book and I don't want to put it down!

 After seeing this orange beauty in person I am regretting not getting the entire collection.

China Glaze 'Riveting' or as I like to call it Electric Pumpkin.

Bright, Bold and sparkly. I am in LOVE!

I thought I would need at least three coats of this polish but two was more than enough. 'Riveting' applies like a dream and the bright orange with pretty gold shimmer looks amazing in the sin light.

Thank you all for reading! Have a fabulous day!

Alaina xoxo

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

Easy Snowman Manicure!

Hello friends! Here is yet another Christmas Manicure, a simple red layered with na pearly shimmer and an easy Christmas inspired accent nail. Check  it out...

China Glaze Ruby Deer China Glaze White on White

Essie Luxeffects in pure Pearlfection 

 Two Coats of China Glaze Ruby Deer topped with two coats of the Luxeeffects. It's so beautiful! I can't wait to try the luxeffects with other colors. It really makes the red stand out!

I used Migi Nail Art pens and a tooth pick to add my snowman. Isn't he cute?

 What do you guys think?

So I guess I kind of like snowmen. These are just some of the snowmen featured in our  Christmas Decorations hahaha. They are just so fun I can't help it. Gah I love Christmas so much I hope you aren't tired of all of the Christmas manicures yet hahaha.

 Thank you so much for reading! Until next time.

Alaina xoxo

Let It Snow!

Hello lovelies! Here is a winter inspired Holiday manicure for ya! 

Two coats of China Glaze Midnight Mission a beautiful shimmery navy blue. I used a Finger Paints Paper Mache for the snow flakes. The plate used for the design is Bundle Monster BM-213.

I wanted to add a bit more sparkle so I used the China Glaze Wireless Holographic Top Coat to make it twinkle.

Midnight Mission is one of the polishes that I completely forgot that I had and just found while I was dusting and organizing my vanity like a maniac. Ha! It's pretty perfect for a this time of year and is a great base against the white snow flakes.

BAM! Preeety!

The end result with the holo top coat and a topping of Seche Vite for shine. I hope you enjoy this manicure, all of the Christmas inspired manicures I have been seeing are making my day and getting me even more pumped for Christmas. 13 days away!!!  

Thank you for reading, commenting, all of that fun stuff! ALSO,  my newest addiction lately has been Instagram so if you have an iPhone look me up under Electricbrrrd. I can't get enough of the awesome pictures people post, so find me and I will follow you for sure! Thanks again friends!

Alaina xoxo

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