Skull & Glossbones

Hey lovelies! Saw this baby at Ulta the other day and I could not pass it up, it was definitely love at first sight.  Skull & Glossbones is from O.P.I Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides collection and it is just GORGEOUS! It's pastel bone grey. It's a creme, so no shimmer no sparkles it's just perfect.

Application was great, two coats gave perfect coverage with no patches and no streaks. The only thing about the polish that bothered me is the O.P.I brush is so wide! I had to get used to it again hahaha but that isn't anything I couldn't handle.

O.P.I Skull Gloss Bones 

I also picked up Mermaid Tears from the same collection so I will show you that one soon! Thanks for reading Happy Friday!

Alaina xoxo

Grey FOTD with MAC and INGLOT!

Hey there Sweethearts! I got the inspiration for the pretty grey look from the Beautiful Heather over at HeatherdoesMakeup. I absolutely LOVE her blog her looks are amazing and I have never seen anyone do a better winged liner. I suggest you follow her!

Face

M.A.C Prep+prime

M.A.C Studio Sculpt Concealer NC45

M.A.C Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation NC45

M.A.C Fix Plus

 Eyes

M.A.C Paint Pot in Painterly

M.A.C Eye Shadows

Scene  on theLid

Mystery to fill in brows

 INGLOT Eye Shadows

AMC 36 outer lid

DS 498 crease

Urban Decay Liquid Liner in Perversion

NYX  Eye/Eyebrow Pencil 901 Black for the waterline and tightline

I can't for the life of me remember what Lashes I used..my bad

Lips

M.A.C Rebel

                                       

Not such a great shot but you get the idea. :)

Crazy Eye! ha ha.

Thank you for reading and following if you have! Don't forget to follow me on twitter HERE.

Time to go clean brushes, do some brown Maintenence, finish laundry, and other fun chores! ORRR maybe I will just get lost on Tumblr for 3 hours haha.

Peace, Love, and Playing with Makeup!

Alaina xoxo 

Matte Monday!

Hello Cupcakes! Welcome to a New installment on The Brrrds Nest..Matte Monday! Instead of a Manic Monday why not have a Matte Mani...sounds way better right?  Check out this manicure I did with O.P.I You Don't Know Jaques! It's a pretty Brey (brown/grey). I love how tame it is. It stands out in its own calm way.

Two Coats of the color and then one coat of Essie's matte about you top coat.

I really don't use my Matte top coats enough..I've got like 16 of them so why not! I love the effect on this color.

I added a little Flower to jazz it up. I used a dotting tool..super simple.

Thanks for reading! Happy Monday!


Alaina xoxo

LAVA in the Streets!

Hey friends...You might need to put get your shades out again for this manicure.

This Manicure is the entire reason I wanted the grey crackle. I loved the idea  of a neon orange lava breaking through the Cracked Concrete.

Three coats of Sun Worshiper and One coat of Cracked Concrete. Pretty cool!


I hope you guys like it! Thank You all so much for reading, following and leaving comments!

Peace, Love and HOT LAVA!

Alaina xoxo

Found a New Prince Charming...Sorry Boyfriend.

Hey Beauties! The other day I was at Sally's Beauty Supply and they were having an Amazing Sale on all Orly polishes.. I picked up a few and may go back for more tonight! I found this color which is unlike any that I have. It is beautiful! Prince Charming is a calm Brown/Grey or "BREY" creme.

Orly Prince Charming

Two coats. Oh and I trimmed my nails down..Not sure if anyone can tell. They were getting outrageous. It took me 5 minutes to put socks on my kid!

It's so pretty...It doesn't need a design but it will look so good with the right design and color combination..




I know I said that I don't like brown but I may be changing my tune from now on because this color is GORGE!! Look at me expanding ha ha!  Thanks for reading and Following if you have! OH! and FOUR more days to enter my first giveaway CLICK HERE for info and to enter if you haven't already!

Alaina xoxo

Nail Fail...

Hey pretties! Check out this Nail Fail I had recently. I was so bummed because I really wanted this to work. Ha ha. In my mind it was pretty but in real life...well it belongs in the Nail Fail Category.

China Glaze Recycle as the Base. A pretty Grey Creme. This is a great base for Konading...usually.  

China Glaze Harmony for the design using Konad plate M60...ummmmmm.

I love the grey and the Purple but the combination is wrong. I took this one off right away.

I really love this Plate design But I have to find a good combination  for it. What do you lovely ladies think would be a great combo for his design?  Thanks for reading and following if you have!


Alaina

MonochrOamatic Zebra MANI

Hello Dolls! Here is another animal print Konad Manicure done with plate M57.  I don't really use the Zebra Pattern too much but it is pretty cool.

China Glaze Jitter Bug  a chrome grey with glitter. as the base and OPI Black Onyx for the stripes. 

I hope ya'll like it! It's not too much but the zebra is a nice way to jazz it up!

Thanks for reading and following if you have :)