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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ghoulish Manicure!

Hello friends! I was in Ulta the other day and spotted some Halloween Nail Polishes! The ones that really caught my eye were China Glaze It's Alive and Ghoulish Glow also by China Glaze. GLOW IN THE DARK NAIL POLISH!! I can't wait to play with that one! Anyway, Check out this Ghoulish Mani that I created. I hope you enjoy!

For the Base I uses one coat of Orly Matte Vinyl and then I used two coats of It's Alive by China Glaze beautiful olive green glitter . Lately I have really enjoyed putting glitter polish over black.

China Glaze 'It's Alive'

Orly Matte Vinyl on the accent nail and Finger Paints Papier Mache for the white of the Ghost. The ghost of from Bundle Monster plate BM-223

Short nails again! I love them. I will not let them get super super long again. That was a phase and when one would break I would have a mini panic attack so yeah, shorter nails are the way to go for now. I hope you guys don't mind all of the Halloween Manicures. I know it's more than a month away but I like to get into the spirit early!

Thank you so much for reading! Have a great day!

Alaina xoxo

I can't wait for Halloween!

So I decided to test out my Skull Bundle Monster plate...this is kind of a nail fail but I still kind of like it. I definitely got the Halloween vibe from this mani. I LOVE Halloween! Actually I love every Holiday from October to January. My favorite part of Halloween is seeing all of the little kids dressed up, I buy WAY too much candy every year and completely OD on it. hahaha

China Glaze Liquid leather for the base and China Glaze Devotion for the Silver design using Bundle  Monster Plate BM-211 for the skull and Konad M57 for the fishnet.

Also I am sorry for the lack of blog posts recently....you can blame this...

Thank you for reading I hope you all are having a good day!

Alaina xoxo

Black and White Hounds Tooth Manicure

Hello friends! The other day I was in the mood to do a hounds tooth design, it had been a while and I wanted something Jazzy. Check it out.

Orly Matte Vinyl and Finger Paints Papier Mache

I used my Konad plate in M63...this is a fun plate. The hounds tooth is one of my favorite patterns, one that I was most excited to do when I first started stamping.

Thank you for reading, I hope you all had a great weekend!

Alains 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

Deftones Tonight!! Fun Concert Nails!

Hello Cupcakes! I am so stoked that tonight I get to see one of my favorite bands! I have been a Deftones fan since high school so when ever they come to Phoenix I make sure to go see them. This is actually going to be my FOURTH time seeing this amazing band! I need to start getting ready in a bit so this post might be a mess. :)

What I Used

China Glaze: Shower Together, Electric Pineapple

Orly: Matte Vinyl

Bundle Monster plate BM-223

 These two colors go so good together I debated just leaving it as is...but you know me..haha!

no flash

 I like this zebra print MUCH better than the one from Konad plate M57. It is more detailed and fits my nail perfectly.

                                      

Up close!  Zebra Print Nails are SOO fun! Gah!

What do you think loves?  I hope you enjoy this manicure, the animal print ones are some of my favorites to do. Thank you for checking it out! I hope you guys have a great rest of your week!

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