Crazy/Awesome stuff from Imats LA 2011

Hello loves! Check out more pictures from my  IMATS LA trip. There was so much to see I will never forget my first experience at IMATS. Check out the random pics pretties!

Doctor Finklestein from The Nightmare Before Christmas!! One of my favorite movies ever!!

Inspector Moo Face.

Gross and awesome...How do they do THIS?!

Predator!!!! I definitely geeked out when I saw this hahaha.

Hey pretty lady!

Nails for day 2! :)

Money Honey

Creepy Alien Bust.

There ya have it! Have a good one and thanks for checking out my blog once again! You guys are great!

Alaina xoxo

Juice Beauty Skin Care Review

Hey Friends! I was going through all of my Birtchbox goodies and decided to actually try something other than the Makeup hahaha! I used two products from the  same company..since I was putting the products on my face I wasn't going to use a whole bunch of different brands since my skin can be semi- sensitive when it comes to new stuff.  Check out my review of these product samples I received from Birtchbox. (Also..be ready for the makeupless pictures hahaha don't be scared though!)

Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel Full Strength and Juice Beauty Stem Cellular Repair Moisturizer.

The Green Apple Peel is supposed to "exfoliate, reveal a brighter complexion, firm and eliminate the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles". Luckily I don't have any fine lines or wrinkles to worry about at the moment (I'm only 27) but who doesn't want firmer skin and all of that other good stuff!

Mask on..sting city!!

The instructions said to leave the mask on for 10 minutes after cleansing. So with my face dry after a good cleaning I applied the mask. It stung instantly (it says in the instructions "flushing and tingling are Normal). I would say it was a bit stronger than a tingle haha but it wasnt anything that I couldn't handle. The scent wasn't bad, I have had some masks that were just straight funky! This one was pretty tame. After 10 minutes I rinsed the peel off and applied the moisturizer which smelled amazing! It was a very clean, citrus scent.

After rinse with the moisturizer

I would say my complexion looks a bit brighter. I suppose it would have helped if I had a before picture hahaha my bad. As far as firming I am not sure, I think that might be something that happens with continued use of the product. I would say it did exfoliate pretty well, my skin feels softer and looks more hydrated after the process. I will definitely use the peel again and I may even buy more of the moisturizer because of the scent alone, I am a sucker for anything lemony. I can't wait to see what my next Birchbox brings me!

UPDATE: Just priced the moisturizer and it is 65 dollars..I will not be buying that. hahaha..But it was nice to use for a one time deal. HA! YIKES!

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Thank you so much for reading! 

Peace, Love and clean smooth skin!

Alaina xoxo

Cute as A Cupcake!

Hey loves! Last night I was trolling YouTube and stumbled upon THIS cute Cupcake manicure tutorial. I thought it was so cute that I decided to do it right away! I used  a bunch of my new Migi Nail Art Pens and some of my favorite China Glaze polishes. I used and mixed a bunch so it is too much to list. If you have a question about a color just leave it in the comments and I will let you know what it is. 

I'm holding China Glaze Lemon Fizz a great Yellow creme perfect for the summer!

Mmmm makes me want to take a trip to my favorite Cupcake Shop Sprinkles! NOM!

These little guys are my favorites. 

I hope you guys like my cupcakes! This is one of my favorite manicures. I might have to keep this one on for a few days. Let me know what you think in the comments! Have a great weekend Loves!

Peace, Love, and adorable CUPCAKES!!

Alaina xoxo

Happy Fourth of July!!

Hi friends! Just a quick post to wish you a happy and safe 4th! I hope you enjoy the day with your loved ones...and if you have to work like me I hope you are AT LEAST getting Holiday pay! hahaha. Check out my super busy Patriotic Nails...

 Up Close!

Thank you for reading loves! 

Alaina xoxo

IMATS LA 2011 HAUL!

So...if I was rich this post would have a hundred pictutres. I could have spent thousands of dollars at IMATS..not only were there so many amazing products that I have never tried that appealed to me but the deals were really good. Check out my IMATS LA Haul friends!

Goodies!

My Very First INGLOT Palette! I am so stoked for this. I know it was worth the elbows to the side and the flock of other women I had to fight trying to get my colors picked out.

 As usual I went for purples and blue/greens...I need to expand but those colors just go with my skin tone..I immediately reach out for them..meh...one day I will learn. ha! The application of these shadows is amazing..I am picking out my next two palettes.

Lashes were 3 for 5$ yes please!

Sexy NYX lashes. Love!

Zebra Z Palette..Going to get more organized...I have a bunch of Urban Decay Pretties that are going to end up here.

I have heard nothing but amazing things about this Model in a Bottle Brow Sealer. I can't wait to try it.

I have seen this thing ALL OVER youtube...This is the matte 88 Palette. It was under 20 bucks so I decided to give it a try. I need to expand my Matte shadow collection and this is a perfect way to do so.

Brush Holder from Crown Brush

Picked up a few brushes too! why not right?

NYY Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean..NYX Gloss..I can't rememer the name but it smells like cherries and I am all about that. Also, picked up a pink glitter liner. I lover NYX lots of variety in their line at a reasonable price.

 OCC Loose Colour in Cavu Blue, Smote(top), and Flawed..I can not wait to try that blue one with the Wasabi one..which is my FAVORITE Neon Green! These are a collect them all item for me.

OCC Lip Tar in Iron Oxide a nice deep auburn red color.

OCC nail polish in Beta (super Neon Orange)..5 bucks! DEAL!

 Model in a Bottle Makeup Setting Spray. This one is for sensitive skin and was only 15$.

There is my haul! I didnt expect that I was going to get this many different things but I am excited to try them all. I will  put some swatches up for the shadows with a listof the numbers later on in the week. You are going to want to check out these babies! Thank you so much for reading. Have a Great weekend!

Alaina xoxo

A Day at IMATS (Pic Heavy)

Hello Loves! So last weekend I was lucky enough to attend my first IMATS (International Makeup Artist Trade Show). I had a BLAST! I went with my friend Mackenzie who was nice enough to let me crash at her place which was literally around the corner from the convention center that IMATS was held in. We didn't even have to cross the street to get there haha. I took TONS of pictures and got lots of amazing things so There will be a few IMATS related posts..I hope you don't mind!

The line was RIDICULOUS! We waited for about an hour to get our wristbands, I just wanted to get IN THERE!

I went with a Purple eye and just a flakey glitter gloss...its what I do best :)

Pig Man!!

Inglot was a hot ass mess!! I decided to wait until day 2 to try and deal with this crowd. They are lucky that their products get amazing reviews ha ha!

Lunch Break! Delicious food from the Yard House and Mackenzie's boobs. NOM on both accounts! 

The Sugarpill booth...that reminds me I still have to review some products I have that I got MONTHS ago..whoops haha!

AMAZING! I wish I was this talented. They people have my dream job.

I definitely had to hit up the OCC booth..I love their Lip Tars and their  Loose Powders. The cool thing was they had pads of paper with all of the products and you could just check what you wanted and the quantity  and then you gave it to one of the OCC folks and they would get your order ready. Very Organized! I loved it.

They were having a great deal I am surprised I didn't buy more.

I could have watched this  man get made up for hours. A lot of this experience reminded me of a really cool Halloween Party. Everyone was all made up and there was so much stuff to look at. I had an amazing time. Overall day one of IMATS was super fun! I saw a lot of great products and even picked up a few...just a few ;) I will be doing a Haul post tonight which should be up this weekend.  

 Thank you so much for reading loves! More IMATS posts to come and also a June Birtchbox Review.

Alaina xoxo

Hey Loves!!

Hello Pretties! Sorry for the Lack of posts lately..I have been so busy! But have No Fear, I am going to be working on a lot of fun posts about my very first IMATS experience. Ihad a blast and I can't wait to share with you guys. get ready for a few picture heavy posts hahaha. I got some really awesome things and will be having a giveaway hopefully up by the end of July..hopefully!

ALSO...some very exciting news...you can now go to http://www.thebrrrdsnest.com/ to see my posts and updates. The site needs more work but I am so proud to have the dot com for my Blog! I am working on converting everything over and adding pages and all of that fun stuff! My site will still have fun manicures and makeup posts but I am going to add a few other aspects to it, just to make it more interesting and fun..and a bit more personal...well not TOO personal but you will see more of my interests and other things that I enjoy doing. I have missed you all so much thank you for following...reading...and supporting. I appreciate it all so much!

Alaina xoxo