Futurama

 Now is the time to get back on track and it'll start with Futurama nails! I received some jewels for nails for Christmas and decided to try them out on the pinkies. I was going for a 'stars in the milky way' look but did not have much beginners luck placing them and they turned more into 'randomly placed shiny gems on a purple background'. 

On the right hand Nibbler, Fry, Bender and Leela. On the left, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, Hermes Conrad (with a brain slug) and Amy Wong.

Catching Up

 I had done Christmas nails. On the right hand were little penguins and snowmen peeking out from the top of the nail. On the left was a line of Christmas lights and snowflakes. They had to be touched up the same day, I thought they were dry, they thought differently. Then I just put off uploading them. By the time they were coming off I decided, now I must upload them. And realized I never took a picture. For the first time since I started this blog I forgot to capture them. 

 These ones, with the orange background, I did for the World Juniors. At least the right hand. Canada didn't win a medal, maybe they were unlucky. On the left hand I tried out that newspaper technique. It smudged a bit but I think that will be eliminated with practice. Just to recap, this involves 1. Paint your nails a light colour. 2. Cut small strips of newspaper print, 1 for each nail. 3. Dip your nails, 1 at a time, into rubbing alcohol (or vodka) for a couple seconds. 4. Press on the newspaper and hold for 5 seconds. 5. Cover with a clear topcoat to seal in the newspaper words. I think they're really cute.

 I went on a trip after the World Juniors and had intended to do something complex, but working late the night before and catching a flight at 6 in the morning meant that when I would've been doing my nails the prior day, I was packing. But I got the "mini collection" of candy coloured nail polish for Xmas and decided to just do a multicolour. I added the darker shade on the tip just for interest, they looked a bit bland without.

And now, this blog is all caught up.