July and August

 Done at the end of July, a couple of my favourite mystery stars envisioned as cats. My pre-paint sketch turned out much better so I'm not thrilled with the end result here. But we have Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Sherlock Holmes, and Father Brown, plus a little magnifying glass on the pinky.

At the beginning of August it was also time for another season of football, so some new FC Bayern nails were done. Unlike the 'cat-ectives', I did do both hands for the Bayern nails but also attempted to dye my hair with red streaks and the other hand turned really pink.

End of the Season

April 2015 - I did these at the end of April in support of Bayern and the Canadiens, unfortunately it was not to be and Bayern lost on aggregate in the Champions League while Montreal lost to Tampa in the playoffs. 

FC Bayern 2014/15

 For the start of the new season, new Bayern nails. Retro crest on the thumbs, and then the new kits. Home kit on the index fingers, away on the middle, Champion's League kit on the ring, and Neuer's CL kit on the pinkies. My home kit is all ready to go this season but I wouldn't say no to picking up a 3rd kit as well. 

2013/14 Bayern Nails

 Done in the second week of September, new Bayern nails for the new season. The standby classic on the thumbs, partial crests. On the fingers of the right hand edelweiss flowers. Symbolic of Bayern hopefully continuing to climb to new heights and prove themselves again this season. Or because I had that song from Sound of Music stuck in my head. On the left hand "mia san mia".

Vimy Ridge and Bayern

 For the anniversary of Vimy Ridge I just did Vimy thumbnails. On the left hand a Maple Leaf with the year, 1917. On the right a maple leaf and two poppies to commemorate the battle. On the fingers for the second leg of the Champions League, the Bayern logo in just white lines on blue and red, and a blue and red argyle on the left hand.

The Duke and Bayern

 For the first round of Bayern in the quarter finals Bayern nails on the left fingers. The rest of my nails were devoted to my favourite pub, the Duke. The "McMurdo's" part of McMurdo's Lane, a simplified sign with "The Duke" on the right thumb, and a miniature Duke of Duckworth on the left thumb.

Round of 16 and Rrroll Up

 Rrroll Up the Rim to Win and Bayern's first leg against Arsenal in the Champions League fell within a day of each other so these are double duty nails. Rrroll up thumbs (for rolling) with little coffee cups. On the left fingers is one of Bayern's mottos (Mia san mia = we are who we are) and a heart. On the right hand is the crest done in red and white with a bit of blue sparkle to decrease the contrast.

Bayern Plaid and Argyle

 Just as an interim nail design I did plaid and argyle in Bayern colours. Both my thumbs were cracked and the morning after painting these they finally broke off so it was nice that I didn't spend a ton of time doing a complex design on them. These photos are post-breakage.

2012 Champions League Final

 For the second time in three years, Munich has lost in the Champion's League final. These were the nails I did in the hope they'd win. Allianz Arena on the left, the Champion's League trophy over the crest on the thumb. On the right, a third attempt at a Phillip Lahm portrait, but I still don't think it turned out right. Maybe that was the unlucky part... On the fingers, the jerseys. Back to mourning for me... :'(

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

 I forgot to upload these a week and a bit ago when I actually did them (sorry Mom!). For the anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, these nails were done. On the left hand, an outline of Canada and a maple leaf. On the right, Jean Chretien <3, Pierre Trudeau, and the Queen, circa 1982 (from the photo of her signing it into the constitution). On the thumbs, because Bayern Munich was in the semi-finals (and is now in the final!), a partial crest.

Champions League Quarters

I couldn't decide what to do for the Champions League quarter finals so I went very simple. Red and white (for Bayern) in a plaid on a black base on the fingers. On the thumbs, an attempt at the Champions League stars in gold.

St. John's IceCaps and Hamilton Bulldogs

Tonight the Hamilton Bulldogs return to St. John's and in honour of this occasion, partial hockey nails. On the right thumb the Bulldogs logo, on the left the IceCaps logo. On the left hand is also half of a hockey rink on each nail. And, as Bayern is playing their second leg against Basel this evening as well, home jerseys on the left hand. I ran out of room a bit on the IceCaps nail and the last "p" and "s" are somewhat squished and unreadable but the idea is there. And, as I always say, since I'm left handed the left hand is always worse so I'll use that as the excuse for not placing my wording correctly.

FC Bayern 2011-2012

I finished these nails a week ago in honour of the DFB-Pokal campaign beginning. And Bayern won, moving on to round 2. Not so fortunate today when the Bundesliga campaign kicked off with a 1 nil loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach. I did the toes as well this time round with the colours from the centre of Bayern's crest/the Coat of Arms of Bavaria.

Philipp Lahm

This was the original design plan mentioned in the previous post. Philipp Lahm (captain of Bayern München and the national team). I had thought of going greyscale but I don't have enough variants to make it work so I went with black and white and did his kit in colour.

It was only fitting that I eventually pay a proper tribute to Lahm. He is my favourite player. When I started watching football during the '06 World Cup, his was the first goal I saw scored. I followed both Germany and his progress for the rest of the tournament. When it ended and I decided to follow club football, I chose Bayern because Lahm was (and still is) there. Granted, he was on loan at the time to Stuttgart, but I figured he'd come back, and he did. Last year, Ballack was out of the W.C. with injury and Philipp was captain. Wonderful. Last month, Bayern traded Van Bommel and Philipp was made captain. In addition to a contract that runs for the next 5 years, this was all very good news despite Bayern's poor performances. And that is the background on why I love football in general and Philipp Lahm in particular.

FC Bayern, Take 2

At the beginning of October I tried out the Bayern nails again. I can't say they much improved in either the DFB Cup games or the regular Bundesliga season. Regardless, I really enjoy this design. It will probably be a regular design, interspersed with new things.

2010/2011 Season Start

Bayern München is my team. I've often said they could put on skates and play the Canadiens and I'd still go for Bayern. So for the start of the season I went with Bayern nails on the right hand. Unfortunately with the exception of their Champions League run, they had the worst start in their history.
This year also marked the year when I finally chose my Premier League team. It had been suggested that Liverpool was a team I should follow since at least 2007 and with a final push in that direction this summer I took the plunge. Portions of Liverpools crest made it to my left hand. A dismal start from them as well certainly made me wonder if I had somehow jinxed the teams.