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. 

Montreal and Montreal Canadiens

Went to Montreal at the end of March for my first NHL game, so did a new round of Habs nails. The CH and the stripes from one of the old jerseys on both hands, and Price's mask on the right thumb. And Montreal won and officially clinched their playoff spot, so that was also excellent. 

4 months of catch up

 I did not realize I had neglected updating for so long. It began with me moving my computer before I physically moved so I lost the ability to upload photos (blogger was not cooperating with my work computer). Then it was unpacking, and I didn't have a desk, and so forth. So let's cram everything from October until now into this one post. In October, with the return of the NHL season, the classic Montreal Canadiens nails. I also tried out a Montreal Canadiens style french tip on the left hand.

Then in November it was Remembrance Day nails, made a bit more poignant after the shootings on Parliament Hill, hence the black and the Forget-me-nots. Poppies and maple leaves on the tips.

 Also in November there was a tribute to my favourite comic - Lumberjanes! Featuring some of the Lumberjanes badges up to that point. These were the "Up All Night", "Space Jamborie", "Friendship to the Craft", "Naval Gauging", and just hearts on the left hand. On the right (from thumb to pinkie) "Friendship to the Max" [which I think should be 'friendship to the ax'], "Jail Break", "Pungeon Master", "Robyn Hood", and "Everything Under the Sum" badges.

 In December after I moved it was Xmas nails featuring candy cane stripes and Mummers (to remember Newfoundland by).

 And finally at the end of December/start of January were World Juniors nails. And Canada won gold so huzzah!


Working on new nails now, hopefully I won't be as remiss in updating for a while.

Montreal Canadiens

For no reason this has taken me a long time to upload. For the start of hockey season I pulled out the classic Canadiens design. It worked well for the Jets game, then came the crushing reality of the Habs under-performing each subsequent game. Including a loss to the Panthers. The PANTHERS! Then a win against the Flyers and the Bruins. Most excellent. Back on track (hopefully).

As a note on nails, you can see the thumb on the right hand cracked. It'll be short for the next while as it grows back. And the middle finger is covered because I did not paint it, I cut around the cuticle area with a box (I don't know why boxes and I don't get along, but that is life) and it was bandaged when I was switching from the Scream to this.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals

The Royal Wedding nails lasted a long time since it took a while to find out who would make it to the Conference Finals. Once that was established, these nails got done. On the left hand is the Western Conference. NHL, San Jose Sharks, "West", Vancouver Canucks and a shoutout to Montreal in 2012. The right is the Eastern with the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Montreal Canadiens - 2011 Playoffs - Round 1

It was a busy week. Vimy Ridge nails were removed on the 13th, Hillsborough nails were finished that night and removed on the 17th, and now it's time again for Montreal Canadiens nails. Classic logo design on the left hand. I had to take it up a notch though and did mini player portraits on the right. Price is (obviously) on the thumb, and from index to pinky finger there is Gionta, Cammalleri, Gill and Plekanec. I think these are competing for my all time favourites (to this point). With the series very sadly tied 2-2 at the moment, hopefully my unwavering dedication can help them win 2 more.

Montreal Canadiens 2010-2011 Season

Another one of the designs that is/will be a standard are the Montreal Canadiens nails. I'm anticipating a point where I decide to do Habs jerseys, just to mix it up, but that will probably wait until after Christmas. They're pictured here with the coffee from my church (Tims) and a scarf showing my allegiance to Germany during another UEFA qualifying game.

Montreal Canadiens

I would consider the Montreal Canadiens my first real attempt to do something fantastic with nail polish. This was the first attempt. They were followed by 3 reincarnations that brought me through the beginning of the 2010 playoffs, with a couple designs in between.