Remembrance Day

 Remembrance Day nails for 2015. Just simple little poppies with a black gem in the centre. I mixed a couple reds and greens to try and get some variation in each but overall it blended too much with the exception of some of the darker areas on the poppies.

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.

Remembrance Day 2013

 Remembrance Day nails. Red and white poppies on the left hand. On the right hand a representation of Tyne Cot Cemetery with crosses instead of the Commonwealth War Graves (because crosses were easier). On the thumb just "Lest We Forget" buried in poppies.

Remembrance Day 2012

 Part of my yearly routine is attending the Remembrance Day ceremonies and painting my nails for the occasion. These were my Remembrance Day nails for this year. On the left hand were poppies on a green background. On the right was an evolution of the uniform from the red serge of the 1800s to modern day. These were in part based off the Canada Post stamps for the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry.

Remembrance Day 2011

This year I divided my nails between the top and the bottom. On the right hand is the somewhat official view. Based off their military flags (according to the poster hanging on my wall) these fingers feature the modern umbrella groups of the Canadian military. On the index finger is Air Command, on the middle Land Forces Command, and on the ring Maritime Command (excluding the crown due to spacing issues). On the right is a Great War soldier's view. Based off works by my personal favourite Great War artist, Otto Dix. The image on the index is from "Storm Troops Advancing Under a Gas Attack". The middle is taken from "Transporting the Wounded in Houthulst Forest" and the ring from "Machine Gunners Advance". Poppies are on the pinky fingers. The thumbs are red, white and blue camouflage taken from the Remembrance Day mask of Carey Price.

Remembrance Day 2010

Occassionally I will think ahead and when that happens I usually think quite far ahead. I had been looking for a khaki brown or khaki green colour for a while. I love the military and figured at some point I would need these. There was also a nail plan that was thwarted due to being unable to find a good shade though I can't recall anymore what I had wanted to do. When LA Girl came out with a new metallic line I saw this green and knew it would be perfect for a Great War uniform colour. And that would be a perfect design for Remembrance Day. It didn't matter that I had over 3 months to wait. The bottle of metallic green polish sat in my container of nail polish patiently for those 3 months; I couldn't use it for another purpose, it would be christened on Nov. 11. This was the final result. Next year I might complicate the design a bit more, but as an initial attempt I quite enjoyed these.