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. 

Gander Flyers

 Before I moved I was gifted with a Gander Flyers toque (Senior Men's hockey team from Newfoundland). Decided to follow it up with some Flyers nails so here they are in the purple and gold.

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.

Olympics & Hello Kitty

Did the thumbs up for the Olympics in Russia (swept curling and hockey - woo!). And by request of one of my co-workers little Hello Kitty's on the fingers.

Stanley Cup Final 2012

 These were actually done quite a while ago, apparently I forgot to upload them. Anyhoo, for the Stanley Cup final, LA Kings on the right hand and New Jersey Devils on the left. I have a bet riding on LA winning the Cup so while it's a shame they weren't able to sweep the series, I'm still confident they won't be only the second team in Cup final history to lose after starting the series with 3 wins.

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.

World Juniors 2011/2012

I finished these on the night of the quarter finals to ensure I had the accurate teams on the nails for the semis. On the left hand is a tribute to Team Canada (shame they lost to Russia... and couldn't make the comeback count) and the vintage jersey logo which I rather like. On the right hand, the jersey logos for Canada, Sweden, Russia and Finland. The pinkies are the gold maple leaf from this tournament's logo and IIHF.

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 Finals

The finals of the Stanley Cup started on Wednesday and the nails were all ready to go. Vancouver (eventually) won game 1 with a 1:0 final scoreline with 18 seconds left in the 3rd. I decided that I'd give Don Cherry some representation this time around. The right hand was the Canucks hand. The old school hockey stick logo on the thumb (which is backwards... not really speaking to my ability to plan ahead). Don's semi-Canucks colour plaid suit on the index, Johnny Canuck on the middle, a Faberge egg style on the ring, and Sully and Force (the Green Men) on the pinky finger. Go Canucks!

I had to throw Boston in as well, but weighted the hand more towards Don. On the thumb is his pink floral suit. While all the other suits made a recent appearance on "Don We Now Our Gay Apparel", I just love the pink one and really believe it had to be included. On the index finger is the bear off Tim Thomas' mask, the middle finger is Don's classic black suit, green waistcoat and red polka dot tie, the ring is the Boston logo (I really have trouble with it, but I suppose it's because simple is never as simple as it seems). The pinkie is the blue and white check suit.

Go Canucks Go!

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.

IIHF World Juniors

The first games of the World Juniors (Buffalo, NY) were held on Boxing Day. Stores in Newfoundland are closed Boxing Day (very sad) so my sale shopping had to be done Monday. This left Sunday to watch some hockey (particularly since the Liverpool match was postponed due to a frozen pitch) and repaint my nails. Christmas is over, time to move on. The original plan was to have Germany on the left hand and Canada on the right. I want Canada to win, but I'd like Germany to do well. Unfortunately I broke my thumbnail on the right hand trying to get something out of a box (an endeavour in which success still eludes me) and decided not to risk getting nail polish remover in the somewhat open wound. With the hands uneven I opted to have Canada on both hands with a little shout-out to Germany on the left thumb. I decided to experiment with a landscape set up which gave a bit extra space to include hockey sticks and have the boards in the background. Granted, this layout has been done before (Canadiens, Vimy, Discworld) but this round was undertaken with a bit more intent. Germany lost their first game 4:3 but Canada was victorious against Russia with a 6:3 final scoreline.

Philadelphia Flyers

When the Canadiens very unfortunately were eliminated from the playoffs the nails were switched to Philadelphia Flyers nails. Partially because I bet on them in the final (and lost) and partially because one of my MA colleagues is a Flyers fan. Granted, as a burgeoning Habs fan it lacked a degree of loyalty, but I do love orange.

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.