Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs

Painted these for my birthday outing to the Harry Potter Studio Tour last year. I wore my Black Milk Clothing Marauders Map dress so naturally I had to paint some of my nails to match.

On my left hand I have HP in the Harry Potter font, a golden snitch, the Deathly Hallows symbol, the Hogwarts logo and Harry's scar and glasses. On my right hand I have various parts of the Marauders Map, including footprints and a sign saying Harry Potter on the thumb.

To get the texture for my right hand I used a cream base and stippled over it using Kiko no.369 Light Ochre.

Here's another close-up of my nails fitting into the map on the dress:

Had such a great day, was one of my best birthdays yet. Definitely plan on visiting again soon!

Black Milk Disney

Painted these for Black Milk Clothing's Disney release last year. They are definitely my favourite place to shop for amazingly geeky, shiny goodness with their huge range of leggings, dresses, swimsuits etc.

Each nail represents a different item from their Disney collection. On my left hand I have a mixed Black Milk and Disney logo, the Queen of Hearts shooter, Hakuna Matata skirt, We're All Mad Here swimsuit and the Snow White swimsuit. On my right hand I have the Snow White peplum skirt, Vintage Alice skater dress, Mermemerald leggings, Painting the Roses Red skirt and Under the Sea leggings.

I am now the proud owner of four Disney Black Milk items and hope to keep adding to my awesome collection!

A Game of Comic Cons

These nails were painted for London Film and Comic Con at Earls Court last July. I had planned to meet Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) and other members of the Game of Thrones cast but due to oversold tickets and crazy overcrowding I never made it inside.

On my left hand I have the LFCC logo in Lannister colours, the house Arryn sigil, a red Starl sigil, the Baratheon sigil and the Reed sigil. On my right hand I have a cup of wine, the Tyrell sigil, a red rose, the Martell sigil and the Lannister sigil. Each nail was painted for a specific character attending the convention.

Luckily my friend made it in the following day and got my season 3 DVD signed by Lena for me!

Will be booking tickets in advance this year!

For Those About To Rock...

Painted these for Sonisphere Festival last July. Was an epic weekend with an awesome line-up, from what I can remember amidst my drunken haze.

On my left hand I have the Sonisphere logo, The Prodigy logo, Iron Maiden logo, Alice In Chains logo and a skull. On my right hand I have the classic devil horns metal salute, Slayer logo, Limp Bizkit logo, Deftones logo and Metallica logo.

It's a shame the festival isn't on this year as it's one of my favourites to go to. Fingers crossed for next year...

Wimbledon

Last summer I had the opportunity to go to Wimbledon for the day and as it's extremely hard to get tickets I couldn't pass it up. Managed to catch a few of the smaller matches and spent a lot of the day on Henman hill (or Murray mound) with Pimms and strawberries.

On my left hand I have the Wimbledon logo, a strawberry dipped in cream, the British flag, Pimms with an orange slice and a picnic blanket.

On my right hand I have a rain cloud, a tennis shoe, a tennis ball, a tennis racquet and a tennis court.

Luckily chose a day with lovely hot weather and enjoyed the sun (even though I would've welcomed some rain by the end of the sweltering hot day).

We all scream for ice cream!

It's about time I get my blogs up to date and although it's been over 6 months, I've still been painting my nails whenever I can which means I have many updates.

To start things off here are some quick ice cream flavour nails I painted in the height of the hot summer in June last year. Using mostly Barry M nail colours here I have chocolate, mint, blueberry, toffee and vanilla with sprinkles.

As I was just starting more hours at work at this time I only completed the one hand of nails.

Summer Birthdays

The month of May seems to contain the birthdays of many of my closest friends. This year saw a big milestone with my friends Grace and Lucille's 30th! As well my housemate Kerala's birthday at the beginning of the month and my friend Dave's at the end of the month. To celebrate these I have painted a nail for each person on my left hand. A birthday cake for all of them, balloons for Dave, wine for Kerala and her wine and cheese party she threw, a disco ball and ice cream for Grace and Lucille.
For the last week of the month and for Dave's birthday celebrations we went on a trip to Bournemouth for some beachy fun. Unfortunately it happened to be the one cloudy week of the month but we were lucky to not get too much rain and still managed to make time for beach walks and coastal fun. So on my right hand I have a beach scene of sun and a beach ball, a person flying a kite, a parasol and beach towel, a sailboat and crab, and a sandcastle, bucket and spade.
Had a great month spending time with all of my friends, although I'm now looking forward to being able to save a bit of money in preparation for my birthday celebrations at the end of July!