Did you know there’s a different “moon” name for every full moon of the month? I kinda was aware that it was a thing (and I suspect every moon has multiple names since in June we can do mead, honey or strawberries), but I joined a moon collab where we will paint manis for every one of those moons. I can’t promise that I will make each one, but I’m going to try! Today, if the title of the blog didn’t tip you off, is the flower moon.
Also kinda bummed I missed the lunar eclipse last night because of cloud cover. I stood outside for about fifteen minutes watching clouds go by. Ah, well, they were kind enough to rain on me a little, at least. I hope you had better luck if you stayed up for it. 😘
![A smoky blue lily pond mani with the reflection of the flower moon shining forth, spring cherry blossom stamping decals, and koi.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/flower-moon_02-1024x1024.jpg)
![A smoky blue lily pond mani with the reflection of the flower moon shining forth, spring cherry blossom stamping decals, and koi.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/flower-moon_03-1024x1024.jpg)
Nail art products used
- Base Polish:
- KADS’ “Blue Ashes“
- Stamping Polishes:
- Apipila’s “Caipirinha“, Maniology’s “Caramel“, and UberChic’s “Essential White“
- Advanced Stamping Polishes:
- Apipila’s “Pearly Black“, Maniology’s “Caramel“, and Sinful Colors’ “Beautiful Girl” + “Tokyo Pearl“
- Freehand Painting:
- Freehand painted the moon’s reflection with white acrylic paint and KADS’ “Blue Ashes“
- Stamping Plates:
- Harunouta “L069“ (cherry blossoms and koi fish) and Maniology “BM-706” (lily pads and lotus)
Items in italics are debuting on the blog for the first time.
Today’s look was a mix of freehand (the full moon) and reverse stamping (everything else). I picked up three different stamp heads full of lily pads, filled them in, and cut them up to position where ever I wanted on my nails to fill things in. This meant I could use the lily pads and lotus to frame both the reflection of the full moon on my index finger and the koi fish on my thumb.
I did have to rush this look a little so the flowers weren’t filled in as carefully as my usual, but I juuuust made the deadline after a week of not having the energy to paint my nails (yep, all last week I was posting stuff from the vault). I’m glad I made it though. This is a cool collab and it’s supposed to run for a full year.
The Lunar Collab – May
- Collab host: @nails.and.hamer
- Group tag: #TheLunarCollabMay
- Current prompt: Flower Moon
- Next prompt: Strawberry (honey, mead) Moon
![#lunarCollab - May Flower Moon collage](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/flower-moon_07.jpg)
Final photos
![A smoky blue lily pond mani with the reflection of the flower moon shining forth, spring cherry blossom stamping decals, and koi.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/flower-moon_04-1024x1024.jpg)
![A smoky blue lily pond mani with the reflection of the flower moon shining forth, spring cherry blossom stamping decals, and koi.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/flower-moon_05-1024x1024.jpg)
![A smoky blue lily pond mani with the reflection of the flower moon shining forth, spring cherry blossom stamping decals, and koi.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/flower-moon_06-1024x1024.jpg)
Until next time, friend! 👋
Lunar Collab
![Lunar Calendar of prompts for the #LunarCollab nail art challenge on Instagram.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/lunarcalendar.jpg)
Here is a list of all the full moon nail art that the I have done for this Instagram challenge so far! Sorted from the oldest to the newest.
![A blurple and shimmery Wolf Moon full moon mani featuring a wolf running past a giant moon into an outerspace filled with comets/satellites.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/wolf-moon_02-1024x1024.jpg)
![Bear Moon nail art to celebrate the full moon in February on a gorgeous magenta nail polish and snowflakes and icicles in the background.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bear-moon_02-1024x1024.jpg)
![A smoky blue lily pond mani with the reflection of the flower moon shining forth, spring cherry blossom stamping decals, and koi.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/flower-moon_02.jpg)
![A raisin-colored night sky strawberry moon nail art with a full pink freehanded moon + strawberry gnome and strawberry plant stamping decals.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/strawberry-moon_02.jpg)
![A deep blue and shimmery galaxy nail art celebrating the full buck moon with stamping decals of astral bucks leaping amongst the stars.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/buck-moon_02.jpg)
![Sturgeon Moon nail art with flying fish and a pink dolphin guided by a girl on a magical journey across a shifty pink and grey sky.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sturgeon-moon_02.jpg)
![A super spicy mustard nail art for the Harvest Moon featuring stamping images of wheat grain and rockets flying past the moon.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/harvest-moon_02-1024x1024.jpg)
![A periwinkle frost moon nail art for the full moon in November with a frosty ice castle stamped underneath.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/frost-moon_02-1024x1024.jpg)
![Yule Moon nail art with a sparkly blue sky, full moon and peaceful mansion surrounded by evergreen trees and Christmas tree in the window.](http://hermitism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/yule-moon_02-1024x1024.jpg)
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