From The Vault #5: Cinco de Mayo + May Polish Days!

¡Hola amigos! Today, we'll be pausing the challenge, because it's Cinco de Mayo, and because the May Polish Days event is approaching! I'm posting it a bit early, and I think you can see why when you look at this month's theme...

 The number 5!

It might sound obscure, but there are so many possibilities with the number 5!

• We have 5 nails on our swatching hand (the thumb could make a rare appearance for those of us who swatch 4 fingers)
• Chanel No. 5, of course. 
• Adelle was born on the 5th of May
• As was Chris Brown but you'll seriously lose significant brownie points with me if you celebrate that fact
• Cinco de Mayo!
• High-five
• Hi-five the Australian kids entertainers
• Hi-five the RnB group
• The 5 basic tastes are sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami.
• A pentagram has 5 points.
• The swoon-worthy Bruce Willis was in Fifth Element, released in May of 1997.

I could go on, and on but I think you get the idea! You could even just prove that you can count to five on your nails. I will even allow a detour from the number 5 to celebrate Sesame Street.

The number 5? Well, that's just perfect! Today is the 5th of May, this is my fifth "From the Vault" post, and I will even show you all 5 fingers in this manicure. I painted these last Cinco de Mayo, but I hope you can still appreciate them this year!

Corona nails and a Mexican flag (well, kinda)! It's 5 o'clock somewhere? Ohhhhh yes she did fit another 5 in there!

Because you can't have a Corona without a lime.

(please pardon the poor image quality today. These were taken with my old phone.)

The beer nails were painted with China Glaze Champagne Bubbles, a great soft yellow-gold with small silver glitters! The perfect shade to represent a frosty, fizzy Corona. The foam was done with a random white polish and then OPI Don't Touch My Tutu to give the edges that translucent look.

I don't remember the polishes I used to paint the flag... but I know I painted the nail white first, then freehanded the red and green sections on, and finally used a toothpick to dot in a hint of the design in the centre. And then, of course, half a fimo lime for each of the thumbs :D

Hope you enjoyed this post, and if you're out partying today, have a fun and safe Cinco de Mayo!

I'll be back next time continuing the Alphabet Challenge. Before you go, don't forget to check out the other Polish Days entries below! xoxo