Rio Olympics: 11 Nail Art Ideas That Would Win Medals

Rio Olympics: 11 Nail Art Ideas That Would Win Medals

Charmaine Kon by Charmaine Kon on Aug 18, 2016
Why you should care

Show your love and support for your country teams with your nails!

The Rio 2016 Olympics is taking over headlines, TV sets, and all manners of social media. As with any other trend, we’d hate to miss out.

While the world’s best athletes are focusing on their sport, we thought we’d focus on ours – nails. We hope you’ve already picked your favourite teams, cause here are country-inspired nails that would totally win.

1 Unites States of America

The US flag as a nail pattern is overdone. We much prefer this contemporary take on the red, white, and blue. Extra points for glitter and confetti.

USA flag nail art

SOURCE: manicuredamateur.blogspot.com

2 Australia

You don’t necessarily need to use the country’s flag colours to embody it. What says “OZ, OZ, OI, OI” better than a kangaroo? This nail art, that’s what.

Australia manicure

SOURCE: sonailicious.com

3 Brazil

Ahhh, host country with beautiful flag colours. How about just taking the colours of the flag and not the design? We do love a good abstract nail.

Brazil manicure

SOURCE: marinelovespolish.blogspot.com

4 Malaysia

A good representation of tanah airku is the lovely hibiscus. Paint it in flag colours in support of our dedicated athletes!

Malaysia manicure

SOURCE: Lacqueerisa.blogspot.com

5 China

Beautiful Chinese style painting in the country’s flag colours makes for a good homage to both the country and its culture.

Chinese manicure

SOURCE: vicandhernails.blogspot.com

6 Italy

What did we say about culture? Also, pizza looks good anywhere.

Italy manicure

SOURCE: nailpolis.com

7 Canada

These nails are giving us festive feels. Swap out maple leaf for mistletoes and soon you’ll be singing ‘O Christmas’ instead of ‘O Canada’.

canada manicure

SOURCE: vancitypolishnv.blogspot.com

8 India

Flag colours plus Indian style art plus polka dots equals win.

India independence day nails

SOURCE: nailartandbeauty.com

9 Great Britain

You don’t get more British than the Union Jack and cheques. Use the blue, red, and white for different patterns on different nails for a contemporary look!

Britain manicure

SOURCE: polishthosenails.com

10 Japan

The sun rising at different stages on each nail and the iconic sakura – gorgeous!

Japan manicure

SOURCE: adornedclaw.wordpress.com

11 Singapore

The idea: flag on an odd-one-out nail and plaids on the other nails in similar colours: The score: 10s across.

Singapore manicure

SOURCE: twentysixnails.com

Cover image from YouTube user eabnailart.

Why you should care

Show your love and support for your country teams with your nails!

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