Olympic nails

wendy james · Post by **wendy james** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:55 pm

Yes. It's a long time and people can try lots of different olympic themes

Shoe · Post by **Shoe** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:57 pm

I like that idea too.

We might fancy doing nails themed to a particular event or something as well as the opening.

Princess Morripov · Post by **Princess Morripov** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:16 pm

Chicky · Post by **Chicky** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:46 pm

I like that idea a lot, I was a bit worried about poor Pip having to judge from her hospital bed!

dizzyd · Post by **dizzyd** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:48 pm

I have not got a clue what to do as I generally just copy other people

see my dotty nails I copied off George so I might have to wait to see what people do and see if I get inspired as I havent got a creative bone in my body

Hob_Nob · Post by **Hob_Nob** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:12 pm

I shall save doing mine until I actually go to the Olympics. So I have a little while to decide what to do.

Shoe · Post by **Shoe** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:14 pm

I quite like this, it's very simple but quite effective:

wendy james · Post by **wendy james** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:15 pm

That's one I looked at, but I'm not sure about the white nails. I might go for pale pink or something.

Shoe · Post by **Shoe** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:16 pm

Nude or pink nails would work, or any colour that was quite plain, I think.

Bastian · Post by **Bastian** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:16 pm

I may struggle with this - white nails give me the horrors. It looks like Tippex. Perhaps silver or gold could be used.

Kenickie · Post by **Kenickie** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:21 pm

That is nice, Shoe. And good glitter, Pepper!

I have tried a gradient effect with the ring colours, which didn't look great, and the medal colours, which was ok. I also tried and very badly failed at marbling.

wendy james · Post by **wendy james** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:23 pm

Gold and yellow would worry me, but silver might work

Ruby · Post by **Ruby** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:32 pm

I really like that one but there's no way I could do the lines neatly enough.

Shoe · Post by **Shoe** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:37 pm

There's a tutorial on YouTube but even without watching it I would hazard a guess that there was liberal use of those wee circles that you put on punched A4 paper to stop it ripping out of a folder.

ETA: They haven't, I probably would though, for ease.

Ruby · Post by **Ruby** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:56 pm

Mine is going to be shit.

Broken_Biscuit · Post by **Broken_Biscuit** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:11 pm

I'm not ready to start yet, I've literally 20 minutes ago done my nails in a blue magnetic! And now I want to take it off and do my Olympic nails instead. Doh!

George · Post by **George** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:24 pm

I tried that Olympic manicure a couple of weeks ago and can confirm that it is impossible for a mere mortal to do the circles nearly enough. Vodders could probably do it though.

I am experimenting with white nails and dots. So far, I can confirm that yes, it does look like I've put tippex all over my fingers.

Broken_Biscuit · Post by **Broken_Biscuit** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:49 pm

Ok here is a hastily done first effort. There are 47 layers of glitter to achieve anything like the desired coverage.

Broken_Biscuit · Post by **Broken_Biscuit** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:50 pm

Sorry about the ginormous photo!

Bastian · Post by **Bastian** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:57 pm

Like.

Want.

I'm going to see some bands at the Olympic Park, hopefully. I would like to do spangley nails.

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