London Hosts The Olympics - For Fake Nails!
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On September 19th and 20th, 354 competitors from 24 countries congregated in London, to compete in the Olympics - Not of the sports kind, but the Nailympics - Olympic games for fake nails!
Originally started in the US ten years ago, the event has been hosted in London, for the last six years and is a grueling two-day affair that allows the world's best manicurists to battle it out for the 'gold' in categories like fiberglass tip and overlay and fantasy nail art.
Fake nail art in its most basic form involves gluing artificial nails onto natural ones and then painting over them - The competition of course, is a little more involved than that, with each manicurist painstakingly creating works of art, which may not be very practical, but are certainly stunning.
While the entries in every category are impressive, it is the Fantasy Nail Art, where the manicurists can let their imagination run wild, that is the most popular. This year's entries were no exception. Hunched over with their array of paints, powders and liquids, the competitors created fairies, forests and even Beatrix Potter-like images - some even added flashing lights and revolving pagodas for extra pizzazz!
And, while these may not be the 'real' Olympics, to people who work in the industry, they are as important - And just like the athletes, they train for this event for many many months - sometimes even years to win the gold!
Sources:allvoices.com, dailymail.co.uk
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wattover 9 yearsso weird
4lindseycalmost 10 yearsCraziest thing ever!!🙉- Random gameralmost 10 yearsPpl are crazy
4mhovisalmost 10 yearsWow- Lolalmost 10 yearsOmg
aphphilippinesalmost 10 yearsI've seen this on Good Mythical Morning!
latavia74over 9 yearstrue
iikattasticover 9 yearsthe last picture gives me shivers >.<
lovelovelove42almost 10 yearswow
diamondkidalmost 10 yearsLol.- lovelovelove42almost 10 yearscool coment
kid600almost 10 yearsWhat is the prize and who won
bigmeloalmost 10 yearsI wish I could do this! If I were to have a design idea, I would intricately paint a dragon's face onto my hand, having talons as my 'fake nails' on the outer fingers with scales lining my inner fingers with a greenish hue. In the center, my 'fake nail' would be a flame coming from the dragon's mouth. On my other hand, I would paint a design of a knight riding a horse, protecting his kingdom from the dragon. My right fingers would represent a horse rearing because of the flame from the dragon. My middle finger would be the horse's head, while my fingers would be the legs of the horse, the 'fake nails' being the horse's hooves. Is it a good idea? If you think it is, let me know! :D- bigmeloalmost 10 yearsBy the way, the back of my first hand (the one with the dragon [my left hand]) is riddled with spikes casting in a upward direction. As for the knight, he'd have a sword in his hand. Just so you can get a better understanding of my idea. :D
crystalmorialmost 10 yearsI think that's incredible! It would be tricky to make, though (maybe). I just don't really like the idea in stories that the dragon is always the bad guy. I really love stories that put a spin on it and turn the dragons into allies, don't you? Let me know what you think.
