Talon-tastic Thursday: Olympics Special

During previous Olympics I've really only taken an interest in events where an Irish athlete was taking part. Living in a host city, though, I was glued to London 2012 good and proper. If I wasn't watching the wall-to-wall TV coverage I was listening to radio commentary or catching up with the day's events in the newspaper.

Needless to say, I loved the (mostly patriotic) nail art that lots of the female athletes were rocking. There *might* been squeaks of delight in our house every time the BBC deigned to show a close-up of fabulous fingernails (and that was just Himself.)

Want more? Check out my Facebook gallery of nails at the 2012 Olympics

We didn't just watch the Olympics from afar, though. We were lucky enough to snag a couple of seats for the historic Women's Boxing Finals in the first round of the ticket lottery and so Himself and his dad and I were there last Thursday to witness Katie Taylor take gold for Ireland.

And for anyone who hasn't already seen them on Twitter, here are the handpainted Irish/Olympics/boxing themed nails I wore to roar Katie to victory.

L: daylight, no flash; R: artificial light, no flash

Products used:
CND Stickey base coat
Topshop Crystal Clouds
Barry M Red Glitter
Rimmel Sea Green
LA Colors Treasure Island
Rimmel Blue My Mind
Yellow and orange polishes (brand unknown)
Black nail art pen (brand unknown)
Seche Vite top coat