Photos: Madeline Poole's Flag-Inspired World Cup Manicures
Photographed by Madeline Poole1/5Brazil
For the World Cup host country, Poole enlivened a classic cobalt manicure by bestowing two fingers on each hand with the Brazilian flag’s simple shapes and solid colors.
Formula X Supersonic topped by Sally Hansen Lemon Sharkand finished with a semicircle of RGB Cobalt.
Photographed by Madeline Poole2/5Germany
The German flag gets a geometric reworking in high gloss red, yellow, and black.
Sally Hansen Black Out painted over layers of RGB Too Red<span class="disclaimer" and <span class="disclaimer" Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow</span <span class="disclaimer" .</span </span
Photographed by Madeline Poole3/5Argentina
Poole added dimension to Argentina’s classic blue-and-white motif with a gold charm and a gray neutral.
Sally Hansen Earl Gray gives balance to Deborah Lippmann Blue Orchid and Sally Hansen White On.
Photographed by Madeline Poole4/5Spain
Deeming the Spanish flag’s coat of arms “too complicated for a fingernail,” Poole found plenty to work with in the simple play of yellow and red.
Sally Hansen All Fired Up complemented by Butter London Pimms.
Photographed by Madeline Poole5/5Italy
“I love designs that you might not see from one angle, but you can from another,” says Poole of the green, white, and red stripes that form the Italian flag when the fingers are interlaced.
Sally Hansen Red My Lips and Marc Jacobs Jungle are separated by Chanel Eastern Lights.
