“We would all like you to know what a privilege it has been to make you look your best,†says Venia, one of the only remaining members of Katniss’s prep team, in Catching Fire. The Hunger Games has always used beauty and fashion to show power relationships: Look at the foolish Capitol residents’ trendy, over-the-top garb, or the strategic costumes created by Katniss’s designer, Cinna, which are meant to reveal her strength to those in the nascent Panem rebellion. Basically, it’s important to keep your Hunger Games nail game sharp, and that’s why so many fans pay tribute to the series by painting their nails with glitter and flames. Here are a few of the finest — you make Octavia, Venia, and Flavius proud.
