The World Cup Finals, Beauty Edition

For countless football fans, much of the past month has been spent forgoing sunshine in favor of watching the steady stream of World Cup matches in South Africa on TV. There have been disappointments, triumphs, and nail-biting moments, but most of all, there's been a whole lot of memorable hair-hippy headbands on Sebastián Abreu of Uruguay, curly man bangs on Carles Puyol of Spain, platinum-dipped Bo Derek-style braids from Bacary Sagna of France, and a retro shag on Georgios Samaras of Greece. As the world gears up for the final between the Netherlands and Spain this weekend-and by gear up we mean grab their respective vuvuzelas and line their stomachs with carbohydrates to absorb all the beer sure to be consumed-we take a look at each country's beauty exports. May the best-looking country win.

By Fiorella Valdesolo

Photo: Courtesy of Barneys; OPI

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