Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeney bathed her lacquers in a star-studded splash of Christmas-like green for the Emmys — on the same night, Selena Gomez anchored her own clean-girl aesthetic with a humble but heavy-handed flick of the same colour on the nails. The two didn’t know it then — but they inspired in their fans a newfound appreciation for emerald-tipped manicures. The versatility of this trend lies in the fact that it flatters any nail shape and length — and it has arrived just before the season of the jingles. Check ’em out.
All I Want For Christmas Are These Nails. These. Exact. Nails.
Gomez’s nail artist decided on an emerald-toned finish courtesy of Selena’s (verriere) earrings for the Emmys. “Selena loved the jewellery [sic], and wanted to play off the emerald green,” he said. Bachik opted for short squoval-tipped nails, and custom-made the shade for Selena by mixing and matching a couple of colours.
Bachik layered Gomez’s nails with a super-slick coating of OPI’s ThePassIsAlwaysGreener as the base. He continued in his caption:
- I then layered it with @opi Emerald Illusion and used a magnet to make the reflective glitter stand. This will give us a shimmery sparkle inside the nails.
- A proper jewel tone has lots of depth. To help create this effect I chose a custom mix of @opi AmazOnAmazOff and #RatedPea-G for the overlying tone and mixed it with the #StayShiny top coat to create a sheer ‘jelly’ shade that was then thinly layered over the nail to give us the final look.
- Lastly, add high gloss and protection with a coat of #StayShiny and rehydrate cuticles and skin with @opi_professionals ProSpaNail and Cuticle Oil for a youthful glow and a mani as special as the moment.
Since we’re not all nail artists and some of us like DIYing trends, there’s one nail polish that’ll endow your lacquers with a very similar end result. Drumroll, please…
All That Glitters Is Green
This hi-shine gloss deems all of Bachik’s steps unnecessary for when you’re recreating the trend at home. It’s intensely pigmented with colour and imparts an instant gleam to the nails. It’s also vegan and cruelty-free. Get it now! You can mimic Selena’s short emerald green nails, or even display the green on longer lacquers.
Sydney Sweeney’s nails embody the same colour — complementing the green of her dress gloriously. While Gomez’s nails boast a gleam, Sydney’s don’t display glitter or glitz. Her almond-shaped tips are plain and rich nonetheless.
No Glitter, No Glitz
Are you adding these to your Christmas lookbook? Because we are. Emerald nails FTW.
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