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The nail looks that slayed the Oscars red carpet Chromes, nudes and moody dark shades were among the top nail trends sported by the stars on the red carpet at the recent 94th Academy Awards (Oscars) in Hollywood. Best Actress winner for ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’, Jessica Chastain, wore a plain chrome colour that her nail stylist, Julie Kandalec, described as ‘the gold Rachel Zegler champagne Ethereal Angel (Instagram @kourtneykardash) look’. This rose gold shade matched the top part of her beautiful two-tone ombre gown, as well as her strawberry blonde hair. Chastain’s nails were mid-length and almond-shaped. Also going the chrome route was ‘Euphoria’ star and red carpet darling, Zendaya, whose shortish, plain silver metallic nails perfectly matched her ultra-stylish two-piece outfit – a white satin cropped shirt and a beautifully constructed, long silver sequined gown with train. Nails were by Tom Bachik, who was also responsible for Hailee Steinfeld’s nail design – a silver glitter shimmer. Star of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and the Oscar-winning animated film, ‘Encanto’, Stephanie Beatriz, rocked a delicate, silver glitter French manicure. Reality star, Kourtney Kardashian, made an impact with an interesting version of a French manicure, comprising of a thin, V-shaped tip in black. The current American ‘it girl’ of the music scene, Billie Eilish, who won the Best Original Song Oscar for the Bond film, ‘No time to die’, generally sports extreme length and avant-garde nail styles on the red carpet. This time though, Eilish opted for a simple French manicure, albeit fairly long and square. Rapper, Megan Thee Stallion, chose nude pink talons in a lipstick shape. Nude was also the shade of choice for Vanessa Hudgens, whose long nails had crystals at the cuticles. ‘Black-ish’ star, Tracee Ellis Ross, is known for making style statements and her revealing red Oscars dress left many wondering how it actually managed to stay up – it was clearly a gravity-defying architectural triumph. Not to detract from the dress, Ellis Ross went for a really subtle nail look, elegant and oval. Oscar winner Nicole Kidman’s ruby red, plain nails matched her lipstick, both contrasting sharply with the
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Jessica Chastain (Instagram @julieknailsnyc)
Kourtney Kardashian (Instagram @kourtneykardash)
Zendaya (Instagram @zendaya)
Stephanie Beatriz (Instagram @stephaniebeatriz)
pale blue gown she wore. Perhaps the most unusual colour combination between dress and nails was seen on Best Supporting Actress nominee and star of ‘King Richard’, Aunjanue Ellis, whose dress was a vivid shade of burnt orange, paired with bright green nails in a shade that Allure magazine called ‘slime green’. Dark nail shades, ranging from deep emerald green to burgandy were seen on country music legend, Reba McIntyre, and ‘West Side Story’ star, Rachel Zegler respectively. Singer/ songwriter H.E.R. wore a nail design that Beauty Crew Australia described as ‘inspired wavy 3D jelly nail art manicure in a neutral palette with unexpected splashes of cornflower blue’.
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