I Could Probably See My Reflection in Selena Gomez’s “Patent Leather” Manicure — See the Photos

For many of 2023, Selena Gomez was all concerning the gentle, milky manicure. She was feeling impartial, barely-there shades like her shimmery, sheer “angel nails” and a “your nails but better” set with a contact of sparkle. Nonetheless, for the 2024 Golden Globes, Gomez did a full 180 and went from winter white to glamorously shiny black.

Gomez’s go-to nail artist Tom Bachik was liable for her awards present set; he additionally created the star’s “naked disco” mani for the 2023 Globes. “For our look as we speak, we needed to have a little bit of an edge. Her customized Giorgio Armani gown is such an incredible purple with black accents, and we felt the nails ought to play off that,” Bachik shared. “The black excessive gloss shine discovered within the flowers on the entrance was the right inspo. Sel’s pure nails have been an awesome size. As a result of we have been going with a darkish shade, we determined to go together with a shorter nail in a pure form preserving our look robust and stylish.”

After prepping Gomez’s nails with the Tweezerman x Tom Bachik Ultimate Nail Care Set and submitting them right into a medium-length rounded form, he painted on two coats of Essie Nail Color in Licorice, a real, super-shiny black. To complete, Bachik grabbed a tube of Essie’s On a Roll Apricot Roll-On Hydrating Cuticle Oil to hydrate Gomez’s cuticles. The ultimate mani was the right decide for her red-and-black asymmetrical Armani gown. It is so shiny, you may principally see your reflection in it, identical to a patent leather-based bag or shoe. (Oh, and all these diamonds do not harm both.)