Addison Rae loves the 2000s. The pop star has utterly embraced all issues ‘00s in her music, her wardrobe and total aesthetic, and now, her nails. For her Coachella efficiency alongside frequent collaborator and buddy Charli XCX, Rae hit the stage in a throwback manicure that might’ve been proper at residence on Myspace… or in my teenage bed room.
Manicurist Natalie Minerva, who additionally works with stars like Demi Lovato and the Haim sisters, created Rae’s “bedroom nails,” so named as a result of they reminded her of “being a child and portray multi-color nails in my bed room.” Rae’s nails had been filed into brief squovals and painted in alternating shades of buttercup yellow and black. (Minerva used OPI GelColor polish shades Daffodil Duck Walk and Black Onyx; each colours are additionally accessible within the common polish method.)
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The daring shade combo and every-other-nail sample felt so nostalgic; I vividly bear in mind doing the identical with Victoria’s Secret-inspired shades of pale pink and black circa 2003, again when that was the trendiest shade combo. In contrast to super-detailed nail artwork or fancy chrome manicures, the alternating “bed room nail” manicure is one thing you may completely DIY, and incorporating spring’s go-to shade, butter yellow, makes them really feel well timed. Plus, they had been an excellent enjoyable distinction to Rae’s efficiency outfit, a full-length strapless pink polka dot ensemble with a ruffled peplum skirt.
After a pink carpet season full of whisper-light manicures and milk tub nails, it is enjoyable to see a few of our favourite musicians embracing brighter colours. Along with Rae, we have seen colourful manis on stars like Tyla, who turned up the quantity on butter yellow with a radioactive mani-pedi on the Billboard Girls in Music Awards, then debuted a neon rose mani for each weekends of Coachella. Appears like it is time to give your Bubble Bathtub and Ballet Slippers a break and revisit your favourite highschool polishes and nail artwork strategies as an alternative.
