The 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards kicked off the 2025 awards season with a bang and ushered in historic wins, amazing celebrity moments, amazing outfits and a spectacular night. Very Very beautiful looking. While our favorite celebs’ hair and makeup are usually what we spend all night looking at on social media, if you looked too early, you might have missed all the best manicures from the red carpet.
This year’s batch of nail trends includes some of our recent favorites (like gold chrome And bold red), but there were also some eye-catching sets that featured 3D designs, pearlescent finishes, and more. Ahead, find our favorite manicures from the red carpet to screenshots and save to your manicure inspo folder.
elegant emerald tips
Celebrity manicurist Julie Kandelek created a custom emerald green set with a subtle chrome finish for Viola Davis that’s downright hot and Comfortable color for winters. To create Davis’ deep green polish, Candelec mixed two parts of Après Nails aloe vera you vera much ($15) with a portion birnam wood ($15) and topped with brand renewal sheer gel color For mirrored finish ($15).
nude neutral nails
A solid, square-shaped neutral set is a classic for a reason: It always looks chic and polished whether you’re on the red carpet (like Naomi Watts) or you’re lounging at home. Watts nail artist Sarah Chue used two coats Apris Light and Shadow Sheer Gel at first glance ($15) To make the perfect milky base.
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red velvet tips
Heidi Klum proved that red never goes out of fashion by contrasting her bright, true-red set with her sea green gown.
glitter neutral nails
Cara Delevingne had her almond-shaped nails painted in a simple, neutral basecoat with a mirrored finish that complemented her sequin-covered gown.
Classic Jet Black Set
Zoe Saldana won her first Golden Globe award on Sunday night and received it with a classic black mani (also appropriate for winter). She kept her shape classic: square and short, which always matches well with dark colors.
wicked tips
it It wouldn’t be a proper red carpet manicure roundup without a mention of Cynthia Erivo’s mix-match, 3D-decorated tips, which she’s consistently rocked in recent months. The actress wore a pink and green pair (Wicked Color) with blue, opal and purple for a unique set that is perfect for an artist like him.
round french tips
Celebrity Manicurist Tom Bachik Created a Classic French-Tip Set for Selena Gomez Olive & June Gel Polish Base Coat ($10) to enhance her natural nails before using hd white gel ($10) to create French lines. Bachik used olive and june Rani takes tea with milk ($10) (a milky pink topcoat) to diffuse the ends and keep the white ends from being too bright.
metallic 3d
Celebrity manicurist Eri Ishizu gave Ayodhya The Edebiri is a fun multi-design set with different abstract designs on each finger.
golden cuticle
Jennifer Coolidge opted for a subtle gold-chrome accent, which her nail artist Temeka Jackson carefully placed on her base Apris Gel-X Stiletto Tips,
sequin accents
cat Hudson wore a light pink nail base Nail look with metallic sequin accents by manicurist Brittany Boyce.
chrome french tips
Quinta Brunson’s spiky cat eye gold tips by Jackson were one of our favorite looks of the night. To achieve this, Jackson used Apris Nails Light and Shadow Gel Color in Overdone ($15) topped with brand cat eye gel ($18) and 3D texture on top.
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