Red nail polish is truly timeless. Any year, any time of year, it works and wows. And yet, after literal years of all-but-naked nails, seeing it on a celebrity does just read as classic—it reads as downright daring. With the number of times we’ve seen it starting to crop up on red carpets after such a noticeable absence, we’re starting to think red nails can be both classic and trendy at the same time. And the latest lovely example of the red nail resurgence: Selena Gomez.
On Wednesday, May 6, Gomez attended the Los Angeles premiere of her Only Murders in the Building co-star Martin Short’s new Netflix documentary, Marty, Life Is Short. Hairstylist Ashley Ruiz pulled her hair back into a super sleek bun, and makeup artist Jenna Nicole gave her an almost-red magenta lip with a flawless, delicate cat eye. And while any nail color would have worked with the black, beaded Carolina Herrera dress she wore, Gomez and go-to nail artist Tom Bachik went with an absolutely perfect and easily accessible red.
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“We haven’t used a bright red on Sel in a while, and she loves how good it looks,” says Bachik, who tells Allure he’s been back and forth between LA and New York this week thanks to Met Gala events. And that bright red? Olive & June CV, which is available as both a long-wearing nail polish and a gel polish.
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