Halle Bailey’s nails could honestly be made of pure gold, they’re that shiny and metallic. The actor and singer was drenched in golden tones for the 2024 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, starting with her molten gold manicure.
Bailey, who presented at the awards show, looked like a summer goddess in a black minidress with a gold floral bodice. That metallic gold also showed up on her long nails, which were filed into a classic square shape and painted with a metallic golden shade from top to bottom. The color shifted slightly as she moved in the California sunshine, but make no mistake: this is pure, luscious, molten gold. Simple, but so luxe.
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Bailey also wore golden shades on her eyes, with bronze shadow on her lids and a warm gold dusted on her inner corners, framed by fluffy, fluttery false lashes. Peachy blush and a champagne gold highlighter on her nose and cheekbones added to her all-over glow, as did her super shiny lip gloss. The actor wore her hair pulled up in a high ponytail with curls cascading down her back and accessorized her minidress with a delicate gold “HALO” necklace in honor of her baby son, plus big gold earrings.
A gold manicure is the easiest and most gorgeous way to bring the glitz on the red carpet or a regular Tuesday at your desk. Stars like Kerry Washington, Dua Lipa, and Cardi B have all chosen the molten metallic for past manicures, while Tracee Ellis Ross tried a more muted take on the shade. To try it yourself, we like Chanel’s Le Vernis Longwear Nail Colour in Phénix, a shimmering precious metal; Static Nails’ Liquid Glass Lacquer in 24K, with added glitter; or Essie’s Metallics in Good as Gold, which is exactly what it sounds like: gorgeous gold! Hollywood glamour is yours in just a few coats.
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