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Was There a Category For Best Manicure at the Grammy Awards? Because These 8 Celebs Won Hands Down
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To call the nail art at the 2020 Grammy Awards over the top would be an understatement. This year, celebrities called their nail artists and told them to run wild and create the most outrageous manicures yet. And to be honest, the nail artists involved deserve a Grammy Award of their own for the incredible results.
Although each celebrity manicure was very different from the next, there was one common theme among them all: crystals, and lots of them.
The nail extravagance didn’t stop at just crystals, though – this is the Grammys after all. Billie Eilish wore neon Gucci double Gs that matched her jacket, Lana Del Rey went for a high-shine shade of silver, and Camila Cabello even switched up her nails during the show, from a black french manicure on the red carpet to a light, bright, breezy baby pink hue during her performance of “First Man” during the show.
So far this award season has brought with it some of the best nails, but no one was ready for the wild manicures at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Ahead, get a closer look at some of the best celebrity nail art moments from the night.
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Lizzo's White Crystal Nails at the 2020 Grammy Awards
Lizzo proved once again that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, thanks to her incredible Grammy Award nails. The white stiletto tips were encrusted with dozens of crystals and even featured jewel drops hanging from the tip of each nail.
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Billie Eilish's Green Gucci Nails at the 2020 Grammy Awards
Billie Eilish‘s nails technically blended in with her outfit, but they truly deserve a shout-out of their own. True to Eilish’s bold aesthetic, she sported bright neon green tips that were decked out in the designer’s signature print. Manicurist Emi Kudo used OPI GelColor in March in Uniform then a custom blend of OPI Gelcolor in Amazon AmazOFF and OPI Gelcolor in Sun, Sea, and Sand in My Pants. For the intricate GG design, Kudo used OPI Gelcolor in Pump Up the Volume.
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Njomza Pink and White Embellished Nails at the 2020 Grammy Awards
Njomza’s nails looked pretty simplistic, until you zoom it. She wore her nails in a razor-sharp stiletto shape, covered in a pale pink polish and encrusted with silver glitter and crystals to match her hair piece.
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Rosalía's Crystal Embellished Nails at the 2020 Grammy Awards
Just when we thought there couldn’t be a manicure more decked out with crystals, we spot Rosalía’s. The singer-songwriter wore superlong tips, each one entirely covered with different-shaped stones for a truly blinged-out effect.
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Camila Cabello's Black French Manicure at the 2020 Grammy Awards
Cabello’s first manicure of the night (so extra, we love it) featured one of the major trends continuing into 2020, the French manicure. Instead of the classic white tips, she chose to switch it up with black to match her dress, and we’re copying this STAT. Manicurist Kim Truong layered two coats of Essie in Mademoiselle ($9), then went in with Essie in Licorice ($9) over the top to create the black tips, followed by a final layer of Essie Speed Setter ($9) to give it a glossy finish.
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Camila Cabello's Baby Pink Nails at the 2020 Grammy Awards
For Cabello’s “First Man” performance, she ditched her black tips in favor of something a little simpler. She chose to wear a baby-pink, almond-shaped manicure to match her flowy gown.
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Billy Porter's Metallic Nails at the 2020 Grammy Awards
Billy Porter’s Grammy Awards beauty look was the definition of over the top, and we loved every inch of it, including the pink-silver holographic polish.
