Happy birthday, SG! There’s no shortage of stunning glam moments we could share to honor the singer, actor, and beauty mogul’s big day, but her nail looks have left us particularly dazzled over the past year. Coffee chrome! Peach champagne! Sparkling Merlot! Each mani—revealed by her longtime manicurist Tom Bachik—seems to get better than the next, and the fashion set quickly follows her lead every single time. See below for my personal favorite looks, and consider this my formal petition to add “nail trend forecaster” to Gomez’s growing resume.
Coffee Chrome
(Image credit: Courtesy of CND / Tom Bachik)
At the Toronto International Film Festival this past September, Gomez was spotted with a brown, shimmery manicure Bachik dubs “coffee chrome.” Cozy and expensive-looking, it’s the perfect way to add a little something extra to an everyday neutral.
“For more of a glamorous movie star vibe, we wanted a medium-length nail shaped to a soft oval/almond to play off the silhouette of her gown,” Bachik said in a press release regarding the look. “We also wanted a deep, rich, mysterious shade but also something a little unique.” He praises CND’s Purplexity, which he describes as “a deep purple with a gold pearl finish and an elegant shimmer that brings glamour to any look.”
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Nostalgic Cherry
Perhaps it was the Big Apple of it all, but Gomez sported a cherry-red mani during a stint in NYC. After appearances on Today and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, she headed out for a date night wearing Essie’s Rock the Runway—a nostalgic shade editors have adored for years. Glossy and fierce, the punchy scarlet automatically makes a statement. Pair it with an all-black ensemble, like Gomez here, to really dial up the drama.
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Dreamy Lilac
Confirmed: Lilac nails are *it* for summer, at least according to Gomez and Bachik. The star donned Aprés Aster Family while appearing on ABC’s upcoming reboot of Match Game, and the polish looked incredibly luxe with her long-almond shaped tips and black Miu Miu dress. Lilac is a great way to switch up tired neutrals while keeping the look chic and understated—similar to butter yellow, just not as played out (as Hailey Bieber once declared).
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Peach Champagne
Gomez was quite literally dripping in jewels at the 2025 Oscars, from her custom Ralph Lauren dress (embellished with over 16,000 glass droplets and hand-sewn Rosemont crystals) to her sparkly “peach champagne” manicure. Bachik aimed to “play off the gems and texture in her Ralph Lauren gown” by cocktailing two CND shades: Rule Breaker, a soft coral, and Silk Thread, a twinkly taupe. The result is a peachy-pink sunset mani with a touch of elegant shimmer—so luxe.
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Sparkling Merlot
More from the wine category, we have “sparkling merlot” nails, a look Gomez paired with her Schiaparelli gown at the 2025 BAFTAs. Burgundy nails are always a good idea—especially once fall rolls around—but the subtle fizz (demonstrated by the polish’s flecks of black) adds a fresh, modern twist to the Bordeaux-inspired hue.
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Christian Louboutin
Drama Noir
Blazing Navy
After Gomez debuted electric blue nails in an Instagram Reel sneak peek of her latest album, “I Said I Love You First,” the exact color—In the Navy by Aprés Nail—sold out of retailers immediately. Navy blue has certainly had its moment in the sun this year, usurping burgundy, black, and brown as the most viral neutral, and it remains a fresh color story for summer. As editorial manicurist Jin Soon Choi once told WWW about this season’s nail trends, blue polishes “give off that ‘cool kid on the block’ kind of mood.”
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Cirque Colors
Cobalt Jelly
Bridal Ballerina
Of course, how could I forget about Gomez’s engagement mani?! Her nude, barely there nails make that sparkly marquise-cut diamond look even more eye-catching—not that the stunning ring needed any more help standing out. Bachik used Chanel’s Ballerina polish to secure that smooth, milky wash of color; for this reason, the Chanel polish has always been popular for brides, but we expect sales to soar since Gomez gave it her official stamp of approval. “Naked” nails always manage to look expensive—even more so when Chanel’s involved.
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