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Sabrina Carpenter’s VMAs 2025 looks made a major splash last night—and we’re not just talking about her dance break in a downpour. From the red carpet to the afterparty, the “Manchild” singer delivered glitzy glam all night long, and her manicure was no exception.
The 26-year-old arrived in a glamorous Old Hollywood ensemble. She wore a skintight long-sleeve red lace dress and a purple feather boa, which served as perfect backdrop for one of the night’s best nail looks. In typical Carpenter fashion, the singer’s nails put a cheeky twist on a timeless classic: She followed a classic almond-shaped French manicure formula, but rather than white tips, hers were bejeweled in rainbow gems.
Celebrity nail artist Zola Ganzorigt shared exactly how she created the look. For the milky nude-pink base, she used one coat of OPI’s Bare My Soul, and for the French tip, she used the brand’s Malaga Wine. She then used the Gelevate builder gel in OPI’s I’m Flawless to encrust each maroon tip in multicolored jewel-toned rhinestones of different sizes.
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While they’re not exactly subtle, Carpenter’s nails are a brilliant take on the “neutral” mani. The understated nude base balances out the statement tips, and—as Carpenter proved with her many outfit changes—the array colorful gems ensures they’ll go with anything. If bedazzled nails aren’t your thing, you could easily skip that step and let the wine-colored base of the French tips stand alone as a crisp on-trend fall mani.
Carpenter got the chance to show off her winning nails wrapped around a Moon Man later in the night: Her 2024 album, Short n’ Sweet, won the MTV Video Music Award for Album of the Year. She also delivered one of the most talked-about performances of the show, singing “Tears” from her brand new album live for the first time. Carpenter was joined onstage by an ensemble of drag queens and used her performance to spotlight the LGBTQ+ community. She also tapped Britney Spears for iconic MTV Video Music Awards performance inspiration and ended the number with a very literal wet look.
With that memorable start to the week, we’ll be blasting Man’s Best Friend all the way to the nail salon.
Grace McCarty is the associate beauty editor at Glamour.
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