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Key Takeaways
- Ana de Armas combined two of our favorite summer nail trends—the ballerina manicure and a chrome finish—for the prettiest, softest nail art.
- She wore the short manicure to the premiere of her new movie Ballerina, which is not actually about the ballet but we can dream.
I’m not a big action movie girl, which means I’ll probably never see Ballerina. I’m sure John Wick is great, but his world is a world I do not care to visit.
Thus, I have the pleasure of pretending for the rest of time that the movie, which lands in theaters this Friday, is actually a sweet story about a beautiful non-assassin prima ballerina played by Ana de Armas who is best friends with Anjelica Huston. There are no fight scenes (maybe just an internal struggle over balancing her passion and wanting to have a life outside of the studio) and everything is pink.
To be fair… the actress’s latest manicure isn’t telling a different story.
Ana de Armas’ Ballerina Chrome Manicure
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On Tuesday, June 3, the 37-year-old arrived at the world premiere of her new movie wearing the loveliest Ballerina Chrome manicure that, according to nail artist Ashlie Johnson, was “inspired by the lavender and silver beaded beauty of [de Armas’s] Louis Vuitton gown.”
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Cut short and filed into a your-nails-but-better rounded shape, each finger utilized the same pale lavender-pink polish brushed with chrome powder. The final look reminded me of satin pointe shoes. The dancer who owns them might not have all her toenails, but her fingernails are perfect.
How to Get the Look
Johnson was kind enough to break down the exact products she used to make the soft manicure happen in an Instagram post.
Steps one through three consisted of removing old polish, shaping and buffing the natural nail, and working in some cuticle care. Then, she grabbed a new bond repair Epres product called ePhD to help repair the natural nail.
“Think of it as a spa treatment for your nails—creating a resilient, healthy foundation for your polish,” she explained in her caption. “I love how it creates the perfect canvas for Ana’s stunning manicure!”
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With the nail all ready to go, she applied a smoothing base gel and painted on Aprés Nails Light and Shadow Gel Polish in First Touch, “a dreamy, sheer pinky-lavender shade that builds beautifully.” After adding a top coat, she finished with a “magic white chrome” to bring everything together “for that luminous, ethereal glow.”
Take a curtsy, Ana. And applaud your artist! These nails deserve a standing ovation, and I want to see how they catch the stage lights when you clap.
