If Jennifer Lopez is wearing it on her nails, we’re paying attention. The musician, actor and entrepreneur is always changing up her manicure and setting trends, but her latest nail look is a major departure from the long lengths and sparkly textures. In fact, it may just be the shortest, barest mani she’s ever worn.
Lopez was snapped out and about in Los Angeles on May 28 wearing a neutral nail look that is the absolute definition of minimalism. Instead of the extensions she often wears, Lopez’s nails were au naturale and filed into a short, rounded square shape. While at first it looks like Lopez isn’t wearing any polish at all, her nails aren’t actually naked; she’s wearing the subtlest, sheerest wash of pale milky neutral pink that almost exactly matches her natural nail colour. Essie Ballet Slippers, is that you? Lopez paired the manicure with an equally low-key day-off look of a swingy ponytail and rose lip, diamond earrings and her wedding rings. Casual, chic and totally unbothered … we’re taking notes.
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Celebs can’t get enough of the sheer nail trend, Lopez included. The star has worn a few different minimal manicures this season, including her take on the shiny “lip gloss” nails popularised on TikTok, shimmery sheer “celestial” milk bath nails and a frosted mani all glammed up, J. Lo-style, with rhinestone tips. The neutral mani is so versatile and customisable that the possibilities really are endless. While we have no doubt that Lopez and manicurist Tom Bachik have plenty more luxurious looks in the works for Lopez’s packed schedule of red carpets and interviews, it’s fun to see a more low-key nail on the ultra-glam star. Simple styles can make a big statement and basic doesn’t have to mean boring — it can be beautiful!
This feature originally appeared on Allure.