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Clean Girl Manicures at MET Gala with Nails by OPI
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by Staff
May 6, 2025
OPI/ Zola Ganzorigt
2 min to read
Celebrity nail artist and OPI Global AmbassadorZola Ganzorigt worked with a glittering roster of personalities at the MET Gala in New York. Her nails designs for the following three celeb shared a similar understated elegance to the final look.
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL
Zola Ganzorigt crafted a clean and simple look for Tracee Ellis Ross's MET Gala manicure with OPI. Zola used a mix of iconic OPI shades including OPI It’s A Girl and OPI Bare My Soul.
OPI/ Zola Ganzorigt
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS GET THE LOOK
STEP 1: Apply one coat of OPI GelColor Super Base Base Coat
For Nail Lacquer version use OPI Natural Nail Base Coat
STEP 2: Apply two coats of OPI GelColor in It's A Girl!
For Nail Lacquer version use OPI It's A Girl!
STEP 3: Apply one coat of OPI GelColor in Bubble Bath
For Nail Lacquer version use OPI Bubble Bath
STEP 4: Finish with one coat of OPI GelColor Super Gloss No Wipe Top Coat
For Nail Lacquer version use OPI Top Coat
TRENDING MANI
Ganzorigt combined two trending nail looks - a light pink French manicure and celestial cat eye design to create the perfect MET Gala nail look for Sydney Sweeney. Zola used iconic OPI shades including OPI Bubble Bath and OPI Bare My Soul.
OPI/ Zola Ganzorigt
SYDNEY SWEENEY GET THE LOOK
STEP 1: Apply GELevate™ Soft Gel Tips in Almond Shape
STEP 2: Apply one coat of OPI GelColor in Bubble Bath
For Nail Lacquer version use OPI Bubble Bath
STEP 3: Apply one coat of OPI GelColor in Bare My Soul
For Nail Lacquer version use OPI Bare My Soul
STEP 4: For the tip, combine custom magnetic power with OPI GelColor in Bubble Bath
For Nail Lacquer version use OPI Bubble Bath
STEP 5: Apply OPI Chrome Powder in Gold Digger
STEP 6: Finish with one coat of OPI GelColor Super Gloss No Wipe Top Coat
For Nail Lacquer version use OPI Top Coat
FANCY FRENCH
For this look, Ganzorigt created an elegant french tip for Sabrina Carpenter’s nail set, featuring a subtle nod to Louis Vuitton. Zola used OPI’s newest nail innovation, GELevate™, to accentuate the singer’s almond-shaped tips.
OPI/ Zola Ganzorigt
SABRINA CARPENTER GET THE LOOK
STEP 1: Apply GELevate™ Soft Gel Tips in Almond Shape
STEP 2: Apply two coats of OPI GelColor in Bare My Soul
For Nail Lacquer version use OPI Bare My Soul
STEP 3: Apply custom threads to create a double french tip (and the iconic Louis Vuitton logo)
STEP 4: Finish with one coat of OPI GelColor Super Gloss No Wipe Top Coat
For Nail Lacquer version use OPI Top Coat
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