French manicures have come such a long way since they rose to popularity in the 1970s. And just when we think we’ve seen it all, Kate Hudson shows up at the Critics’ Choice Awards and the Producers Guild of America Awards with one of the most elegant and ethereal takes on the French manicure we’ve ever seen.
Kate Hudson spent the weekend serving nonstop glamour, first in a backless, black Thom Browne gown and then in a stunning dress with a single sheer sleeve. But while the luxuriousness of her ensembles was obvious, it takes a keen eye to notice that her manicure was just as, if not more, exquisite.
Although the traditional sheer pink base and white tips are still a beloved look, the rise of nail artistry and the cancellation of stuffy rules have resulted in so much creativity in crafting contrasting looks. Kate’s manicure is testament to that with a glass-like base with raised, organic-looking metallic tips that reached around the sides of the nails.
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Nail artist Brittney Boyce is the mastermind behind Kate Hudson’s innovative nail design. In an Instagram post showing the Oscar-winning actor getting ready, she shared the Aprés Nail Gel-X Natural Almond Medium nails. She applied a thin coat of Kuromi’s Pretty Journey (a pale pink cat-eye-effect gel polish) followed by magnetic gel.
“I then used the Apres Extend Gel Non-Wipe with a dot of their French Manicure Gel in French Black to create a thin 3D rose gold chrome detail at the tips,” says Brittney, who says she wanted to do something different. “The combination of a metallic magnet neutral mixed with rose gold chrome came together to create something so cool and unexpected.”
The close-up confirms that this is a next-level French manicure.