Back in my youth—a.k.a. the late 1990s—I was obsessed with all things fantasy: fairies, unicorns, Lisa Frank illustrations, celestial bedroom decor, you name it. At that same time, my favorite nail polish was an opalescent, iridescent shade befitting that dreamy aesthetic, and now Selena Gomez is wearing the grown-up version of my childhood manicure.
Gomez’s entire look for the 2025 Rare Impact Fund Benefit would’ve been on my 1998 moodboard for sure, starting with her glassy, glowing iridescent manicure. (The curled-under bob, light brown lipstick, and lavender-pink minidress are equally enchanting.)
Gomez’s “blush jelly chrome nails” were the work of her go-to nail artist Tom Bachik, who used Olive & June products to bring the ‘90s-inspired set to life for the event. He prepped Gomez’s nails with Olive & June’s Nail Strengthener, then applied the brand’s new Builder Gel in the sheer rose pink shade Blush Jelly as the base color, sealing it with top coat before applying his Cosmic Chrome nail powder in the pink-to-blue hue Aurora, which Bachik said was “the perfect way to make this ’90s glam look modern.”
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