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This post contains some mildEuphoriaspoilers.
HBO; Natalie Minerva
Now thatEuphoriais in its second season, the lack of nail art in the first one is glaringly obvious.
“It made sense with these characters; these girls would be wearing nail art in real life.”
Minerva had a gut feeling that she should be the one creating nail looks for the show.
Some of Minerva’s first sample looks for Maddy and Faye.
The duo hit it off, and the rest isEuphoriahistory.
Minerva also brought it up to lead makeup artistDoniella Davyvia Instagram DMs, and she also agreed.
“She talked to [creator] Sam Levinson, and he eventually was on board.
“I don’t think without her help, any of this would have happened,” she says.
Minerva continues to do Demie’s manicures off-camera, too.
Even if you don’t watch the show, you’ve no doubt seen recreations of its manicures acrossInstagramandTikTok.
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Some of Minerva’s first sample looks for Maddy and Faye.
Each character’s emotional state in a certain episode or scene is directly reflected in their manicure.
WhileEuphoria’s nail art might seem like an inconsequential detail to some, it’s truly anything but.
Below, Minerva runs us through how she created some of the show’s most notable manicures thus far.
“Rhinestones just look good on film.
They give a little extra glitz and glamour,” she explains.
I knew what Alexa was going to wear that black, slinky, sexy dress,” she says.
Her tips for the most symmetric nail-art designs?
“Start in the middle and work your way out.”
To get that color-shifting effect, Minerva marbled several still-wet shades.
“She was wearing this seafoam/aqua fur situation.
Also, Alexa and I had been really been loving that color palette a lot.”
Though it may look complicated, the method behind that netted chrome design was actually quite simple.
“It leaves this truly chrome net pattern on top.
I encapsulate it with a topcoat.”
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She also usedApres Gel-X Natural Square Long Tipsfor this look.
And I’m so glad I did because it looked so great with that blue outfit.
“Yet again, Minerva relied on Apres and Riccagel for the gold-chrome nail art.
Of course, everything was sealed in with a gel topcoat.
“Oh yeah, I brought it,” she jokes.
