A Look Back on the Most Memorable Celebrity Nail Art of 2019
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Our excitement about the nail looks in 2019 is on par with Lady Gaga's famous description of producer Ryan Murphy: They were "brilliant, incredible, amazing, showstopping, spectacular . . ." and the list goes on.
This year, celebrities enlisted some of the most talented artists to create ornate works on the tiny surfaces of their nails. Some of these best include Lizzo's "gold nugget" nails, Rihanna's gold drip design, and Elle Fanning's pierced neon tips.
Check out some of the most memorable celebrity nail art of 2019, ahead.
Millie Bobby Brown's Gradient Negative Space Nail Art
Millie Bobby Brown's manicure for the launch of her brand Florence by Mills might just inspire you to try multiple nail trends at once. She wore long, square nails with a purple gradient tip and negative-space accents.
Lizzo's Gold Nugget Nail Art
Don't be distracted by Lizzo's brightly printed outfit — her equally standout extralong "gold nugget" nails are just as good.
Lucy Hale's Color Block Nail Art
Lucy Hale's New York Fashion Week nails featured a white nail polish color and small half-moon shapes near her cuticles.
Paris Jackson's French Manicure
Paris Jackson wore a french manicure — a look that has proven popular among celebrities this year — at the AmfAR Gala event.
Elle Fanning's Neon and Pierced Nails
Elle Fanning's fluorescent nail art look at the Met Gala was created by celebrity manicurist Mar Y Sol, who used Strike a Rose ($9) — a neon hot pink shade from Essie's Summer 2019 collection — as the base, and bedazzled each finger with a different charm.
Kendall Jenner's Black French Manicure
Kendall Jenner walked around New York City with an updated version of the french manicure that had black tips.
Blake Lively's Pokemon Nail Art
From afar, Blake Lively's nails appeared to be solid shade of canary yellow to match her dress of the same shade. Up close, you'll find that the actress actually had Pokémon-themed nail art carefully painted onto two accent nails.
Rihanna's Black-and-Gold Nail Art
Rihanna's manicure for the NYC Porcelain Ball featured a black nail polish color and gold drip nail art.
Kylie Jenner's Deep French Manicure
Jenner attended the premiere of Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly with a deep french manicure.
Dua Lipa's Colorful Crystal Nail Art
For the Met Gala, Dua Lipa had colorful Swarovski crystals placed on a sky blue nail polish color.
Dua Lipa's Neon Green Nail Art
Dua Lipa performed at the Amazon Prime Day Concert with neon green nails that had simple black lines running across their tips.
Lizzo's Wood Nail Art
Lizzo wore wood-inspired nail art to the BET Awards to match her House of Holland attire.
Jordyn Wood's Anime Nail Art
If you're a fan of anime (Japanese animated films and TV shows) and manga (Japanese-born comics) or you just love damn good nail art, you're going to want to copy Jordyn Woods's nail art.
Kesha's Marble Nail Art
Kesha attended a New York City event with black and turquoise marble nail art.
Cardi B's Swarovski Encrusted Nail Art
Jenny Bui, Cardi B's go-to nail artist, meticulously placed almost 200 Swarovski crystals on her nails for the Grammy Awards.
Bebe Rexha's French Manicure
Bebe Rexha performed at a San Francisco event with a french manicure in October.
Laverne Cox's Crystal-Encrusted Nail Art
Laverne Cox's stiletto-shaped nails at the Met Gala featured a black nail polish color and tiny crystals on the tips.
Gemma Chan's Gradient Nail Art
Gemma Chan's silver gradient nail art faded into negative space for this year's Met Gala.