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The Manicure Details You Don't Want to Miss in "Don't Worry Darling"

Sep 28 2022 - 2:25pm

DON'T WORRY DARLING, from left: Olivia Wilde, Florence Pugh, 2022.  ph: Merrick Morton / Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection

Now that "Don't Worry Darling" is finally in theaters [1], we can't stop buzzing about all of the 1950s-inspired hair and makeup details [2] in the film. Half-up poufs, cherry-red lips, neat updo buns, cat-eye liner [3] — the main characters, namely Alice (played by Florence Pugh) and Bunny (Olivia Wilde [4]), are decked out in midcentury-modern touches. That goes for their nails, too.

If you missed the manicures in "Don't Worry Darling," we highly suggest giving the movie another watch, because this is a beauty detail worth noting [5]. Vanessa Sanchez McCullough [6], the film's nail artist, put a lot of careful thought and consideration into every manicure you see in Victory. Sanchez McCullough recently shared the behind-the-scenes scoop on some of the most standout manicures, including which products she used on Pugh and Wilde, and it's likely you'll spot a few favorites.

DON'T WORRY DARLING, from left: Harry Styles, Florence Pugh, 2022.  ph: Merrick Morton / Warner Bros. /Courtesy Everett Collection

"Flo's nails were done by me for this film," Sanchez McCullough's Instagram caption [7] said. She then explained that she worked with celebrity nail artist Jolene Brodeur [8] and manicurist Lisa Peña-Wong [9] to create the "beautiful nails for all of the women in the film."

For Alice, in particular, Sanchez McCullough used the CND Plexigel [10], a type of brush-in-a-bottle nail-enhancement system [11], to create her short extensions. "Then we chose my favorite shade of red for her nails called Cherry Apple by CND shellac [12]. It's a deep color that still has a great pop of red to it. The longer nails elongated Flo's hands and completed her whole look," she wrote [13].

But that's not where Pugh's nail prep ended. "We also kept Flo's toes done throughout filming," Sanchez McCullough continued in the caption. "For that I used CND Vinylux in Soulmate [14]. I love Vinylux because it dries so quickly and lasts so long. Flo was able to get into wardrobe without having to worry about her toes being dry! Soulmate is a beautiful peachy shade that is soft and feminine and complimented the red on her nails perfectly."

DON'T WORRY DARLING, from left: Olivia Wilde, Nick Kroll, 2022.  ph: Merrick Morton / Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection

While Alice stuck with single-colored nails, Bunny had on a super-popular, retro nail-art trend [15] at one point that just so happens to be making a comeback: half-moon nails [16]. While Brodeur did most of Wilde's manicures in the movie, Sanchez McCullough was responsible for this negative-space nail-art moment. "We used OPI Big Apple Red [17] ($11) for @oliviawilde. Bold. Perfectly groomed. Sexy," Sanchez McCullough's caption [18] said.


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