When you think of Rosalía [1], the first thing that comes to mind is obviously her great music. Rosalía has become a phenomenon that is taking over the world; she gained stardom in the music scene with her 2018 single "Malamente [2]," catapulting her to international fame. The Spanish singer does a great job mixing traditional flamenco with electronic beats and urban rhythms that produce a dramatic, eclectic, and romantic sound.
However, she's become notorious for her perfectly manicured nails — long and flashy, encrusted with stones, and complementing her outfits. If you follow Rosalía on Instagram, you'll notice how much she loves getting a fresh mani, as she posts her blinged-out sets in her stories. She even said in an interview with The New York Times that her nails make her feel powerful [4] while performing.
She paid homage to her love of nails in her music video for "Aute Cuture." The song depicts a confident young woman who has overcome heartbreak and projects her strength through a passion for fashion and personal style. In the video, you can see that her nails are a big part of it, with a latex-clad gang rolling into town in custom rides and reinvigorating everyone with a dose of glamour by giving bejeweled manicures to the residents.
If you ask me, that's a big reason I love getting my nails done. While mine are never as blinged out as Rosalía's, it does make me feel powerful — even invincible — and I consider my nails a very big aspect of my overall look. Maybe it's a Hispanic thing. When my mother allowed me to get manicures, she also taught me that I have to keep up with them, and I would go as far as to have a bottle of the same color I had on in case it chipped, so I could fix it and my nails would always look on point.
Eventually, I started experimenting more with my nails, growing them out, sometimes adding designs, and sometimes bedazzling them — although not at Rosalía's level. However, just like Rosalía, my nails have become a source of confidence and power and just like her song says, "Que te las clavo, niño, ten cuidao!"
Scroll through to see why Rosalía is totally mani inspo and goals.
