In recent years, we saw a significant shift in fashion, especially for menswear. Gen Zs on TikTok tends to experiment in gender-fluid style from wearing pearl necklaces, skirts, sheer and crop shirts, even make-ups and now manicures.
The Manicure movement has become a movement of how men can pull off nail art as a statement of self-expression and break gender stereotypes (back off homophobes!). Vogue mentioned in a report that the manicure wave is reshaping the culture of beauty standards.
Even celebs are going gaga over this new men’s fashion trend. From our fave international musicians to boy band members, we list down these male celebs who rocked manis as your inspos!
Harry Styles
We should not start the list without our current fashion king, Harry Styles. While attending the 2021 Grammy Awards, the Watermelon Sugar singer was seen having multi-colored nails in mint green, light blue and black nail polish which are perfect match to his statement rings.
G-Dragon
Before it was a thing, the King of K-Pop, G-Dragon, has been killing the manicure trend with his music and fashion. With this look, he goes for a faded shimmery/metallic gray color.
Lany’s Paul Klein
Paul Klein is no stranger when it comes to being stylish. He rocked his cool summerboy look with bright-colored nail polish in neon green, yellow and blue.
SB19 Ken
The SB19 member opted for an edgy look during the group’s Back in the Zone virtual concert last August 1 with black artsy claw nails to complete his badass ensemble.
Lil Nas X
Gay icon, Lil Nas X is channeling his Montero alter-ego not just in his choices of style but also in his hands with these white claw nails in one of his editorial spreads. His manis can kill a thousand homophobes actually.
Machine Gun Kelly
Machine Gun Kelly’s manis are to die for with its mismatched colors from black and aqua blue with iris graphics giving us gothic vibes. As a manicure lover himself, MGK is also planning to launch a progressive unisex nail polish brand.
Alamat’s Gami
Gami of Alamat matched his retro-inspired fit with black-coated manis à la a frontman of an early 2000’s band.
Stray Kids’s Bang Chan
If you don’t want to apply flashy colored lacquers, then you can pull off Stray Kids member Bang Chan’s minimalist look. He goes for a cross and an illusion detail.
ASAP Rocky
I think we can all agree that the best male nail art goes to ASAP Rocky. His manis incorporates graphics like a fire, an American flag and many more. His nail art is truly sick and deserves to be displayed in a museum.
NCT’s Johnny and Yuta
NCT’s Johnny and Yuta documented their first nail salon experience on Youtube. The two went for artsy nails with a sunflower, crescent moon, checkerboard pattern, and smiley face.
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