Nuptial nails: 13 celebrity engagement manicures BEAUTYcrew loved
Given their proclivity for privacy, getting the opportunity to lay one's eyes on the engagement manicure of a celebrity feels like an especially special occasion.
Although said activity certainly scratches the nosey part of our brains, our intentions are purely selfish, because really we're just trying to acquire inspiration for the day someone special gets on one knee and pops the question in our own lives.
We'd feel weird about it if we didn't know there's a hoard of folks — single and coupled up — who're scrolling through zoomed in images of Zendaya at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards sporting her massive diamond engagement ring right this very second.
The Challengers actress said yes to boyfriend of four years, Tom Holland, when the Spiderman star proposed over the Christmas break, and flashed her new ring (and a high shine, sheer, nude and oval-shaped manicure) to a mob of paparazzi at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards red carpet.
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But she's not the only A-lister who's opted for a classic engagement manicure style, in fact, we've found a hoard of celebrities who've opted for neutral nails, conveniently, right before their partner proposed. Here are some of our favourite celebrity engagement manicures from recent years...
Dua Lipa's Sheer Stiletto-Shaped Nails
Dua Lipa also *allegedly* got engaged over the Christmas break, to her boyfriend of a year, Callum Turner. Lipa was wearing a sheer nude shade of nail polish and her signature stiletto shape for the event.
@dualipa
Selena Gomez's Ballerina Pink Manicure
Celebrity nail artist, Tom Bachik, shared with his followers the exact nail polish shade he used to create Selena Gomez's engagement manicure — Chanel Le Vernis Nail Colour in '111 Ballerina' ($48 from David Jones). The soft pink hue perfectly complimented the impressively large, oval diamond Gomez's partner Benny Blanco picked out.
@selenagomez
Nina Dobrev's Café Latte Nude Nails
Nina Dobrev's boyfriend of four years Shaun White went to great lengths to hide the fact that he was about to propose to Dobrev. He even enlisted the help of her team and friends to convince the actress that she had been invited to a Vogue dinner with Anna Wintour. Thanks to the elaborate ruse Dobrev arrived to her proposal in full glam, including a set of freshly painted café latte nude nails that were neat, short, and elegant.
@nina
Emma Roberts' Neat And Naked Nails
When Roberts' boyfriend of two years, Cody John, proposed the pair chose to keep things simple. The actress shared a picture of the special moment via Instagram, which took place outside. The pair were comfortably dressed and Roberts' was sporting a lowkey, neatly manicured set of nails sans polish.
@emmaroberts
Gabbriette's Goth Girl Manicure
Gabbriette's engagement to Matty Healy is a great example of how to embrace individuality with your partner. Healy picked out a rare black diamond ring to complement the model's gothic punk aesthetic and black nails, and it was obvious Gabbriette thought her BF nailed it. "MARRYING THE 1975 IS VERY BRAT," she said via Instagram, showing off her new ring.
@gabbriette
Phoebe Dynevor's Reverse French Manicure
Phoebe Dynevor's beau Cameron Fuller popped the question in May, just a few days before the Met Gala, which meant fans got the opportunity to ogle her new engagement ring and reverse French manicure as the brand ambassador made her way down the red carpet with Charlotte Tilbury.
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Sofia Richie Grainge's Peachy Nude Nails
Sofia Richie Grainge's nuptials altered our brain chemistry forever. From the chill peachy nude nails she was touting when her partner, Elliot Grainge, proposed on vacation in Hawaii in 2022, to her wedding day makeup a year later — we were obsessed with the quiet luxury of it all.
@sofiagrainge
Laura Harrier's Tea Rose Manicure
Laura Harrier's partner Sam Jarou popped the question in Paris in 2022 after three years of dating. The French native kept things simple and sweet to respect Harrier's desire for a lowkey engagement. However, the model and actress still made sure her nails were looking picture perfect for the occasion, painting them a quaint shade of tea rose.
@lauraharrier
Jasmine Tookes' Beautifully Bare Manicure
Jasmine Tookes' engagement was a total surprise, which meant that the model looked like her most natural self when her boyfriend Juan David Borrero proposed. Borrero told Tookes she had just two hours to pack for an impromptu trip to a luxury hideaway in the desert in Utah, so when he popped the question Tookes was dressed simply with her hair in a low ponytail and a neat, but bare, manicure.
@jastookes
Nicola Peltz Beckham's Pale Nude Nails
Brookylyn Beckham asked his girlfriend of nine months, Nicola Peltz, to marry him in the Cotswalds in 2020 while visiting his family. After looking back at the lavish, no-expense-spared wedding the pair had in 2022, their engagement was certainly pared back by comparison. Beckham's younger sister Harper captured the moment on camera, and Peltz's large new ring looked very flashy against the backdrop of her simple pale nude nail polish.
@nicolaannepeltzbeckham
Hailey Bieber's Clean And Casual Manicure
Hailey Bieber's engagement to Justin Bieber in 2018 was an intimate moment while the pair were on holiday in the Bahamas, as was their wedding, which took place just two months later in a New York courthouse. Naturally, Hailey Bieber's clean girl style triumphed in such circumstances, with the Rhode Skin founder rocking a very casual, naked manicure for the special moment.
@haileybieber
Margot Robbie's Chic Chanel Nails
Knowing Margot Robbie, we can say with almost certainty that the Aussie actress was wearing a Chanel nail polish the day her hubby, Tom Ackerley, popped the question. Our bets are on the beige nude shade 'Legende' ($49 from David Jones).
@margotrobbie
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Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).
