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    Selena Gomez Ditches Nude Nails In Favor of a Bold, Cherry Red Manicure

    I'll be wearing this all summer.

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    By Danielle Jackson
    Published 8 May 2026 In News

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    Selena Gomez is reminding me exactly why a simple red nail can never be beat.

    On May 6, Gomez supported her Only Murders in the Building co-star, Martin Short, at the Los Angeles premiere of his new Netflix documentary, Marty, Life Is Short. She showed up wearing an all-black, cap-sleeve Carolina Herrera midi dress that was embellished with teardrop crystals. She wore black, patent leather pumps on her feet and kept her glam relatively simple by pulling her hair back into a sleek bun, but she added a tiny pop of color to her look via her manicure. After wearing nude nail colors during a handful of her most recent public appearances, Gomez appears to be summoning summer with bold, red lipstick and a matching red manicure.

    Over on Instagram, Gomez's longtime manicurist, Tom Bachik, shared a close-up photo of the singer's nails from the night to his feed. In the caption, he revealed that the exact shade he used to get the look is "CV" from Olive & June, a gel polish that comes in a glossy, cherry red color.

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    Selena Gomez wears cherry red nails to the premiere of "Marty, Life Is Short."

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    Gomez is no stranger to matching her nail colors to the season. This past winter, for example, she spent a handful of weeks wearing dark, moody shades like burgundy and dark cherry red, and before that, she wore pastel colors like lilac. Throughout spring, she's kept her nail colors fairly neutral, often wearing nude and flesh-toned manicures that radiate "quite luxury" and go with pretty much everything, but with summer on the horizon, it looks like she's spicing things up and getting back into wearing bright, dramatic colors.

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    Danielle Jackson is the former senior beauty writer at Marie Claire. She has nearly a decade of experience covering beauty, lifestyle, and entertainment and was previously the senior beauty editor at Women's Health, where she thoughtfully covered topics related to skincare, haircare, aesthetics, and wellness. Before that, she spent three years as an assistant beauty editor at PS, and in the years since, her work has appeared in titles like Vogue, InStyle, Glamour, and more. Danielle graduated from the University of Georgia with a BA in English, and has lived in Brooklyn for almost ten years. When she's not writing, you can find her reading romance novels and talking about sunscreen. You can find her on Instagram @danielleknecole.

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