Selena Gomez and Addison Rae Are Sending the Stardust Nail Trend Into Your Orbit

Addison Rae and Selena Gomez at the Academy Museum Gala wearing silver stardust nail trend — (Image credit: Getty Images)

There's a new celebrity nail trend on the block, and her name is frosty silver stardust. As a lifelong shimmery polish obsessive, I couldn't be more thrilled to see a trend like this emerge in a season otherwise punctuated by moody red nails and naked manicures. As much as I'd like to sample a few trends from Hailey Bieber's fall manicure menu, I will simply never be the kind of girl who plops down at the salon and asks for maple leaf brown or pumpkin spice orange. When it comes to my nails, more is more is more tends be my mindset.

That's why I'm over the moon about the glossy silver supernova manicure Selena Gomez wore to the Academy Museum Gala on Saturday, Oct. 19. Paired with a custom Alaïa halter gown cut from deep-space blue velvet and a brand-new flippy lob haircut, her rocker chick red carpet look felt like a transmission meant specifically for me. Needless to say, when nail artist Tom Bachik later shared a breakdown of the look, it was love at first sight. Plus, it can be replicated using only one shade of polish: a new launch coming from Olive & June called Cosmic Silver.

A photo of Selena Gomez wearing silver shimmer nail polish — Selena Gomez sports a cosmic silver gloss manicure created by nail artist Tom Bachik.

A few days later, when Addison Rae posted iridescent silver nails of her own on Instagram, it felt like a cosmic event. Created by nail artist Natalie Minerva, the pearly look tied in perfectly with the ethereal vibe of Addison's forthcoming single "Aquamarine."

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"Aquamarine 'the world is my oyster' nails activated," the budding pop star captioned her selfie on Instagram. Oyster nails, as you might recall, rose to popularity last fall and winter in the lead-up to a broader mermaidcore trend catalyzed by Disney's live-action Little Mermaid reboot. This year's take on the trend leans a bit more minimalist compared to the three-dimensional abalone shell-inspired versions we saw throughout 2023, though.

A photo of Addison Rae wearing pearly silver nail polish — Addison Rae shows off a pearly oyster manicure created by nail artist Natalie Minerva.

The wonderful thing about the stardust nail trend is that you don't necessarily have to hit the salon to get the look. Starry Chrome from Londontown and Nailberry's aptly named Star Dust would be perfect for recreating a silver supernova manicure at home. For funkier, more alien-esque iterations of silver stardust nails, look no further than Mooncat. This brand makes the best and most interesting shimmer shades I've ever used. I already own and love Ghosts of Hecate, but I definitely plan to collect Pixiestick and Head in the Clouds soon.

Londontown Starry Chrome

Nailberry Star Dust

Mooncat Ghosts of Hecate

Mooncat Pixiestick

Mooncat Head in the Clouds

Do yourself a favor and snag a few of these while the trend is still preparing for liftoff. Remember the global chrome powder shortage of 2020 brought on by the glazed donut nail trend? Yeah... So do I, sister.

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Hanna Lustig is a staff writer at Marie Claire, where she gets to gab every day about the topics she holds most dear: fashion, beauty, and celebrity. Hanna’s editorial journey began with formative internships at Elle and InStyle, where she was lucky enough to work for some of the smartest women in media while she was still in college at the University of Tennessee. Hanna then accepted a digital culture reporting fellowship at Insider, where she helped carve out a new beat dedicated to covering influencers. Those experiences later served her well as a staff writer at Glamour, where she developed a knack for spinning quick turnaround celebrity news and trend reporting into juicy feature stories. Some of her greatest hits include an earnest ode to the no-pants trend, this meticulously reported feature exploring the rise of endoscopic facelifts, this snappy take on the Chanel-designed fantasy of Sofia Richie’s wedding, this tribute to WAGs past and present, and this timeline of Katie Holmes’s life and career as told through her denim collection.

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