Bedazzled Nails Are *So* Back for Summer—Dua, Kylie, and Sabrina All Cosign the Trend

Get your nail gems ready.

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It's been a minute, but maximalist manicures are back. I've been seeing them all over Instagram, TikTok, and on the digits on my most stylish coworkers. Whether it's an eye-catching color palette (as with sea-glass nails) or a striking design (as with pillbox nails), the trend cycle is swinging back to all things bold.

It's a refreshing change of pace from the internet's former fixation on minimalist manicures. Whether it was soap nails, princess nails, or chiffon nails, the major mani trends revolved around a short, subtle, neutral aesthetic… up until now.

These days, the trendiest maximalist manicures are encrusted with glittering nail gems and rhinestones. That's according to celebrities like Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa, and Kylie Jenner, who have all been spotted with sparkling, 3D nail art recently. Ahead, see the celeb inspo and shop the best bedazzled-nail products.

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The Celeb Inspo

Kylie Jenner

Kylie Jenner's bedazzled nails

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Kylie Jenner debuted this stunning bedazzled mani on the Kylie Cosmetics summer trip. Her almond-shaped set featured chunky silver and pink nail gems.

Kylie Jenner (Again)

Kylie Jenner's nails.

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Jenner's recent Coachella manicure featured flower-shaped gems set against neutral, almond-shaped nails. It instantly made it on my summer mood board.

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa with bedazzled nails

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Dua Lipa offers endless beauty inspo to her 88 million IG followers (of which I am one). The unofficial queen of envy-inducing vacations recently posted this summery photo. Look closely, and you'll see her fuchsia, flower-shaped nail gems.

Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter's bedazzled nails.

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Carpenter embarked on a South American concert tour wearing a bedazzled mani. Her nail artist, Zola Ganzorigt, placed clusters of multicolored gems near her cuticles.

Kaitlyn McLintock
Kaitlyn McLintock
Beauty Editor

Kaitlyn McLintock is a Beauty Editor at Who What Wear. She has 10 years of experience in the editorial industry, having previously written for other industry-leading publications, like Byrdie, InStyle, The Zoe Report, Bustle, and others. She covers all things beauty and wellness-related, but she has a special passion for creating skincare content (whether that's writing about an innovative in-office treatment, researching the benefits of a certain ingredient, or testing the latest and greatest at-home skin device). Having lived in Los Angeles, California, and Austin, Texas, she has since relocated back to her home state, Michigan. When she's not writing, researching, or testing beauty products, she's working through an ever-growing book collection or swimming in the Great Lakes.