You Have to See Sabrina Carpenter's Stylish, Old-School Mani

published 26 June 2025

Please leave it to Sabrina Carpenter to cosign the most stylish and unexpected summer manicure. The singer-songwriter has recently released the music video for the first single from her upcoming album, "Manchild." In it, she sports long, almond-shaped nails with a "blink and you might miss it" design. I'm talking about a throwback to one of the most prominent fashion prints of the 2010s: polka dots. Now, do you see why I said it was unexpected?

Celebrity nail artist Zola Ganzorigt created Carpenter's polka-dot manicure and shared an easy-to-follow, step-by-step Instagram tutorial on how she did it. It involves three coats of OPI nail polish and a dotting tool. That's it. Keep scrolling!

Sabrina Carpenter's Polka-Dot Manicure

An up close look at Sabrina Carpenter's polka dot nails.

Here's a closer look at the manicure. Even though it's a throwback to the 2010s, it doesn't feel too youthful or dated. Instead, it feels surprisingly cool and chic.

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The Exact Products

OPI

Gel Color in Passion

Ganzorigt used OPI's Gel Color line, which requires a UV lamp to cure. However, you can re-create the exact manicure using the same shades with OPI's traditional nail lacquer too. The first step was to apply one coat of soft-pink Passion.

OPI

Nail Lacquer in Passion

Here's the traditional nail polish.

OPI

Gel Color in Bare My Soul

Next, Ganzorigt applied one coat of Bare My Soul, a neutral beige.

OPI

Nail Lacquer in Bare My Soul

Here's the traditional nail polish.

OPI

Gel Color in Alpine Snow

As the final and most important step, Ganzorigt used a dotting tool to apply little circles of this crisp white all over Carpenter's nails. That was it. It took just three simple steps to create a stylish summer manicure.

OPI

Nail Lacquer in Alpine Snow

Here's the traditional nail polish.

COYAHO

Dotting Tools for Nail Art

You can get dotting tools on Amazon for anywhere from $4 to $15.

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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.