No, it’s not only a section. A black manicure—whether or not shiny or matte, impeccable or artfully chipped—has been lately noticed on the fingers of celebrities like Megan Fox, Harry Kinds, and Selena Gomez. (Additionally seen on the tremendous sizzling barista at my native espresso store.)

“Gothic Glam is huge right now,” says movie star nail artist Brittney Boyce. “We’re seeing a lot of nail art with black as a base or black as the accent color.”

One other main black mani second: Boyce, who has her personal press-on line named Nails of LA, created $30,000 manicure for punk prince Machine Gun Kelly for the Billboard Awards final week. It began with black polish (natch) earlier than being topped with diamonds.

The key enchantment behind black is it’s really common on the subject of pores and skin tones and types. “Both matte and glossy black manicures are having their moment right now. It’s fun to use them in the same mani to play with textures, like a matte base with a glossy design, or to just have an accent matte finger.”