If I had to choose one defining print of summer 2025, it would totally be the polka dot. Polka dots are everywhere this season—on slip dresses, bikinis, capri pants, silk scarves, and now, Cardi B’s nails. Cardi is the latest celeb to give the polka dot manicure a whirl, though the Am I the Drama? rapper added a special, high-fashion twist to her black-and-white set.
Cardi’s nails, which she showed off in a quick Instagram Story over the July 4 weekend, were a long almond shape with a black base and oversized white polka dots painted all over each nail from base to tip; there were about seven dots per nail. Most of her fingers stuck to this simple, classic black-and-white polka dot motif, but if you look closely at her pointer finger, you’ll see the fashion girl shoutout: a teeny tiny Chanel logo nestled in the center of the middle dot. The instantly recognizable interlocking Cs are small and subtle enough that you might miss them at first glance, but this little detail truly adds so much to the mani.
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