Hailey Bieber loves a neutral nail—so much so that we rarely see her these days sans her soft, “glazed donut” nails, which are something of a trademark for the Rhode founder at this point. But for the legendary Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Bieber pressed pause on the pearly glaze in favor of something equally classic but pretty surprising: Old Hollywood red, with a “rusty” twist.
Red isn’t a common shade in Bieber’s manicure oeuvre; I honestly don’t know that I’ve seen her wear a hue like this one like, at all, though she has obviously worn red nail polish in the past. But she and nail artist Zola Ganzorigt decided to zig where we thought they’d zag, which is part of the fun of these big-ticket celeb events. For the party, they landed on what Ganzorigt describes as a “rusty red” nail—not cherry, not fire-engine, not candy apple, but a slightly subdued though no less vibrant red with just the teeniest, tiniest drop of brown to make it stand out. It’s red, but not a Marilyn Monroe red; it’s a Hailey Bieber red! (And it also matches the warm red vibes of Rhode’s latest shade of Pocket Blush, just saying…)
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According to Ganzorigt, she used a combination of OPI nail colors to get Bieber’s custom shade, including the beloved bestseller Big Apple Red, a bright, true crimson; Endless Sun-ner, a bronze; and Espresso Your Inner Self, a light coffee brown. (Ganzorigt used the gel formula on Mrs. Bieber, but you could get a similar color with the regular polish.)
This isn’t the first time Ganzorigt and Bieber have played color chemist for an awards show. They did the same for the 2026 Grammys, where Bieber wore the coolest mauve-brown manicure that almost exactly matched her lipstick. Though the Rhode founder definitely has her sweet (glazed) spot when it comes to day-to-day manicures, it’s always fun to see what she’ll surprise us with next. Red today, maybe bright orange tomorrow? Well, anything is possible!
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