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Best Celebrity Nails at the MTV VMAs 2025
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. There was a lot going on at the 2025 MTV VMAs. From the extra-special music performances (hi, Sabrina Carpenter and Tate McRae) to the countless beauty moments on the red carpet (crimped waves, anyone?), it was hard to focus on any one thing. Still, we’d implore you to try — at least when it comes to each celebrity’s nails, because the manicures this year were very, very good. The nail trend we predominantly saw on the…
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Celebrities Revived Crimped Hair at the 2025 VMAs
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards delivered plenty of viral beauty moments, but one retro hairstyle stole the spotlight: crimped hair. On the red carpet, celebrities revived the zigzag texture that once defined the late ’90s and early 2000s, proving that the old staple is back in high-fashion form. Held at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, on Sunday, Sept. 7, the VMAs red carpet was a mix of sleek ponytails, rhinestone nails, and Old Hollywood…
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Katy Perry’s QR Code Tattoo at the MTV VMAs 2024
Katy Perry made a splash at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 11, and surprisingly, it had nothing to do with her Who Decides War shredded-style bralette, her wet hairstyle, her performance of her greatest hits, or the fact that she received the Video Vanguard Award. Instead, our eyes were glued to — and we couldn’t stop thinking about — another tiny detail: her lower back tattoo. While it seemed to be only a temporary addition to Perry’s ink collection, the design was decidedly meta, featuring a QR code etched in blank ink that left many people wondering what it goes to. (The placement also seemed like an intentional…
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Taylor Swift’s Cat Eye Nails at the VMAs 2024
Was Taylor Swift hinting at something with her nails at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards? The singer attended the event on Sept. 11, winning seven awards — Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Pop, Best Collaboration, Best Direction, Best Editing, and Song of the Summer — but, ever the fan of easter eggs, may have used her look as a nod to something beyond music. Ahead of the VMAs, which took place at the UBS Arena in New York, Swift officially endorsed Kamala Harris as her pick for president in a social media post that has now garnered 10.3 million likes and counting. In the Instagram…
