Cardi B must have known I have a nail appointment on my calendar this week and needed some inspiration, because her latest set just gave me mani ideas for days.<\/p>\n
The rapper, who is busy traveling from state to state on her \u201cLittle Miss Drama\u201d tour and promoting her new Grow-Good hair care line, stopped by The Tonight Show<\/em> with a glamorous manicure that incorporated several trends and classic mani elements: a subtle French tip ombr\u00e9 in the coolest metallic chrome finish. And luckily for us, she gave us a close-up on her Instagram Stories so we can examine her nails in detail.<\/p>\n Cardi’s long, oval-shaped manicure began with a deep sapphire blue color applied to the top portion of her nail, but instead of a straight-across or precisely curved French tip, the shade softened and diffused downward like an ombr\u00e9, eventually transitioning from midnight blue to a rich ruby red. The base shade was a gorgeous, lit-from-within red, with the prismatic color taking up most of Cardi’s nail real estate. Shiny chrome made her nails look like literal gemstones.<\/p>\n Screenshot<\/span>instagram.com\/iamcardib<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n While cats-eye nails have been one of the biggest trends in the nail world as of late\u2014Cardi is a fan!\u2014chrome is still a go-to for celebs and regular folks like me alike. It can be delicate and frosty when applied atop pastels or neutral shades and add a cool metallic edge to darker tones like Cardi’s red-and-blue combo.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n![\"Cardi](\"https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/69c3df5fdddb642b62a6ff2a\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/cardi%2520b%2520ombre%2520nails.jpg\"\/)
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