{"id":1864,"date":"2026-06-11T04:07:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/rihanna-proves-a-squared-off-shape-looks-just-as-chic-on-short-nails-see-photos\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T04:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:07:30","slug":"rihanna-proves-a-squared-off-shape-looks-just-as-chic-on-short-nails-see-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/rihanna-proves-a-squared-off-shape-looks-just-as-chic-on-short-nails-see-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna Proves a Squared-Off Shape Looks Just as Chic on Short Nails \u2014 See Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Square nails are often associated with longer lengths because a lot of folks are under the impression that the more blunt shape can make short nails look wider and stubbier, favoring rounded, oval, or squoval shapes for a less-long manicure. But <strong>Rihanna<\/strong> isn&#8217;t a lot of folks\u2014she&#8217;s currently ignoring conventional wisdom and making short, square nails look like they may be shaping up to be the next big manicure trend.<\/p>\n<p>The singer and entrepreneur was spotted out in New York City on Tuesday night wearing a camel-colored leather jacket over a fuzzy, ribbed dress in the same hue, her voluminous curls cascading around her shoulders. But blink and you&#8217;ll miss a detail that we immediately clocked: short nails with a straight edge.<\/p>\n<p>The crisp outline gives the manicure a deliberate, graphic quality, even in the super subtle shade they&#8217;re painted: a pale, milky off-white. It\u2019s also very much in line with Rihanna&#8217;s apparent polish preferences as of late: more light, creamy nail colors over bold, chrome finishes or deep vampy shades. She likes it so much, in fact, that she&#8217;s even wearing a matching pedicure.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-iJvQnD cOWUYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-fnduJP iaVSwI asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFnjvc eKnjjD responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jKunQM gjCCFj AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rihanna walking in NYC wearing a camel leather coat and fuzzy dress\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e4edbf4bd320865a1\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20nails.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e4edbf4bd320865a1\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20nails.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e4edbf4bd320865a1\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20nails.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e4edbf4bd320865a1\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20nails.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e4edbf4bd320865a1\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20nails.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e4edbf4bd320865a1\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20nails.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e4edbf4bd320865a1\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20nails.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e4edbf4bd320865a1\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/rihanna%2520short%2520square%2520nails.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseText-fEwdHD CaptionCredit-cUgOGk foWpck hRFzlA caption__credit\">Photo: Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-iJvQnD cOWUYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-fnduJP iaVSwI asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFnjvc eKnjjD responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jKunQM gjCCFj AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rihanna walking in NYC wearing a camel leather coat and fuzzy dress\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e2fcab091eebf3a8c\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20milky%20nails.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e2fcab091eebf3a8c\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20milky%20nails.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e2fcab091eebf3a8c\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20milky%20nails.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e2fcab091eebf3a8c\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20milky%20nails.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e2fcab091eebf3a8c\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20milky%20nails.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e2fcab091eebf3a8c\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20milky%20nails.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e2fcab091eebf3a8c\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/rihanna%20short%20square%20milky%20nails.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/6a29ba9e2fcab091eebf3a8c\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/rihanna%2520short%2520square%2520milky%2520nails.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseText-fEwdHD CaptionCredit-cUgOGk foWpck hRFzlA caption__credit\">Photo: Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Square nails are often associated with longer lengths because a lot of folks are under the impression that the more blunt shape can make short nails look wider and stubbier, favoring rounded, oval, or squoval shapes for a less-long manicure. But Rihanna isn&#8217;t a lot of folks\u2014she&#8217;s currently ignoring conventional wisdom and making short, square [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beauty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}