The Best of Jennifer Lopez’s Nails for Your Manicure Inspo

Jennifer Lopez debuts a new manicure every week—sometimes bi , or even tri weekly. And with each polish job comes the sort of fascination that stops scrolling and sparks trends. This is thanks to both Lopez’s high glamour tastes and her relationship with longtime collaborator nail artist , the mastermind behind some of the year’s most viral mani moments.

“With Jennifer, it’s always about making it the best that I can,” says Bachik. “She’s very meticulous, so we try to make them as perfect as possible.” For Bachik, that means starting with (no misshapen tips or dry cuticles here), consistent shapes and healthy nails feeding both his and Lopez’s sensibilities.

The two are constantly collaborating, texting inspo back and forth, and generally iterating on Lopez’s . “Jennifer loves rich and classy [style]. That’s her kind of overall aesthetic in everything she does,” says Bachik. “And then as we get into JLo, then we get a little more extreme, a little more street, so it’s playing with what works for both.” A medium length tapered square serves as Lopez’s go to silhouette (“This gives you an elegant look, because it kind of elongates the finger"), while her current palette is all down to nudes—and shimmer (“she loves sparkle").

Since coining rich girl nails late last year, and tone on tone looks have found favor with Lopez. “Perfectly high gloss looking nails,” explains Bachik. “She’s really been into those earthy tones, taupe y nudes.” When conceptualizing a nail look, Bachik ensures that the manicure fits within the narrative, rather than attempting to overpower it.

“We sit down and analyze the look for the night and ask, ‘Who do we want to be? How do we complete the look?’ because that’s kind of what it comes down to,” he says. “Nails are the punctuation. Sometimes it’s a period, sometimes it’s an exclamation point.” Here, a selection of Lopez's best manicures of 2023.

Lipgloss Nude Bachik’s are an obvious pick for Lopez, combining the performer’s penchant for shimmer with the luxe feel of a sheer, glazed finish. The manicure offers a seamless means of playing up a would be neutral nail, transmuting the look into something radiant and intelligently playful. Candied Apple Though Lopez tends toward medium to long nails, shorter silhouettes are embraced—so long as they’re executed with Bachik’s trademark perfection.

This candied red played up Lopez’s for Ralph Lauren’s spring 2023 show, the nails pairing with an outsized fedora for a sophisticated mafiosa aesthetic. “ I’m always thinking about the accessories,” says Bachik. “I never necessarily want nails to stand on their own, because it feels like it’s the whole look that really matters.” Sweater Weather Lopez and Bachik’s have evolved since their 2022 inception, deftly pulled, creamy neutrals providing ensembles with a touch of subtle excess.

This iteration, dubbed a by Bachik, features a taupe y gray that’s cozy, sumptuous, and primed for cold weather wear. London Fog Fashion week calls for elevated manis, the better for resting hands atop programs, subtly pointing out favored looks, and obscuring your mouth as your dish with your front row companions.

For Coach’s spring 2024 show, Bachik drew inspiration from JLo’s eyeshadow, to create a milky muted lavender reminiscent of a London Fog latte. Caliente Set This quintessential JLo look plays up Lopez’s roots via a sheer, ballet pink foundation bedecked in a medley of Latin inspired motifs. Diamante crosses, symbols of Mary, and gilded hoops and chains combined to communicate the thematic moment, the word “Latina” printed over the index nail cementing the message.

Sunday Shimmer For Lopez, shimmer is a forever sort of thing. “Even when she’s not doing anything for JLo, she loves still to have some sort of accent to the nail.” Case in point: this infused with a baby shimmer that brought swaths of velvet or twirling, gossamer tulle to mind. Heavenly French Another example of neutral , Lopez’s nude French combines a tawny beige base with a translucent shimmer tip.

The look was designed to ooze an angelic sort of luxury, an ideal choice for the holiday season and well beyond. Hot Girl Nails Rich girl nails, but make ‘em hot! Like Jen Atkin’s “hot girl hair” before them, Bachik’s hot girl nails are about a seemingly effortless more is more vibe. In this case, Lopez’s hot girl mani is down to a peachy natural finished in a pretty high gloss, the better to warm up an assemblage of chrome accessories.

Chanel Studded For the 2023 Met Gala, Lopez paid homage to thematic honoree Karl Lagerfeld in a head to fingertip Chanel moment. “We wanted nails that fit the outfit,” says Bachik of Lopez’s , replete with chic onyx detailing and a Swarvoski double C. “When I’m designing the nail look, I try to think about what she’s wearing and how the nails become an extension of that.” Spring Florals Petaled additions will forever sing spring, a fact embodied by this .

The choice of colors, from tangerines to yellows to pinks, teamed to create a vibe edged between Y2K bubblegum and ‘60s hippie, aka the ultimate in stylish slumber party manis. Micro French Fantasy More glitter, please. “We’ll do a shimmer, we’ll do a sparkle, we’ll do French manicure but in transparent iridescent, so it’s there but it’s not there,” says Bachik, aptly describing .

“We always try to incorporate sparkle in some degree for the most part.” Diamond Lines The best way to play up a Grammys x Gucci moment? Diamonds, diamonds, and more diamonds. To make a lipgloss manicure more , a midline of diminutive crystals—tinily tiered from base to tip—provides extra shimmer and a literal match to a collection of shimmering accessories.

Glitter Edge Similar to the above style, this would be neutral nail is afforded a sparkly note by way of a silver glitter tip. The thin rim serves to further Lopez’s almond shaped mani, a rare departure from the duo’s usual tapered square..