Though Margot Robbie had a long, thriving career before Barbie, lately, when you hear her name, all you can think of is pink, especially when it comes to her manicures. This year, she has worn a plethora of Barbiecore nail looks, from pink French to subtle muted pink and classic glittery nails. Just like the rest of the world, though, she has moved on to other colors, leaving the pink behind in the summer of Barbie.
Her latest red carpet appearance showed what her next aesthetic era might be leaning towards—moodier, more sophisticated, and, of course, less pink. On November 14, the actor walked the red carpet for the new film Saltburn, wearing a gorgeous gown and complimentary khaki green nails.
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Though her Schiaparelli dress was drop-dead gorgeous, we were most entranced by her rather unusual choice of nail color.
Done by celebrity manicurist Tom Bachik, all of Robbie’s nails were short and natural-shaped. Each of them matched in the same glossy color—not light enough to be a plain khaki, not green enough to be olive or forest; they were somewhere in the middle, most reminiscent of a lighter shade of camouflage or even, randomly, a bay leaf.
The shade matched the hues of her designer dress perfectly. Her gown had two distinct halves; the most similar to her nails was the skirt. With a folded waistband, her skirt fell all the way to the floor and was made of a brownish-green suede material that was a few shades darker than her nails. Then, shooting out from the skirt was a skin-tight black corset top with sheer paneling and lots of structure. The finishing touch was a gold multi-layer choker and some rings.
Although her entire outfit would be hard to replicate, we can tell you exactly how to achieve the unusually gorgeous manicure, thanks to Bachik.
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He first started by prepping the actress’s nails with his Tweezerman x Tom Bachik Ultimate Nail Care Set ($59)—cutting, filling, buffing, and pushing her cuticles back with all the tools in the collection. Though he never mentioned if he used one in his Instagram caption, it would be best practice to apply your favorite base coat before going in with color.
For color, he custom-created the shade on site by mixing together two shades of Chanel’s Le Vernis polish ($32)—Beige Cendre and Brun Fume. Which, when together, formed the herby shade seen on the star. If mixing two polishes together sounds too intimidating, Londontown makes a similar polish called Sedona ($16), which could be a good dupe for the hue.
Regardless, once your color dries, go in with your favorite top coat before letting it dry and applying a dollop of nail oil for health. Then, you will be matching with the most unusually stunning green around.