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The Manicure Details You Don't Want to Miss in "Don't Worry Darling"

28/09/2022 - 10:25 PM

DON'T WORRY DARLING, from left: Olivia Wilde, Florence Pugh, 2022.  ph: Merrick Morton / Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection

Now that "Don't Worry Darling" is finally in cinemas [1], we can't stop buzzing about all of the 1950s-inspired hair and makeup details [2] in the film. Half-up poufs, cherry-red lips, neat updo buns, cat-eye liner — the main characters, namely Alice (played by Florence Pugh) and Bunny (Olivia Wilde [3]), are decked out in midcentury-modern touches. That goes for their nails, too.

If you missed the manicures in "Don't Worry Darling," we highly suggest giving the movie another watch, because this is a beauty detail worth noting [4]. Vanessa Sanchez McCullough [5], the film's nail artist, put a lot of careful thought and consideration into every manicure you see in Victory. Sanchez McCullough recently shared the behind-the-scenes scoop on some of the most standout manicures, including which products she used on Pugh and Wilde, and it's likely you'll spot a few favourites.

DON'T WORRY DARLING, from left: Harry Styles, Florence Pugh, 2022.  ph: Merrick Morton / Warner Bros. /Courtesy Everett Collection

"Flo's nails were done by me for this film," Sanchez McCullough's Instagram caption [6] said. She then explained that she worked with celebrity nail artist Jolene Brodeur [7] and manicurist Lisa Peña-Wong [8] to create the "beautiful nails for all of the women in the film."

For Alice, in particular, Sanchez McCullough used the CND Plexigel [9], a type of brush-in-a-bottle nail-enhancement system [10], to create her short extensions. "Then we chose my favourite shade of red for her nails called Cherry Apple by CND shellac [11]. It's a deep colour that still has a great pop of red to it. The longer nails elongated Flo's hands and completed her whole look," she wrote [12].

But that's not where Pugh's nail prep ended. "We also kept Flo's toes done throughout filming," Sanchez McCullough continued in the caption. "For that I used CND Vinylux in Soulmate [13]. I love Vinylux because it dries so quickly and lasts so long. Flo was able to get into wardrobe without having to worry about her toes being dry! Soulmate is a beautiful peachy shade that is soft and feminine and complimented the red on her nails perfectly."

DON'T WORRY DARLING, from left: Olivia Wilde, Nick Kroll, 2022.  ph: Merrick Morton / Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection

While Alice stuck with single-coloured nails, Bunny had on a super-popular, retro nail-art trend [14] at one point that just so happens to be making a comeback: half-moon nails [15]. While Brodeur did most of Wilde's manicures in the movie, Sanchez McCullough was responsible for this negative-space nail-art moment. "We used OPI Big Apple Red [16] (£15) for @oliviawilde. Bold. Perfectly groomed. Sexy," Sanchez McCullough's caption [17] said.


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