Shay Mitchell’s Latest Manicure Is Literally the Color of Blood

It’s October, and that means Halloween will be here any day now, so my mind has officially been set to spooky mode. That’s likely why the moment I saw Shay Mitchell‘s new dark manicure, I thought they looked like the color of blood. 

Mitchell and her crimson manicure arrived at the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 show on October 2. For the show, she wore a black leather dress with matching boots that nearly looked the same color as her oval nails because their color is a red so dark, it could pass as black at first glance. 

Los Angeles-based nail artist Jenny (yes, just Jenny) filed and painted Mitchell’s oval tips. She shared a video of the finished nails on her Instagram where you can see that the nail polish looks like a muted burgundy or eggplant color, but Jenny didn’t share what exact polish she used.  

We think the Best of Beauty-winning Essie UnGuilty Pleasures Nail Polish in No To-Do looks similar to Mitchell’s nail polish. Sally Hansen’s Miracle Gel Nail Polish in Cabernet with Bae and OPI Nail Lacquer in O Suzi Mio are also great alternatives.