Selena Gomez is engaged to Benny Blanco, but you likely knew that already. Those of us who obsess over nail polish—and know first-hand how excruciating it is to find the perfect shade—looked at that ring photo and wondered one thing: what nail polish is she wearing?
Nail artist Tom Bachik confirmed to Bazaar that Gomez was wearing Chanel’s Le Vernis nail polish in the shade Ballerina, a sheer pink that looks gorgeous on everyone. It’s the same shade she was spotted wearing on December 11 at the Academy Women’s Lunch, where she was photographed next to Ariana Grande. “I am just overwhelmed with joy for them,” Bachik, Gomez’s longtime nail artist, tells Bazaar exclusively.
Selena’s Engagement Shade
CHANEL LE VERNIS Longwear Nail Colour in Ballerina
This sheer pink polish makes nails and hands look healthy and fresh.
Finding the right polish for your engagement announcement photo is almost as challenging as finding the fiancé. Gomez and Bachik chose the perfect shade: Ballerina. The sheer but buildable ivory-pink color leaves nails looking clean and fresh. Bachik calls the shade “beautiful, timeless, and elegant.” It’s the ideal canvas for illuminating every facet of a sparkly ring, like Gomez’s massive marquise diamond set on a twinkly diamond pavé band.
Chanel’s polish formula also contains bioceramics and ceramides to help strengthen the natural nails underneath. Bachik topped off Gomez’s polish with a layer of Chanel’s Le Gel Top Coat, which contains film-forming agents to boost the glossy finish and extend the wear of the manicure. He also used the nail care tools from his Tweezerman collaboration on the star.
Jenna Rosenstein is the Beauty Director at Harper’s BAZAAR across both print and digital. While attending NYU, she held internships at Women’s Wear Daily, Bloomingdale’s, Harper’s BAZAAR, and Allure, the latter of which she parlayed into her first job as the Beauty Assistant. She left Allure three years later as the Senior Beauty Editor. She spent a few months at Refinery29 overseeing branded content in the same title, before finally landing back at BAZAAR to manage all beauty content. When she’s not testing every lipstick known to mankind, getting zapped by new lasers, or interviewing experts and celebrities, you can find Rosenstein at home in New Jersey with her son, husband, and black cat named Maddie.
