The stars shined tonight at fashion’s biggest annual event, The Met Ball, where Olivia Munn walked the red carpet with one-of-a-kind nails by celebrity manicure artist and Sally Hansen Nail Ambassador, Tracylee. This year’s Chinese-themed Met Gala honors China's heritage and its present culture on the red carpet, so attendees like Olivia, showed off chic interpretations of the theme down to their fingertips.
Industry leader and Sally Hansen Ambassador Tracylee created a custom look to complement the fashion insider’s high glamour ensemble. “I love the element of theatricality the Gala calls for,” explains Tracylee. “It gives me an opportunity to create statement nails that bring Chinese aesthetics to the next level.”
To create the look seen at the Met Ball, Tracylee used Sally Hansen’s award winning Complete Salon Manicure in Red My Lips with a fade to black using Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear in Black Out. She completed the look with Big Matte Top Coat.
Nail expert Tracylee boasts more than 15 years of experience as an educator and trendsetter in the industry. Known for her editorial style, innovative approach, and creative nail art talent, Tracylee is the most sought-after manicurist for A-listers and premier media.Want to recreate this manicure? Tracylee's tips are below:
"First, start with a manicure, shaping nails in a 'squoval' shape and neatening up cuticles.Next polish nails with one coat of sally Hansen complete salon manicure in 'red my lips' on all ten nailsNext, using sally Hansen extreme wear in 'blackout' and a makeup sponge, your going to lightly sponge on the blackout, starting 3/4 of the way down the nail.
**Tracylee's tip: I find it best to dab the polish from the sponge onto a napkin or piece of paper first to remove most of it so you getting very light effect. **Tracylee's tip: cut makeup sponges just slightly thinner than your nail width. This will help control the polish getting messy on the sides of your nails
Repeat with black polish, now starting now 1/2 way down the nail in a light dabbing motion. Repeat again with the black polish, now starting 1/3 of the way down the nail in the same light dabbing motion. If you are satisfied with the look great! Otherwise a little more blackout just at the very tip of the nail.**Tracylee's tip: dab a bit of 'red my lips, onto the nail to blend any lines of demarcation.
Clean up any nail polish that may have gotten on the skin with polish remover
**Tracylee's tip: cleaning polish before applying top coat, will not only keep your nails looking neat, this will create a great bond of the top coat to polish and help prevent polish chipping later on. Apply sally Hansen's extreme wear, 'flash fast dry topcoat' to seal the design and to help polish dry quicker.
**Tracylee's tip: Matte top coat can often chip a bit quicker than shiny. Using a quick dry top coat, BEFORE a matte top coat will seal the polish to the nail properly and help with polish longevity. Let nails dry approximately 10 minutes, then apply Sally Hansen's 'big matte topcoat.' To finish the look"