Trends always give rise to counter-trends. Recently, we’ve seen the return of short nails as an antidote to the last several years in which extreme lengths were omnipresent. Which makes sense: Shorter nails, after all, exude a sense of comfort and ease that seems pretty aligned with the way we all want to feel at the end of 2025.

Of course, counter-trends also always give rise to other counter-trends, and so in this era of mostly minimalist and easy manicures , an unexpected pendulum swings: triangular-shaped stiletto nails that emulate the silhouette of a high heel. They call to mind the acrylic nails of late ‘ 90s and early 2000s à la Fergie and Victoria Beckham. However, the latest versions—as seen on Dakota Johnson and others on the red carpet at the Governors Awards —featur

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