Sabrina Carpenter's Throwback Manicure Is the Stylish Summer Nail Inspo I Didn't See Coming

Please leave it to Sabrina Carpenter to cosign the most stylish (and unexpected!) summer manicure. The singer-songwriter has recently released the music video for the first single from her upcoming album, Manchild. In it, she sports long, almond-shaped nails with a blink-and-you-might-miss-it design. I'm talking about a throwback to one of the most prominent fashion prints of the 2010s: polka dots. Now do you see why I said it was unexpected?

Celebrity nail artist Zola Ganzorigt created Carpenter's polka-dot manicure and shared an easy-to-follow, step-by-step Instagram tutorial on how she did it. It involves three coats of OPI nail polish and a dotting tool. That's it. Keep scrolling!

Sabrina Carpenter's Polka Dot Manicure

Here's a closer look at the manicure. Even though it's a throwback to the 2010s, it doesn't feel too youthful or dated. Instead, it feels surprisingly cool and chic.

The Exact Products

Ganzorigt used OPI's Gel Color line, which requires a UV lamp to cure. However, you can recreate the exact manicure using the same shades with OPI's traditional nail lacquer, too. The first step was to apply one coat of this soft-pink shade, Passion.

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Nail Lacquer in Passion

Here's the traditional nail polish version.

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Gelcolor in Bare My Soul

Next, Ganzorigt applied once coat of this neutral beige color, Bare My Soul.

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Nail Lacquer in Bare My Soul

Here's the traditional nail polish version.

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Gelcolor in Alpine Snow

As the final and most important step, Ganzorigt used a dotting tool to apply little circles of this crisp white color all over Carpenter's nails. That was it. It took just three simple steps to create a stylish summer manicure.

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Nail Lacquer in Alpine Snow

Here's the traditional nail polish version.

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Dotting Tools for Nail Art

You can get dotting tools on Amazon for anywhere from $4-$15.