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In case you missed it, Taylor Swift is currently in the home stretch of her much-anticipated The Eras Tour, which sees the multihyphenate star revisiting the many peaks of her music career. The 52-stop US leg of the Ticketmaster-crashing stadium tour kicked off with a bang on March 17 in Glendale, AZ, and marks her first since the record-breaking all-stadium “Reputation” tour in 2018.
The set list packs a whopping 44 tracks, plus two surprise acoustic performances at each show, in which you’ll see Swift re-create several iconic fashion and beauty moments that harken back to each of her musical eras. Her nails, as you might have guessed, are no exception. In the lead-up to the tour, Swift debuted a meaningful manicure on social media featuring a nostalgic nod to her discography, with each nail color thematically representing each of her albums to date.
And if all of that wasn’t keeping her busy enough, Swift has also been dropping a rerecorded “Taylor’s Version” of all of her albums, with the latest being “1989.” The news, which she just announced on Aug. 9, has everyone buzzing over what songs she’ll be pulling out of the vault for the extended ediition. To show their love and support, fans have been making stacks of homemade bracelets and taking a page from their the artist’s beauty book by re-creating Swift-inspired nails.
From putting a nostalgic spin on their nails inspired by “1989” to trying a sequined, starry “Midnights” manicure design, concertgoers have come up with mesmerizingly creative ways to incorporate Swift’s album concepts and various lyrical motifs onto their nails, which are nothing short of breathtaking.
So if you, too, are looking to put a Swift-inspired twist on your concert nails or just feeling the excitement of “1989 (Taylor’s Versoin)” on the horizon, we’ve rounded up the best nail-art ideas to inspire your personalized tour look. Keep scrolling to get a complete breakdown of how to re-create these nails at home, then check out the best polish recommendations for each look that’ll help you proudly flaunt your Swiftie status.
