Rihanna's nude chrome French manicure combines the glazed donut nail trend with a mob-wife aesthetic.

Rihanna's nude chrome French manicure combines the glazed donut nail trend with a mob-wife aesthetic.

Only Rihanna looks this glamorous under the fluorescent lights of CVS On December 15, the “Love on the Brain” singer took her son and longtime partner, Asap Rocky, shopping for wrapping paper in her luxury pajamas and Louis Vuitton bag.

In a move reminiscent of Ariana Grande's one-nail grab at Cynthia Erivo during the “Holding Space” segment of the “Wicked” press tour, the Grammy winner was photographed delicately moving her shopping cart around the store with only two manicured nails on the handle bars She was photographed moving it around. Naturally, I was eager to find out exactly what this beauty mogul was wearing on her fingertips during her drugstore visit.

After careful scanning of the images, it appears that the mother of two is sporting tonal nude French nails with the ethereal glow of a trendy glazed donut nail. If you recall, the most requested summer nail trends were all variations on the French manicure with a surprise twist, such as hand-painted florals, iridescent neon accents, or the addition of glittery charms.

Here, Rie seems to be winterizing the trend by layering off-white tips over a beige-chrome base color. The skintone-matching hue was well matched with a beige silk scarf and Puma x Fenty ponyhair sneakers.

Rihanna's love of French manicures may be due to her longstanding relationship with New Jersey-based nail artist Maria Salandra. Prior to 2013, when Salandra booked her first job with Rihanna, the salon's owner was famous for having done the nails of all the major characters in The Sopranos, including Carmela Soprano's signature French manicure.

More recently, Los Angeles-based manicurist Kimmy Keys was hired to create Rihanna's exaggerated French tips for the August cover of Perfect magazine. However, her nails at CVS were most likely the work of Los Angeles nail artist Kim Truong. He applied subdued chrome French nails, much like Rihanna's, at Fenty Beauty's Softlit Naturally Luminous Longwear Foundation launch in April.

It is unclear if Rihanna went to the nail polish section during her trip to CVS. But if she did, no doubt the following shades would have filled her baggy.

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