I have an embarrassing beauty editor confession. For the past five years, my nails have been painted the same shade of bubble bath pink. Never have I embraced a glazed donut manicure, blueberry milk pedicure, or hopped on board the red nail theory train—impressive willpower, I know. That’s why I’m making a massive fuss about the fact that I'm currently embracing winter 2025’s biggest nail trend: dark cherry red nails.
Call it mocha rouge, moody maroon, black cherry, or deep merlot, but the black-with-a-hint-of-red-and-purple shade continues to be synonymous with the fall and winter months, after becoming the nail color of the 2024 season. It’s a tart twist on a classic black that’s proving to be a new neutral in the nail-scape.
