The stars shined bright at the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held Sunday, January 29, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles—and the leading ladies brought the glitz and glamour with beautiful gowns, flawless makeup, and marvelously manicured nails.
Scroll down below and learn how to get the look from today’s top entertainers who looked pretty and polished in neutral and classic essie shades, which are all affordably priced!
Actress: Viola Davis

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essie shade: penny talk ($9.00/www.essie.com)
Inspiration: “To create a feminine yet edgy look, we chose essie’s penny talk, a statement-making copper metallic, to pop against Viola’s structured white Vivienne Westwood gown,” said Celebrity Manicurist, Julie Kandalec.
Manicurist Credit: Viola Davis (Julie Kandalec, Bryan Bantry)
Actress: Taylor Schilling

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essie shade: bordeaux ($9.00/www.essie.com)
Inspiration: “essie’s bordeaux was the perfect polish to complete Taylor’s burgundy, monochromatic 90’s look. Two coats of this deep red wine shade paired with short nails kept her style cool, young and on-trend,” said Celebrity Manicurist, Christina Aviles.
Manicurist Credit: Christina Aviles, Opus Beauty
Model: Chrissy Teigen

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essie shade: mademoiselle ($9.00/www.essie.com)
Inspiration: “We decided on essie’s mademoiselle to create sexy, sheer nails that played off of Chrissy’s plunging Dsquared² wrap dress and thigh-high slit,” said Celebrity Manicurist, Kimmie Kyees.
Manicurist Credit: Kimmie Kyees, Celestine
Actress: Sophia Bush

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essie shade: sugar daddy ($9.00/www.essie.com)
Inspiration: “Sophia and I chose essie’s sugar daddy, a sweet, soft pink to create a natural nail. The polish coordinated beautifully against her dynamic, hot pink Marchesa dress,” said Celebrity Manicurist, Millie Machado.
Manicurist Credit: Millie Machado, Tracey Mattingly
Actress: Emily Blunt

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essie shade: mademoiselle ($9.00/www.essie.com)
Inspiration: “We started by shaping Emily’s nails into a clean, classic oval shape and followed with two coats of essie’s mademoiselle for a soft wash of color. The sheer pink shade complemented Emily’s fair skin tone as well as her nude embellished Roberto Cavalli gown,” said Celebrity Manicurist, Carla Kay.
Manicurist Credit: Carla Kay, Cloutier Remix
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