Still Searching for the Perfect Nude Nail Polish? Selena Gomez Wore It for Her Engagement to Benny Blanco

Mar. 15, 2025

Selena Gomez.Photo:Selena Gomez/Instagram

Selena Gomez/Instagram

Selena Gomezwore the chicest nail shade for her engagement.

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, the singer and actress, 32, announced she wasengaged to boyfriend Benny Blancoafter one year of dating. In an Instagram carousel post, Gomez showed off her stunningmarquise diamond ringalong with the caption: “forever begins now..”

Her understated manicure — a semi-sheer nude color on short, rounded nails — perfectly complimented the sparkling diamond. On Instagram, her longtime nail artistTom Bachikshared the exact polishes he used to create the timeless look:Chanel Le Vernis in BallerinaandChanel Le Gel Coat.

“We simply wanted a beautiful meticulously manicured nail,” Bachik tells PEOPLE. “We chose a fresh sheer pink to give us that high glossed perfectly manicured look that evens out the tone and just highlights her natural nail. We kept her nails in a short, strong, natural almond shape completing the look.”

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After the engagement announcement was shared on Dec, 11, a source confirms exclusively to PEOPLE that Blanco proposed earlier in the day.

“It was veryher,” says the source of the special moment, which included Taco Bell, a favorite of Gomez’s. “It was a total surprise to Selena.”

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The source added that later in the evening, the couple had an “impromptu gathering” with their friends and family to celebrate their happy news.

“Benny and Selena were so excited to share the news right away with their loved ones,” the insider continued. “It’s such a true partnership between them.”

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco during the first half of a Los Angeles Lakers game on January 3, 2024.Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times / Getty

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times / Getty

Gomez and Blancostarted dating in June 2023but had known each other for years prior and collaborated on multiple songs.

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Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez at the 75th Emmy Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.Jordan Strauss/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images

Jordan Strauss/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images

In December 2023, theOnly Murders in the Buildingstar confirmed their relationship when she “liked” fan account posts on Instagram of the pair, even commenting, “He ismy absolute everythingin my heart,” on one. The couple made their red carpetdebutat the 2024Emmysin January.

source: people.com