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Hailey Bieber Debuts Espresso Nails Matched to Espresso Hair

Hailey Bieber paired an espresso-brown manicure with her new espresso-brown hair at Saint Laurent in Paris, retiring glazed donut nails for a matched chocolate palette.

By Olivia Hart2 min read399 words

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  1. Hailey Bieber wore an espresso-brown manicure matching her new espresso-brown hair at the Saint Laurent show in Paris
  2. Her hair color was done by Matt Rez; nails are likely by Zola Ganzorigt, OPI global ambassador
  3. Probable OPI shades: Espresso Your Inner Self (deep espresso brown) or You Don't Know Jacques! (deep taupe brown)
Hailey Bieber Makes a Case for Matching Your Hair to Your Nails
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Hailey Bieber appeared at the Saint Laurent show in Paris last night with an espresso-brown manicure matched to her espresso-brown hair — and may have set the season's next coordination trend in a single appearance.

The shift is deliberate. Bieber, founder of Rhode, has retired two of her most recognizable signatures: golden-brown hair and glazed donut nails. Her hair, colored by Matt Rez, is now the darkest it has been in years, with warm golden tones replaced by cooler browns. Her nails follow suit with a pared-back neutral manicure — no chrome, no cat-eye, no nail art.

Chocolate-brown polish carries practical appeal for the salon client who wants polish with range. It flatters all skin tones and reads more elevated and luxurious than a punk-leaning black manicure. It also pairs cleanly with an all-black ensemble, eliminating color-clashing risk for clients who wear predominantly dark wardrobes.

Bieber's nails are likely the work of Zola Ganzorigt, celebrity nail artist and global ambassador for OPI. If Bieber is wearing OPI, the probable shades are Espresso Your Inner Self, a deep espresso brown, or You Don't Know Jacques!, a deep taupe brown. Ganzorigt has not confirmed the shade publicly.

For nail technicians and colorists, the takeaway is the matching principle itself, not the specific brown. The rule Bieber demonstrates: direct clients toward the polish that most closely matches their hair color, whatever the shade. Golden-taupe, blue-black, auburn, silver-gray — the logic holds across the spectrum. A client's hair color is already a tone they have chosen and wear daily, which removes the decision fatigue of facing a salon polish wall and gives technicians a fast, reliable starting point for consultations.

The timing matters for fall service menus. Bieber's move into darker, richer color — cooler browns over warm golds, chocolate over chrome — tracks with the seasonal shift toward deeper palettes. Salons that merchandise polish displays by hair-color families, or that build hair-plus-nail coordination into booking prompts, stand to capture clients arriving with her Paris look as their reference photo.

Expect the espresso pairing to circulate widely. Bieber's manicures reliably drive conversation and product searches, and an accessible formula — match your shade, skip the art — lowers the barrier to replication in any salon, at any price point, with drugstore-to-prestige brown polish options already in distribution.

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Senior reporter covering business strategy at Eurasian Beauty Journal.

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