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Gucci’s New Plant-Based Nail Polish Formula Will Inspire Envy
Both durable and beautiful, the low-toxin polishes make a lovely addition to your own beauty counter.
Photographer: Joyce Lee for Bloomberg Businessweek
Gucci’s beauty collection is more romantic—and sustainable—under creative director Alessandro Michele, with better ingredients and a new design inspired by old Hollywood glamour. Goldie Red 25★ (not pictured), the nail polish line’s signature color, nods to Michele’s lucky number and the 1931 Jean Harlow film Goldie. A limited five-shade capsule collection that came out in 2020 became part of Gucci’s permanent collection ($30 each for 10mL) in July after more colors were added and the bottle redesigned. The biggest change is to the formula, which is now plant-based.
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