Hailey Bieber, Addison Rae, and Sabrina Carpenter All Love This Fun Summer Manicure

July 17… what a night. Sam and Donna went out to the little island and then… dot dot dot.

You know when else was a special night?! June 8, apparently. And sometime in the last month or so when Sabrina Carpenter shot her “Manchild” music video. This summer, our favorite glam girls have been meeting up with their nail artists and dot dot dotting to the max.

As Carpenter, Addison Rae, and even the mani trendsetter herself Hailey Bieber have shown us recently, simple polka dot manicures are all the rage. Keep reading to discover everything you need to know about the style—and learn how to dot it up yourself.

The Polka Dot Manicure Trend

What is there to say about polka dots that hasn’t already been said by your childhood bestie’s bedroom walls? They’re fun, they’re flirty, and they’re about as simple as nail art can get.

Celebrity manicurist Zola Ganzorigt was behind two of the polka dotted looks we’ve been inspired by lately: Carpenter’s nude-and-white design and and Bieber’s cutesy lemon drop style.

In an Instagram post on June 18, the artist shared a tutorial for Carpenter’s nails, noting that she used one coat of OPI’s Passion pink nail lacquer and one coat of the nude Bare My Soul for the neutral base coat. Then, she used the brilliant white Alpine Snow and a dotting tool to stamp the dots in straight but skewed rows.

While Rae also chose white dots, hers were a little bigger and her base coat was a lot brighter. When paired with the hot pink color, the dots provided a perfect “Sleepover Nail” look.

With a mega dose of nostalgia and fun color options, the trends have a lot to do with each other.

“I think the sleepover nail trend is reminiscent of our youth—there’s a deep nostalgia for all of us who grew up in or near the Y2K era,” Rae’s nail artist, Natalie Minerva, previously told Byrdie. “For me personally, this nail trend reminds me of simpler times. I had so much fun as a kid and being able to go back there mentally and emotionally provides a feeling of comfort and safety.”

How to Get the Look

Getting a polka dot manicure of your own couldn’t be easier. If you don’t have a dotting tool, you can just use the tip of a bobby pin. Paint your base coat and let it dry, then dip and dot and dip and dot into the polka dot polish of your choice and seal everything up with a glossy top coat.

Now, what’s next on the polka dot nail art horizon? More giant dots like we saw at New York Fashion Week last fall? Multicolored spots? Look again at one of these manis and think of each dot as an opportunity. For a new shade combo… dot placement concept………… you get the idea.