Short nail fall is still dominating celebrity manicure trends, and Dakota Johnson just tried one of our favorite summer looks on the trending nail shape.
Johnson was honored at the Zurich Film Festival last night wearing a cobalt Gucci princess gown, her latest lesson in sheer dressing. With understated glam, she opted for fresh take on the milk bath nails look to compliment her gown’s bold color.
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – SEPTEMBER 25: (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains nudity.) Dakota Johnson poses at the Opening Green Carpet for the 21st Zurich Film Festival at Kongresshaus on September 25, 2025 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF)Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
Milk bath nails were heavily trending for spring and summer, but Dakota Johnson proved that they work just as well for fall. The milky manicure—which gives the illusion of a milky bath—has inspired plenty of spinoffs, usually worn with long almond nails. We’ve seen blueberry milk nails, lilac milk nails, strawberry milk nails—the pastel rainbow goes on and on. But Johnson decided to give the look a fall update with the nail trend of the season: short clean nails.
Johnson stayed true to the OG milk bath nails look, wearing an almost-white shade with pinky-nude undertones. If you love a light neutral, but pure white nails feel too stark for everyday, it’s the perfect color. Her short square nail shape is a popular choice this fall, paired with trends like vampy dark manicures to toasted nails.
“Nail shapes are trending shorter and more square, which is interesting because normally, as we transition into fall and winter, nails get longer,” celebrity nail artist Tom Bachik, who created a super similar milk bath nail for Selena Gomez, told Glamour.
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – SEPTEMBER 25: Dakota Johnson, jewelry detail, poses at the Opening Green Carpet for the 21st Zurich Film Festival at Kongresshaus on September 25, 2025 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Joshua Sammer/Getty Images)Joshua Sammer/Getty Images
