Patina Miller’s Stiletto French Manicure Needs No Introduction

The actor paired her nails with a classic glam look.

Patina Miller in a blue suit
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Patina Miller is on her way to becoming your next beauty muse. On Mar. 12, the actor was in New York City for a press run to promote Power Book III: Raising Kanan, in which she plays Raquel Thomas, the main character’s mother. For the occasion, Miller wore a black sweater with asymmetrical fringe detailing and paired it with a sheer black skirt lined with a white silk fabric. Miller’s hair was lightly curled, courtesy of celebrity hairstylist Ro Morgan and her monochromatic makeup softly accented her features. But what really caught my eye was her super sultry stiletto French manicure.


Miller’s nails were first cut and filed into a medium-length stiletto, which is essentially a tapered shape with a rounded edge that is filed into a pointed tip. They were then painted what appears to be a cool-toned white before being finished off with a traditional smile line for an updated version of the classic French tip. The actor opted out of any additional nail art or charms, allowing the timeless design to stand on its own.

Patina Miller's french manicure nails

(Image credit: Getty Images)

Almond and stiletto seem to be Miller’s go-to nail shapes lately. Whether she’s been wearing minimal single color manicures or donning gorgeous designs on each finger, the one thing that never seems to change is her preferred silhouettes. Nowadays, recreating your favorite manicures at home, even a dramatic shape like a stiletto nail, just requires the right tools and a few detailed tutorials pulled up on your phone. That being said, I fell down the DIY rabbit hole a long time ago, so keep reading for the products you need to have on hand to get Miller’s exact stiletto look.

Ariel Baker
Beauty Writer

Ariel Baker is the Beauty Writer at Marie Claire. Previously the associate beauty editor at PS and briefly freelance, she has bylines in InStyle, Forbes Vetted, Women's Health, and more.

Since she started out in the non-profit sector, Ariel enjoys looking at beauty from a sociocultural lens, looking to avenues like politics, music, and the arts, to inform her views on the space. That being said, as a true beauty-product obsessive, testing the latest items to hit the market, keeping up with trends, and meeting industry icons, will always be her favorite part of working in the beauty space.

When she's not working, Ariel can be found hanging out with her fiancé and loving on their two cat daughters: Cow and Chicken.