Taraji P. Henson can pretty much do it all! She’s sexy, she’s confident, she's a seasoned actress who can sing and dance, and she’s known for cooking the house down with her signature chili, that fun fact – even Mary J. Blige is a fan of. If you thought that the actress didn’t have room for any more accolades, then you thought wrong – Henson can now add “talented nail artist” to her list of credentials.
Back in April of 2020, Henson revealed that she was spending her time in quarantine by teaching herself how to perfect acrylic manicures. In a series of photos that she shared to her Instagram story, captured by Allure, Henson took it step by step – first practicing basic nail polish application, then moving on to adding nail extensions, then filing and shaping.
And she’s definitely been sharpening her skills since then – as now, almost two years later, the actress is sporting a full set of acrylics done entirely by herself!
Both hands feature multicolored nails with flecks of glitter and large gemstones, but each nail is adorned differently. For her thumb nail, Henson mixed blue and purple polish. For her middle and ring fingers, she mixed blue and silver polish. And for her index and pinky fingers, she used transparent and glitter polish.
Courtesy of Taraji P. Henson (@tarajiphenson) Instagram Story
Who’s booking their next nail appointment with Taraji? We definitely are!