Pamela Anderson's Go-To Manicure In The '90s Is A Timeless Classic

Pick any part of Pamela Anderson's look in the '90s and it's still stylish for the present. From Anderson's gorgeous hair to her alluring smokey eye look, the "Baywatch" actor's aesthetic was very consistent and served as an inspiration for many. While Anderson was a trendsetter, she also figured out which popular beauty trends would help her look her best at public events, including the French manicure.

In the '70s, Orly Beauty founder Jeff Pink created the French manicure as a solution to needing to match nail polish with every outfit on a Hollywood set. Icons like Barbra Streisand and Cher sparked the trend of wearing French tips off duty. This paved the path for Anderson to wear her square-shaped French tips in the '90s.

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Anderson went to the 48th Cannes Film Festival in 1995 to promote her movie "Barb Wire." She wore her hair down, letting the blond locks frame her face, and wore her signature sunkissed makeup look with bold eyelashes and a shimmery reddish-brown lip. She held a finger over her mouth, displaying her perfect square-shaped French manicure. Given its neutral base, her nails complemented her makeup look. Decades later, classic French manis like Anderson's are still popular, and variations of the modern French manicure allow people to get creative with French tip colors and designs.

Over the years, Pamela Anderson went from rocking full glam looks to becoming a stunning makeup-free icon on the red carpet. While the actor is mostly set on her no-makeup rule, she still uses her nails to enhance her style. In March 2026, Anderson and her skincare brand Sonsie posted an Instagram Reel of her morning skincare routine. The actor's skin was flawless, but her neat, milky-white manicure was in the spotlight as she massaged product into her face.

Wearing milk-colored nails was another popular way to have a simple but stylish manicure in the 1990s. Famous supermodels of the '90s like Naomi Campbell liked to rock manicures featuring sheer white nails. Jennifer Aniston wore a more solid, milky cream nail color while playing Rachel Green on "Friends," sometimes with a barely-there French tip. In 2022, at her second wedding ceremony with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez gave milky white nails a much-needed comeback. White and cream nails are a great alternative to a French manicure because they have the same versatility and classic feel. It only makes sense that when Pamela Anderson moved on from her go-to French manicure, she joined the revival of another '90s nail look.