Opera gloves are a great accessory for so many reasons, but they do have one major downfall: their proclivity for hiding your manicure. Sometimes, like when you cancel your standing nail appointment in favor of a more-needed-in-the-moment massage, this can be a good thing. But we know any celebrity on the red carpet has something impressive happening on their fingers at any given moment. So, let us see!!

All that is to say, the biggest tragedy at the otherwise very nice 2025 Grammy Awards ceremony was Jennifer Lopez’s decision to cover her hands. When her go-to nail artist, Tom Bachik, posted a photo detailing the manicure with her gloves still on, I personally didn’t know what to do with myself—especially because he made her “iced chai” manicure sound so very pretty.