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In addition to compliments, others such as TikToker Melisse Martineau claimed wearing red nails got them asked out on more dates than usual as well.

\"I have never been asked out on so many dates or complimented as much as I have been in the past two to three weeks with these nails,\" she said in a video posted in late October, showing off her deep red-hued manicure. \"... I've been asked on maybe five or six dates, which is not normal, so I don't what it is, but it's real.\"

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The red nail trend has recently been spotted on some big names as well, including models such as the late Paul Walker's daughter Meadow Rain Walker, who rocked red nails while posing for a Tiffany & Co. ad eyewear campaign.

Other notables -- including Rihanna, Hailey Bieber and more -- have frequently paired red nails with both everyday and red carpet looks.

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