Zooey Deschanel [1] is the queen of quirky nail art designs. And since she's turning 34 today, it seems high time to take a peek back at her best nail art moments. Scroll through this roundup of her best manicures to inspire an impromptu trip to the salon — and even some DIY [2] nail sessions at home.
For the 2012 Emmys, Zooey Deschanel [4] wore glittering television sets on her thumbs and sparkling jewels on her other fingers. The complex nail design was created by celebrity manicurist Tom Bachik [5].
For this crisscross design, Zooey pulled in blues, greens, and glitter for a Spring-inspired manicure.
As a songwriter, Zooey decided to honor her fellow wordsmiths with this alphabet stencil design.
There is no doubt that sailing was on Zooey's mind when she got this nautical-inspired manicure.
At a special screening of New Girl, Zooey rocked a striped manicure with a small heart accent on each nail.
Zooey sported a 3D manicure at the 2012 Critics' Choice Awards that mixed a diamond bow with summery stripes. Her inspiration for the manicure [10] was a vintage Victorian beach.
A black and red checkerboard design with gold accents matched Zooey's sparkling ensemble to a T at the 2012 ESPY Awards.
Zooey embraced the film theme at the 2013 Golden Globes with a movie reel manicure [11] designed by none other than Tom Bachik.
Zooey attended the Fox New Girl preview with a monotone purple French manicure.
At the 2012 Golden Globes, Zooey hit the red carpet with a tuxedo manicure that you can re-create [12] with a little patience, and a lot of dexterity.
At the Golden Globes this year, Zooey opted for an ivory and gold daisy design on her fingertips.