27-04-2025
This $15 'Nail Veil' Can Give Your Digits The Natural Glow They're Begging For
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Save money on manicures, try out a trend and help your nails stay healthy — all in one product.
While architectural, museum-worthy nail art is a delight to behold and just as fun to wear, some folks are in the camp of wanting to keep their digits in a natural-looking state. If this describes your preferences, you'll be happy to know about the latest manicure craze: ' soap nails. '
Soap nails refers to painting your nails with a sheer, high-shine natural color (think a baby pink, pale beige or milky white) so your nails look like they're practically bare but clean and polished, as though you just washed your hands — hence the soapy name.
Interested in trying it out for yourself? We're pleased to report this latest take on the idea of 'your nails but better' can be achieved quickly and for cheap, with a polish from a HuffPost reader-favorite brand.
The brand Londontown is perhaps best known for its milky Illuminating Nail Concealer, which is a longtime bestseller among HuffPost readers. But the nail care brand makes another home-run product: the Perfecting Nail Veil.
At $15 a bottle, this 'veil' can deliver both a high-shine sheen and some protection to your nails, so you can save money on manicures, try out a trend and help your nails stay healthy all in one product.
The Nail Veil and the Nail Concealer may look similar, but they have slightly different formulas.
The Nail Veil isn't a brightener like the Nail Concealer, but instead offers a bit of color and focuses on providing nourishing ingredients for your nails like alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs). AHAs can gently exfoliate your skin (which includes your nails) and remove dead skin cells to promote cell turnover, which naturally slows as we age. So, using a product with AHAs on your nails like the Nail Veil can reduce your nails' visible signs of aging. Plenty of reviewers also mention using this product while letting their nails grow out and heal from gel manicures.
The Nail Veil comes in nine shades, ranging from muted tints that can look natural on different skin tones to get the 'soap nails' look to slightly bolder colors, like a lilac or red that are both still sheer. No. 4, a dusty rose tint, appears to be the most popular.
One of the best parts of the Nail Veil is that, like the Nail Concealer, you can put one to two coats directly on your bare nails and go about your day — no base or top coat required. Your at-home manicure just got the easiest it's ever been, and it might even last longer: Multiple reviewers mention the polish not chipping for weeks.
Soap nails may just be a trend for now, but with how timeless and classic the look is, we have a feeling this one will be sticking around for a while.
Below, check out some promising reviews of the Nail Veil from people who have used and loved it.
'I wanted a neutral, natural looking nail polish and this is an excellent choice. It is surprisingly durable and worth the cost. The manicure lasted over a week without chipping and I use my hands for the usual cooking, cleaning, and all the stuff that you do around the house - those things that usually chip your nails. I took them off for a few days and my nails are beginning to peel again so I will be using solar oil for a day or two then reapplying the polish to save them.' — Book Lady
'I LOVE the quick dry time, and hard finish of this product. Yes, it is more expensive, but especially if you aren't great at painting your own nails, I would recommend this product because it smooths itself so easily and dries much more quickly than regular nail polish. NOTE* It's not a traditional polish, it's a nail correcting pigment, but I love natural and neutral colors and two coats of this is a beautiful light pink/purple tone, not to mention it's a harder, more chip resistant result. Will be buying more colors!' — Amazon Customer
'As a stay at home Mom, I needed a simple way to protect my nails during the day. This nail veil fits the bill. It protects and nourishes my nails while being a color that looks natural and compliments my skin tone. ' — Meghan S.
'I love this product and gave already recommended it to others. When I don't want a lot of color, just a clean, polished, natural look, this is my go to. The best part is, it makes my nails stronger and visibly BETTER within days after application. I don't know how, but every time, it works. They grow longer, look better, and don't break. This product has changed my nails and I love it.' — RJ
