I'm Low-Maintenance With My Nails, So I Exclusively Wear These Nail Tints to Look Polished

Think of this as a sheer tinted blush for your nails. The Manucurist Active Glow range comes in a range of juicy shades, including Raspberry and Blueberry, but I'm particularly in love with the Grape shade pictured above, which drenches your nails in a pretty lilac wash of colour. It's ultra glossy and hydrates and nourishes your nails as you wear it.

It would be remiss of me not to mention OPI's iconic Bubble Bath. It's quite possibly one of the most iconic nail colours of all time, and one coat delivers the perfect sheer pink tint to the nail plate. You can layer it up for more opacity, and it's also a great colour to layer with other colours like OPI Funny Bunny (an iconic OPI layering combo).

Dior Nail Glow is the original sheer pink nail tint, and it's by far one of the chicest nail tints in this list. It's a bright but very sheer pink, which delivers a glossy pink flush. I'd recommend applying a couple of coats for a more noticeable colour, but I always reach for this when I want my nails to look neat with barely any effort.

One of Chanel's most iconic nail colours, Ballerina, is one of the nail tints I reach for regularly. The milky sheer pink adds a tulle effect to the nails, instantly brightening the nails and making them look like you just got a very expensive manicure. There's a reason why celebrity nail techs love Chanel Ballerina, and it was also the shade of choice for Selena Gomez's engagement nails, FYI.

I've recommended Essie's Gel Couture nail polishes more times than I can remember (the Gel Couture Top Coat is also a phenomenal gel alternative), and the shade Fairy Taylor is the perfect milky pink. Paired with the Gel Couture Top Coat (£11), it lasts forever on the nails—I've had mine last for almost two weeks.

Trust the queen of nail tints, Harriet Westmoreland, to create her own range of sheer polishes, all with her signature glass-like finish. Westmoreland Cosmetics Glass Polish in Vanilla Gloss 1 in the most perfect milky nail tint and can be layered to create a sheer white manicure that leaves your nails look so expensive.

If you like a subtle shimmer, then you have to try Manucurist's Active Shine Treatment. It has a sheer pearly tint that adds a glimmering veil to your nails. There's no chunky glitter here—instead, it's barely-there and elevated. Like the Active Glow range, this also helps to nourish your nails as you wear it.

Essie's Allure nail polish is one of my favourite sheer white nail polishes. Firstly, it's an off-white ecru hue, which I find more flattering than a bright white tint. One coat perfects nails, while two or more create a soft milkshake-esque mani that looks timeless.

Manucurist Active Smooth is like a BB cream or skin tint for your nails. Coming in four shades ranging from sheer brown and tan to milky beige and pink, there's a shade to flatter all skin tones and give you a perfect nail tint. Junior beauty editor, Grace Lindsay, put me on to these after telling me they transformed her brittle nails.