Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, showed off a new manicure on her As Ever Instagram account featuring a short, rounded nail shape and a sheer, creamy "vanilla" color with a glossy, gel-polish finish. Young LDN founder Susan Carroll told Harper's Bazaar the shade "sits somewhere between a milky white and a warm nude," calling it "incredibly subtle, but still... very polished."
Meghan has previously cited a custom combination of CND's Satin Slippers and Romantique polishes as her go-to milky manicure shade via ShopMy. Bio Sculpture ambassador Faye Louise Dennis said sheer, nude-toned polishes like the brand's Sweet Candy Breath give "a natural, 'your nails but better' effect," and recommended matching undertones — cooler pinks for fair skin, warm peachy or rosy beige for medium and olive tones, and richer caramel nudes for deeper skin tones.