Nail Barrier Care is the Trending Manicure in 2025 — Here’s The Products You Need
If you’ve scrolled TikTok lately, you’ll know that nail barrier care and naked nails are two of the biggest manicure trends of 2025. That barely-there, high-shine finish that looks polished without polish? It’s all about healthy, luminous, natural nails.
Don’t know where to start to try and achieve this trend at home? You’re going to love our Build Your Own Box, where you can handpick from a curated edit of products – including the latest nail care innovations.
Among them, you’ll find a products from Manucurist’s Active Range, the pioneering brand behind some of the most in-demand nail care polish hybrids. Each product in the line blends nail treatment benefits with sheer colour (or a nude, barely-there finish), creating a look that’s polished and natural while actively strengthening, smoothing, and illuminating your nails.
Keep reading to see which Manucurist Active polish might be perfectly suited to you — each one worth £16 and formulated with up to 83% plant-based ingredients.
Manucurist Active Bright – The Illuminating Nail Strengthener
Ideal for: dull nails, lack of glow, everyday brightening
This hybrid polish delivers a translucent glow while working to brighten and repair the nail surface. Infused with lemon extract, AHAs, and hexanal, it’s designed to enhance your natural nail tone with a luminous finish. Think of it as a highlighter for your nails — subtle, sheer and glow-boosting.
Manucurist Active Smooth – The Nail Surface Perfector
Ideal for: ridged, uneven or textured nails
Like a CC cream for your nails, Active Smooth blurs imperfections, smooths out ridges, and creates a beautifully unified nail base. Its 75% plant-based formula is enriched with castor fibres, vitamin E, and AHAs to nourish the nail plate while delivering a soft satin finish. This treatment polish is perfect if you want the appearance of a flawless natural nail.
Manucurist Active Glow – The Award-Winning Gloss-Effect Polish
Ideal for: tired nails needing nourishment and shine
Winner of the Pure Global Beauty Award 2024, Raspberry Active Glow™ is a gloss-effect polish designed to enhance your natural nail colour while deeply hydrating. Its formula includes cranberry extract and sweet almond oil for visible nail health, regeneration and shine. Expect a sheer, juicy, mirror-finish manicure in minutes, with a translucent finish.
Manucurist Active Shine – The Pearly Nail Illuminator
Ideal for: boosting natural radiance and nail strength
This nail care polish delivers a semi-opaque, pearly finish that revives dull nails and leaves behind a luminous, healthy glow. Formulated with beetroot extract, hexanal and AHAs, it strengthens while giving the look of a dewy highlighter on your nails. Comes in a variety of shades, each one boasting a super glossy finish.
One of Four Nail Care Icons — Which Will Be in Your ROCCABOX?
When you create your own edit with our Build Your Own Box (just £32 for 5 premium picks), you’ll have the chance to include up to two full-size Manucurist Active polishes inside your box. Whether you choose Glow, Shine, Smooth or Bright, each one is a multi-tasking nail treatment that supports natural nail barrier health while delivering a beautifully sheer and glossy finish.
You can also find 1x lucky dip Manucurist Active product in our Head to Toe Glow box – the perfect discovery edit for those wanting the full glow-up experience in one ready-made curation.
With a line-up of active beauty heroes at your fingertips – from skincare to haircare to next-gen nailcare – this is your chance to personalise a routine that delivers results. Build your glow-up from the inside out, and only pay for the products you truly want.