A milky manicure is a little bit like the lip gloss trend or the glazed doughnut design, but instead of a chrome overlay, it’s a full-coverage gloss. If you’re talking about the perfect milky white specifically, the shade reads like a cloudy sky or a glass of whole milk (more opaque than nonfat milk but not matte like Wite-Out… or heavy whipping cream, if we’re keeping the dairy comparisons going). A milky pink has a base tone of light pink with a white cream undertone that, when it’s painted on the nail, looks like a glossy white with a whisper of soft pink.
