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Active™ Shine Opal

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  • A bottle of Manucurist Active™ Shine Opal plant-based nail polish, featuring a white cap and filled with a light pink, shimmery formula designed to strengthen nails, displayed against a pale beige background.
  • A close-up of a hand with neatly manicured nails, polished with Manucurist’s Active™ Shine Opal plant-based nail polish, gently touching the side of a person’s neck and collarbone against a neutral background.
  • Active™ Shine Opal by Manucurist: Open nail polish bottles with brush and drops beside text—Easy application with no need for base or top coat; fast drying without a lamp; buildable make-up effect in 1 or 2 coats; enriched formula with active ingredients to strengthen nails and support your nail care routine.
  • A three-panel image displays a nail before polish, after one coat of Manucurist Active™ Shine Opal (a pink shimmery plant-based nail polish), and after two coats—showing progressively more shine and sparkle. Text reads: Before, After 1 coat, and After 2 coats (Active™ Shine Opal)—for luminous nails that become stronger with mindful care.
  • Large pink nail polish droplet with labeled ingredients: beetroot extract (antioxidant), AHAs (restore and harden), and hexanal (strengthens nails). Text reads Manucurist Active™ Shine Opal and 79.5% plant-based nail polish on a light background—the perfect innovative touch for your nail care routine.
  • A hand holds a bottle of Manucurist Active™ Shine Opal nail polish. On the left, text highlights clinical results: 82% noticed smoother nails, 73% reported stronger nails, and over 65% saw visibly harder nails. This plant-based nail polish is an essential part of a modern nail care routine, specially designed to naturally strengthen your nails.
  • Four close-up images of fingernails, each painted with a different pearlescent, milky, or pink finish using Manucurist’s plant-based Active™ Shine Opal nail polish. Displayed on various skin tones, swatches of each shade are shown below the nails—emphasizing both style and nail strengthening care.
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    Active™ Shine Opal
  • A bottle of Manucurist Active™ Shine Opal nail care rests atop sliced red and pink beets inside a clear glass container, set against a light beige background.
  • Close-up of three hands, each with a different skin tone, wearing Manucurist’s Active™ Shine Opal—a shimmery, pale pink plant-based nail polish—showcasing mindful nail care and celebrating diverse representation through a side-by-side nail color comparison.
  • A close-up of a hand with natural, glossy, light pink nails—enhanced by Manucurist’s Active™ Shine Opal plant-based nail polish—gently resting on smooth, bare skin.
  • Three textured swatches: soft pink labeled Active™ Plump, sparkling peach labeled Active™ Shine Opal, and pale cream labeled Active™ Bright, each with descriptions of plumping, highlighting, and brightening effects. These plant-based nail polish shades from Manucurist not only elevate your nail care routine but also help strengthen nails for a naturally radiant look.
  • Three nail polish bottles labeled Active™ smooth, Active™ shine opal, and Active™ plump are shown in a row with plus signs between them. Text above reads, Manucurist: Combine plant-based nail polish Active™ shades for an ultra-personalised look and take your nail care routine to the next level.
  • Three bottles of Manucurist Active™ Shine Opal plant-based nail care polish, each designed to deliver unique nail strengthening and care benefits with their distinct shades—Active Shine, Active Glow, and Active Plump—are arranged side by side on a light background.
  • Five bottles of Manucurist nail care polish—including Active™ Shine Opal, Active Bright, Active Plump, and two bottles of Active Glow—are arranged in a row on a light pink background. These plant-based formulas are designed to strengthen nails while enhancing their natural beauty.
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The First Nail Care Polish to Strengthen and Naturally Illuminate Nails

A hybrid between nail care and makeup, this all-in-one perfector revives dull nails, delivering an instant glow. With a 79.5% plant-based formula, it repairs and strengthens nails, thanks to a blend of beetroot extract, hexanal, and AHAs.

For even more colors, discover the Customizable Trio with 3 Active shades, or the Customizable 5-Pack with 5 Active shades of your choice!

  • Coverage:Coverage:Semi-Opaque
  • Coverage:Finish:Pearly
  • Coverage:Makeup effect:Highlighter
  • Coverage:Shade:Beige Finish

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Description

Easy Application

Applies directly to bare nails – No need for a Base Coat or Top Coat
Dries quickly in the air – no lamp required
Long-lasting shine and wear – up to 7 days

Buildable Makeup Effect

Highlighter effect with a pearly beige finish and semi-opaque coverage
Customizable look: Apply one to two coats for the desired level of radiance

Advanced Nail Care Formula

A powerful blend of targeted active ingredients to strengthen and restore nails:

  • Beetroot Extract: A natural antioxidant that protects nails
  • AHAs: Restore, protect, and hydrate nails
  • Hexanal: Strengthens and deeply repairs weak nails

Clinically Proven Results

82% noticed their nails were smoother
73% found their nails were stronger

*Clinical study conducted on 21 women after three weeks of use.

Compatibility

The Active™ range is not compatible with Green Flash™ polish. However, it is ideal for use between Green Flash™ manicures to nourish and enhance nails in one simple step.
How to use?

Apply Active Shine directly onto bare nails – no Base Coat or Top Coat needed. Let it air dry naturally.

Customizable Highlighter Effect:

  • 1 coat: A subtle pearly veil, like a touch of light on the nails
  • 2 coats: A more intense highlighter effect
  • Layering: Combine Active Shine with other Active™ shades for a fully personalized finish

Removes easily with Green Gentle Remover or Green Flash™ Remover for a soft, nail-friendly experience.

Pro tips ✨

Layer Your Active™ Shades & Create Your Perfect Tone Stack your favorite Active™ shades for a personalized, layered effect. Explore the Trio or Rainbow offers to build your ideal nail care routine!
Sustainable Packaging

Glass Bottle: Emptied, cleaned and dried bottles can either be reused or placed in a recycling bin seperate from other materials to avoid contamination. If your local manicapality does not accept glass for recycling, bottles can be brought to a collection center. No need to remove labeling.

Plastic Cap (Plastic-type #5 - Polypropylene): Clean and remove cap from brush attachment and place in recycling bin or bring to a local collection center.

Nail Brush (Plastic-type #4 - Low Density Polyethylene): Clean and remove cap from brush and place in recycling bin or bring to a local collection center.

Label: No need to remove label as glass recycling processes will remove any labelilng

Box (Kraft Paper Box): Paper box can be unfolded and added to paper recycling bin or brought to a local collection center, Kraft paper box can also be added to any compost bin.

As always, verify your local municipality's recycling regulations and procedures and for more information please go to berecycled.org/search or search.earth911.com
Ingredients (INCI)

Super ingredients

INCI list

BUTYL ACETATE, ETHYL ACETATE, NITROCELLULOSE, ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL/SEBACIC ACID/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, SILICA, ADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER, ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, GLYCOLIC ACID, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, ETOCRYLENE, HEXANAL, AQUA (WATER), CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE), N-BUTYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, TIN OXIDE, CI 77491 (IRON OXIDES), BETA VULGARIS (BEET ROOT) EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, SORBIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, TOCOPHEROL, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, CI 19140 (YELLOW 5 LAKE), ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE

79,5% plant-based

Award-winning innovation 🏆

CEW Beauty Awards 2025
A bottle of Manucurist Active™ Shine Opal plant-based nail polish, featuring a white cap and filled with a light pink, shimmery formula designed to strengthen nails, displayed against a pale beige background.
A close-up of a hand with neatly manicured nails, polished with Manucurist’s Active™ Shine Opal plant-based nail polish, gently touching the side of a person’s neck and collarbone against a neutral background.
Active™ Shine Opal by Manucurist: Open nail polish bottles with brush and drops beside text—Easy application with no need for base or top coat; fast drying without a lamp; buildable make-up effect in 1 or 2 coats; enriched formula with active ingredients to strengthen nails and support your nail care routine.
A three-panel image displays a nail before polish, after one coat of Manucurist Active™ Shine Opal (a pink shimmery plant-based nail polish), and after two coats—showing progressively more shine and sparkle. Text reads: Before, After 1 coat, and After 2 coats (Active™ Shine Opal)—for luminous nails that become stronger with mindful care.
Large pink nail polish droplet with labeled ingredients: beetroot extract (antioxidant), AHAs (restore and harden), and hexanal (strengthens nails). Text reads Manucurist Active™ Shine Opal and 79.5% plant-based nail polish on a light background—the perfect innovative touch for your nail care routine.
A hand holds a bottle of Manucurist Active™ Shine Opal nail polish. On the left, text highlights clinical results: 82% noticed smoother nails, 73% reported stronger nails, and over 65% saw visibly harder nails. This plant-based nail polish is an essential part of a modern nail care routine, specially designed to naturally strengthen your nails.
Four close-up images of fingernails, each painted with a different pearlescent, milky, or pink finish using Manucurist’s plant-based Active™ Shine Opal nail polish. Displayed on various skin tones, swatches of each shade are shown below the nails—emphasizing both style and nail strengthening care.
Active™ Shine Opal
A bottle of Manucurist Active™ Shine Opal nail care rests atop sliced red and pink beets inside a clear glass container, set against a light beige background.
Close-up of three hands, each with a different skin tone, wearing Manucurist’s Active™ Shine Opal—a shimmery, pale pink plant-based nail polish—showcasing mindful nail care and celebrating diverse representation through a side-by-side nail color comparison.
A close-up of a hand with natural, glossy, light pink nails—enhanced by Manucurist’s Active™ Shine Opal plant-based nail polish—gently resting on smooth, bare skin.
Three textured swatches: soft pink labeled Active™ Plump, sparkling peach labeled Active™ Shine Opal, and pale cream labeled Active™ Bright, each with descriptions of plumping, highlighting, and brightening effects. These plant-based nail polish shades from Manucurist not only elevate your nail care routine but also help strengthen nails for a naturally radiant look.
Three nail polish bottles labeled Active™ smooth, Active™ shine opal, and Active™ plump are shown in a row with plus signs between them. Text above reads, Manucurist: Combine plant-based nail polish Active™ shades for an ultra-personalised look and take your nail care routine to the next level.
Three bottles of Manucurist Active™ Shine Opal plant-based nail care polish, each designed to deliver unique nail strengthening and care benefits with their distinct shades—Active Shine, Active Glow, and Active Plump—are arranged side by side on a light background.
Five bottles of Manucurist nail care polish—including Active™ Shine Opal, Active Bright, Active Plump, and two bottles of Active Glow—are arranged in a row on a light pink background. These plant-based formulas are designed to strengthen nails while enhancing their natural beauty.

The first All-in-one Highlighter Nail Care Polish

  • Three simple, black, four-pointed star shapes are arranged on a plain white background, resembling sparkle or twinkle icons.

    Strengthens
    and repairs nails

  • A simple black line drawing of a magic wand with a star at the tip, surrounded by small lines representing sparkling or magical effects, on a light gray background.

    Buildable
    effect

  • Simple black line drawing of a hand held upright with three small X-shaped symbols above it, possibly representing washing or cleansing action.

    Pearly beige
    finish

How to use it ✨
Easy, lamp-free application!

  • A close-up of a fingertip showing a clean, well-groomed natural fingernail against a light, neutral background.

    Apply to prepped nails with no base or top coat

  • Close-up of a fingernail with shimmery light pink nail polish. Left side shows one layer; right side shows two layers, which appears slightly more opaque and sparkly. Labels: After 1 layer and After 2 layers.

    Buildable effect to create your desired look

  • A close-up of a hand holding a small white cotton pad, gently pressing it against a fingernail with a natural, unpolished look on a light beige background.

    Removes like polish with an acetone-free remover

FAQ

Our Frequently Asked Questions from our customers and community!

Can I use the polish in the Active™ range with Green™ or Green Flash™?

Our Active™ range is not compatible with Green Flash™! The products in our Active™ range should be used on their own and air-dryin just a few seconds, so don't require a lamp!

To enjoy the beneficial effects of our Active™ range, the product needs to be in direct contact with the nail. So there's no need to use it as a top coat. If you want to use a base coat that cares for your nails under your Green™ polish, use one of our treatment base coats.
Do I need a lamp to use the polish in the Active™ range?

The polish in the Active™ range air-dries without the use of a Green Flash™ lamp.
Can I use the polish in the Active™ range with a treatment base coat?

The products in the Active™ range should be applied to bare nails. You don't need to use a base coat, as each product in the range is also a treatment, so has to be in contact with your nails. You don't need a top coat either, as it already has a high-shine finish!
Can I layer Active™ products for an even greater "wow" effect, like makeup?

Yes! The Active™ range is endlessly buildable, so you can layer it to vary the effect and intensity.
How do I remove the polish in the Active™ range?

You can remove Active™ products in the same way as our polish - with a gentle nail polish remover, with our Nail Polish Remover or with Green Flash™ Nail Polish Remover.
Can pregnant and/or breastfeeding women use Active™ products?

Our Active™ formulas are green and clean: they are up to 85.5% plant-based, i.e. made from biomass ingredients like beetroot, castor oil, raspberry, blueberry and lemon. However, women should avoid all types of nail polish when they are pregnant or breastfeeding. We recommend you speak to a healthcare professional if you are unsure.
Can using the Active™ range cause allergies?

Our Active™ formulas meet European standards and do not contain any sensitising substances. They are also certified gluten-free and safe for people with gluten intolerance or celiac disease, as are our Green Flash™, Green™ and nail care ranges. Most customers who are allergic to regular nail polish are not allergic to the Active™ range. However, as allergic reactions are not specifically linked to chemical ingredients, they can sometimes occur with plant-based ingredients. We recommend you speak to a healthcare professional if you are unsure.

For more information, see our blog on allergies.

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