Happy Mani Monday all! I ordered KBShimmer’s Happily Ever Aster a while ago and have wanted to do this manicure ever since. It turned out exactly how I had hoped it would.
I started with 3 coats of Essie’s East Hampton Cottage (which they describe as a ‘beachy sand pink’ but I would call it a light neutral sand with shimmer.), then using the recommended ‘dab and spread’ method, I would dab a bit of Happily Ever Aster on to the base of my nail, and spread it around with an art brush, letting it dry slightly and repeating until I was happy. There is a lot of glitter in this polish so it didn’t take long at all. Topped with 2 coats of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.
Happily Ever Aster | East Hampton Cottage
What’s on your nails this week?
Gorgeous! Love it!
Thank you Tiffany 😀
I love this set! What cute nail polish!
Thanks Ashley 🙂
I love this mani! What a fun glitter polish!
Thank you Chelsea 🙂
I’m continually amazed at the awesome things you do with your nails. This looks SO cool! I need to do my nails
Thank you Brita ♥
I love this one!! This has got to be my favorite nail design so far 🙂
Awesome 😀 Thanks Lindsay!
The white neutral really makes a difference. I love this look!
Thank you Camille!
I love this. What fun polish.
It really is 😀 Not looking forward to taking it off!
Super cute nails, girlfriend! I love fun polishes 🙂
Thanks Kayli ♥ 😀
was the east hampton cottage hard to apply? i have marshmallow and i struggle so much with it being streaky for me!
I wouldn’t have been able to stop at 3 coats if I was wearing it all by itself because yeah it was quite streaky!
Ahhh, I love this! I have some glitter nail polish, so maybe I will give it a try. I was actually just about to paint my nails.
Fabulous 😀 It works well with any glitter polish, I find chunky is easiest ♥ Would love to know how it turned out!
That is so cute. I love the white underneath! My nails are bare this week. I need to get that fixed!
Thank you Melissa 🙂
I love the big sparkles! I just can’t get them off 🙁 Any ideas?
What I typically do is soak a cotton ball in acetone and press it on to my nail, wrap it tight with tin foil and leave it for 5ish minutes (sometimes longer depending on how much polish is on),squeeze and twist to remove and it should take almost all of it off. Then just condition and lotion the bejeebles out of your hands because the acetone is quite drying!
I love how you did a reverse French! That shimmer polish is so pretty.
Thank you Carly 😀
Your nails turned out super pretty! LOVE that neutral color!
Thank you Kristine!
LOVE this!! Pinning it 🙂 The purple and teal combo is so pretty!!
Aw thank you for pinning Samantha!
I am obsessed with your nails! Thanks so much for sharing!
aw Thank you Amber ♥
I might try that Essie color. I’m usually a Ballet Slippers gal, but this looks like a great shade.
Love Ballet Slippers!
Okay- I had to pin this so I can refer back to it and follow it step by step. Looks really good so I need to try this on me and my daughter!
Thank you for pinning Christen! Would love to know how it turns out when you try 😀
Ah! I saw you post these on Insta yesterday and LOVE that you did the glitter at the bottom of the nail!
Thank you Raewyn 😀
What a fun polish! You are a pro at nails 🙂
Thank you Lauren ♥
Perfect! Perfect! Perfect! I love the combination, and I’m really feeling the glitter only on the bottom of the nail. <3
Thank you Chrissy 😀 It’s my favorite way to wear glitter, I find it chips less!
You’re always so creative with your nails. This week I went simple, wearing brucci’s natural silk system with some seche vite over the top.
I’ve never heard of that (Brucci’s)! Do you find it works well?
Oh I love these nails! Those sparkles are absolutely cute!!!
Thank you Alyssa 🙂
Gorgeous! I love that you left the tips plain!
Thank you Kendall 😀
Awesome mani! I am loving the combo!
Thank you Avie 🙂
Love this combo so much!
Thanks Neely!
That glitter polish is fantastic! Love some glitter 🙂 I haven’t seen that shade of Essie before. Looks really nice with the glitter colors!
It’s a great base – not so nice on it’s own because it’s streaky. ♥
Oh this is a fun look! I usually do glitter tips, but I like this!
Thank you Deidre 🙂 Love glitter tips too!
Glitter anything makes me happy. Love the nails!
I agree! Thanks Jessica 😀
This is so so pretty! I really like the sandy Essie polish a lot! I tend to only wear nude nail polishes.
Thanks Jessica 😀 Neutral nails are always pretty 🙂
Oh, I love that base coat and the glitter. I have had glitter polish like that come off so easily. It would just peel right off in a one sheet. Does this do that to you?
It depends on the base and how quickly I apply layers of polish. It sure is nice when that happens though, far easier than soaking nails in acetone!
Super cute mani! It looks like a party on your nails!
Thanks Camesha 😀
I love the color and the little bit of sparkle on the bottom. Not to over done
Thank you Aleshea 🙂
What a pretty shade! I love all of the different colors!