Smitten Polish Gooseberry Gumdrop and Elevation Polish Haba Xueshan

This mani is what I wore this weekend to my sister in law’s bridal shower- my outfit had a mint green shirt with black slacks and a black 3/4 sleeve jacket, and this added a bit of fun all while matching perfectly!

I was the incredibly lucky winner of Smitten Polish’s Spring Giveaway- I haven’t won many giveaways, let alone such an AMAZING huge prize!  I won all of the Berrydrop and Speck-tacular colors- and they are all are so very, very beautiful.  This is one of the Berrydrop colors- Gooseberry Gumdrop.

For the Berrydrop collection, think of Illamasqua Raindrops in a rainbow of colors.  All of the colors in this collection are very soft, muted pastels filled with fine white flakes.  This particular color is a beautiful mint green.  I used 3 thin coats- 2 coats may have been enough but there was just a hint of visible nail line.  2 thicker coats would be sufficient coverage.

Then I topped Gooseberry Gumdrop off with one of my other latest additions, Elevation Polish’s Haba Xueshan.  This polish was just released in March in the View From The Top Collection.  It’s similar to many other black and white polishes- various shapes and sizes of black and white glitter in a clear base.  What makes Haba Xueshan unique is the addition of small and large ice blue/green circle glitter.  I love it!  This is just 1 coat of Haba Xueshan.  I had to fish a tiny bit for the circles- they weren’t difficult to find, but I wanted to have many on each nail!

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