Guest Post by Alex of Nail Lacquer Addict

Hi girls!!

Alex is another girl I met on Facebook.  She is one of the girls who has been always rooting for me for this mountain.  Her comments have always been so uplifting to me, especially in those moments of crisis when I was freaking out!!  Speaking of which, historically May 20th is a good summit day so keep your fingers crossed extra hard, today may be it!!! =))
And in the meanwhile, I give you the talented and sweet Alex!!

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Hey everyone :)
My name is Alex from Naillacqueraddict and I am guest posting for Gosia today :)
I don't know Gosia for that long but I can definitely tell you that she is one of the most amazing and strongest women I know. Being a nurse is for me a very special thing because you are there to help people :) I can't tell you how much I respect that job!
Now, climbing mountains is definitely something that you don't see or hear of everyday and having someone close to me (at least virtually) who is taking on the biggest mountain on earth is definitely an amazing thing and I respect her for that!
For me, it is an absolute honor to know her and even be able to speak to her and I am definitely cheering for her and awaiting her return! No matter what happens, I am and will always be proud of her!

Now, let's check out the manicure I did for this post :)

I decided to go with a cheerful manicure! The weather has been horrible at the moment and I wanted something that makes me happy when I look at my nails! I went with a base coat, then two coats of Dior - Délice and then stamped on it with the Essence white stamping polish and the plate CH50 from Cheeky.

I then added a coat of China Glaze - Fairy Dust on top and topped it off with Essence Quick Dry top coat!

I am in love with this manicure! It reminds me of spring (which is also when Gosia is going on her trip up the Everest!).

I hope you guys enjoyed this manicure and do let me know what you think about it!

Do not forget to share Gosia's blog and send her some love

Love,

 

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So springy and so beautiful!!!!  And I just know that you guys think the same of this!!  How can you not love this mani??!!

Thank you so much again, Alex, for entertaining my readers today!! =))

Guest Post by Marie-Luise of Lauriestrodes Fun with Nails

Hi ladies!

Today's post is by another one of the wonderful ladies I was lucky to meet on Facebook.  I am truly blessed to be surrounded by such talented women who were so eager to help me!!  Marie-Luise is one of them.  Check out what awesome manicure she came up with for you guys today!

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Hi there, Marie-Luise from Lauriestrodes Fun with Nails here. First of all thank you Gosia for letting me guest blog, it is an honour and I hope you all will enjoy what I have come up  with - considering all the great bloggers that have contributed so far.

Gosia and I share a love for Elevation Polish, an Indie polish line created by Lauren Moore, who runs the I Dig Brown Nail Polish blog. Like Gosia Lauren is an avid mountain climber and most of her polishes are inspired by mountains she has climbed. So I found it quite fitting to make my post all about Elevations :)

I went to work with four colours: A gray to represent the rocky mountainside, white to represent all the snow that is such a big part of climbing a mountain like Everest. A light sky blue to represent the (hopefully) clear blue sky that will meet Gosia on most of the days of her climb and a dark blue to represent the same clear sky at night when all light has disappeared. And lastly a gorgeous white glitter topper that represents falling snow that hopefully will be sparse on Gosias climb.

The gray is Kita, a gorgeous charcoal gray filled with silver shimmer and a rainbow of microglitter.

The white is the odd one out: nails inc. floral street which obviously has nothing to do with Elevation. But it is a one coat white and did the job perfectly :D

The light sky blue is Alphubel, a lovely baby blue with in-tone shimmer.

The dark, brooding blue is the wonderful Ubsunur, at totally magnificent dark midnight blue with an equally gorgeous in-tone shimmer as Alphubel.

The snow glitter is the astonishing Froze to Death, a glitter topper filled with a large number of different white and iridescent glitters. Beautiful is what this is!!!

Though none of these polishes are named after Mount Everest I still think it gets the point across.

Hopefully you all enjoyed reading this post as much as I enjoyed making this Elevation gradient. Thank you once more Gosia for this opportunity!!

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Wow, Marie-Luise, this is stunning!!!  almost brought tears to my eyes because you really made it especially for me...  Thank you so so much!!!!

Guest Post by Danielle of Polish, Glitter, Rock 'n Roll

Hi ladies!!

I have another fabulous blogger who I've met over on Facebook!  One of the sweetest girls, really...  it is such pleasure to have her here on my blog!!  You guys need to check her out!!!  Thank you so much Danielle!! =)

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Hi Everyone!  I am super excited to be doing this guest post for Gosia while she is conquering Mt. Everest.  I know she is going to do great!  I didn't have a specific mani in mind so I just kept doing them over and over and then I finally created one that was worthy for Gosia to post.  (:

This is my corset mani over a nude/neon gradient.  I wish I had taken a photo of the gradient before I did the stamping, but it was pretty messy so I totally didn't want to waste the time on it.  I really do love the color combo of nudes and neons.  It's my fave!  (:

WHAT I USED: Zoya Avery - nude Color Club Lava Lamp - neon orange BBCouture Dark Knight - black Bundle Monster stamp plate bm-202

I really hope you all enjoyed this short little guest post.  Gosia, good luck on your amazing adventure and I am so proud of you.  Be safe and we will talk to you when you get back!

 

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Wow, what an amazing and edgy mani!!!  I love love love it!!!  I hope you guys share my enthusiasm!!  Thank you so much again, girlie!!! =)

Guest Post by Rach of Stuff I (S)watched

Hi ladies!!

Today I've got one funny blogger for you!!!  Not only she has beautiful nails and great taste in polishes, but she always manages to make me laugh =)  So if you need a good chuckle besides oohing and aahing over the polish, head over to her blog NOW!!  

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Howdy, crackheads!

(source: Tumblr)

Well, not exactly ...
I'm Rach, the proprietress of a little nail diary called Stuff I (S)watched, where it's pop culture and nail polish all the time. When Gosia tweeted her need for guest posters back in January, I e-mailed her to volunteer, because that is what fellow crackheads do for each other. --That, and they don't let each other buy grandma frosts.
This is the first guest post I've ever written for another blogger, and I wanted to find something that would mesh with Gosia's content but at the same time would be something you normally wouldn't see here. I love her Thirsty Thursday features, so I tried to think of a cocktail-inspired polish. I couldn't. But after Gosia left me a comment on my RBL Abi post saying she wasn't completely sold on greens, I knew I had to find a great green polish for my guest post. ;)
RGB Vert sprung to mind because (1) it's green, and (2) a brand that hasn't been featured on Gosia's blog before. It's also (3) pretty great. SHAZAM!

Four coats with SV.

Don't let the $16 price point scare you away from RGB polishes. I bought my first two RGBs in 2010, and in my experience, the company makes some of the best basic cremes and jellies I've ever used. The formula is always on point and the polishes are always incredibly glossy. This was true of Vert, a deep, warm-toned forest green jelly.
It looked kind of lame with one coat ...

... but after three more coats, it built up quite nicely to what you saw prior to the previous picture. I tend to use thin coats with jellies, so four thin coats (or three thin-medium ones) will give you rewarding color payoff. Since Vert is a vampy green, this may look black in some lights, but the IMO, the jelly finish *just* saves it from being too black.
Vert was released in the fall of 2011. I don't recall whether it was a limited edition polish, but I couldn't find it on the RGB Cosmetics site the last time I checked. However, you still can buy it for $16 at Beauty.com.
I hope you all enjoyed my first guest post. I also hope you look into buying some RGBs! I don't know why I don't post more of them on my blog, but that may be because I keep wearing the same ones over and over again -- that's how good I think they are. Pretty cracktacular, even.
Best of luck to you on your Everest climb, Gosia! I'll be thinking of you during Thirsty Thursdays. :)

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Ok, so I admit, I'm still not totally sold on greens unless they are dark and vampy!!!  So this is such a perfect choice, Rach!!!
Thanks for thinking of me on Thirsty Thursdays.. I'm sure I'll be wishing for those cocktails every Thursday as well.. and Friday... and Saturday... and definitely on Mondays too haha =))

Thank you so much for hosting!! =))

Guest Post by Sheila of Pointless Cafe

Hi girls!!

Now how lucky am I to be hosting the wonderful and famous Sheila of Pointless Cafe on my blog not once but TWICE??!!!  Sheesh, I can't even think of the right words!!  All I gotta say is THANK YOU THANK YOU and stare at her beautiful nails!  Look below to join me in the gawking =)

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Hello everyone! I’m back again with another guest post for the lovely and adventurous Gosia! I just can’t believe I know someone who can climb mountains!

 

Today I have a gorgeous Color Club polish to show you. It’s from their Winter Affair 2012 Collection but it’s stunning and one of those colors, apart from being paired with green for the “winter,” is a year ‘round color, in my opinion – Winter Affair.

 

Winter Affair is a dark-based glass fleck/shimmer polish. The base is a deep purple and the glass fleck/shimmer is a duochrome. It’s one of those “lit from within” polishes that is packed with purple and red glass fleck and I think I even see some golden tones in there. Application and formula were perfect. Two coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos.

 

 

So what do you think? I picked this one up for $1.99 at my local grocery store, but Color Club polishes are widely available at various retailers and e-tailers and range in price from $1.99 to about $6.00. Honestly, the formula and depth and complicity of color would have me thinking high-end spendy polish if I didn’t know better. This one’s a winner.

 

Thanks for having me again Gosia! Hope to be back again someday!

 

XOXO ♥

 

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Aaaahhhh.. how can you not love this!!!  and what an appropriate name of the polish for someone who's high up on the mountain right now, literally surrounded by winter!

Sheila, thank you so so much for taking your time to guest post!  =)))

 

Guest Post by Mandy of Chameleon Stampede!

Hi beauties!

Today I have a long-time blogger friend taking over my little blog for you.  You may know Mandy from the weekly Monday Blues feature, and from her sweet comments.  And if you don't, check out her blog immediately!  Not only she has fabulous nails but also makes the most gorgeous jewelry!!
Please welcome Mandy of Chameleon Stampede!

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It's such an honor to do a mani for Gosia while she's out climbing mountains!  I think the biggest thing I've ever climbed is the is probably a flight of stairs.  Hahahaha!

Anyway, I wanted to do a mani that just said "Gosia" to me.  I know she loves blue and I know she loves holo.  I also know that she likes to use jewelry in her posts.  So, I put those components together and hopefully created something she'll like :)

 

 

This is one coat of Sally Hansen Co-Bolt Blue.  It was the boldest blue I have and it also dries fast.  That's a huge plus when you're planning to use a Kleancolor top coat.  I find them to be very thick and slow to dry, so having a quick dry base is really nice.  I used 2 coats of Kleancolor Chunky Holo Bluebell for some amazing rainbows.  

 

 

The bracelet is one that I made.  I love making jewelry!  I actually made 2 of these because I enjoyed the pattern so much (one is blue and one is green).  Please excuse my lobster fingers in the 2nd picture... You can really see the rainbows though!

Thanks again, Gosia!  I can't wait to hear about how you conquered the mountain!

 

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See, I wasn't lying when I said Mandy has fabulous nails and makes awesome jewelry!!  And she sure knows how to choose gorgeous polishes!!

Thank you so much Mandy for entertaining my guests today!!! =)