Pampered and Polished Nail polish and beauty product reviews

When I met Suzume recently her eagle eyes spotted my lipstick and thought it was my beloved Estee Lauder Double Wear Lipstick 02 Stay Pink that I always wear. However she was wrong! These things do sometimes happen I am afraid… ha This is similar in the fuchsia pink colour, ... Read More »

I got stranded at the train station tonight due to the snow. Pretty as it is, it just doesn’t work well for commuting life! So a very cold and very tired me got in tonight and jumped straight into the bath to defrost. And what a lovely bath I had ... Read More »

As an antidote to this freezing cold weather I decided to paint my nails with beautiful sunny colours from the Rimmel I Love Fruities Lasting Finish nail polish collection I also decided it was time for another leopard print manicure! The colours I used were: For the base: Rimmel I ... Read More »

Cargo Cheek Activator in Rose Flush is one of my favourite beauty products, so I thought I’d do a quick post in case you haven’t seen these before! I was first introduced to Cargo Cheek Activator when I was given a Mimi Spencer for Cargo 6 of the Best mini ... Read More »

Beauty companies  seem to release new mascaras every week and they all promise to give you the biggest, fullest lashes possible and usually try to convince you to buy by showing you pics of models with photoshopped, lash insert wearing eyelashes. Now I love my Rimmel Lash Accelerator mascara and ... Read More »

So Katie is finally out of the X Factor! She wasn’t really my cup of tea, it has to be said and that version of Kings of Leon was just painful! Even though I might not have liked her singing on the X Factor at least she had good nails ... Read More »

Boots have introduced a new foundation to the No7 make-up range, No7 Beautifully Matte Foundation, which I was very keen to try out! I have a really annoyingly oily forehead, but dry patches on my chin and cheeks – with the occasional spot thrown in (honestly how is it fair ... Read More »

Today I told you about nail expert, Kim Treacy, predications for the hottest nail polish trends this season…and it got me all inspired to give my nails a little make over. Here are my favourite’s from Kim’s Collection 2000 recommendations. Tell us if you think this is a trend you ... Read More »

We are always hearing about how greige is the new red, matte is the new gloss and nail art is the new French polish! Like most fashions, nail polish trends change with the seasons and its often a little hard to keep up! So we had a chat with nail ... Read More »

Today I’m wearing lovely bright blue Barry M Cyan Blue nail polish as a base with Barry M Instant Nail Effects top coat. I think the Barry M Instant Nail Effects top coat looks best over bright colours and Cyan Blue is a fantastic match for it. These shatter topcoats ... Read More »