Pampered and Polished Nail polish and beauty product reviews

For my pre holiday manicure, I’ve gone for a bright orange shade in the form of Maybelline Forever Strong Orange Couture I already feel in the holiday mood, and once I have a tan…I think this bright orange shade will look even better! It’s a great shade – not too ... Read More »

So I’m a little late to the Justin Bieber perfume party being on the other side of the world, but Justin Bieber Someday Perfume launched in NZ this month, so of course I had to give it a whiff! Here are the official fragrance notes of Justin Bieber Someday perfume: ... Read More »

Today I have another of the OPI Nicki Minaj nail polish collection to show you… say hello to OPI Nicki Minaj Metallic 4 Life nail polish… Nicki Minaj Metallic 4 Life is a clear black nail polish base with silver glitter running through it. As well as regular size glitter, ... Read More »

The next installment of my wedding nails posts features some perfectly  named polishes from Orly – Orly Cut the Cake and Orly Love Each Other. Orly Cut the Cake is silvery pearl shade. It has a great consistency, and the 3 coats in the swatch below give just the right ... Read More »

Betsey Johnson has released a new perfume called Too Too, which comes in a super-cute, super-kooky bottle; a wee moulded torso wearing a frilly tutu and fishnets. Betsey Johnson Too Too perfume is a very sweet, very fruity perfume, that dries to have a subtle musky fragrance. I’ve read some ... Read More »

Hot on the heels of the OPI Spiderman nail polish collection, OPI have announced over on their Facebook page yet another nail polish collection! Here is a preview pic of the OPI Vintage Minnie Mouse nail polish collection from the OPI Facebook page. In keeping with the spirit of all ... Read More »

Taylor Swift has just visited NZ and while she was here, she asked our very own local celebrity nail artist Leah Light to give her a stage-worthy manicure. Leah came up with this super cute baby blue Colour Gloss manicure with a wee red heart on the thumb. To create ... Read More »

The third part of my wedding nails posts includes 2 great shades –  Avon SpeedDry Ballerina and PIXI Peach Shimmer. Avon SpeedDry Ballerina is a light peach polish. It’s got a really nice smooth texture and glides on very easily – and it certainly does dry very speedily! The colour ... Read More »

Art meets beauty in Shu Uemura’s 2012 artist collaboration series, with celebrated  Japanese contemporary artist Mamechiyo. She has fused together kimono as a fashion item into a Shu Uemura collection, bringing together a beautiful collection. The packaging of this collection is so pretty and really is art together with beauty! ... Read More »

As I’m off on holiday this afternoon (yay!) yesterday I went for my first pro pedicure of the year to get my feet ship shape for the sunshine – and chose a lovely red shade Essie Pouf Daddy. This creamy red colour is fab for toes, with a nice sheen and ... Read More »