Pampered and Polished Nail polish and beauty product reviews

July’s issue of Glamour Magazine (complete with a couple of different cover versions to celebrate Glamour Woman of the Year) has a choice of 3 Benefit free gifts. We’re being treated to a travel size version (worth between £10 and £15) of  Benefit That Gal, POREfessional or Bad Gal Lash. ... Read More »

I recently read about Eyeko mascara…and decided to give it a whirl. You can pick from 3 styles – either Fat Brush, Curvy Brush or the one I bought, Skinny Brush. This mascara is an instant hit with me! It goes on really well, lengthening my lashes without any clumping. ... Read More »

A few days ago I showed you my before and after pics from my L’Oréal Paris Mega Volume Collagen Mascara test and today I’ve got some more before and afters to show you – this time of Maybelline One by One mascara. Along with lip balm, mascara is my absolute ... Read More »

L’Oréal’s latest mascara, L’Oréal Paris Mega Volume Collagen Mascara promises “mega-volume, mega-black and mega 24-hour wear” and boasts the somewhat freakily young-looking Claudia Schiffer as its spokesmodel. So in the promo pic above left, it’s pretty clear the lovely Claudia is sporting a fairly hefty set of fake eyelashes, so I ... Read More »

Whilst applying my make up this weekend for my sister’s wedding, I realised that although I love trying out new products and use an array of products on a weekend or for special occasions – there are some staple essentials that I’ve tried, tested and use daily. Here are my ... Read More »

Cosmopolitan Magazine this month turns the grand old age of 40 – and as a special treat for it’s readers, they’ve paired up with Clinique to give us all some lovely free Clinique gifts with this month’s Cosmopolitan magazine! There’s 2 free Clinique gifts included in the April 2012 issue ... Read More »

Rimmel make my all-time favourite mascara, Rimmel Lash Accelerator mascara, so I was pretty excited when this wee beauty arrived on my desk; Rimmel Volume Flash ScandalEyes Mascara. Rimmel ScandalEyes promises maximum volume with no clumps and that the super chunky brush will reach every last lash. So does it ... Read More »

Well if it’s good enough for Dannii Minogue, it’s definitely good enough for me… I have the Model Co Fibre Lash Brush On False Lashes lash extension mascara to review and it’s endorsed by my favourite Minogue! So the promise is that Model Co Fibre Lash is like “lash extensions ... Read More »

My favourite Rimmel Lash Accelerator mascara ran out a couple of days ago, so I’ve decided to test some new ones to see if one of them can compare! I have 4 mascara to test to see which is the best mascara (well the best out of those 4 I ... Read More »

The Covergirl NatureLuxe makeup range that Taylor Swift is the face of has made it to the shores of New Zealand and these pics have just popped into my in-box, so I thought I’d show you! Covergirl NatureLuxe makeup is their luxury makeup range and is designed to give a ... Read More »