Pampered and Polished Nail polish and beauty product reviews

OPI is releasing a new collection of nail polishes for Christmas 2010 called the Burlesque collection. The new OPI Burlesque Christmas 2010 collection is a collaboration with the new Christina Aguilera & Cher movie, Burlesque and has 12 new shades with 6 glitter nail polishes and 6 shimmer nail polishes. ... Read More »

I was lucky enough to win 4 sets of Rebel nails on Twitter recently and I couldn’t wait to try them out! Rebel Nails are self-adhesive nail stickers that look really similar to Minx manicures, like the ones that were everywhere at New York Fashion Week. I got 4 sets ... Read More »

Minx manicures were all over the catwalks (well on the models’ fingers and toes!) at New York Fashion Week… here are some pics of the fabulous Minx designs… Minx created custom Salmon Minx for the Dennis Basso Spring 2011 and the models sported the lovely pale pastel coloured Minx on ... Read More »

I popped into Selfridges after work today to pick up a bottle of OPI Red my Fortune Cookie for my Mum, because after having a mani-pedi she completely fell in love with it! Well a trip to the OPI counter at Selfridges is always dangerous and this time was no ... Read More »

Aaww it must be love… Katy Perry was sporting a full set of customised Minx nails for the Video Music Awards – all 10 tips emblazoned with a pic of her betrothed, Russell Brand. Katy loves Minx manicures, she regularly tweets pics of her latest mani  – here’s a pic ... Read More »

Bourjois 1 Seconde 28 Gris Asphalte nail polish is a beautiful gunmetal grey nail polish with a slight shimmer. Not only is the colour of Gris Asphalte absolutely gorgous (I am definitely moving away from the bright with the onset of cooler weather!), the Bourjois 1 Seconde nail polishes have ... Read More »

Oooh another winning nail polish from Models Own! Models Own Champagne is absolutely gorgeous – I have actually loved all of the nail polishes I’ve ordered from Models Own, but I still have 3 more to try out so will keep you posted! Models Own Champagne is a lovely shimmery ... Read More »

I bumped into my friend, Lauren, this weekend who has just started training as a beautician… and is specialising in Minx Manicures.  She was raving about how fabulous they are and I am now booking up an appointment as I am currently a Minx Manicure virgin. Of course the proof ... Read More »

Now I know you’re probably thinking I’m a bit crazy writing about a Christmas collection when it’s the middle of August (mind you the weather is borderline Christmas-like!), but AndyLou and I were invited along to a preview of all of the Boots Christmas collections ages ago and we’ve been ... Read More »

Stargazer 161 nail polish is a lovely dark glossy blue-black nail polish with a really subtle glitter shine – absolutely gorgeous! I will find out the proper name of this nail polish as I don’t think it is ’161′ and I’ll let you know what it is. It is part ... Read More »