Winter Nail Polish Favourites #1

After deciding I want to get back into blogging again, I thought I'd start with a little series of posts on what I love most... Nail polish! Over the next few weeks I'll post pictures of my favourite nail polishes for winter, including brands such as Barry M, Nails Inc and Essie.

First up is Barry M's Gelly polish in Mustard. I was desperate to get this polish as soon as it came out and it didn't disappoint! Sometimes I feel like Barry M's new season polishes can be very similar to older colours which have just been slightly revamped but I love how different this shade is!

Have you tried this polish? What is your favourite nail polish for winter?

Laura x

Life Update: Uni Life, New Hair and Weight Loss | PatternedAndPolished

I haven't posted in a long time now because I've been so busy with uni and making plans for my future so I thought I'd post a little update on what I've been up to, and I'm going to try and post a few times a month from now on too.

So I'm now in my final year as a History student at university and I'm on track to get a First class degree which I'm so pleased with! There is so much reading to do for third year but it will be so worth it in the end.

I'm really looking forward to Christmas and I finally finished my Christmas shopping last weekend so I have a ton of wrapping ahead of me!

Another big change since I last blogged is that I cut my hair off; I did it in two stages because I was so nervous to cut my super long hair off but I did it and I'm so glad I did!

I also continued my weight loss that I'd previously blogged about and altogether I've now lost 20lbs since March which I am so proud of! These pictures are the best 'before and after' examples I can find, although I've lost another 5lbs since the second photo.

Hope you enjoyed this little update and I'll try and keep this a more regular thing!