1 Year Blogiversary: Lessons Learned After Running A Blog For A Year

May 4, 2016 11:00 AM ,

One Year Blogaversary: What I've Learned After 1 Year Blogging / Blogging Lessons Learned

It’s eyeliner wings & pretty things’ one year blogiversary! I can’t believe that just one year ago I started my own blog and it’s grown to what it is today. eyeliner wings & pretty things has officially turned one and I feel like a proud mom. Above is me eating some chocolate chip cookies full of food coloring in a celebratory fashion.

Like, excuse my language but holy shit, this has taught me that a year flies by. There are so many posts that I forget even writing and so many things I forget even accomplishing. I bought a domain, became self-hosted, join blogger networks, did sponsored campaigns, got some freebies, wrote over 100 posts and generally just build a brand. Also, I got business cards which is the coolest most adult-y thing I have ever done.

I thought I’d share some of my blogging lessons learned after blogging for one year, because what better way to celebrate than a bit of self-reflection?

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8 Online Shopping Tips

May 2, 2016 1:00 PM ,

8 Online Shopping Tips to save time and money // eyeliner wings & pretty things
There are very few feelings in the world greater than receiving a package in the mail. That’s a fact and another awesome feeling is when you save a lot of money and in this post I’m going to give you tips on saving money and online shopping tips.

I mean, it’s hard to stop online shopping but it’s not that hard to save money and time while doing it. Hopefully these tips help your shopping addiction in the good way and, if not, well, at least you’ll get a lot of mail and that’s always fun, right?

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How To Get Straight A’s In College

April 28, 2016 2:00 PM ,

How To Get Straight A's In College / How To Get Good Grades In College

There’s no exact science to the mystery of how to get good grades in college. In fact, even the term “good” is subjective. I’m trying to get kind of deep but I don’t think it’s working. I’ve been getting straight A’s for the past two years of college (except for that B freshman year but we don’t mention that) and here’s exactly how I do it.

Here’s your standard disclaimer: While these things work for me, they might not work for you. These are the things I personally do to excel and I think these things definitely contribute to my getting good grades. Anyways, here’s how to get good grades in college or, namely, how to get straight A’s in college.

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The BEST Matte Lip Colors Under $10

April 25, 2016 2:00 PM ,

BEST Inexpensive Matte Lipsticks & Lip Colors // eyeliner wings & pretty things

You might insist on spending $25+ on a good matte lip product, but the truth is you can get amazing lip colors under $10. I’m not knocking high end products, but I am encouraging you to take a ride on the wild drugstore side. Honestly, if the drugstore isn’t in your list of places to look for awesome beauty products, you’re missing out on some wonderful products.

Note, prices of these may vary depending on your retailer or sales, but generally they’re all incredibly affordable and under $10. With that being said, here are some of my tested and true best inexpensive matte lipsticks.

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