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10 Ways To Know You Chose The Right Major

College 101: 10 Ways to Know You Chose The Right Major // eyeliner wings & pretty things

Let’s be real: there’s not going to be some floating angel in the sky that will say “Yes, child, your major is the right one!” A bunch of clouds aren’t going to float into a thumbs up the day you declare and if any of those things happen then I think you might be on LSD–how are you reading this!?

This advice may not apply to everyone, but it is sure to make you think and maybe make you feel more confident in your decision or send you on a path to choose a new major. Anyways, here are a few signs that you chose the right major in case you have your doubts.

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Green Tea Taste Test: Which Green Tea is Best?

Green Tea Taste Test: Which Green Tea is Best? // eyeliner wings & pretty things

The title rhymes, hehe. So recently I’ve fallen in love with iced green tea. It all started at the HGTV Blogger Block Party where free iced tea was being offered–the only choices were sweet tea, unsweetened tea and green tea and , noting my hatred of sweet and unsweetened ice tea, I opted for green tea.

I was not even expecting to like it, but I fell in love. And the next day I proceeded to buy four kinds of green tea ~for science~ so I could see which was the best. Of course, it’s what I personally think the best green tea is, but hopefully my in-depth review and ~interesting~ descriptions give you some tea insight. So, I pose the question: WHICH GREEN TEA IS THE BEST GREEN TEA?! 

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Product Obsession: Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream Swatches

Product Obsession: Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream Swatches & Review // eyeliner wings & pretty things

I’m about to rave about one of my absolute favorite lip products of all time. I’m pretty sure I mention these in every beauty post, but I’ve gathered them all together for swatching and sharing purposes. They are ~Nyx Soft Matte Lip Creams~ and they are AMAZING.

I own a lot of them (but not all) and thus, I’ve got some Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream swatches for you here today and I’m going to share my absolute favorites.

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Millennial’s Guide to NYC: 6 Places To Visit & 6 To Avoid

Millennial's Guide to NYC: 6 Tourist Spots To Visit & 6 To Avoid // Eyeliner Wings & Pretty Things

Here’s the real deal from a girl who has lived in New York her whole life and has seen a lot of places. While I do not live in the actual city (shout out to Staten Island), I have been to the city at least fifty times and I’d like to think I know the tourist spots pretty well.

There’s so much to do and see in NYC, but if you’re travelling here you have to budget your time wisely. I’ve been to tourist traps and I’m hoping you take my word for these fabulous NYC tourist spots to visit and tourist spots to avoid.

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