Author Archives: Paige

• college lifestyle, beauty & fashion blogger | born & raised new yorker | lover of sharp wit & sharper eyeliner •

Easy College Halloween Costume Ideas {Part One}

September 28, 2015 2:36 PM ,

Easy College Halloween Costume Ideas {Part One} // eyeliner wings & pretty things

Welcome to my Halloween series! Essentially, this series will be giving you ideas for the elusive Halloween costume. Considering this year is another “Halloweekend”, college students will be needing quite a few costumes. For the sake of saving money, saving time and utilizing your closet, here is the first part in my series that gives you easy college Halloween costume ideas that can easily be recreated and modified.

For the first part in my series I present to you some solo costume ideas!  Part two has group costume ideas.

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OOTD:// Casual B-List Celebrity Funeral

September 26, 2015 2:26 PM ,

OOTD:// Casual B-List Celebrity Funeral - eyeliner wings & pretty things

So this is my first shot at an actual outfit of the day post–mostly because I was feeling my outfit, the weather was beautiful and my roommate was available to humor me by playing fashion photographer.

I like to call this outfit “Casual B-List Celebrity Funeral” because that’s where I felt like I was going. I felt glamorously chic but the colors were dreadfully funeral-ready. Black and burgundy are two of my favorite fall colors–that trend will never stop for me.

So here are some photos for my OOTD (namely, me posing around campus trying to be fashion blogger-esque).

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7 Common Blogging Mistakes You’re Making & How To Fix Them

September 24, 2015 2:10 PM ,

7 Blogging Mistakes You're Making & How To Fix Them // Eyeliner Wings & Pretty Things

I read so many blogs. Most bloggers also read a ton of blogs and I think we all tend to notice common blogging mistakes that seem to appear on every few sites. While these aren’t the be-all-end-all of a blog, I’m a firm believer that it’s all in the details. Fixing these tiny mistakes could seriously enhance your blog!

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10 Ways To Know You Chose The Right Major

September 21, 2015 12:10 PM ,

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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