It seems so surreal that today is the last day of 2015 and that this is the last blog post of the year. Can someone stop the time, please? No? Okay. 
Well, anyway, I decided to make the last playlist of the year party themed - everyone likes to get into the party mood and be all hyped for the celebration, and New Year's Eve is no exception. So here are some songs I've picked out to make you ready for a sleepless night with your friends/family.
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Hello everybody, I hope you've had a great Christmas and are ready for New Year's now. I'm ready to recommend some goodies to you.
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First off, I'd like to say sorry for the lack of content yesterday, it was a bit of a hectic day being the last day of school and all. I'm back now, though. 
If you're not a fan of red lipstick, but still wanna wear a bit of red on your face - go for the eyes, I say. That's a bit of a weird sentence, but you know what I mean. 
I've done a review of the KIKO Long Lasting Sticks a few months ago and I told you how much I love the red one. I love using in inside of my waterline, but it's also a great all over the lid colour. Because my eyes have quite a bit of green pigment in them, even though they're brown, this eyeshadow colour brings it out so much it's crazy.
Anyway, to cut the rambling, if you wanna skip the red lip on Christmas, I recommend going for a red eyeshadow (especially if you've got green eyes). This one in particular is super easy to use so you won't find yourself spending hours on it - just swipe it all over the lid and blend it out. It doesn't look like you've been punched in the eye, don't worry.
So that would be the first step - applying and blending a red eyeshadow.
The second and final step is obviously applying mascara. The one I highly recommend is the Rimmel Scandaleyes Lycra Flex Mascara (review) as it gives your lashes volume and makes them look longer and just all round amazing. (Also, can anyone tell me their thoughts on the Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara? I'm interested in buying it.)
And with that, you're done. Obviously, you can add a crease colour, a highlight shade on your brow bone and inner corner, some eyeliner, etc, but I just wanted to give you an example of a super simple look. 
However, if you'd prefer gold eyeshadow, I've already talked about that look here.
So, this is the last Blogmas post this year. It was lots of fun and I hope it's fun to read as well. I'll talk to you on Sunday I guess. Have a very Merry Christmas!
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Recently I've been experiencing lots of brow troubles - they started to get a bit more sparse and weird shaped. This obviously makes it really hard to get them to look the same and acceptable. I've realised that the only thing that can help is me refraining from using tweezers no matter what and googling ways to grow your brows. I'd been trying to make them grow using coconut oil, and when I googled this I realised I hadn't been wrong.
Thus I've started using coconut oil on my brows before I go to bed every night - I melt a little bit between my fingers (it's in a pot) and apply it onto my brows as if it was a cream. I've also started applying it on my eyelashes again. 
I don't know how long it takes to see results, but I feel like there already are some visible results and I've been doing it for less than a month. If I notice a definite change I'll make sure to let you know (I know I said that when I tried to grow my lashes, but I didn't notice any difference so I didn't have what to update you on). Don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to it.
Also, I am really restraining myself from tweezing them even though some parts are looking a bit cray cray, so that's a good sign of self control, I think.
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Here comes another tag post because I love them. This one should show you a bit of behind the scenes action, I guess. Let's dig in.
1) How many hours a week do you spend planning/writing/uploading posts?
This definitely depends on multiple factors - what kind of blog posts I'm writing, how busy I am with school, how inspired I'm feeling, etc. I think that the thing that takes most time is thinking of a blog post, but once that's sorted out, it doesn't take me long to write it, take photos and upload it. Also, I usually write them on the day they're supposed to be up, which is a bit unorganized, but it's difficult with afternoon classes and studying.

2) Are you a spender or a saver?
I am definitely a saver - I get some pocket money everyday for lunch or whatever and I usually try not to spend it so it goes into my piggy bank.

3) When is it easiest for you to write blog posts?
Whenever I am feeling inspired.

4) What makes writing blog post comfortable for you?
I generally feel very comfortable blogging because it's just a hobby for me and I don't ever do something that makes me feel uncomfortable or unsettled. I guess the only type of posts I'm a bit uncomfortable with writing are the ones about my thoughts (e.g. Elaborating Quotes), the rest I'm fine with.

5) What's your worst makeup/hair habit?
My worst hair habit has to be constantly fiddling with it and/or tying it up in a ponytail or a bun. Through the day it just tends to get really annoying cause it's really long and it keeps getting in my face, so I just need to tie it up to prevent that from happening. That's probably the reason why it's so damaged - I just have no patience with it to wear it down all day long.

6) What's one quote you wish the world would live by?
Make love, not war. It's a really cheesy one, but I think in this day and age, we would all be much better off living by it.

7) How long do you spend getting ready everyday? 
It depends on my mood and what I'm doing with my makeup. It can take from 15 minutes up to an hour. If I'm doing eyeliner, it takes me about three days to get ready.
However, when I've got morning classes I'm not too bothered with makeup, so it takes me about 20 minutes.

8) What's your favourite post on your blog?
I don't have a favourite individual post, but I do have a favourite series - A Short History Of... (nail polish, lipstick, eyeshadow, mascara) That was super fun to write and I just had a blast researching it all and finding out some information about makeup I hadn't known before.

9) Who is a beauty blogger that you think deserves more subscribers than they have?
I honestly have no idea cause I don't really know how big some blogs are, but there are definitely many that deserve many more readers than they have. If you have some recommendations, leave them in the comments.

10) What's one thing you're excited about the coming year?
Oh, man. I'm scared about a lot of things, but what am I excited about? I think as much as it scares the living crap out of me, I think deep down I might actually be excited about graduating high school. The things that come after that give me butterflies and lots of anxiety, but I think in the end it's a good thing.

11) What has been your favourite blogging moment?
Well, as you're probably aware that I have a pretty small blog a.k.a only about a handful of people read it, I haven't had any huge accomplishments with it. However, my favourite moments were telling my friends and family about it because they were all very supportive and some of my friends were very excited to read it and would text me every week to give me feedback. It was definitely nerve wracking telling them and thinking they would consider me lame and stupid, but it all turned out okay.

12)  How long does it take to prep for a post?
As I've said, once I've got the idea in my mind, I can start doing it whenever and finish pretty quickly if I don't procrastinate. If I don't have a planned one, I'll just google some tags or look through my twitter to get some ideas. Sometimes I even go round my room looking for something that would make a fun post. It really depends on the blog post and on my mood.

13) Are you wearing jeans right now or are you wearing pajama bottoms?
I am actually wearing pajama bottoms. No surprise there, I don't like sitting around the house in jeans. I'm also in bed, which is no surprise either.

There you have it. Now I'm off, talk to you tomorrow.
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Today I've prepared two tips for easier application of makeup, but it's possible that you already know them. Let's see.
1) The first one is regarding liquid eyeliner. Most of us dread this step and are prone to overdoing it in order to make it even, which ruins the rest of our makeup. I've got a tip that is pretty obvious, but might be helpful. What you'll need is an angled brush and a black eyeshadow. Once you're ready to start, just outline the wanted shape with the eyeshadow - if you mess up, it's much easier to remove and tweak it than the actual eyeliner. When you've made it the shape you want and somewhat even, you should be ready to go in with eyeliner and finish it off. If you still manage to mess up (which happens to me a lot), just use a damp cotton bud and remove the mistake.



2) This next one is all about the brows. If you fill in your brows with a powder and don't own an eyebrow wax (which is a life saver and I'm gutted that I ran out), here's something you can do to make the powder stick better. My brows are very strange, they aren't too close to my skin as they're kinda curly, it's difficult to explain, but the point is that powder doesn't always do the job on it own. So, instead of applying powder first and brow gel or clear mascara second (if you even do that), I do it in reverse. When I apply the gel first, I let it dry for some time and then I start applying the powder. Because the gel is kind of sticky, it makes the powder a bit more pigmented and it stay in place. Also, you can make the shape with the gel and then just fill in your brows, rather than overdrawing your brows with the powder. The amount of times I've said powder in this paragraph is ridiculous. 

Those are my two very simple, yet very useful tips. Hope you'll find them helpful.
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Yesterday I was listening to music on YouTube and I let it play songs on autoplay and I had a blast listening to some oldies. It got me thinking about all the older songs I used to be obsessed with, so I'm about to share them with you now. Warning: all sorts of genres and artists included.
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I'm in that finals panic mode so I've been staring at textbooks and notebooks and notepads and sticky notes a lot lately. That's why I thought it would be nice to give you some pointers on how to learn easier. You've most likely already heard some of these tips, but hopefully some will be helpful anyway.
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Due to my lack of inspiration and time, I'm writing another playlist. You're welcome. I hope you'll enjoy. Once I make it on 8tracks, it'll be linked here.
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I need to scream for a few hours because the time is going way too quickly and I don't wanna grow up. It's really scary. But, that aside, let's see what I've got for you this month.
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