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Hey there!
To be honest, I never thought that on my blog I would ever come up with a topic like this, but I am actually glad this finally happened and I wanted to share my thoughts with whoever is reading this. First of all, let me say happy New Year to every single one of you! Sending you my blessings, hope you have a good one.
It's the month of February already and January is surprisingly over, but it's never a bad time to refresh your mind and breathe new life into your daily routine. Everyone keeps telling 'New Year new me' and yes, it's great, but at the same time, let's be honest here, you won't wake up as a whole new person on January 1st, truth is that big changes come from small steps. My New Year's resolution is simply to improve the quality of my life by working out more, eating healthier, spending more time outside, being more spontaneous, travel more and just simply enjoy what life has to offer. *Let me know in the comments down below what are your New Year's resolutions!*
I know how hard it is to stick to your resolutions because I have trouble committing to them myself. Hope writing this will not only motivate you to stick to yours but also help me do the same. And girls if you don't use Pinterest already, make sure you do because it's seriously the best thing ever when it comes to searching for inspiration! On there I found this quote: 'You know all those things you've always wanted to do? You should go DO THEM'. Love this one! And girls, believe in yourselves and go for it!
I cannot explain you how important it is to stay positive in every situation in life. And let's make it clear, being positive isn't pretending that everything is good, it's seeing the good in everything. I feel like the past couple of months really made a difference in my attitude and outlook on life, maybe it's new people I met, maybe a new job or first year at university but it has been different for me. I used to be this 'nerve ball' that would care about EVERYTHING. No kidding. It really stopped me from living my life to the fullest. I understood that there is just no point in thinking this much and overthinking every single thing that didn't work out and figuring it out why it happened this way and not another or that I did wrong to deserve this. Bad things happen. And that's okay. Take all the bad experience as lessons and just move on. And because I spend so much time searching for quotes that inspire me, I wanted to share them all with you too.
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1. Forgive them even if they are not sorry.
2. Don't save things for a special occasion. Every day of your life is a special occasion. 
3. If you see something beautiful in someone, speak it.
4. If you want to go somewhere you like but no one else wants to, go by yourself. You'll meet people with similar interests as you.
5. Let go of that you can't change.
6. We rise by lifting others.
7. Don't expect to see a change if you don't make one.
8. No amount of guilt can change the past. And no amount of anxiety can change the future.
9. Be nice to people even if your own heart is breaking, because there is no need to break theirs too.
10. The hope is small but it is everything.
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Be kind, stay positive and believe in yourself 

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Akių vokus padengiau šešėlių pagrindu Shadow Attract Eyeshadow Primer (4), spalva - light beige. Šešėlių bazė labai lengvai padengė voką, nesubėgo į raukšles. Toliau naudojau kreminius akių šešėlius 18HR Artist Eyeshadow inks (5), spalva - Forever Bronze. Kreminiais šėšėliais padengiau akių 'outer V ', o tada, naudodama Artist Gel Longwear Eyeliner (6) kreminį akių pieštuką Silver Shimmer spalvos, padengiau likusią voko dalį ir ta pačia spalva plonai apvedžiau apatinę blakstienų juostą. Labai svarbu, kad perėjimas tarp akių pieštuko ir kreminių šešėlių ant akies voko būtų sklandus ir išblendintas. Apatinę vidinę blakstienų juostą (lower waterline) užpildžiau vanilla spalvos akių pieštuku Big Colour Shadow Stick (7). Akių pravedimui naudojau juodos spalvos Mega Effects liquid eyeliner (8), produktus labai patiko, nes lengva naudoti, patogi markerio tipo teptuko forma ir išgaunama ryški juoda spalva. Blakstienas padažiau Big & Style Volume Mascara (9), tušas gražiai atskyrė ir paryškino blakstienas. Antakiams apipavidalinti ir užpildyti naudojau vieną labiausiai patikusių kosmetikos produktų - Perfect Brow Creme Gel Pot (10), spalva deep brown. Produktas labai patiko, nes kreminė tekstūra leido lengvai apibrėžti antakius ir ten kur reikia produktą nesunkiai išsklaidyti.

Galiausiai, lūpos! Lūpoms užpildyti naudojau dviejų spalvų matinius lūpų lakus Liquid Lip Lacquer Matte, iš pradžių lūpas pilnai padengiau matine spalva Dare to be bare (11), o tada apatinės ir viršutinės lūpų vidurius padažiau dar ir šviesesne Whipped latte (12) spalvyte, kad lūpas vizualiai pašviesinčiau ir gautųsi pilnesnių lūpų efektas. Paskutinis žingnis - fiksacija. Tam naudojau purškiamą fiksatorių Magix Prep and Set Spray (13). Labai patiko idėja, kad šį produktą galima naudoti prieš makiažo pagrindą ir po makiažo, siekiant jį užfiksuoti.

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On to the next top, which is a Backless Self Tie Cami Top with Pompon in white. Again, unfortunately this top is sold out also, but let's hope they restock it soon! 

The material is very delicate, so you have to take a good care of it because it tends to get wrinkly real fast. The material also reminds me of something I would wear to bed, but because we all know that it is now socially acceptable to wear lingerie-like clothing in public, you can make it work. I picked it up, because I have never seen a similar top to this so I was excited to see how it looks in real life and to be honest, I am not even slightly disappointed because it's a very interesting piece to have in your closet.

Front is extremely plain, but the back gets all the attention. This is definitely the type of top you would have to wear nipple covers with, because there is an open back and bra straps just wouldn't look cute if they were peeking out or maybe a lace bralette could work too. I picked it up in size M, but now I would probably go for a size L, because I would like it to be slightly longer. Pom poms definitely add that instagram vibe and I think that a top like this could look really cool and trendy if styled right. Again, the top looks just like in the picture.

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