MY Favorite Fictional _?

So considering I have taken a dive into my books lately and I cant seem to come back to reality because of it I decided why not have a little fun with my non reality and just answer a few questions from this questionnaire... Please feel free to comment with your responses. I love to see what others thoughts are. SOO without further a do lets get started.

1. Favorite fictional couple? hmmm... ok so this is truly hard for me! I wanna say Augustus Waters & Hazel Grace Lancaster from The Fault In Our Stars but well its kinda hard when 1 of them is no longer with us. Another fictional couple that is my favorite is Jace & Clary from The Mortal Instruments series also cant forget to mention Rosie & Alex from Love Rosie or in other countries the book also goes by the name of Where The Rainbow Ends

2. Favorite fictional character? a favorite fictional character of mine is Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones he has proven that people can look at you and make assumptions and judgements but if you use your intellect & wit then you can have the upper hand in just about any situation. Intelligence really can help you get through life. 

3. Favorite fictional TV show? well thats easy Game of Thrones and if your not watching it and SHAME ON YOUUUU... I have to also throw this out there because I'm literally biting my nails thinking about it. In 2016 The Shadowhunters will premier and if you don't know what that is well its The Mortal Instruments book series turned into a show on ABC family so I will just go ahead and say it now... ITS MY OTHER FAVE!

4. Favorite fictional movie? well thats not fair at all... its like picking a favorite child! off the top of my head The Hobbit and yes I speak of all 3 of them. I cried like a big baby!

5. Favorite fictional villain? hm Sebastian Morgenstern aka Jonathan Morgenstern 

6. Favorite fictional hero? Katniss Everdeen & Clary Fray & Tris Prior... "who run the world, GIRLS!"

7. Favorite fictional pet? Church the cat

8. Favorite fictional setting/universe? HOGWARTS!!!!!!!!!! but also i have an obsession with dystopian societies so any of those... I know i know my chances of survival are not that high but i don't know they just tend to be my favorite. Panem, post apocalyptic Chicago, & the whole Maze Runner era. LOVE!

9. Least favorite fictional couple? thats easy Jamie Lannister & Cersie Lannister.... need i say more?!

10. Least favorite fictional character? Lord Voldemort of course

11. Least favorite fictional TV show? people are gonna hate me on this buuuuuuuut. Pretty Little Liars, ok so before you jump down my throat about this just give me a sec to explain. I had to give up on that series because I got tired of there being this big secret of who was "A" and then not ever really finding out and clues leading to something totally different. I would have moved away by then. honestly just poof GONE! 

12. Least favorite fictional movie?  So it would be a lifetime movie... I don't often find myself on that channel however when I found out that Flowers In The Attic was gonna be turned into a movie I was stocked. Loved that one however they then picked up If There Be Thorns which is the 2nd book in that series and that movie was AWFUL!!!! nothing like the book not even the overall plot to me seemed the same. They killed important characters off really early! 

13. Least favorite fictional villain?  Orks in The Hobbit. I will never get over Kili dying. It still makes my face leak! 

14. Least favorite fictional hero? Elena Gilbert from The Vampire Diaries. I couldn't handle her wailing... Just give it up and ugly cry already. 

15. Least favorite fictional pet? i cant think of any pets that are my least favorite. Sorry!

16. Least favorite fictional setting/universe?  hmmm... Game of Thrones. Ok so here is the thing I only said that answer because my survival would be pretty much non existent. However, let me learn how to wield a sword and horseback ride (I'm scared of horses.... NOT GONNA HAPPEN!) and maybe throw some hatchets and my answer might be different! 

Alright so there you go guys. I hope you enjoy and I will try to continue to keep this blog as updated as possible. 

Also how do you like the new look??????

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Sherley

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Concealer Shmealer...

Lets Talk Concealer!

One of the BIGGEST things I get asked about is Concealer. Here are the most common questions I get:

• Whats the best concealer?
• How do I know its the right color?
• Do I have to color correct before concealing?
• Why is pinterest confusing me?
• Will it crease on me?
• Is this too light?
• LASTLY, Whats the best drugstore concealer?

So here is the thing, I will be completely be upfront with you and tell you that I HAVE NOT tried EVERY concealer out on the market. Whether its high end or drugstore I haven't tried them all. 

However I have tried many and I can speak for the ones I HAVE tried. 

Now when I am talking about concealer I am talking about under eye concealing. I will do a separate blog on color correcting separately because that is WAY more in depth and I don't want to over whelm anyone with too much information. 

As a reference point for y'all if you speak MAC language I am normally an NC25 or an NC30 when it comes to my foundation. TRANSLATION OF COLORS: its a medium warm tone. If you want to find out what tone you are take the Tone Wrist Test. (I don't know if that the actual name for it but thats what I'm calling it!)

Tone Wrist Test: Turn your wrist over so that your looking straight at your veins and check to see if your veins look either Blue or Green or BlueGreen.

• Majority Blue that makes you cool toned
• Majority Green that makes you warm toned
• Majority Blue/Green that makes you neutral toned

So now that you know where I stand as far as foundation I will explain my concealer selection. I like to pick mine a shade maybe 2 shades lighter then my foundation. Reason being is because it gives me a more lifted and awaken look. I need all the help I can get specially since I barely sleep. I like to stick to the undertone of my foundation. Therefore my concealers are warm toned as well. 

Now for the nitty gritty... Your probably asking me "Sherley what concealers do you use?" Well guys I'm glad you asked. When it comes to my personal taste I had 2 concealers that I like to call my holygrail concealers. Notice I used the word HAD. Thats because I recently came across a concealer that has blown me away. Its what I like to refer to Champagne quality makeup on a Beer budget. :) 

So my NOW 3 Holy Grail Concealers for my under eye are:

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer & Im in the color NC20: $20.00

Tarte Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Waterproof Concealer in the color Light: $22.00

Maybelline Face Studio Master Conceal in the color 20 Light: $8.99

 Application:

Now when applying your concealer you can do the upside down triangle or do more of an upside down rainbow or just keep it within the under eye area ONLY. Its all depending on the way you want your under eye to look. For example a person with a wider face will not do the upside down triangle because it will make the face look wider. So try different ways to see what will look best and what YOU like. STAY AWAY from pinterest and their diagrams. They can be helpful but also they can be very damaging. So just play with it until YOU love what you see.

Tools:

As for what to use when applying concealer I personally like to use my ring finger. It really helps to warm up the product and for it blend in smoothly. Another great tool would be sponges. Of course by now everyone has heard of the Beauty Blender and yes that is an amazing tool to use when blending in concealer. I like to stick to using sponges or a really fluffy brush when I am working on clients. But again your preference is yours which is why I say mine is my fingers. When I recently purchased the Maybelline concealer that you see featured above I also purchased a brush from ELF. I decided to use the brush with the concealer to give both products a try all at one. You know kill 2 birds with 1 stone... and It was a dream. This is by far the best brush for blending concealer. here is a picture of it bellow. 

NEW Maybelline Master Conceal & ELF Flawless Concealer Brush

Prevent Creasing

Now here is the trick that a lot of people don't know. In order to prevent ANY concealer from creasing you MUST set that concealer with a powder. Three of my favorites are MAC Emphasize Shaping Powder, Anastasia Beverly Hills Banana Powder(its yellow in tone so it will not work if your cool toned), & ELF High Definition Undereye Setting Powder. My Favorite brush to use when setting the under eye is the ELF Blush Brush. Yes Yes I know its supposed to be for blush but its so soft and it fits perfectly under the eye so to me its for the under eye. 

MAC Emphasize $17.00

Anastasia Beverly Hills Banana Powder $14.00 (refill only) 

ELF High Definition Undereye Setting Powder $3.00

ELF Blush Brush $3.00

FINAL TIP

Lastly this is very important. This is what has helped me with creasing & the longevity of my undereye concealer. I like to tackle one under eye at a time. I have found that by doing 1 eye at a time it had solidified my work. So for example I always start on my left ( i am a lefty!) so I apply my concealer then I tap it in with my finger OR blend in with the brush whatever is my mood. lol Once I have blended I quickly take my powder & blush brush and dip the brush in to the powder and instantly set it. Then I repeat on the right eye.


woooooo wow thats was a lot of info and I know it is so I do apologize if anyone is overwhelmed. I know I am and I am the one sitting her in my PJ's with a bun on my head and no makeup feeling flustered and hoping that atleast one of you that reads this can take something away with them. I hope this has helped even the slightest and if you have any questions or any products that you think i might like please don't be shy comment below or email me. Link to email me is below! :)

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Sherley

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Book Review: "Between Now & Never" By Laura Johnston

Between Now & Never by Laura Johnston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Between Now & Never

****I was gifted with an ARC of this book for my honest review****

So where to begin? hmm lets start with how much I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I loved it from beginning to end. Plot twist doesn't even begin to explain what happens in this book. Like WOAH! I will not give anything away of course but wow what a great read. At the time when I got this book I was in need of a contemporary read and I got that and more. Cody & Juliana's journey together & seperate was what really made me appreciate this book. I love a good lovey story but when you have actual character development between the 2 and actual real life conflict that they must both get through on their own emotionally thats when the story really draws me in. Those are the best in my opinion. So often today contemporary love stories are so focused on getting the couple together but don't give them actual conflict and situations that they must grow from.

This book gave me everything that I look for in a contemporary read. Conflict, character development of both characters separately and together and a plot twist to give you whiplash. Thank you for letting me read this book and I hope everyone read this book because it was pretty much amazing!!! My only question would be what does Cody do with the memory card. But other then that i love love love it!

A favorite quote of mine from the book was:

"The major problem with falling is this: Its rarely a pain-free experience."

Thank you again for letting me read this!


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Book Review: "Where The Road Takes Me" by Jay Mclean

Where the Road Takes Me by Jay McLean
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

**I was gifted with an ARC of this book for my honest review**

WOW... So I was able to finish this book in about 2 or 3 days. This book pulled me in from the prologue. THE PROLOGUE people. I couldn't put it down. But of course we do need sleep as human beings and I am a mom of 2 kids so life happens.

So lets talk my thoughts before I started this book. I thought it would be about this couple that just go on the road together. That they just up & left for the purpose of just wanting to. Which did intrigue me I love very random spur of the moment events like that in a book. But to my surprise that wasn't the case and it was actually SO much better.

The conflict and the whole story within itself is so consuming. You feel for Chloe and for Blake and even Josh. I loved their way of clicking. How people so different and in different places in their life can still find a common ground was so beautiful. You appreciate everything. There were times when Chloe really did make me upset but at the same its part of her story. We cant ask for perfect characters. They wouldn't be lovable if they were perfect. Its the imperfections that make them more approachable or in this case relatable. I loved this whole story and Blake wow... He has became a new Book Boyfriend to add to my list. I have no shame in saying that. Thank you for that epilogue. Nowadays so many books either don't have an epilogue or leave with this rushed ending that your kind of left with questions and I didn't feel that at all. I was completely happy with it. Thank you for letting me read this.

I definitley recommend adding this book to your "TO BE READ" list... as a matter of fact if you CLICK HERE you will be taken to the contest entry to win a copy of this book. SOOO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!!!

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**this book will be released on February 10, 2015.

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Reckless & Fearless by Priscilla West Review (from the Forever series)

Reckless by Priscilla West
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

**I was provided with an ARC by Netgalley for my honest review**

First let me say that I have quite a few books by Priscilla West on my "To be read" list but as usual, "So many books so little time..."

Secondly I also know that this book already came out in August on 2014 so I am late on picking this up and technically it shouldn't even be called an Advance Readers Copy since I am reading it now in February 2015. But what can you do... better late then never.

Thirdly here is my actual review of this book. I absolutely loved everything about this book. I loved Riley so much. You don't understand my deep love for her. She was strong & bad ass yet so vulnerable. Made me relate to her so much more. I love when characters you love actually show their flaws & weakness's. Lets not forget Jax, I mean hello wow just wow and as damaged as he is he still found a way to be desirable and lovable. I loved Sky, Kev, & Chewie they were definitely those supporting characters that you wanted to see more & you wanted them to make more & more appearances throughout. I will say Priscilla if you are reading this (not likely!!!) I would love to read more about them. Specially since you described Kev as a Ryan Gosseling look alike. I think it had all the elements of a good interesting read. It had the right characters that intrigued you, the conflict, & the plot twist to pull you in even deeper into the book. So much so that half way through reading Reckless I went online & purchased Fearless for my Nook. I wanted to be ready to start the next book. I wanted to know what was happening and how it ended. I was totally sucked in. I finished both Reckless & Fearless in 3 days. Yes its that good. I am so wrapped up in these characters that I am actually going to read the rest of this series. Incase you didn't know this is part of the Forever series. Each couple (a total of 3) has their own little standalone series so you don't really have to read the very first book in the series you can pick up whichever couple you would like to read about & then pick up the first book in their miniserisePriscilla WestReckless. In my case I was given this one so I read it but I am going to pick up the other 2 miniseries so I can have the whole Forever series read. I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of this book and I look forward to reading the others!

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A little Book Update for you all "One of The Guys" by Lisa Aldin

This book will be released this month and as a lover of contemporaries I recommend this 100 PERCENT!
One of the Guys by Lisa Aldin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

* I was gifted with an ARC by the publicist in exchange for an honest review*

This book was absolutely riveting. I loved the quirky approach to the characters relationship with one another. What connected them was so different and I definitely was drawn in because of that. The history they had and how far back it went was so fun to hear through different breaks of reminiscing. McRib (Tonya) is a character that I thoroughly enjoyed. I think its great when a character can prove that she can be one of the girls & one of the boys. I definitely felt like I related to her because she didn’t want things to change and she didn’t want anyone to change but the reality is that we change everyday. I myself have felt that more times then we are human beings wish to admit. Cant leave out the element of this book that draws you in deeper then it already has and thats the connection between Micah & Tonya. I rooted for them and I am extremely happy with the ending. Left me wanting to read more about Tonya & Micah & heck I want to hear more about Ollie & Emma. Cant forget our shy Cowboy either so glad he finally got the courage to talk to Kate. I am left wanting more from this story. I loved it all. Thank you for letting me read this.

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Fallen By Lauren Kate Review

Fallen by Lauren Kate
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was dark & light, riveting, intense, and so full of mystery. I couldn't put it down even if I wanted to. I was trying my hardest to piece it all together. Still I will continue to piece it together because I for one can't turn away from this series. I have to read them all and find out what happens with ALL of these characters. Addriane is probably my favorite. She is soo out there & different I just love any scene with her. Movie is supposed to hit theaters Fall 2015 so I'm looking forward to this! I don't like to spoil so I will not post any but if I had to combine any past reads to compare to this one I would say that this has a dash of The Mortal Instruments & a sprinkle of Mara Dyer. Honestly thats the best I can do & I hope that sparks your reading bug! Happy Reading ya'll!!

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Sherley

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