Eye Shadows I've been Obsessed With


I have been quite obsessed with teal-ish green color lately. I decided to pair these eye colors last week and now I can't stop wearing it!!! I am so bummed because the lighting sucks in my makeup room and the pictures just don't do my eyes any justice.


Brow bone: Maybelline in Champagne Fizz
Crease: Urban Decay Naked 2 in Pistol
Eyelid: Maybelline Color Tattoo in Edgy Emerald 

Top 5 of the Week

#1 Nothing warms my heart more than going to the mailbox and getting a heartfelt card. I am so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life!

#2 My sister finally came home from the hospital!!!! Definitely the best day of my whole week or year so far!

#3 Faked acrylic nails with Sally Hansen nail strips. Love them! So quick too! Here is how I do it.

#4 Date night! Went out for sushi with my love. 

#5 I got sucked in. Not completely finished yet, but getting there!

Book Review: Pretty Girls


Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

GoodReads Synopsis:

#1 internationally bestselling author Karin Slaughter returns with a sophisticated and chilling psychological thriller of dangerous secrets, cold vengeance, and unexpected absolution, in which two estranged sisters must come together to find truth about two harrowing tragedies, twenty years apart, that devastate their lives.
Sisters. Strangers. Survivors.
More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia's teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss—a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.
The disappearance of a teenage girl and the murder of a middle-aged man, almost a quarter-century apart: what could connect them? Forming a wary truce, the surviving sisters look to the past to find the truth, unearthing the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago . . . and uncovering the possibility of redemption, and revenge, where they least expect it.
Powerful, poignant, and utterly gripping, packed with indelible characters and unforgettable twists, Pretty Girls is a masterful thriller from one of the finest suspense writers working today.

My Thoughts:

This was the first Karin Slaughter book I have read. It was thrilling and suspenseful! Have you ever seen the Nicolas Cage movie 8mm? It reminded me a  lot of that; It's also about a snuff porn ring. Definitely kept my attention and made me want to keep turning the pages no matter how tired I was. I love how its not one of those rolling-your-eyes books where you can predict of the next cheesy moves the characters are going to make. I definitely recommend it!

Have you read it?
What did you think?

About those "good deeds"...



When I read this verse, it really spoke to me. I've never been one for the spotlight or one for attention. But it reminded me of a someone that I used to know.  She loved to pat herself on the back. She would constantly post about all the volunteer work she did and every time she did a "good deed." It got to the point where people would roll their eyes. 

A good deed isn't a good deed if you have to brag about it. 

It's great to do lots of volunteer work. It's okay to try to promote it somehow in order to make awareness for the cause, or to fundraise. But it's not from a good place in your heart if you have to boast. 

This year, I want to do at least one act of random kindness or good deed each week. I don't need to brag or boast, just knowing I did something for someone else makes me feel good inside. That is going to be one of my goals. 

Will you join me? 

Top 5 of the Week

1. Happy New Year! This year, we rang in the New Year with my sister in the hospital! We are so thankful to for her donor.  Because of their selfless act, my sister can spend many more New Years with us!

2. Organizing- I started off the new year cleaning and organizing! This is only 1/10th of my whole makeup collection! I have way too much.  I threw out the old, and giving away the good products I don't use. 

3. Calendar- I found this awesome calendar at Hobby Lobby. I love anything positive or inspirational! I am trying to surround myself in positivity this year.

4. Hat- I absolutely adore my new hat from Target! It was $19.99 and I got it for 25% off with my cartwheel app!

5. Devotional- I like my new Devotional for this year. Unfortunately, this one doesn't have 366! As I was writing in important dates on my new calendar, I realized this year is leap year!

How was your week?