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February 6, 2014 By Cassie 35 Comments

Makeup for Beginners BeautyBlender

Makeup for Beginners: BeautyBlender on southeastbymidwest.com

Purchase: Beauty.com, Birchbox, and Sephora Cost: $19.95 (for one BeautyBlender, you can also purchase a blender with cleanser) How-to Video Company Description “Modernize the way you make up with the much sought after celebrity make-up sponge. beautyblender’s elliptical shape is designed to match the contours of your face, and it’s lack of edges eliminates streaks, allowing for a perfect makeup application every time. blend. cleanse.

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February 3, 2014 By Cassie 69 Comments

OPI Cajun Shrimp Swatches, Photos, and Review

OPI Cajun Shrimp Swatches, Photos, and Review on southeastbymidwest.com

Purchase: Drugstore.com Cost: $8.00 OPI Cajun Shrimp is a red shade that is part of their permanent collection. This polish is a regular gloss polish and can be purchased anywhere OPI polishes are sold. Ease of Application OPI Cajun Shrimp goes on flawlessly and evenly. I have applied this multiple times and I have not had any problems with patchiness, streaking, or any other application

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January 27, 2014 By Cassie 37 Comments

Viva Glam Rihanna Lipstick and Lipglass Swatches, Photos, and Review

Viva Glam Rihanna Lipstick and Lipglass Swatches, Photo's, and Review on southeastbymidwest.com

Purchase: M.A.C. Online and Stores Cost: $16 for the lipstick and $15 for the lipglass I posted Wednesday about M.A.C. releasing the Viva Glam Rihanna lipstick and lipglass for purchase. For those who don’t know Rihanna has partnered with M.A.C. again this time for the release of a Viva Glam product. Essentially when you purchase either, or both, of these products 100% of the price

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January 23, 2014 By Cassie 29 Comments

Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia Review

Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia on southeastbymidwest.com

Goodreads Synopsis: “Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing every changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has

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January 20, 2014 By Cassie 36 Comments

OPI Hey Baby Swatch and Review

OPI Hey Baby Swatch and Review on southeastbymidwest.com

Purchase: Ulta Cost: $9.00 OPI Hey Baby is part of the new collaboration between OPI and Gwen Stefani. The line consists of seven different shades of 5 different formulas. Hey Baby is one of two Creme Gloss formulations. These can be found through Ulta, Sally Beauty, Amazon, and other similar retailers. Ease of Application Hey Baby went on super easy and was neither gloopey nor

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January 18, 2014 By Cassie 15 Comments

The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty Review

The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty on southeastbymidwest.com

Goodreads Synopsis: “Only a few years before becoming a famous silent-film star and an icon of her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita, Kansas, to study with the prestigious Denishawn School of Dancing in New York. Much to her annoyance, she is accompanied by a thirty-six-year-old chaperone, who is neither mother nor friend. Cora Carlisle, a complicated but traditional woman with her own reasons

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January 7, 2014 By Cassie 20 Comments

OPI Gargantuan Green Grape Swatch and Review

OPI Gargantuan Green Grape Swatch and Review on southeastbymidwest.com

Today I’m reviewing and showing swatches for OPI Gargantuan Green Grape nail polish. I will be judging the polish on Ease of Application, Color, Feel, and Lasting Power. Ease of Application It was pretty easy to apply two coats of this polish. Sometimes with polishes when you go to apply the second coat it go a bit tacky. This polish did not have that problem

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December 26, 2013 By Cassie 11 Comments

Raspberries and Vinegar by Valerie Comer Review

Raspberries and Vinegar by Valerie Comer on southeastbymidwest.com

“I was provided this book by the author to review, however, all opinions are my own . For more information please visit my disclosure page.” GoodReads Synopsis “Josephine Shaw: Complex, yet singleminded. A tiny woman with big ideas and, some would say, a mouth to match. But what does she really know about sustainable living as it relates to the real world? After all, she and

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November 7, 2013 By Cassie 24 Comments

CoverGirl Flamed Out Mascara Review

CoverGirl Flamed Out Mascara Review on southastbymidwest.com

Yesterday for my WIWW post I posted one of my favorite makeup looks to date. For some reason that day all the makeup just came together and looked gorgeous with hardly any effort. That particular look also had one of my favorite drug store mascara’s to date, which is why I’m doing this CoverGirl Flamed Out Mascara Review. To start out with I got the

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November 5, 2013 By Cassie 16 Comments

Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation Review

Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation Review on southeastbymidwest.com

“I received this product for free from Influenster to review. However, all opinions are my own. For more information please visit my disclosure page.” Yesterday I posted my Influenster Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation unboxing. I thought today would be a good day to bring you the first impression and application video along with a review on the product. The Video The video above is just of

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