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January 9, 2017 By Cassie 15 Comments

PUR DreamWorks Trolls Eyeshadow Palette

  On New Year’s Eve we went to the Post Office to pick up any mail we might have as we knew we wouldn’t be able to check again until the next Tuesday due to New Year’s Day observed. Imagine my surprise when the Hubs comes walking out with a hot pink box with little fluffies sticking out of it. I knew that my mother

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January 4, 2017 By Cassie 33 Comments

Maybelline New Year Releases

Maybelline New Year Releases Featured Image || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #sponsored #mnyitlook #bigshotmascara #24knudes #mnyliner

  This post is sponsored by Maybelline. All opinions expressed are my own. I’ve started to notice a few people talking about a new Maybelline mascara on the market. Which of course meant that I had to track it down and try it out for myself. Before I had a chance to though I landed an opportunity to try the Maybelline New Year Releases which

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November 21, 2016 By Cassie 38 Comments

Beauty Review | Too Faced Grand Hotel Palette with Swatches

  Size: Eye Shadow – 0.04 oz each for a total of 0.72 oz. (18 shadows) | Blush – 0.19 oz. each for a total of 0.38 oz. (2 blushes) | Bronzer – 0.19 oz. total | Mascara – 0.17 oz. total | Total Powder Product – 1.29 oz. Price: $49.00 Features: Three Separate Palettes | Scented Palettes Relevant to Theme | Six Shadows and

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November 15, 2016 By Cassie 36 Comments

Beauty Review | Tarte Tarteist Pro Palette with Swatches

Beauty Review: Tarte Tarteist Pro Palette with Swatches Featured Image || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bblogger #tarte #tarteistPRO

  Size: 0.035 oz. x 20 (0.7 oz.) Price: $53.00 Features: New Smart-blend Formula | 16 Matte Shadows | 4 Iridescent Luster Shadows | Vanilla Scented Purchase: Ulta | Tarte A month or so back Tarte Cosmetics decided to take a bunch of YouTubers on a trip to Bora Bora as a way of announcing a few new product launches. If you followed any of

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April 11, 2016 By Cassie 13 Comments

Pacifica Nail Color Trio

  Size: 0.45 oz. Price: $20.00/trio $9.00/each Available Colors: 3 Trios; 29 individual I recently received a Pacifica Nail Color trio to review. I want to mention this ahead of time because as of the time of writing this the specific trio that I was sent isn’t available at Ulta. Don’t be dismayed though because if you like these shades they can be purchased individually

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April 5, 2016 By Cassie 12 Comments

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick Featured Image || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #bitebeauty #TheAmuseBouche #influenster

  Size: 0.15 oz. Price: $26.00 Available Colors: 34 Purchase: Sephora Recently I received another box from Influenster that contained three tubes of Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick. For those who don’t know, if you sign up for Influenster you have the potential of being sent boxes of free items to review. As always any opinions stated about these products are my own opinions and

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April 6, 2015 By Cassie 51 Comments

OPI My Gecko Does Tricks

  We were at the store a week ago and I noticed a new display of OPI’s. I started freaking out because where I live in South Carolina we NEVER get new products (my CVS JUST got the Wet n Wild Pop Art shadows that came out in 2013). So when I saw this I started rummaging through to see what the colors were and

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August 5, 2014 By Cassie 56 Comments

Makeup by One Direction Makeup Tutorial

Makeup by One Direction Makeup Tutorial Featured Image

  I posted an overview of the new Makeup by One Direction line recently, read that here, and right after posting that I received my set to review! As you can see I received the “Take Me Home” set to review. Before we get into a review of the product how about a makeup tutorial featuring them? Click to watch my Makeup by One Direction

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August 1, 2014 By Cassie 37 Comments

L’Oreal Colour Riche in Blushing Sequin

  Purchase: WalMart Price: $7.98 L’Oreal says that their Colour Caresse by Colour Riche is supposed to be a light lip product that isn’t heavy on the lips and doesn’t leave them feeling sticky. This is supposedly because of their “Lightfeel System” which helps all of these aspects. This product reminds me a lot of the Revlon Lip Butters, both in the packaging of the

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July 31, 2014 By Cassie 54 Comments

Milani Dolce Pink Baked Blush

Milani Baked Blush in Dolce Pink Featured Image on southeastbymidwest.com #beauty #bblogger #beautyblogger #beautyreview #milani

Purchase: Milani Price: $7.99 According to Milani their baked blushes are a swirl of colors that are baked on “Italian Terracotta Tiles.” Supposedly this makes the color more pigmented, the product apply better, and the product last a bit longer. Is that true for the Milani Dolce Pink Baked Blush? Let’s find out! The first thing to notice about the Milani Dolce Pink Baked Blush

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