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March 1, 2015 By Cassie 34 Comments

Pretty Little Beauty Swap

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  It’s time for the Pretty Little Beauty Swap Reveal!! I’m so stinkin’ excited. This go round I was partnered with Chelsee from Southern Beauty Guide, one of the hosts of the Pretty Little Beauty Swap. I’ve actually received gifts from Chelsee in the past, she was my giver for a Secret Santa in a group that we’re in together, so I will let you

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October 27, 2014 By Cassie 1 Comment

Revlon Showtime

Revlon Showtime Featured Image on southeastbymidwest.com #manimonday #nails #nailart #notd #swatches #polish

  A few weeks ago the Hubs and I went to CVS to pick up a tube of Neosporin and a few other items. While we were there I noticed that several of the makeup brands were having ExtraBucks Rewards sales. Thinking that I could stock up on some products to review AND get some ExtraBucks to spend on future products as well I decided

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May 27, 2014 By Cassie 55 Comments

Ulta and Sephora Birthday Haul

Sephora and Ulta Birthday Haul on southeastbymidwest.com #birthdayhaul #sephorahaul #ultahaul

  My birthday was back in April and I decided to wait until the end of April to film a collective birthday haul. I wasn’t able to get this onto my YouTube channel and here on the blog until now due to some medical issues. However, now I’m back on track so expect tons more videos and posts coming your way soon! Here is the

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March 24, 2014 By Cassie 47 Comments

Revlon Scented Polish in Wintermint Swatches & Photos

Revlon Scented Nail Polish in Wintermint Swatches, Photos, and Review on southeastbymidwest.com #nails #nailart #bbloggers #revlon

Purchase: Amazon, Ulta, Local Drugstore Price: Varies The Revlon Scented Polishes are polishes that dry to light fragrance. If you smell them while they are in the bottle you’ll get a small hint of what the fragrance will be, however, that will be masked with the typical “nail polish” smell. Once dry, you’ll be able to get a whiff of the true fragrance occasionally. The

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November 12, 2013 By Cassie 21 Comments

Drugstore Makeup Kit

Drugstore Makeup Kit on southeastbymidwest.com

I’ve seen quite a few people doing their versions of a Beginners Drugstore Makeup Kit. Usually these kits are under $50, I’ll be completely honest and tell you up front that this kit will be around $60 depending on what discounts you can find etc. I could have gone with cheaper products to fall below that $50 mark, however, I wanted to use products that

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November 3, 2013 By Cassie Leave a Comment

Fall Nail Art Tutorial

Fall Nail Art Tutorial on southeastbymidwest.com

Since my Halloween Nail Art Tutorial had such a good reception, I thought I’d bring you another nail art tutorial. This one is fall inspired. For this tutorial I’m going with autumnal colors like deep oranges, reds, and golds. Feel free to substitute in similar colors by different brands if you would like. I used the Revlon Multi Care Base + Top Coat for my

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October 31, 2013 By Cassie 23 Comments

Halloween Nail Art Tutorial

Halloween Nail Art Tutorial on southeastbymidwest.com

Oh wow, I just realized that this is my FIRST beauty tutorial. Please excuse any nerves that I may have. For this Halloween nail art tutorial I’m planning on using a base coat, an orange polish, a black crackle polish, and a glow in the dark polish as a top coat. Step One The first step is to apply a good base coat before applying

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