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May 4, 2017 By Cassie 39 Comments

LORAC x Pirates of the Caribbean First Impressions

LORAC x Pirates of the Caribbean Featured Image || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #lorac

  You may not know this but I am a huge fan of Pirates of the Caribbean. So when LORAC announced that they would be putting out a Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales collection I was excited…and then I saw one of the features of the palettes and I KNEW I had to have it! Keep reading for my first impressions

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April 28, 2017 By Cassie 20 Comments

KL Polish Spring Collection

KL Polish Spring Collection Featured Image || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #klpolished

Size: 0.4 oz. Claims: Free of 5 Harsh Chemicals | 6 Spring Inspired Shades | Cruelty Free | Made In U.S.A | 5 Creme Shades and 1 Pearlescent Shade Price: $8.50 / polish | $45.00 / collection Purchase: KL Polish You’re probably looking at this post thinking, what is KL Polish?! I don’t blame you as KL Polish is not something you’ll find currently at

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April 24, 2017 By Cassie 34 Comments

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Foundation

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Foundation Featured Image || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #neutrogena

  Size: 1.0 oz. Claims: Flawless Application | 24 Hour Moisture | Improve Suppleness Over Time | Formulated with Hyaluronic Acid | 10 Shades Price: $11.99 – $16.99 Purchase:Target | Walgreens I’ve been wanting to try a Neutrogena foundation for awhile now. However, with as expensive as they are for drugstore foundations I wanted to make sure to pick the right one. When I was

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March 17, 2017 By Cassie Leave a Comment

Benefit Cosmetics Dandelion Line Review

Benefit Cosmetics Dandelion Line Review Featured Image || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #benefit

  You may have been around when I did a post about my favorite blushes, if not see it here, and in that post I talked about the Dandelion Blush that I got in a Benefit Cosmetics Dandelion Bundle. You may have also have seen when I recently reviewed the Dandelion Blush and beautyblender bundle, click here to refresh your memory, so it’s probably no

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March 15, 2017 By Cassie 25 Comments

Too Faced Peanut Butter and Honey Palette Review

Too Faced Peanut Butter & Honey Palette Review Featured Image || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #toofaced

  You may already know that I’m a big fan of Too Faced products. You may have actually have seen my Thanksgiving makeup where I featured the Too Faced Peanut Butter and Jelly Palette. With both of these in mind, you can probably imagine how excited I was when Too Faced announced they were putting out a sequel to the PB&J palette, the Too Faced

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January 30, 2017 By Cassie 16 Comments

KL Polish Review + Swatches

KL Polish Review + Swatches Featured Image || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #klpolished #nails

When Kathleen Lights announced that she was putting out a nail polish collection I knew I had to get at least one of them. I was super excited when I was actually able to pick up ALL six of them when KL Polish launched. If you want to know my full thoughts on the KL Polish launch, with swatches, then check out the video below!

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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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December 21, 2016 By Cassie 28 Comments

Pacifica Nail Polish | Wonderland, London Tomboy, and Luxe Interior

Pacifica Nail Polish Review Featured Image || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #pacifica #ulta #nails

  Size: 0.45 oz. / each Shades: Wonderland (Pearled Pink) | Luxe Interior (Onyx Sparkle) | London Tomboy (Jaguar Green) Claims: Formulated without parabens, phthalates (dibutyl phthalate), toluene, xylene, camphor, formaldehyde, and resin | 100% Vegan & cruelty free | Vibrant colors | Long lasting | Wide brush Price: $9.00 Purchase: Ulta Not to long ago I was sent a trio of Pacifica Nail Polish

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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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