emmalanglands: review

First of all, happy first day of Autumn!!! It is just the best time of the year!!!
The hype around Mario Badescu has been so high since last year, so at the start of the year, I purchased the 50th Aniversary edition set. I thought it would be perfect as it had a variety of the most popular items. The set was £32 but with student discount, it was around £28 (gotta love student discount).

I have used it for a couple of months so I thought it would be a perfect time to share my review and give you a good old review.

Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rose Water

If you read my 'What a got for Christmas' then you would have seen that I actually got a full sized bottle of this Facial Spray. I use it every morning and every night, before makeup, after makeup and honestly whenever I feel I need a little refresh. It has become one of my go-to products!

In the set, however, is a smaller sized bottle, I actually took to camp with me, it got super hot so spraying myself with these really did the trick over cooling me down. Overall, I love love love this, it is so refreshing and gives a natural glow!

Enzyme Cleansing Gel

I had heard a lot of mixed reviews about this, so I was excited to give a try. I am a complete lover of the Soap and Glory's Peaches and Clean (a throwback to my first ever post) so always apprehensive about trying a new cleanser. I have a combination skin so it is perfect, it doesn't dry my skin out nor does make it oily.
In terms of using it to take off makeup, I am not that big of a fan, it's quite thin in consistency so I just don't think it does the best job. I love it to use as a second cleanse or when I need to freshen up in the morning, it does leave my face feeling super clean.

Silver Powder

This was something I was most excited about, again I had heard some mix reviews. Anything that helps get rid of blackheads is a perfect product for me. However, I'm not sure if it was just me but it just never worked for me at all. The first view times I just couldn't work out how to apply it. After watching many videos, doing it right, nothing happened. It didn't remove my blackheads, it just made a mess all over my floor.

Flower and Tonic Mask

I am all over facemasks, I love love love them, facemasks is just the best to give yourself a great pamper session. This one is no exceptions, I have a lot of redness on my face and blemishes so this is great to help tackle those areas. The facemask is so refreshing and leaves my skin so smooth and clean. I love how thick the consistency is so a little does really go a long way.

It definitely has become a go-to facemask when I need a pick me up. I have nearly run out, so I am sure to ask for it for my Christmas!

(As I type this I am wearing it now lol)

Drying Lotion

I am sure you have all heard about this, the famous drying lotion. I have heard soo many people talk about how amazing this is, so I was very intrigued to see how it worked.

When I first picked up this product I instantly shook it, big mistake. So number one, don't shake it, the clear and the pink are meant to be separate.
Number two, a cotton bud is the best way to apply, not a cotton pad aha
I actually really like it, it works amazingly with massive breakouts that look like mountains, you know the ones. It dries them out, and I have found that it leaves less of a scar than anything that I have used.
The only downside is the smell, it has a very chemical scent, very over-powering. Sometimes I am just not feeling the strong smell before bed.
I do love it, however, sudocream can do the job just as well.

Let me know if you have tried any of Mario's products?
How did you get on with the Silver Powder?
I am gonna try and get into blogging, I promise! :)
Love, Emma
xox

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New fragrances just excited me, people who know me know that I just love buying them, so when Nicola from Body Fantasies asked if I wanted to try out some new perfume body spray fragrances I was beyond excited!
I was generously sent 4 full sized (236ml) fragrances, however, you can get the 94ml in Superdrug for £3.99 online and in selected stores(full store list on their website)!
Let's get into the products before I burst with excited ;)

Kissing in the Rain

'A young, clean fruity and floral fragrance!'

This reminds me a lot of going into Hollister, the overwhelming sweet and fruity smell when you walk in, yeah that one. However, this has not been sprayed to the max and isn't overpowering. With the notes of 'juicy orange, spring rain accord, water lily and sweet honeysuckle', makes it very fresh which will be perfect for Spring. I have actually been spraying myself in my room to give my room the perfect scent!

Vanilla

'Combines rich notes to create a relaxing and exhilarating fragrance'

This is what it says on the bottle, Vanilla, with a little bit more spice. It has notes of 'frosted tangerine, Hawaiian pineapple, Tahitian vanilla bean, vanilla musk and caramel candy' and reminds me a lot of Zoella's Sweet Inspiration range. I am a massive fan of Vanilla scents so this is a win for me.

Pink Sweet Pea Fantasy

'A fun and flirty fragrance'

This was when I saw it, the one I was looking forward to the most, I have become obsessed with the scent Sweet Pea although I haven't actually bought anything yet lol, so this was super exciting! The name and the colour just sells it to me right away, the scent itself self is just beautiful. With the 'floral notes of cyclamen and passion flower' and the 'crisp notes of grapefruit, raspberry and passion fruit' it smells like you have walked into a Victoria's Secret! It is such a super fresh girly scent, perfect to keep my VS obsessed at bay ;)

Cotton Candy

'playful body spray brings back childhood memories of carefree days and fun'

First of all, I couldn't say it better myself, this has such a nostalgic scent to it and I don't even know what off. Maybe it's a lipstick I had or a scent similar, I can't put my finger on it, nevertheless, it is lush!!!

Second, of all, I now own a Cotton Candy scented body mist, A COTTON CANDY body mist and I couldn't be any more excited!! I am just obsessed with it, it is one of my favourite! It has a perfect 'blend of sparkling raspberry, cotton candy accord, strawberry sugar, whipped vanilla and soft caramel', does that not just sound like the best thing ever, good enough to eat! Deffo my favourite!

With Mothers Day nearly approaching I think they would make the best gifts to gives to your mum or Gran. The bottles themselves look so cute and are a great shape to keep in your bag!

Let me know if you have tried any of these Body Fantasies sprays, what was your favourite?

Have a great day!

*Disclaimer, I was sent this product but I have given all my honest options*

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As I have mentioned before, every since I chopped my hair off I have had to put so much more effort into maintaining my hair. I have been loving straitening my hair so when the Irresistible Me contacted me to review their Jade Brush, a ceramic straightening brush, I jumped at the chance.

I have actually seen these before and have been eying these up so I was super excited to give it a go.

First of all, the mint green colour of the brush of gorgeous, that is one of my favourite colours so having this on my dresser or in my room is going to be the best. Not to mention how glamourous the packaging looks, I might have to keep it in the box just to show it off.

In terms of the product, as you can see it looks like a normal brush but with a twist!

It didn't take long to heat up at all which is a bonus, I mean who had time to wait??

I cranked it up quite high as my hair doesn't straighten well but you can change from 270º(130ºC) to 450ºF(230ºC) 270º(130ºC) depending on how hot you want it to be.

You may want to add some heat protection products just to make sure your hair stays healthy, (I want to do a full hair care post so keep an eye out)

It was hot enough to straighten my hair, however, what I love it never burnt my scalp or hands, which is such a result!!

I sectioned my hair my hair into three(top/front, middle/back and bottom) and easily straighten each section, there was no fiddling with a brush and straighteners as this an all in one!!

The handle gave a good enough grip so I was able to glide it through my hair. It is lightweight so my arms weren't killing me by the end and it has an 8ft swivel cord which is perfect for dancing around my room with ;)

My only downside is as much as it was super easy to use I felt I had to straighten my hair a few times before it was actually perfect, however, like I said I do have major issues with my hair and its flicky-ness (yes that's a word ;)) so I wasn't fussed.

Also if you purchase outside America you will need to buy an adaptor, I had already bought one, I think I got mine for £3 in Argos, so they are super cheap!

Overall, I absolutely love this product, can't wait to use it in my daily hair routine.

The Jade Brush is available on Irresistible Me if you want to have a look. They also have gorgeous headbands, like the one is my picture!

Let me know if you have ever tried this brush?? What are your thoughts??

Hope you are having a great day!!

*Disclaimer, I was sent this product but I have given all my honest options*

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PGoing down to Boots is tempting but going down when they have their Christmas gifts is just lethal! They have amazing gifts at the moment, which is just exciting, one of them being a Sleek 'Say the Magic Word' Mini Matte Me collection.

I have actually never used Sleek before (I know... what) so I thought I would give it a go. You get 4 Mini Mattes for £5 which I think is a steal!! I am such a lover for Kylies lip kits but they are so expensive that I wanted to try new drugstore brands!!!

The collection comes with 4 mini mattes 'Birthday Suit', 'Velvet Slipper', 'Rioja Red' and 'Old Hollywood'. Anything mini I have to get my hands on!!

'Birthday Suit'

Starting with this as this has to be my favourite, it is a mixture of the shades 'Koko K' and 'Candy K' which is a complete win! They are my go-to, so this will be perfect to pop in my bag! The colour applies evenly and is a complete dupe to Kylie's! The colour is pigmented which I love, I paired this with 'Candy K' Liner and it just works perfectly!!

'Velvet Slipper'

This is a not a colour a would normally go for, it is quite out my comfort zone, however, this colour will be perfect for this time of year, especially Halloween! As you can tell I found it harder to apply and it was quite patchy! I had to apply to layers to give me the right effect! I feel that this is a lot like Kourt K even though I don't actually have it.

'Rioja Red'

As you know I just bought 'Mary Jo K' so I was nervous that it would be too similar, unlike 'birthday Suit' I don't wear red very often! However , this colour has a more orange undertone and is a lot lighter! I find Red lips are hard to apply so it didn't bother me that I had to work harder! I only had to apply one coat as the pigmentation was fab!

'Old Hollywood'

Again this was very patchy and hard to apply, my lips had really just given up applying and reapplying the other shade. I don't have Leo but I am aware that this is very similar! I am not sure if I will wear it but I am pretty sure my sister will love it as it quite dark. This shade is an Autumn/Winter Shade and would be perfect for Halloween!

OveralL, I am very impressed with these mattes, the fact they are all so similar to Kylie's makes me wonder why I spend so much money on big brands!! It does take longer to dry however it makes it a lot less drying on lips, which is a complete BONUS!

I honestly don't know how people do lip swatches on lots of products as my lips were hating me!
Has anyone tried these mattes? What are your favourite Sleek products?
Have a great week!

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This post may be a bit late since her new collection was released a few weeks ago but it was my birthday and then I, unfortunately, I got an ear infection/sinusitis and was laid up on the sofa.

However, I always get excited when bloggers/YouTubers release beauty products! I feel like I need to support them in the products they bring out, Tanya Burr being no different!

I picked up a few products of her new Soft Luxe Collection and I thought I would share what I got and how much I liked them.

The first product I picked up, my favourite, was the Enchanted Dreams Eye Pallette. It has 4 gorgeous colours, 'Moonlit Walk' (shimmer), 'Cocoa Plus'(shimmer), 'Berry Souffle'(Matte) and 'Magic Carpet'(matte).

I love the mixture of matte and shimmer shades and will be great for a smokey eye. Just like Tanya's palettes, the colours are very pigmented and blend very well. The palette is completely affordable and easy to get your hands on.

Next up, is the Soft Luxe Lipgloss, this was the product I was most excited about. During, the ongoing hype of Kylie LipKits, I think it was great Tanya brought out a more affordable matte lipgloss. I bought the colour 'Puppy Paws' thinking it was going to be a cute pink. However, I will say it is very bright, too bright for my skin colour and I won't actually wear it.

I am quite annoyed I picked up this colour as the formula is great, a thin layer goes a long way and the staying power is fab. I have heard great things about 'Martha Moo' so definitely check it out.

Lastly, is her Matte Nail Polish in the shade 'Soft Pyjamas', Now I am not 100% sure on matte nails, I think it looks pretty, however, I have long nails and I find it chips easily.

Nevertheless, I picked up this gorgeous grey/lilac colour. The colour is very neutral but I feel that it will go with everything. I haven't actually worn it as matte, as like I said I am just not sure. I did put a top coat over it but it dried quickly and the matte effect was lovely.

The overall collection is perfect, the packaging is darling and think my favourite. The products themselves are fab and the prices are amazing.

If you are in Superdrug or browsing on FeelUnique definitely pop them in your basket.

Make sure to check out my last Tanya Cosmetics review!

Hope you are having a fab day, Let me what your favourite products are?
Love Emma
xoxo

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I have never been more excited about on of Zoe's new beauty range, I think it is mostly to do with the colour scheme of the whole thing. She has used some of my favourites colour combination so it would be rude not to support Zoe's new products.

As an extra bonus post, as I am too excited, I thought I would share what I ordered.

The first item that I was most excited about is the 'Life is Sweet Beauty Bag'.

I am currently saving for Summer 2017 and I've been needing somewhere to save the cash, I thought this bag would be perfect.

I adore the frill round the edge of the bag and I think it just adds a cute touch. I also love the colour, I am massive pastel lover so this pastel blue is just too cute.

The quote on the front is a bonus and I hope it will motivate me to save my money.

Next up is the Sweet Inspirations Body Mist. I haven't tried any of Zoe's body mists but with the new range and new scent I thought I would give it a go.

First of all, the bottle itself is so pretty, I love the palm patterns that you can see through the bottle, and, like the rest of the collection the colours are gorgeous. It will fit perfectly with my dresser!

I think Zoe describes the scent well in her video but to me in smells like summer.

Its a lovely sweet fresh scent, It reminds me a lot of sugared almonds which I used to love! The smell lasted a long time and I could smell it throughout the day!

The Bath Latte Bath and Shower Milk was something I really wanted to try, I love a good soak in the bath but I also love a quick shower so its fab that I can use this product in both situations! Its the same scent again so I loveee it!! I will say that for some reason this is my least favourite packaging, maybe because it has no pink in it? But I do love the idea of the milk bottle.
It created a great amount of bubbles for my bath but it also left my skin feeling lovely and soft.

Lastly, is the Sugar Dip Bath Salts, this is the only product I actually haven't tried yet. I am excited to use this as some days, I don't want to have a bath with all the bubbles and baths bombs but still feel relaxed and clean! These bath salts just make the bath smell nice which I think will be perfect for these days! I want to point out I am in love with the packaging, (the colour, the shape, the font) its very pleasing for the eye!!!

A BIG CONGRATS to Zoe and team for the launch of the Sweet Inspirations collection, I am sure it will be a success! At the same time I ordered my third 'Scrubbing Me Softly' Body Scrub as it is my favourite product!

*I have realised that most of the products I linked have actually sold out, I purchased them on FeelUnique but Super Drug may still have some in stock!

Let me know if you have bought anything from the range and what you think of it?
Love Emma
xox

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I remember writing in my Make-Up Addict tag that my one thing that I really wanted was Zoeva Brushes, after Zoe featured them in her videos I was intrigued to seeing what all the hype was. My friend Keira(keirabowman.co.uk) then ordered the Rose Gold Smokey Shader brush off Depop for me and I absolutely loved it.

So much to my delight Keira surprised me and bought me a set for my birthday as you can tell I LOVED them. The are all so soft and great quality.

After being told about http://www.blushbeautyundefined.com from Keira, I had a quick look on the website and the thing that really caught my eye was the Zoeva Brushes. I purchased the Rose Golden Luxury Volume 2 set. I ordered them on a whim whilst jet lag hit in America and I am so glad I did.

They came with this gorgeous Rose Gold Make-Up up which I use for my everyday make-up.
Every single brush is just perfect, the set came with 8 rose coloured brushes, not to go into much detail about each but I have got a top 4.

1. 228 Luxe Crease, I already had one but I find it perfect to have multiple. I use this for lighter shade. It is so soft as it blends perfectly.

2. 234 Luxe Smokey Shader, like I mention I already have this but again I use it for lighter shades partially for highlight under my brow.

3. 103 Luxe Face Paint, I didn't know that I needed this until I used it. It is my lifesaver for contour, it is perfect to get under the cheek bones and make the stand out. I love how short the brush is as it make it super easy to hold and move on the face. I can't get enough of it and would highly recommend it.

4. 126 Luxe Cheek Finish, lastly this brush has really help me with highlight. I never had a particular brush for my highlight so it is great to own one. I really love how easy it is to apply my highlight and I love how lovely it makes my cheekbones look.

Overall I absolutely adore these brushes, they are super great quality, so soft and beautiful. I want to thank Blushbeauty for sending them after the first set got lost in the post. Great service and I would highly recommend checking her website.