Fifty Shades of Snail
Finding the best skin care products since 2014. Started with a focus on Korean skincare and grew from there. Skincare tips and beauty tips that work, maybe some hamster butts too
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Month: March 2015
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Post updated 6/25/16. Everyone has an inner conflict. Here’s (one of) mine: I love getting my skin very, very clean, but I hate all the cleansers that feel like they actually get that job done. If you want healthy skin, you need clean skin. Left on for too long, dirt, oil, dead skin, sunscreen, and…
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Those of us who’ve adopted the Korean skin care lifestyle have been watching its popularity rise in the West for some time now, but it’s always validating to see a major and mainstream media outlet talking about it. Fortune.com discussed it in “Beauty, Gangnam Style” earlier this week. Here’s a bit of what Christina Valhouli had…
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Well! Finally managed to take a few selfies that don’t make me cringe and want to live in a cave forever, so here’s my first FOTD. Pictures taken in indirect natural light, a few feet away from the bedroom window at midday. Product list and tools below! Product list: Skin: Missha M Perfect Cover BB…
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Red lipstick! I was terrified of it for years, partially out of the fear that I’d choose the wrong shade and look ridiculous, and partially out of the fear that even the right shade would look ridiculous on me, like a little kid playing dress-up with Mommy’s makeup. Well, I am a mommy now, and…
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It has come to my attention, thanks to a post on Reddit’s Asian Beauty community, that Missha is reformulating its famous First Treatment Essence and rebranding it as First Treatment Essence Intensive. The new formulation, per Reddit user /u/naoti, ditches the licorice root extract and changes the proportions and quantities of FTE’s plant extracts. Boo. Licorice…
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I love Japanese and Korean skin care products, but when it comes to most makeup, Western brands are just fine. I don’t have to wait a week or more for a simple lipstick, and I don’t feel too guilty or disappointed if a color doesn’t work out. It’s a rainy gray day, so I wanted to liven…
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It’s time for the first episode of my 15-part foray into the land of the Innisfree It’s Real Squeeze Mask! We’ll be starting with a review of the Black Berry sheet mask. Sheet masks are by far my favorite addition to my usual nighttime skin care routine. I do a sheet mask at least two or three evenings…
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