Author: Jude Chao

  • UPDATED! COSRX Sleeping Pack Showdown: Honey and Rice Overnight Mask Reviews

    Post updated 9/15/16. Still in love with Mr. Rx. There is really no way to say this without sounding like a total weirdo, so I’m just going to be blunt with you guys: I’m in love with a cartoon character. Not just any cartoon character, but a cartoon character who’s not even my type. This…

  • Weekend Project: Get Your Skin Under Control with a Skincare Log

    Fiddy apologies for the text-heavy, picture-light nature of this post. Fiddy’s tablet is currently on strike. Her terrible tablet photography will be back to enliven Fifty Shades of Snail posts very soon. Skincare can be confusing and overwhelming. This gets worse when you step (metaphorically) out of the familiar aisles of CVS and into the vast and varied world…

  • Updated Review: Enprani’s Dear by Enprani Moistfull Booskin

    June 4 2016 update because Fiddy can’t let things go: Moistfull Booskin has been spotted on Amazon Prime! Fulfilled by Amazon and everything! Much thanks to @anthecrawford on IG for the tip! Link at bottom. November 14, 2015 update: Full ingredients list translated by Jessica. Thanks, Jessica! Fiddy luhhh you. I don’t know about you guys,…

  • 2015 My Beauty Diary Sheet Mask Reviews Part 1: The Reviewening

    9/2/16 update: In light of the sheet mask packing scandal that has been the talk of the AB community, I thought it’d be fun to feature some masks that aren’t affected. My Beauty Diary is a Taiwanese brand whose manufacturing processes are automated and controlled within the company’s factories, as you can see in this video…

  • First Impressions: COSRX Low pH Cleanser and Honey and Rice Overnight Masks

    Note: This post features products provided by Fifty Shades of Snail sponsors Jolse and COSRX. For more information about my rules for reviewing press samples, read my sponsorship policy. COSRX, one of my favorite Korean skincare companies (and a mainstay in my skincare routine), has been making some serious growth plays in the last few…

  • First Post on the Memebox Blog + A Little Sale for You

    Hi guys! Just a quick note to say that my introductory blog post is now live on the Memebox blog. Click here to read “K-Beauty Fun with Fiddy” and to get a Memebox 30% off coupon code for some of my favorite Korean skincare products! We will return shortly with our regularly scheduled programming.

  • Mask Set Mini-Reviews: Regen Cos 2 Step Synergy Effect Masks

    The products featured in this post were provided for my unbiased review by Cupidrop. To learn more about my rules for working with sellers and brands, please take a look at my sponsorship policy. A full and current list of Fifty Shades of Snail sponsors is available here. I’m sure you guys have noticed by…

  • Why K-Beauty Matters (to Me)

    Over the past couple of years, I’ve done a pretty good job of keeping my voice of reason shut away in the padlocked basement of my mind. Sometimes, though, usually late at night when I’m trying to choose between one of my many, many essences or serums or lovingly leafing through the hundreds of sheet masks in…

  • Shopping with Fiddy: My Japanese Sunscreen Wardrobe on Amazon Prime

    Summer is technically over and winter is probably coming, but don’t put your sunscreen into storage just yet. If you want to prevent the photodamage that speeds up the visible aging process and you don’t live in extreme northern latitudes, sunscreen will be your biggest ally whether there’s sand between your toes or a foot of snow on the ground.…

  • The Memebox Strategy for K-Beauty World Domination*

    *Or at least household name status Despite having never bought a single beauty box in my life (I’m picky and not the biggest fan of surprises), I’ve somehow developed a huge fondness for Memebox. I discovered some of my all-time favorite masks on Memebox (the Freeset Donkey Milk Aqua and Donkey Milk Healing and the practically legendary Banila…