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Category Archives: Curology

Beauty Monogamy: My Long-Term (Skincare) Relationships

May 3, 2018by Jude Chao 28 Comments

Skincare products come and go, but these regularly repurchased holy grails are here to stay.

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A'Pieu, Cleansers, Cleansing Oils/Balms, CosRX, Curology, Essences, Fiddy's Choice Awards, Hada Labo, High-End Skincare, Holy Grails, Japan, Korea, Lists, Masks, Mini-reviews, Naruko, Prescription, Reviews, Sheet Masks, Sulwhasoo, Sunscreen, Taiwan, Western Products

January 2017 Empties Report

January 18, 2017by Jude Chao 14 Comments

It’s a new year, but I still got the same old face, and that face still needs to have things put on it and cleansed off of it on a […]

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Amorepacific, Ampoules/Serums, Banila Co, Cleansing/Micellar Waters, CosRX, Creams, Curology, Dr. G, Empties Report, Haircare, High-End Skincare, Holy Grails, Hydrating Toners, Japan, Korea, Lador, Lists, Mini-reviews, Mizon, Reviews, Samples, Senka, Shiseido, Sulwhasoo, Sunscreen, Toners, Treeannsea

Spring/Summer 2016 Flops and Faves, Part 3: Yet More Hanbang + the Return of the AHA

July 14, 2016by Jude Chao 20 Comments

Previously: Part 1: Classics and New Faves | Part 2: Best and Worst Ginseng Skincare This final installment of my spring/summer 2016 skincare routine update took me a very long time to write because so […]

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AHAs, Blunders, Chemical Exfoliants, Ciracle, Cleansers, Cleansing/Micellar Waters, Curology, Enzyme Exfoliants, Faves and Flops, Korea, Lists, Masks, Mini-reviews, Papa Recipe, Reviews, Sheet Masks, Sooryehan, Sulwhasoo

Mid-Year Megapost: Fiddy’s Faves and Flops of Spring/Summer 2016, Part 1

May 11, 2016by Jude Chao 19 Comments

This is my skincare basket. It’s the sturdy workhorse that carries everyday essentials chosen out of my much more extensive skincare wardrobe. The contents of my basket change on a fairly regular basis. […]

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Ampoules/Serums, Banila Co, Chemical Exfoliants, Ciracle, Cleansers, CosRX, Creams, Curology, Enzyme Exfoliants, Essences, Etude House, Eye Creams, Faves and Flops, Foaming Cleansers, Hada Labo, High-End Skincare, Holy Grails, Holy Snails, Innisfree, It's Skin, Japan, Korea, Leejiham (LJH), Lists, Masks, Mini-reviews, Moisturizing Toners, Reviews, Scinic, Sheet Masks, Sulwhasoo, Sunscreen, Toners, Tosowoong

Curology anti-aging prescription with tretinoin

Curology Month 5 Update

February 21, 2016by Jude Chao 38 Comments

It’s that time again! I finished off another bottle of my Curology anti-aging prescription and am back with an update. Just a quick one this time. No B&As, as I […]

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Curology, Holy Grails, Prescription, Reviews, Western Products

PocketDerm and Curology prescription bottles

Curology (formerly PocketDerm) Month 1 Update and Mini-Review

October 8, 2015by Jude Chao 42 Comments

Holy crap. I can’t believe more than a month has already passed since I received my first shipment of PocketDerm Anti-Aging prescription tretinoin. During that month, I finished off my […]

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Ampoules/Serums, Curology, Discounts, Prescription, Reviews, Uncategorized

Adventures in Prescription Medication

September 1, 2015by Jude Chao 28 Comments

No, not that kind. PocketDerm!

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Pet peeve: Spammy bot comments, esp from beauty brands and vendors. . You guys know what I'm talking about. "Hi! We are opening a new K-beauty store! Check us out!" "Great content! Come check us out!" "We love your feed and want to collab! Come check us out!" "We're looking for brand ambassadors! Come check us out!" "[Insert random emoji] Come check us out!" . (Also: "These have chemicals and are bad! Come check out my [insert MLM scam here]!" But that's a different, #antimlm tale.) . These little spam comments might seem minor, but they piss me off, and I'll tell you why: they show disrespect for both the content creator and the content creator's audience. Someone put time and effort into taking a photo and composing a caption for the audience they've worked hard to build and engage. Then someone else swoops in and thinks that person's comment section will be a great free ad space for their spam. . And it is spam. They aren't trying to engage the content creator. If a brand or vendor wants to collaborate, the proper way to do that is by reaching out privately and giving the content creator the choice to give them airtime or not. Putting a solicitation in a public comment is an attempt to reach the eyeballs of the audience. Not the creator. . I don't know what bullshit "social marketing 101" clickbait guide this comes from, but brands and vendors that do this need to not. . Take the time and money you invest in setting up a comment bot, and use it instead to seek out and develop genuine relationships with accounts that align with your brand. . The #abcommunity is not wallets with eyes. They're smart people who can tell the difference between spam and authentic engagement. And #abbloggers aren't free billboard space for just anyone to paint over with their ads. Stop being gross. . I get a ton of these and I always block them as soon as I see them in my notifications. They don't deserve the exposure. What about you guys? . #bbloggers #skincareblogger #beautyblogger #skincarecommunity #socialmarketing #socialmediamarketing #shittymarketing #rasianbeauty #spam #nono . The only good spam is meat SPAM. Amirite @food_historian?

Looks like a lot of steps, actually super easy: tonight's post-migraine #skincareroutine. . #MelanoCC and #Lovemore product provided by @glowieco. #NIOD products provided by @deciem. #107oneoseven product provided by @107oneoseven. . Cleanse: Quick swipe of #Neogen Real Flower Cleansing Water (Calendula) followed by 107 Oneoseven Low pH Chaga Cleanser. . #Rohto Melano CC Intensive Anti-Spot Essence, the cult #jbeauty Vitamin C product that I've been testing out. With both ascorbic acid and the oil-soluble vitamin C derivative ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate (but in undisclosed concentrations) as well as licorice root extract, this is showing some promise for me. . After about a 15 minute wait time or however long it takes me to remember to get back to it: . Spritz of #NIOD Superoxide Dismutase Saccharide Mist to moisten and soften skin back up for following layers. . NIOD Copper Amino Isolate Serum 2:1. I think I've made my love for this #firmingserum with #copperpeptides clear. . #AwakeAsleep Parsley Seed Energy Serum, which was @beaut.chat swag that Chloe sent my way. This has centella asiatica, madecassoside, and asiaticoside, which all sound good for anti-inflammatory purposes. My new goal is keeping redness down so much I never need to use foundation, so hopefully this aids in that process. It also has 1ppm (HAHAHA) parsley seed extract, which...I won't put much stock in any effects there. . #Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence . #Lovemore Pearl & Red Pearl Barley sheet mask for hydration and further anti-inflammatory goodness. . NIOD Neck Elasticity Catalyst on neck only. I love the effects, but I think it clogs everywhere else on me. . Cosrx Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream around eyes, Cosrx Ultimate Nourishing Rice Overnight Spa Mask on face, neck, and chest. . Layers don't take long to apply, wait times pass quickly when you're doing other stuff, and at least my face feels nice even if my head still hurts a little 😭 . #kskincare #koreanskincareroutine #jbeauty #tbeauty #cosme #pmskincare #skinfirst #skincareaddicts #abskincare #skincareblogger #skincaredaily

So honored to share my routine on The Cut #whyisyourskinsogood series! Check out the video of my #koreanskincareroutine over on @thecut and click the link in my bio to read the article! Thanks to @daisebedolla for the great writeup ❤️ . In my routine: @neogen_global @107oneoseven @sulwhasoo.us @haruharu_us @deciem @cosrx @annieswayus @sooae.official . #skincareblogger #skincareaddiction #skincareregime #kskincare #abskincare #koreanskincare #iloveskincare #skincareenthusiast #thecut #nymag #abcommunity #abbloggers #skincarecommunity

Jude Chao aka Fiddy Snails

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