K-beauty, skincare, Asian cosmetics, and possibly some hamster butts.
Skin care products from midrange Korean brand Freeset.
May 21, 2019 update: The Soo Ae Donkey Milk 3D Moisture Cream has been discontinued, but together we can bring it back! Soo Ae has offered to bring my favorite barrier-strengthening, all around nourishing, day- and night-appropriate moisturizer back if they receive 5,000 pre-orders for it. To make it easier to reach their goal, they've also [...]
2016 was a pretty wild year in a lot of ways. Even my face got a taste of the turmoil. I tried a lot of different products from a lot of different brands this year, and while some of those products were truly great (and I appreciate the opportunity to try them all), others...weren't. I took [...]
While recording the Snailcast a while ago, Chel and I got to reminiscing about the early days of AB life. Just a couple of years ago, hauls were major events that demanded planning, patience, and possibly a Hangul cheat sheet. These days, US-based Asian skincare fans can get a solid routine and plenty of extras, like [...]
6/23/16: Soo Ae, the manufacturer of these masks, recently updated their packaging for the US market. I've compared the ingredients lists and verified that it has not changed, meaning that the mask's ingredients have always been compliant with US regulations regarding ingredient order. Woo! I've also updated purchasing links and stuck a gallery of new packaging [...]
I've reviewed plenty of sheet masks since this blog's creation, but one area I've only recently begun to explore is the slippery world of the hydrogel mask. That's about to change, thanks to some interesting hauls I've made recently. Let's take a look at hydrogel masks! What is a hydrogel mask? Widely considered a step above [...]
