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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Category: Cleansers
Thorough but gentle cleansing is the foundation of an effective skin care routine. The Korean skin care routine advocates a multi-step evening cleanse to remove all traces of makeup and sunscreen, helping to prevent breakouts and prepare skin for maximum absorption of skin care products.
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Ever since I started learning about skincare in general and Asian skincare in particular, few common practices have made me cringe as hard as the practice of not removing one’s makeup at night. If you want your skin to be as clear, healthy, and radiant as possible, then consistent cleansing is a must. If you…
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…and he’s loving it! My other half will be hydrating his skin and protecting it from free radical damage with the Innisfree Green Tea line. Some COSRX will get in the mix eventually, too. I’ve always thought it’s awesome when men care about their skin. Now I think the already awesome Mr Crazy Snail Lady…
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: flexibility is critical to maintaining healthy skin. Your skin is a complex living ecosystem, subject to all sorts of ever-changing influences, like diet, lifestyle, stress levels, living environment, overall climate, and day-to-day fluctuations in the weather. And if that wasn’t complicated enough, just about anyone’s skin…
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Serious about learning how to minimize pores? Ignore all the gimmicky, damaging, or just plain ineffective pore cleaning products you see. My famous oil gritting deep pore cleansing facial will help you unclog pores instantly and safely!
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It may sound like total insanity to start tailoring one’s daily skin care routine based on the weather forecast, but, you know, it is what it is, and I accept who I am, so I’m okay with that. Late last week, I caught a local weather forecast that predicted a very warm and dry weekend.…
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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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The beginner stage of the Asian skin care journey can be an expensive one. Skin care is so YMMV that it’s almost inevitable you’ll end up trying and discarding at least a few products before finding the right ones for you. For a few months early last year, I felt like I was constantly receiving packages or waiting…
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In the quest for radiantly healthy skin, it can be easy to focus too much on skin care products and not enough on skin care practices. But in reality, what we do is just as important as what we use. When it comes to specific products, YMMV, but good skin hygiene and good health habits…
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Time for a review! Today we’ll be looking at the Missha Super Aqua Oxygen Micro Visible Deep Cleanser. I have a love/hate relationship with Missha. When I love their products–like the Time Revolution First Treatment Essence–I love them so much that you wouldn’t be able to pry them out of my hands if you were…
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