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: Holy Grails
These are my absolute favorite products, the ones that stand head and shoulders above the competition.
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Quickie Snail Disclosure: This product was originally given to me by Peach and Lily for unbiased review. You know how sometimes you put something off for no real reason, and then the longer you put it off, the heavier the burden of guilt grows, until your mind has blown up the task so much that…
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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…
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As lots of you already know, lately I’ve been all about two amazing DIY skincare items whipped up for my by my friend Chel at Holy Snails. Her Vita-Sea-Rum vitamin C serum and Shark Sauce sea kelp and niacinamide ampoule have been the superstars of my skincare routine ever since I got them, and using them…
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These days, it seems there are two kinds of people: those who love a good old-fashioned facial scrub, and those who either won’t, or can’t, take so much as a single exfoliating grain on their skin. (A damaged acid mantle and/or prescription retinoids can make skin extremely sensitive to abrasion, for example.) Mizon’s Seaweed Jelly…
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COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid keeps pores clear without excessive risk of irritation.
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Note from your Auntie Snail: Glow Recipe provided the product I review in this post. I review it as honestly as I review products I purchased myself. I do not have an affiliate account with Glow Recipe and will not earn any revenue from sales of this mask. You can read my sponsorship policy here. Two of…
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Some time ago, I had a request on Reddit to make my sheet mask spreadsheet available. I’ve been thinking about the best way to do it, and I’ve decided to make it super easy for you! Click this link to download a copy of my current sheet mask spreadsheet. It’s in Excel format and hosted on…
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If you’re just getting into skin care, or if you’re generally attracted to brands with a “natural” or “organic” focus, the phrases “chemical exfoliation” and “alpha hydroxy acid” can carry some frightening (or at least unappealing) connotations. Don’t let those connotations put you off. Chemical exfoliation is often one of the best things you can do for…
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Let me just say up front that I love these masks so much they make me want to pollinate something. If you know what I mean. My first five-pack of Banila Co Miss Flower & Mr Honey hydrogel masks was the result of a small impulse haul from the Memebox site–the same haul that got…
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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…
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