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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Guys, I have an announcement. I’m engaged! Yes, that’s right. The new 2015 Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence sunscreen and I plan to elope soon. We will make our lifelong commit to each other official on a sunny beach (while wearing adequate sun protection, of course). We will spend our lives supporting each other in…
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Note: This post was updated on March 9, 2015 with some additional notes on product fragrance. It took me a long time to get over my resistance to BB creams. I’ve always thought of BB creams as just another variety of “concealment” makeup, which isn’t my thing. My approach towards makeup focuses on enhancement rather than concealment.…
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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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Though I love chemical exfoliation for daily skin maintenance, sometimes nothing beats a scrub. A good scrub instantly enlivens your complexion and gives you that baby-cheek softness you just can’t stop touching. (Wash your hands first, though.) But not just any scrub will do. Today I want to talk about Skinfood’s best-of-breed face scrub, the Skinfood…
