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: Hype Watch
Skin care isn’t all snake oil, but a lot of it is. Hype Watch takes a critical look at trendy buzzwords and face care fads to help you develop a resistance to meaningless marketing hype.
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Fiddy reviews COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence and Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream.
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Hi, guys! I want to do something a little less structured today. A big part of the reason I love keeping this blog is seeing and participating in the discussions that it can spark, so I thought I’d make an open post and invite you all to talk about whatever you want or ask me whatever you want,…
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So here’s the thing. I love it that K-beauty is getting so much attention. K-beauty seems like it’s still on the rise, with the potential to really break through and permanently expand the horizons of the beauty industry worldwide. The problem is that a stereotype has developed–both because of journalists looking for a catchy title and…
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Years and years ago when I had the time and energy and patience to play JRPGs from dawn to way past dusk, I played this game called Parasite Eve. It was kind of disappointing because it was a lot more linear than I’d expected and only delivered about 12 hours of gameplay. It did, however, have pretty…
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Quick Snail Note: One of the products discussed in this post was provided as a press sample from Cupidrop. Check out my sponsorship policy if you’d like to learn more about how being given products for review doesn’t affect the honesty of my reviews. There is also an affiliate link floating around in here. I’ve been…
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This may sound strange coming from someone as vain and skin-crazy as I am, but I never get facials. You see, I don’t think they’re worth it. In fact, I think that in almost all cases, the risks far outweigh the rewards. Now, I’m not talking here about serious procedures that must be performed by professionals…
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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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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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Youthful skin contains an abundance of collagen. Collagen injections plump up and smooth away wrinkles and flatten out indented scars. So collagen in skin care products should also help fight aging, right? Wrong. Sadly, topical collagen products aren’t capable of changing anything more than the surface appearance of your skin, and what little effect they have…
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