Skincare, beauty, and occasional mental health, productivity, and hamster butts
Made of essence thickened into gel, hydrogel masks are a more luxurious and potent upgrade to the commonplace sheet mask. They typically cost a few bucks more than a sheet mask, but many of them are worth every penny. If sheet masks are the gateway drug to Asian skin care, hydrogel masks are the hard drugs.
There are a lot of sheet masks out there, and most of the ones I consider great have a lot in common. And then there are masks like Naruko Snail Essence Intense Hydra Repair Mask, which I bought with the assumption that they'd be pretty similar to other Taiwanese snail masks I've tried and liked, but which [...]
It's here! The Fifty Shades of Snail/COSRX snail value set that I announced at the end of last week's COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence and Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream megapost has scooted and slimed its way onto Memebox US, complete with original Triangle Studio artwork, the fabled COSRX sticker sheets, and, of [...]
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Fiddy's Disclosure Corner: The product featured in this blog post was provided by Jolse in exchange for my honest review. If you have any questions about how I handle press samples, please take a minute to read my sponsorship policy and list of sponsors. Everyone has a bad habit or three, right? One of mine is overexfoliation. [...]
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 [...]
It's been a while since I've done a sheet mask or hydrogel mask review, and that vexes me. It vexes me terribly. Sorry, Gladiator is on. I still love these one-use wonders just as much as I ever did, and probably even more now that I've been using them in the mornings whenever I wake up [...]
Anti-aging for the undereye area can be such a pain. Moisturizers do help plump up and smooth out the skin, but many eye creams aren't worth their price due to a low concentration of actives, while in my experience, many facial moisturizers irritate my eyes thanks to fragrances and the like. Actives like AHAs, retinoids, and vitamin [...]
Have all been from the same brand. You may have noticed that the vast majority of the reviews on this blog are at least somewhat positive. The reason's pretty simple: The more I learn about skincare ingredients, the easier it is for me to choose products that I know I'll find effective and probably enjoyable. [...]
Hey guys! Just a quick note for all of you who've been lusting for the Banila Co. Miss Flower & Mr. Honey hydrogel masks or the Botanic Farm Syn-Ake black hydrogel masks: They're both back in stock at Memebox! You can find the Banila Co. hydrogels here and the Botanic Farm Syn-Ake hydrogels here. Memebox ships [...]
At long last, the day has come: Mr. Crazy Snail Lady has joined the Dark Side. I mean the Hydrated Side. The Balanced Side. The...the Bright Side? I don't know, forget about it. I tried. His experiment with the Innisfree Green Tea samples I started him on went so well that by the second night, [...]
