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: Miscellany
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…or any other ideological or political spin on skincare. Today, I and a couple members of the Snail Unit found out that we’d been mentioned in an article on a major online publication (which I’ll not be linking, because I don’t want to give them the traffic, but which I’ll screenshot below if you haven’t seen…
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Some products featured in this post were originally provided by Fifty Shades of Snail sponsors in compliance with my sponsorship policy. Affiliate links in this post generate commissions that support Fifty Shades of Snail. Press samples are marked with an asterisk (*). Affiliate links are marked with a double asterisk (**). The year is almost over. For me,…
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Guys, I’ve added a new step to my skincare routine! And I know you may be wondering, Where do you even have room for a new step? or maybe Do you really need another step? Well, the answer to the second is up for debate, but I wouldn’t be here blogging about it if it hadn’t…
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Some products featured in this post were provided by Beautibi, which is currently giving $5 credit to new customers who create an account using my referral link. All opinions and recommendations in this post are my own. Learn more about my rules for store partnerships by checking out my sponsorship policy and sponsor list. Christmas is less than…
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Sorry, guys! I was planning to write a Post-Turkey Panic Shopping guide this weekend, but there’s a topic that’s been stuck in my mind for a while now, and the only way I’m gonna purge that clog is to talk about it, so that’s what you’re getting from me tonight.
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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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Hi guys! Just a quick note to say that my introductory blog post is now live on the Memebox blog. Click here to read “K-Beauty Fun with Fiddy” and to get a Memebox 30% off coupon code for some of my favorite Korean skincare products! We will return shortly with our regularly scheduled programming.
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Over the past couple of years, I’ve done a pretty good job of keeping my voice of reason shut away in the padlocked basement of my mind. Sometimes, though, usually late at night when I’m trying to choose between one of my many, many essences or serums or lovingly leafing through the hundreds of sheet masks in…
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*Or at least household name status Despite having never bought a single beauty box in my life (I’m picky and not the biggest fan of surprises), I’ve somehow developed a huge fondness for Memebox. I discovered some of my all-time favorite masks on Memebox (the Freeset Donkey Milk Aqua and Donkey Milk Healing and the practically legendary Banila…
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Whoops! I didn’t mean to let an entire week go by without any new blog posts! But I haven’t been idle. I’ve just been diversifying.
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