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
recent posts
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- How I Grew My Thinning Hair Back Thicker and Stronger Than Ever Before (with no drugs or medical treatments)
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- How to Ask for Skincare Advice Online, Part 1: What Not to Ask
about
Category: News
News about the Japanese and Korean skin care industries and how Asian skin care is giving the Western cosmetics industry a run for customers’ money.
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Find out why I detest Klairs Gentle Black Deep Cleansing Oil. Sunday Riley C.E.O. Rapid Flash Brightening Serum, and Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix.
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January 10, 2018 update: W2Beauty has been renamed Beautytap. Also, my title has changed to Director of Marketing. Okay, guys. You better sit down, because I have something to tell you. Stop crying. I’m not pregnant. No, actually…I have a new job. One that fits me perfectly!
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Let’s do something different this weekend. I’ve been working hard on projects outside the blog, and it’s time to share. As I mentioned earlier, I’ve joined the editorial team at the newly relaunched W2Beauty. I and the rest of the “K-Beauty Squad”–which includes the amazing Coco Park of The Beauty Wolf fame–will be writing about…
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Like a virus or a succulent that’s being totally extra, I enjoy propagating myself as far and wide as possible. Which is why I sometimes take on writing gigs off the blog. I want to let you guys know about two of my upcoming off-blog projects! First up and of particular interest to Kbeauty fans…
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Quickie today! I’m sorry for the lack of posts lately–there’s been a lot going on, but I’ll be back at you with fresh reviews very soon. Affiliate links in this post are marked with an asterisk(*). In the meantime, three announcements: Early in the morning, I’ll be flying out to NEW YORK CITY!!! To meet…
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Summer is coming, not that it isn’t already sunny enough where I live, and I’m currently testing over a dozen different sunscreens. (Not kidding.) You could say sun damage has been on my mind. But no matter how much I like any of the sunscreens I’m trying, none of them solve one of the most basic…
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Just a quickie for any US-based Laneige fans out there: as of April 1, the brand will be selling directly from Laneige’s new official US site. Currently, they’re offering a coupon code for a Water Sleeping Mask gift with pre-launch signups for the brand’s newsletter, so click here if you’d like to stay informed about Laneige US…
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It’s that time again…time to announce some giveaway winners! The 10 winners of the Naruko x Fifty Shades of Snail CNY “Year of the Cock” giveaway, randomly selected by Rafflecopter, are: 1. Stephanie Moore 2. Luna Gray 3. Caitlyn Ferdinand 4. Jen Anderson 5. Marta Kubic 6. Pamela Puglisi 7. Amy Casanova 8. Minna Chow…
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Update: I’m out of codes, but enjoy the hamster butts anyway! There are a lot of things I didn’t realize I’d end up doing when I first started this blog. Purchasing an actual camera, for one thing; learning how to take (and edit) a decent product photo. Letting the Internet see my mishaps and mistakes. And–one…
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Just a quick one today to alert you guys to a special gift that one of my favorite K-beauty brands (and one of my potential future favorite K-beauty brands) is offering to my US readers!
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