Category: Reviews

Want to know whether you should try a product? Read my reviews to help make a decision. I evaluate products not only based on my subjective experiences with them, but also based on objective analysis of ingredients and formulations, and I promise to always give my honest assessments. No shilling here.

  • Review: HERA UV Mist Cushion, My Favorite Base Makeup Ever

    Quickie Snail Disclosure: This product was originally given to me by Peach and Lily for unbiased review. You know how sometimes you put something off for no real reason, and then the longer you put it off, the heavier the burden of guilt grows, until your mind has blown up the task so much that…

  • Brand Spotlight Megapost: Tosowoong, with First Impression Reviews!

    So it looks like I won’t be getting much sleep tonight. Sucks for Near Future Me, but guess what? The peace and quiet (and the foreboding drone of Forensic Files in the background) provide the perfect conditions for me to finally open up and share my feelings about my new favorite brand, Tosowoong, and some of the…

  • Review: Soo Ae Freeset Donkey Milk Healing Skin Gel Mask Pack (Updated!)

    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…

  • Mini-Review Bonanza: The Hydrogel Edition

    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…

  • DIY Skincare, and a Challenge to Cosmetics Companies

    As lots of you already know, lately I’ve been all about two amazing DIY skincare items whipped up for my by my friend Chel at Holy Snails. Her Vita-Sea-Rum vitamin C serum and Shark Sauce sea kelp and niacinamide ampoule have been the superstars of my skincare routine ever since I got them, and using them…

  • Review: COSRX Honey Ceramide Eye Cream, Plus How It Stacks Up Against Honey Ceramide Full Moisture Cream

    Disclosing Snail Discloses: The product reviewed in this post was given to me by Cupidrop for my feedback and unbiased review. If you have any questions about my rules for accepting press samples, please check out my sponsorship policy or get in touch with me directly. For something that comes in such small quantities, eye…

  • Review: Mizon Seaweed Jelly Scrub, a Scrub for Those Who Fear Scrubs

    These days, it seems there are two kinds of people: those who love a good old-fashioned facial scrub, and those who either won’t, or can’t, take so much as a single exfoliating grain on their skin. (A damaged acid mantle and/or prescription retinoids can make skin extremely sensitive to abrasion, for example.) Mizon’s Seaweed Jelly…

  • Review: Botanic Farm Grain Ferment Cleansing Sherbet + Oil Cleansing Tips

    Snail Disclosings: This product was gifted to me by Memebox with no request or obligation for review. Nevertheless, I treated it as any other sponsored product for review. You can find my sponsorship policy and reviewing schedule here.  Some time ago, shortly after my first piece for Fashionista went live, Arnold at Memebox contacted me to…

  • Mists Mists Mists! Three Korean Facial Mist Mini-Reviews

    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…

  • Lindsay Modeling Masks: A Review in Pictures

    Disclosure Snail says: The products featured in this post were provided to me for unbiased review by Glow Recipe. You can find my rules and standards for accepting press samples in my sponsorship policy. Do you have that one friend who’s always trying to shake things up? Always coming around with something new that you’ve got…