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: Makeup Brushes
Just because your makeup came with its own tool, doesn’t mean you have to use it. Most of the applicators, brushes, sponges and puffs that come with makeup products don’t cut it. A quality makeup brush will take your makeup game from so-so to staggering.
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So I had this revelation while shopping at Target the other day. I was doing an unenthusiastic token pass through the beauty aisles, thinking about how long it’s been since I really stopped and actively looked for beauty products to buy there, when I realized: I don’t even buy freaking cotton pads at the drugstore anymore.…
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Lavender is one of my favorite colors (and fragrances), but I had a hard time finding wearable lavender makeup until I started checking out Asian products. Today I went for light lavender eyes and lavender blush to liven up a black T-shirt on a spring day. I call this look “I used a very light…
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Man. I haven’t gotten the chance to try out so many new products, all at once, since I first started getting into Asian skin care. I got really lucky this month and got my hands on some really interesting things, and while it’s too early for me to write up thorough reviews of them, I’m…
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The other day, I read an article on Refinery29 about a Japanese blush style that sounded like it might work for me. The method involves placing the blush quite high up on the cheeks and blending it out horizontally rather than at the angle of the cheekbones. It creates a more youthful, soft, and round-cheeked appearance…
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Note: This post was updated on March 9, 2015 with some additional notes on product fragrance. It took me a long time to get over my resistance to BB creams. I’ve always thought of BB creams as just another variety of “concealment” makeup, which isn’t my thing. My approach towards makeup focuses on enhancement rather than concealment.…
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It’s a lovely sunny day where I am, the perfect kind of day for a soft spring look. This quick and easy FOTD builds a little extra pink on top of my everyday makeup look and only takes about 5 to 10 minutes to do. Products, tools, and some tips for short and stubborn Asian…
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Well! Finally managed to take a few selfies that don’t make me cringe and want to live in a cave forever, so here’s my first FOTD. Pictures taken in indirect natural light, a few feet away from the bedroom window at midday. Product list and tools below! Product list: Skin: Missha M Perfect Cover BB…
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In the quest for radiantly healthy skin, it can be easy to focus too much on skin care products and not enough on skin care practices. But in reality, what we do is just as important as what we use. When it comes to specific products, YMMV, but good skin hygiene and good health habits…
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