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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The product reviewed here was provided by Beauteque. To learn more about my rules for accepting sponsored products, please read my sponsorship policy. I think it’s probably become pretty clear that I really like masks. And I really love honey. So when US-based K-beauty retailer Beauteque got in touch with me about reviewing something from…
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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…
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Today I got a glorious parcel in the mail. It contained the final missing piece of my Banila Co. Miss Flower & Mr. Honey collection: the Banila Co. Miss Flower & Mr. Honey Cream. The jar is absolutely spectacular. But of course it’s what’s on the inside that counts. What’s on the inside is a…
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Among the AB community, there’s a pretty commonly held belief that Western makeup is better than Asian. Asian skincare offers far more variety and customization than Western, which is why many of us find that it works better to solve our skin problems, but Western makeup brands tend to offer more color choices, allowing for…
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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…
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While I’ve got you here, be sure to click on over to my new piece on Fashionista! How to Find a Korean Sheet Mask for Every Skin Issue covers the reasons you might want to use a sheet mask and recommends a few (tested and approved) options for each reason. Thanks as always for visiting my…
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I’ve been in the AB game for long enough by now that not every parcel I get is cause for excitement. Sometimes they’re just restocks, and sometimes they contain items that, while new and interesting, just aren’t all that exciting. But then there are the ones that are. The ones that make me hover creepily behind…
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Crazy Snail Lady editorial note: Redditor /u/GiveMeABreak25 is back with an unboxing and review of the 2015 My Beauty Diary Black Pearl masks! I have struggled with how to tell you all this since my last time reporting to you with the help of the Crazy Snail Lady. This is not so much a good…
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Well hello, honey. It’s good to see you back. ლ(´◉❥◉｀ლ) Ever since I discovered the joys of honey and propolis, I’ve been finding more and more ways to get the sweet stuff into my routine and loving just about every bee product I try. But as great as serums and ampoules and sheet masks are, they’re just not as integral as…
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With a huge collection of sheet masks to use, some of them really delightfully obscure and amazing, it can be easy to forget about the less fancy varieties among them. I’ve still got quite a few masks left over from my first Innisfree mask haul that just haven’t been getting any of my attention lately. But…
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