In this episode we delve into the feather-light topics of depression, motherhood, and the philosophy behind happiness–and how that all relates to kbeauty.

Mentioned in this episode:

Fiddy: “How My Elaborate Korean Skincare Routine Helps Me Fight Depression” in Fashionista

About “flow”

The outcome of Snow’s Sulwhasoo soap test: “Sulwhasoo Herbal Soap Review: The Day I Hanbanged Too Hard”

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We interrupt your regularly scheduled Snailcast for a Q&A episode featuring some burning reader questions … or maybe that’s just the scorched smell of Chel’s wallet as she’s caught in the friendly fire of the Snail Unit’s default setting: enabling mode.

Resources:

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The snail unit takes a break from serious topics for a fluffy and fun episode on the 5 products we’d take with us if we were stranded on a deserted island.

Tune in for shocking sunscreen confessions, deep existential discussion on where our limitless supply of said products comes from (is it a social experiment? alien overlords? will we ever be rescued?) and whether Chris Hemsworth could, or should, be option for one of our 5 products.  Salt and shade rating: rinsing with seawater and products we love to hate of late.

Snow’s Picks

Tracy’s Picks

Fiddy’s Picks

Chel’s Picks

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We’re freaking psyched to be talking to Coco Park, The Beauty Wolf, this episode. Coco has been a professional makeup artist, esthetician, digital artist, and journalist–all long before most of the snailcasters took their first slide into blogging. She’s the co-author of Korean Beauty Secrets: A Practical Guide to Cutting-Edge Skincare & Makeup, a comprehensive kbeauty handbook published by Skyhorse Press in 2015 (some of the snailcasters contributed to it!).

Products Coco Mentions (where possible we’ve linked to Coco’s review^^)

YouTubers Coco Mentions

We counted 7 mentions of “dick in this episode”–how about y’all? ahahaha Let us know in the comments below!

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This episode we’re absolutely delighted to be chatting with legendary blogger Kerry Thompson from Skin & Tonics, one of the pioneering and most influential voices that carved out the field of kbeauty blogging. She’s the co-author of Korean Beauty Secrets: A Practical Guide to Cutting-Edge Skincare & Makeup, a comprehensive kbeauty handbook published by Skyhorse Press in 2015 (some of the snailcasters contributed to it!).

What Kerry is using now

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Join Snow from Snow White and the Asian Pear and Tracy, sometimes known as Darling, from fanserviced-b as they dive deep into the most extreme ways to shop for kbeauty without leaving your home.

Sites we mention that have English language, global shipping wings:

Proxy shopping services:

Shopping resources:

Ingredient Resources:

Learn Korean:

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Join Chel, Fiddy, Snow, and Tracy as we #realtalk about blogging economics including paid posts (spoiler alert: we don’t do them), sponsorship and press samples, affiliate links, and why we blog.

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The Snails answer readers’ questions:  where to go to get samples and bargains in the US, readying your routine for chemical exfoliants, whether you should get #sheetfaced over alcohol in your skincare, and more!  Listen along as we discuss face goo, evils of skincare, and why you shouldn’t be listening to that girl at the makeup counter trying to make splash masks happen.

Resources (in the order they’re mentioned):

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The Snails talk some #shade—shades of BB cushions, that is. Listen along as we talk about the pros and cons (and CONS!) of BB cushions, whether you should DIY your own, *things you don’t know about your cushion*, tips on finding and using the perfect cushion, and if the best customization for a BB cushion is tiny hot dogs or K-Pop boys.

Resources (in the order they’re mentioned):

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2015 is almost gone! Wanna hear what the snail unit loved and hated about K-beauty in 2015 and what we’re predicting (and hoping) will happen in 2016? Tune in for some real talk! Salt and shade rating: HIGH

US Shops mentioned:

KR shops mentioned:

Blogs mentioned:

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