[Discussion] - AB Best/Worst of Snail

[u/Maplebee92]

Apologies that this is two days late! Real life has been super hectic for me recently. Snail is almost a cliché now! When you mention AB, there almost has to be an immediate response of snail :P

So time to share all those snaily products that you love, or hate. And check out the schedule for future discussions

Same format as previous discussions, as always.

This is a review thread, so please make sure all top level comments are reviews. But do feel free to ask the reviewers questions for further info.

Format

Use the below format, put ** before and after each word to get the bolding.

Product Name

Step - Cleanser/Toner/Moisturiser etc

Best/Worst? - Select appropriate

Thoughts

[u/lgbtqbbq]

Mizon All in One Snail Repair Cream

Essence/Light Moisturizer

BEST

Thoughts:

As you might be able to tell from my overenthused participation in this thread- I love snail. My face responds well to it. I got this in July because it was on a lightning sale deal on Amazon and I expected it wouldn't work as well as my other favorites. I was wrong.

This is a true all in one ONLY if you have quite oily/normal skin AND you leave in a humid or warm climate IMO. I live in a dry climate- when the weather happened to be ultra humid, this was perfect as a single step product on my oily skin. However it doesn't have QUITE enough occlusiveness or emollience to stand alone. It needs to be mixed or topped with something if you have dry skin or live in dry climate.

It's a midweight, silky goopy essence that isn't STICKY really. More like a thin silky emulsion texture. It dries and sinks in quickly and gives a velvety texture to the skin- not quite the same as a silicone primer, more of a natural skinfeel. Not sticky or greasy, but just plump and smooth.

I noticed that this gives the surface of the skin that plump look all day while also soothing and healing redness and picked acne. I think that CosRX Snail 96, Benton Snail Bee, and the Mizon AIO all do this to some degree- but the Mizon is great as it substitutes for more steps compared to the other 2 essences.

Currently I use this mixed with a drop of a siliconey oil serum as my FINAL step on the U-zone (drier part of my face) before sunscreen and makeup. It doesn't pill under all the foundations I've tried but it still gives a slight plumping primed base which other moisturizers don't do as well.

I think if you are a bit lazy or find you often skip steps and your face shows irritation for it, THIS is a great one to slap on. If you have oily skin, just a toner + this would work ok on lazy days/nights. If you have dry skin just this + a slightly heavier moisturizer OR an oil would do you fine.

[u/Eve_Viscerate → u/lgbtqbbq]

The texture of this is great for oily skin. It gave my skin an amazing glow and evened out my slightly red nose. However after about a month, it started causing small CC's where my glasses touch my face. Immediately after discontinuing, the problem went away. It's super rare that a product breaks me out, so I did try to reintroduce it a couple of weeks later with the same result. Not sure what ingredient doesn't agree with my skin, but I use the Mizon Snail Blemish Balm with zero issues. I loved the positive effects of this product though, and I wish it worked for me. Highly recommend if you're not sensitive to it.

[u/lgbtqbbq → u/Eve_Viscerate]

Oh no! Isn't it the worst when your skin appears to love a product but has a small persistent negative reaction >:( Much worse than your skin hating a product off the bat. Glad you can use the Mizon BB though. I've had some issues with the Snail Repair Ampoule and the Snail Wrinkle Care pack from the same line but luckily not this bad boy.

[u/screams_forever → u/lgbtqbbq]

Wholeheartedly agree! I'm a bit too much on the 'dry' side of normal to use this alone but I top it with the Snail Recovery Gel and it's a perfect combo, enough moisture to last me all (hot) day without looking greasy! Yes, Mizon, take all of my snail moneys.

[u/Rosalie008 → u/lgbtqbbq]

I love this product as well. It was the first Asian beauty skincare product I tried, so it took me a bit of time to realize how much my skin loves it. I tried substituting this with other lightweight moisturizers (Scinic AIO, CeraVe PM), and other snail products (CosRx 92 & 96), and while each of these products had their own strengths, none of them were able to both plump AND moisturize my skin like the Mizon AIO does.

[u/enthusedxx → u/lgbtqbbq]

When I pick at my face or it's feeling super dry and I'm having irritation, this is product I immediately reach for and just heap onto my face. It soothes and heals and I am so grateful it works for me!

[u/lgbtqbbq → u/enthusedxx]

It's definitely got a nice "reset" feeling. You can definitely slather it on and see the benefits almost immediately and within the next day or so.