TW: domestic violence and sexual assault

I’m so excited to bring a special ~holiday good vibes~ project to you.

Chel from Holy Snails skincare, Jude from Fifty Shades of Snail, Cat from Snow White and the Asian Pear, and I are teaming up to scoot around and let you know about a chance to donate and destash your unwanted-but-new beauty products in a beautiful way.

We’ve coordinated with Women’s Aid Service, serving Clare, Gratiot, and Isabella Counties of Michigan, an organization that provides safety and empowerment to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. (I’ve known their Executive Director since college!) They work directly with survivors, including some who stay at their shelter.

That’s where we come in. I don’t know about you, but I uhh…have a lot of stuff. I’ve gotten better about managing my shopping over time, but there’s still a whole lot of stuff and only one face and, wow, it would be great to find a home for all these nice products that I can never use. I’m also constantly spotting wild beauty deals I wish I could grab just because they’re so amazing. We’ve solved this problem: you can ship new beauty products to Women’s Aid Service and they’ll get them to survivors. I like the idea of shipping a box right off to the organization so the products can reach women who need them ASAP. (You can also give to your local shelter, of course!)

We know how important beauty products can be to both mental health and professional advancement. Many people view the beauty industry as just skin deep, but I think that we fans know that it can have transformative power, especially at turning points in one’s life. We’re excited to have the chance to send products, money, and a message of solidarity to women who deserve some tools for self-care this year.

Snails Send Self-Care: How to participate

Send new beauty products (and other useful items) to survivors

Send packages to

Women’s Aid Service

PO Box 743

Mt Pleasant, MI 48804

What we’re sending

new beauty products (new products only please due to liability issues) full-size products we’re never going to get a chance to try holiday shopping finds we couldn’t pass up unused deluxe samples that were so tempting at the time, but somehow haven’t made it on our faces that pile of foil skincare and makeup samples that we once coveted and now look at with dread

burner mobile phones ready for pre-paid use

gift cards (especially for gas stations and national chains like Walgreens that sell essentials)

straight up money (you can also donate on their website — follow the donate button at the bottom left of the homepage)

Shop at Holy Snails, donating a portion of sales to Women’s Aid Service from November 27 to December 27

This is just the latest philanthropic project for Holy Snails, which has donated to support everything from Lupus research to a South Korean LGBTQ Youth Crisis Support Center in memory of SHINee’s Jonghyun (a longtime patron). Holy Snails will donate 10% of all sales from November 27, 2018 to December 27, 2018 to Women’s Aid Service.

If you’ve never tried Holy Snails and want to dive in, I have some suggestions! My current all-in-one favorite product is Great White Shark Sauce, a brightening and glow-giving serum that contains zero sharks. I’ve never had a heavy hitter quite make my skin look that good and glowy now while delivering such big hyperpigmentation-lifting results down the line. Perfect for winter is Honey Shark Sauce (again, no sharks lol), which contains Manuka Honey, Propolis, and Royal Jelly Extracts. Maybe you want to try the original that launched the brand? Hello original Shark Sauce, 100% shark-free from day 1.

Project #snailcare2018 around the web

Check out blog posts by the snails

Each of us brings a different perspective to this project, which we explain more about in our posts.

Tell us how you’re participating by tagging #snailcare2018 on social media

Want to give us a peek at the goodies you’re sending or talk about the project? Tag us (I’m @fanserviced on IG and Twitter!) and use hashtag #snailcare2018 to connect with other participating skincare community members.

Need help?

National Domestic Violence Hotline

The National Domestic Violence Hotline creates access by providing 24-hour support through advocacy, safety planning, resources and hope to everyone affected by domestic violence. You can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−SAFE (7233) or TTY 1−800−787−3224.