A'PIEU Water Light Tint in RD03 (2020)

Legendary glossy tint that feels light-weight on your lips.

A'PIEU WATER LIGHT TINT RD03 in "Bitter Rose

You know the name, you should know the story. The all-time favorite Korean glossy tint from A'PIEU brand is recently (not that recent, 2020) re-formulated and came in a new packaging; from pink-gradient hologram to a sleek holographic silver tube with slanted applicator (Imo NEW packaging looks boring comparing to their previous design). Water Light Tint often sold out especially shade RD03 since it delivers pigmented color with light-weight gloss and noticeable tint with affordable price.

💄Net content 4 g / Made in Korea / retailed circa IDR 75.000

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🎶REVIEW

You can check comparison between A'PIEU Water Light tint old version and new version packaging in photos below.

They still have the same shade numbering but upgraded product offers more shade variations (cmiiw up to 12 shades). Aside from the tube packaging, their applicator also changed: NEW version pointy tip, while OLD version doe-foot tip.

Stopper/hole controller to control the amount of dispersed products also changed; NEW version has more control (re: more smaller) therefore more product will be collected at the edge of the tip to navigate easily the application.

✨SWATCH✨

Swatch A'PIEU OLD version (ABOVE swatch) and NEW version (BELOW swatch) can be seen below. 

Consistency of the NEW version tends more even, color pay-off more saturated and creamier texture (maybe because OLD version product remains too little to compare).

✨MY VERDICT✨

A'PIEU Water Light Tint RD03 is creamy-hybrid; not too creamy, not to runny. It also moisturizes your lips, delivers saturated color pay-off, and even covers dark or pigmented lip very well✨

📝MLBB shade; warm pinkish-mauve that suitable for every skintone. Creamy-hybrid texture, enriched with moisturizing formula (my lip doesn't flake at all!), covers dark and pigmented lip very well and mix with a sophisticated micro-glitter particles. The glossy finish also looks modest and not looks oily. Lasting power stays quite long and starts fades away especially after couple of hours/under normal activity. One word to describe it: it looks MEVVAH. many people compare it with YSL Creamy Stain Carmin Session but I think the formula and color is bit different. A'PIEU staining power is better than YSL Creamy Stain imo; A'PIEU has better longetivity and leaves noticeable stain than YSL Creamy Stain (nb: YSL Carmin Session already discontinued and once I tried to compare it in YSL counter).

Final Thought

In sum, A'PIEU Water Light Tint in RD03 is a MUST have item. The formula is excellent and the tube packaging also looks sophisticated even for a working woman. The only down-side is RD03 often sold-out in many online store, so you might consider another color as substitute.

What's the EXACT DUPE for A'PIEU RD03?

The DUPE for A'PIEU Water Light Tint RD03 is... (drumroll🥁):

ROM&ND Juicy Lasting Tint in Fig Fig 06!!!🥳

Difference: A'PIEU has micro-glitter while ROM&ND comes in a solid color without any micro particles.

A'PIEU lip tint retailed for IDR 55.000 up to 85.000 (depends on OL Store), A'PIEU RD03 is worth to purchase💋👑

Photo 2: Right side with A'PIEU,  Light side with ROM&ND.