A'PIEU x Doraemon: To Your Eyeshadow in #5

It's hard to resist another uber-cute collaboration between A'PIEU x Doraemon Limited edition.

First of all, thank you to my stupid blog server, I lost my previous draft while still writing on them. Whilst recount my memory about this product, I'm going to briefly explain about A'Pieu product. A'PIEU is an affordable Korean make-up line brand under the same umbrella with Missha but A'Pieu comes in a distinctly cute-attractive concept. Comparing to the other Korean brands, A'Pieu relatively has more teeny-mini size product.

Similar to previous review A'PIEU x Doraemon: Jelly Marmalade Tint, this limited edition A'PIEU To Your Shadow only available in certain period of time. The dual matte-shimmer palette combination comes in 2.2g*2 nett pressed powder and available in 6 shades in which every shade number has different Doraemon and Dorami animation imprints in each of their front face lid. This product is encased in a sturdy-white case with transparent lid and simply comes in a sealed tape guarantee, without additional plastic seal, without attached mirror, nor additional eye shadow sponge/brush. For those who opt for handy product or prefer to use their own applicator instead, then this product might be overlooked under your radar.

I don't know exactly the price in IDR since I got it as a giveaway prize from my sugarcoffee, however it's retailed for KRW 6.500 and originally made in Korea, meanwhile the shade is written as #5 "Keureonchi Moka" or (thanks to Filia translation) simply read as 'Crunchy Mocha'.

PHOTOS

There are 6 shades available listed in numerical order

All 6 shades are under the warm spectrum, in which the left side pan comes as matte-powdery shadow and right pan comes as shimmery accent powder. No. #1 is the lightest shade whereas No. #6 has the darkest combo shade available.

The dual eye-shadow combo is labeled as #5 'Crunchy Mocha'; a warm coppery-brown combo with a coffee-brown matte pressed powder in left pan and noticeable shimmery-pressed powder in right pan. This shade works better for warm skin-tone people (imho) without lessen any credit for cooler skin-tone.

The texture of the coffee-brown shade is finely milled with a matte finish and minimal fall-out. This shade can be used either as base lid color or outer crease color. In contrary, the coppery-brown shade comes as a shimmery-pressed powder with noticeable red-tinged glitter on it. Both shades works well with or without primer; swatch photos below was taken without primer on. Fragrance-free, whereas the staying power is considerably decent.

SWATCH

All swatch photos above was taken in different lightning; as you can see the coffee-brown shade swatch isn't pigmented enough as in the pan, whereas the shimmery powder texture gilds well even without a primer. This dual brown shade combo complements my warm skin-tone nicely, soon I will post eye makeup look as comparison.

My Verdict?

This warm-brown combo is a good epitome of 'Crunchy Mocha'. However, the typical of Korean (or Japanese) eye shadow texture is often loaded with sheer pigmentation but with visibly shimmer; this product displays one of example. The formula of this palette is a combination of modest matte powder collaborated with decent shimmery pressed-powder since most of Korean-Japanese eye-makeup look often refrain from heavy eye-makeup. For single eye-shadow application, apply the build-able matte shade by intensifying the color for bold smokey-look or simply wear the dual-chrome bronze shade for alluring look. Another shades review can be viewed in my sugarcoffee review. Thank you for reading! ♥

A'PIEU x Doraemon: Jelly Marmalade in Watermelon

Introducing A'Pieu, one of Korean cosmetic brand which offers undeniably cute product with an affordable tag.

This brand comes under the same umbrella with Missha, but A'Pieu offers inexpensive tag with high-quality product which often come (if you pay attention) in a teeny-tiny content/size. A'PIEU often collaborate with cartoon character like Shinchan, Doraemon, and recently Rilakkuma which makes them rise in prominence with their set collaboration.

A'Pieu X Doraemon collaboration comes in a various product such as eyeshadow, cushion, liptint, etc and became an extremely hit in their homeland itself. A'Pieu X Doraemon Jelly Marmalade Lip Tint comes in a handy tube with guarantee sealed cap and doe-foot applicator. Tbh, I'm not sure how does it cost since I got it as a giveaway present from Mysugarcoffee but some people say it's retailed for about IDR 78.000 (from KRW 3.800), and mine comes in Watermelon shade.

PHOTOS

A'Pieu x Doraemon Jelly Lip Tint shades

There are 6 shades available and all shades come in different uber cute Doraemon expression to distinct each shade from another (isn't it cute?) ranging from bold orange to deep plum hue.

The texture of the lip tint is a hybrid of gel and liquid, it's a mix of liquidy-gel consistency which will absorb quickly as soon as applied. You can directly swipe the applicator to create statement color or you can lightly dab it to create gradient color, but beware of bleed. Once this product is set, then it's hella stubborn to remove the stain. You will need proper cleansing milk or makeup oil remover to remove the stain.

As you can see, the tube is fairly decent and transparent which comes in a metallic cap equipped with slanted applicator. When I talk about mini size, I'm not joking around. This product has slightly smaller size than other Korean lip tint product (i.e. Etude House) as you can see below. Trivial info: differentiate the shade by simply looking at Doraemon expression (that's one of genius idea imho) or in the imprinted shade name behind the tube.

The product distributed without any outer box nor plastic seal. There's only attached guarantee seal to preserve its quality; simply twisted the cap to break off the seal. So when the seal is broken, then it's done. The applicator comes in a slanted shape which enables us to distribute the jelly-like texture easily.

The 'Watermelon' shade comes close to a vibrant red-watermelon hue; this red shade mimics watermelon color very well and suitable for both warmer or cooler skin-tone. It instantly brightens your complexion and leaves a nice stain behind, has a pleasant fruity scent with tremendous staining power.

SWATCH

Photo far-above: straightly swiped; Photo near-above: after rubbed-off with tissue.

The jelly-glossy texture renders your lips with juicy looking finish but the gloss will fade away over the time. It leaves a noticeable stain (as you can see above) and lasts for couple of hours. The staining finish feels lightweight and won't budge everywhere.

My Verdict?

I'm not a "Lip Tint gal" person since lip tint/stain often forces your lip condition to drier state. Exfoliate your lips before applying any staining product since staining texture (similar to liquid matte product) often accentuate your lips condition. However, once the product is set, it will render a natural, flushed lips. You can layer your stained lips with transparent lip balm to maintain its moisture inside and plump out your lips. I used this product when I'm too lazy to touch-up (once I used it when hiking outdoor!) since the staying power unimaginably lasts throughout the day. In sum, this 'Watermelon' shade gives a strike of vivid red and a proper epitome of summer vibe. You can check my sugarcoffee review for another shade, like 'Plum'. Thank you for reading! ♥