My skincare routine has become a little bit of a mess as of late, however, I've been trying to encourage myself back into it by buying a couple products to add into my routine as and when they fit. Of course, they both come from one of my favourite Korean beauty brands, A'pieu. I have several skin issues that I am trying to improve on and I'm hoping to find the perfect products to make sure my skin can look as good as it can. Honestly, since I've started putting a bit more focus and care into what products I use and using solely Korean skincare, I have noticed such a drastic improvement in my skin's condition, so it seems like what I'm doing is working. I only have two things to add in today, I'll eventually go through my entire daily skincare routine and what extra little treats I give it.
Well, 2018 has swooped in fast and it's already February (crazy right??) and here comes the first post of the month. One of my resolutions for this year was to take better care of my skin and my overall appearance and I have managed to stick to this one about 90% of the time. One place that seems to get neglected by me, especially in the winter are my poor beautiful lips. Receiving this product in my Mask Time box at Christmas time has meant I can give my lips a little bit more lovin' (so....I can give more lovin'...?). This is the A'pieu Mocahlipccino Coffee Lip Scrub, one of two varieties, the other being Amelipccno. There are two different strengths to this product in terms of how ~scrubby~ they are with this one actually being the least abrasive of the two. Now let's see how we get on with it!
Mask Monday is back!! I have a tonne of sheet masks to work my way through so what better excuse to bring back a feature I made an attempt at starting! I've been slacking in the skincare front lately and need to slowly develop some good habits to get me back into things, so a weekly face mask is on the cards. Today I have one from A'pieu, a brand you will have become fairly acquainted with reading my blog as they've become one of my favourites. I actually received this mask for free because the eBay seller had to wait 2 days to ship out my order due to it being a holiday in Korea at the time and sent this alongside my order as an apology (nice huh?! It still arrived earlier than all my other orders ordered earlier too).
After a little break from it, Mask Monday is finally back! It's a series I'm actually enjoying doing because it makes me actually use a mask of some sort each week which is only beneficial to my skin and the routine in which I look after it. While I tend to focus on sheet masks as a weekly treat for my skin, I like having something a little different from time to time to give my skin the benefits of something that a sheet mask can't give you. This time we have the A'pieu Rub In Gelato Mask in Pistachio. This mask comes in two different variations, you have the Pistachio one and the Riso (Rice) one.
I have a big massive box of products I need to review for you guys and I'm slowly trying to work my way through them. There's a combination of skincare and make up products, so I want to start off with a nice quick little review for you!
A'pieu has super quickly become one of my favourite beauty brands from Korea, Etude House will always be my number one but A'pieu is definitely sitting at a close number two! They have given me the best ever nose strip so I have been quite keen to try more of their skincare stuff. I picked this Grain Soap out of everything to give a go because it was ridiculously cheap on eBay, so I thought, why not?
So what is the products intention? The A'pieu Grain Soap claims to help with blackheads, removal of dead skin cells and removes sebum. Features in a skincare product that is quite beneficial to my own skin problems (acne prone, large pores and a face that needs exfoliated regularly). The main ingredient is red bean powder which is supposed to help very gently buff away the dead cells and clear your blackheads out. The primary ingredients are Red bean powder, Olive oil, Aloe vera, Glycerin, Hyaluronic acid, things that are very beneficial to your skin! So there's a lot in one to help out with your skin.
So how do you use it? Initially, I thought it was like the Wonder Pore soap from Etude House that you actually rub it directly on your face so I used it this way at first, however, I learnt after that that wasn't right! It's much simpler, you just take the bar, run it in the tap and lather it up in your hands, following this up with gently massaging your face.
Now I actually currently have 3 face washes that I'm currently using, ones I will speak about in a skincare routine post. However, I have decided to use this particular one prior to washing my face at nice, so I use it as a precleanse for my skin! I find using this helps clean the make up out of my pores and lets the benefits of my skincare routine work better. Now it's not an abrasive exfoliation soap, you can't really feel it but after you pat your skin dry you can feel the difference in your skin. It feels a lot smoother and looks a lot brighter. I've really found adding this to my skincare routine has really made a difference to my skin overall (apart from a few hormonal spots, yay post pregnancy!).
Being quite a large block of soap, this would probably last you a long time, however, I would recommend, as you would do a bar of hand soap, to invest in some sort of soap dish so it doesn't sit on the side of the sink and the soap gets that horrible thick white layer on the bottom, you could even gently give it a little pat dry to prevent that even further.
It doesn't have the most pleasant scent to it. It's a very earthy kind of natural scent, but that just makes me feel like I'm not putting strong chemicals on my face which is always a benefit!
For being so cheap, you're not really breaking the bank giving it a go, so I would recommend it! I'm hoping to start investing in more A'pieu skincare products as I'm fairly convinced they are some of the best affordable ones coming from Korea. You can buy this from eBay for £1.51! Do you have any A'pieu skincare products you would recommend? Are you wanting to give this soap a try?
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