Semi-Permanent makeup of the lips – 5 things you need to know before getting a semi-permanent lip tattoo

Beautiful, symmetrical, even in colour and full lips are a perfect finish to your make-up. However, what happens if the lipstick or lip gloss gets “eaten” quite quickly, and you do not want to or have no time to constantly reapply your lipgloss and draw the perfect outline? Or simply your lips seem too narrow and pale, or with uneven colour in the lip line?

IN CASES LIKE THIS SEMI-PERMANENT MAKEUP CAN HELP

Of course, to improve the look of your lips you can always opt for fillers or plastic surgery.

Semi-permanent lip tattoo is a less radical and cheaper solution.

Lip tattooing will delicately enhance the natural contour of your lips, correct the asymmetry and strengthen the colour.

The lip pigmentation can be complemented with lip fillers to enhance their size.

Lip permanent tattooing is the most subtle way to beautify the face.

It should not be drawn outside the lip line or treated as a strong evening make-up.

The chosen lip colour should complement the client’s natural skin colour, lip colour, and personal style.

Lips can be slightly enhanced by adding lighter illuminating colour above the upper lip. This can optically enlarge lips that are too thin or flat.

The best and most beautiful results can be achieved if the colour of your permanent lip makeup is chosen to match your natural lip color, but a tone darker or brighter.

We can also use more than one colour to create contouring, where a darker colour will be placed closer to the outline of the lips and the lighter colour in the center.

CONSULTATION

Every procedure will require a consultation before the treatment. We usually see clients for a 15 minutes consultation to patch test for pigment and anaesthetic cream, and to fill out a medical question forms, so we can exclude any contraindications to the treatment.

On the day of your treatment, we will draw the shape for you to approve, and choose the colours. The treatment won’t start until we are both happy and agreeing on the final result.

The whole procedure including the application of the numbing cream and drawing of the template can take up to 2.5hours.

Permanent makeup lasts from 2 to 5 years, depending on the skin type of the client and how they look after their enhanced lips.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR A LIP TATTOO APPOINTMENT?

If you ever had the herpes simplex virus (cold sores) you do carry the virus for life. A few days before the procedure, you should start taking tablets that prevent the herpes outbreak.

For about two days before the treatment, you should not drink any alcohol, take aspirin (both thin blood) and not take ibuprofen tablets or antibiotics (slow down the healing process). Cigarette smoking can also slow down the healing process.

For a few days after you will be asked to apply healing ointment a few times a day to your lips to keep your lips moisturized.

You should avoid tanning before and after the treatment until your lips are healed.

To avoid getting your lips wet, you may want to drink through a straw.

The procedure is performed with the help of topical anaesthetic cream.

For the first few days after the semi-permanent lip tattooing, the lip colour will be more intense and darker, and the colour can look red.

After about 5 days a target chosen colour will start showing up.

Never plan your semi-permanent makeup procedure close to a big event or holiday, it takes a few days before they start to look good and perfect.

You should plan your touch up control visit 4 to 6 weeks later after the initial appointment.

WHAT TO DO AFTER YOUR LIP TATTOOING?

The skin on your lips must be treated gently. Do not soak, rub, touch, or apply various cosmetics on, other than the ones recommended by your technician.

Do not use tanning beds, go to sauna steam room, swimming pool and SPA. You also need to moisturise your lips several times a day with the recommended product.

CONTRAINDICATIONS TO THE LIP TATTOO TREATMENT

Permanent makeup should not be performed on any client who has cancer and undergoing the chemo treatment at present, unless the client’s doctor decided otherwise, treatment can be performed at 6 months after the last chemo session.

Clients with advanced diabetes or diabetes that is not under control/treated will also need a doctor’s allowance for the treatment.

Pregnant and breastfeeding women, clients with psoriasis in the site of treatment, or active herpes.

Clients with present infections and on steroid medications will also have to postpone the treatment until they have stopped taking the medication.

It is also not recommended for people with hypersensitivity to pain.