Permanent make-up provides women with a well-groomed appearance around the clock and significantly saves time when applying make-up. It helps to correct the shape of the lips, make them more symmetrical and bulky. The quality and stability of tattooing depends on the materials and skills of the master.
Should I make permanent makeup?
The described technique of introducing pigment into the skin has significant advantages:
- correction of shape, contours and lip size;
- masking of scars , moles or other minor defects in the treatment area;
- resistance to moisture, sunlight and any mechanical effects (kisses, eating food or drinks, rubbing);
- hypoallergenicity;
- the ability to give the skin a more intense and vivid color.
Permanent make-up of lips is not without drawbacks:
- risk of entering a viral or bacterial infection during the procedure;
- the need to regularly update the pigment;
- Expensiveness of manipulation;
- the rehabilitation period, during which the lips swell and become covered with unaesthetic crusts.
It is important to immediately turn to a highly qualified and certified master, an inexperienced and inept cosmetician can spoil the tattoo. An incorrectly selected shade or a crookedly filled contour will have to be re-made, and correction costs additional money and its results may differ significantly from the initial wishes.
Types of permanent make-up lips
The art of micropigmentation is constantly being improved, and new types of dye introduction are being developed. They are selected in accordance with the wishes of women and the required results after manipulation. Permanent lip tattoo is classified into the following forms:
- watercolor technique;
- contour stroke;
- feathering;
- lip tattoo 3D technology.
Recently, another type of procedure has become popular: a light kayal. It is the clogging of the contour with a white or neutral solid color. This tattooing technique helps without injecting a gel or botulinum toxin to give lips a seductive volume , make them larger and plumper. Light kayal is suitable only for the ideal shape of the mouth without asymmetry and noticeable defects.
Watercolor lip tattoo
The type of paint application contemplated here is a special technique for clogging the pigment under the skin. The master carefully works through the needle all the folds and smooth epidermis, but not point-wise, but thin small strokes of different directions. This is the most natural lip tattoo, it looks very natural and fresh. With the help of this technology of micropigmentation, you can make your own color brighter and more saturated or give the skin a completely different, spectacular shade.
Tattoo lip lip contour
Earlier, the stroke was replaced by a pencil for women, because of what I had to use lipstick of one tone all the time. Modern tattooing technology has been significantly improved and helps to adjust or emphasize the lip contour - permanent make-up is performed in a shade identical to natural skin. Due to this micropigmentation, you can slightly increase the size of the mouth, emphasize their shape.
Some masters offer a partially shaded contoured lip tattoo of a natural color "stretched" in short strokes 2-3 mm to the center of the mouth. This approach gives volume, visually makes the mouth more plump and sensual. It can be successfully combined with other effective techniques for the introduction of paint, watercolor micropigmentation or ombre.
Permanent make-up of lips with feathering
The technique described assumes plugging the entire surface of the skin with one color. Lip tattoo with feathering provides:
- correction of the form of the mouth;
- defect masking and asymmetry;
- change the color of the lips, giving them saturation and brightness;
- underlining of natural shade;
- additional volume.
A feathered lip tattoo can be performed simultaneously with the outline of the contour. The combination of these techniques helps fill the skin with a beautiful pigment and emphasize the shape of the mouth. Their sharing is recommended for women who want to make the mouth visually larger and plumper. If a light kayal tattoo is used in parallel, the contour can be "raised" by 2-3 mm.
Permanent make-up lip effect 3D super-removable lips
Experienced masters practice progressive micropigmentation in the technique of ombre. Another name is permanent make-up of 3D lips. Tattooing is carried out in 2-3 stages because of the complexity of clogging the skin. In the center of the mouth, the lightest pigment is introduced. The lip periphery is filled with a watercolor method. To create a 3D effect, the tattoo specialist combines different shades (3-5 colors from one gamut) and introduces them in short, multidirectional strokes. The contour and 2-3 mm around it are clogged with the darkest paint.
Permanent make-up of lips - contraindications
Temporarily postpone the procedure of tattooing in the following cases:
- critical days or premenstrual period;
- increased body temperature;
- exacerbation of chronic pathologies;
- any infectious diseases;
- damage to the skin of the mouth (especially if watercolor tattooing or feathering is planned);
- pregnancy;
- breast-feeding;
- high blood pressure;
- relapse of herpes;
- inflammation in the mouth.
Absolutely contraindicated lip tattoo in such situations:
- oncological diseases;
- severe psychosomatic disorders;
- low blood clotting ability;
- viral hepatitis;
- HIV or AIDS in history;
- epileptic seizures;
- fragility of blood vessels;
- acute leukemia;
- diabetes;
- birthmark at the site of the injection (preliminary consultation with a dermatologist is required).
How do permanent makeup lips?
The considered cosmetic manipulation is performed identical to the classical tattoo. The master punctures the pigment under the skin with a thin and short needle. Natural lip tattoo involves the use of only organic dyes that do not cause allergies and do not provoke inflammatory processes. An additional difference between micropigmentation and classical tattooing is the smaller depth of needle insertion.
Is it painful to make permanent makeup?
On the eve of the procedure, the skin is necessarily treated with local anesthetics, but they do not relieve the uncomfortable sensations completely. The degree of soreness depends on the technique in which lip tattoos are performed, and the sensitivity threshold. If only the outline is hammered, the client is a little uncomfortable, but these feelings are short and tolerant. The most pronounced discomfort is accompanied by a natural tattoo of lips with feathering and micropigmentation by the method of 3D or ombre.
Reduce pain by using the following drugs:
- Emla;
- TKTX;
- Lightdep;
- Anestol;
- Numb Deep and analogues.
How to care for the lips after permanent make-up?
The described manipulation is the application of micro-traumas to sensitive skin, which significantly weakens local immunity. Proper care of the lips after permanent make-up helps prevent infection and inflammation, speed up the healing of the epidermis. Strict adherence to the recommendations of the tattoo master ensures the obtaining of the desired result and a good aesthetic effect from the micropigmentation.
Permanent make-up of the lips - care after the procedure:
- Refuse to visit the solarium, bath and sauna, beaches. When entering the street in sunlight, it is essential to lubricate the skin with cream with SPF.
- Use regenerating drugs, which was advised by a tattoo specialist (Bepanten, Solcoseril and others).
- Do not drink hot and alcoholic beverages, use a straw.
- Lubricate the epidermis with creams against viral infections ( Acyclovir , Gerpevir and analogues).
How does permanent lip make-up heal?
Due to damage to the skin with a needle, small bruises and wounds can form on the lips. It is important not to spoil the lip tattoo performed by accident - the healing is accompanied by the appearance of crusts that can not be removed by yourself. They will gradually peel off and fall off for 7-14 days. Most women experience pronounced edema after permanent make-up of their lips. This is normal, the swelling will disappear for a few days.
How do permanent makeup correction?
After the first session of micropigmentation and complete healing of the skin, it is necessary to visit the master again. Early correction of lip tattoo is necessary for the final formation of the contour of the mouth, correcting minor defects and obtaining the desired result. Permanent make-up lasts 1-5 years, depending on the speed of skin renewal and personal characteristics. When the paint begins to fade and fade, you will have to do the tattoo (repeated) of the lips again. You can score an identical pigment in your favorite technique or choose a completely different image and technique.
How to remove permanent makeup from lips?
If the result of the work of the master is unsatisfactory or the tattoo just does not like, you will not be able to get rid of it immediately. First, it is important to wait for the absolute healing of the skin, and then go to the office of a qualified dermatologist. Only the hardware can remove permanent make-up of lips - removal of tattooing is carried out with the help of laser cosmetic installations. During 2-8 sessions, the upper layers of the skin with the pigment will be burned by radiation and gradually updated.