Representatives of the fair sex strive for beauty like no other. There are many opportunities to improve your appearance, correct or highlight your natural beauty. Women are increasingly getting cosmetic tattooing - some for correction, others for convenience. Read all about lip tattooing in the article.
The history of the origin of permanent makeup is rooted in the deep past. Women of various nations and tribes were tattooed on their faces to indicate marital status, social affiliation, or to attract men. Over time, the art of tattoos has grown into permanent makeup as we know it.
It is done mainly to correct the shape of the eyes, face, and lips. Moreover, the money spent and the discomfort justify the result. Lip tattooing will allow you to save time on makeup and also look fresh and attractive in any situation.
Lip tattoo instead of cosmetic pencil: contour
- Contour tattooing is intended for women who have naturally beautiful lips, perhaps with slightly blurred contours. Looks like a regular cosmetic pencil.
- Before the procedure, you can ask not only to outline the natural contours of the lips, but also to protrude slightly beyond them. This will visually enlarge your lips and make them plumper.
- When faced with a color choice, choose a shade that is as close to the natural color as possible. In this case, you can use any color of pencils and lipsticks when applying makeup, and if you don’t have it, you will look natural
- Otherwise, you risk the effect of eaten lipstick; moreover, if the contour tone is incorrectly selected, you will be doomed to constantly use the same shade of lip cosmetics
Lip tattoo - contour
Modern methods
There comes a time when, when looking in the mirror, you begin to notice that the smile has become less bright and seductive, that the outline has completely blurred. Constant touching up with pencil and lipstick no longer hides existing defects. After this, thoughts about injection medicine or surgery using silicone creep into my head. However, there are less expensive and equally effective methods. We are talking about permanent make-up.
The technology of its implementation consists of applying pigment microparticles under the upper layers of the skin in order to imitate natural makeup. The duration of the result lasts from 3 months to a year, but sometimes the effect is noticeable even after a couple of years. The procedure is carried out under anesthesia. As a result, if the work was done by a professional, the lips become brighter, richer and more beautiful.
Interesting! In the early 2000s, when tattooing was just beginning to penetrate everyday life, needles with dye penetrated into the deep layers of the dermis, the effect of the procedure did not disappear for many years in a row. Some shades became lighter, while others acquired implausible undertones. Even now, sometimes there are women with an unnaturally bright smile or uneven spots - these are all the consequences of a failed experiment with appearance.
The modern approach is completely different: all procedures are superficial, needles carry paint under the top layer of skin, which makes the process safer and eliminates the risk of scarring. In addition, a small depth allows you to obtain a uniform shade, which becomes lighter over time.
Possible forms
Lip tattoo with partial and full shading: photo
Important: Not suitable for those with thin lips, it hides volume.
Suitable for girls with uneven or blurry lip contours, helps correct the natural line. You can choose a tone that is as close to natural as possible, which will make your lips fuller. When choosing a tone other than natural, you can choose partial or full shading.
- Partial shading (on a third of the surface of the lips) Choose this type of tattoo if there is asymmetry of the lips or uneven contour. You can choose a color similar to natural or choose a different tone. If you want to maintain a natural look, partial shading is also suitable for you.
Lip contour - shading
Partial shading
- Full shading. If you want to completely change the color of your lips, tattooing using the full shading method is suitable for you. You can choose one contour and shading color or different tones, between which there will be a smooth transition.
Advice : Before visiting the specialist, select the color you want to see on your lips. Take your chosen contour pencil and lipstick with you.
Full shading
Lip tattoo with shading
What to expect in the office
So, the long-awaited day X has finally arrived, so you went into the office of a master cosmetologist. The first thing to do is to discuss the nuances and complete the sketch. An experienced specialist will easily select technology, shade samples and the necessary tools, and will also tell you how to cope with certain problems (drooping corners of the mouth, pallor, light spots after suffering from herpes).
An experienced specialist will easily select the technology, tint samples and the necessary tools
Next steps:
- A sketch is applied directly to the lips, then the cosmetologist begins fixation;
- micro-punctures are made along the borders, repeating the sketch outlines;
- this is followed by numbing the skin with a freezing spray, gel or cream. No master will give an injection to a client, because it can lead to swelling and disruption of the integrity of the presented picture;
- Using a special tattoo machine, the specialist draws it according to the created sketch.
The procedure lasts from 1 to 3 hours, the average time depends on the chosen technology.
Watercolor lip tattoo technique - how to choose a color: table
Differs in the absence of a contour. It is performed by introducing a dim colored pigment and shading it over the entire surface of the lips. If you want to achieve a natural color effect when correcting the shape of your lips, choose the watercolor technique.
With the correct selection of color pigment, lips look painted with gloss or colorless balm.
Suitable for absolutely everyone, and a table that determines your type of appearance will help you choose the right color:
| Skin type | Distinctive features | Color |
| Celtic | Light skin Blonde hair (including red) Blue, green eyes | Delicate pink shades (+scarlet) |
| Nordic | Light skin Light brown hair Light eyes | Coral Caramel Cherry Scarlet |
| Dark European | Slightly dark skin Dark brown, brown hair Gray, gray-green, brown eyes | Bronze Golden beige Ocher |
| Southern European | Dark skin Dark hair Brown eyes | Warm tones Beige shades Caramel shades |
| Indonesian (Middle Eastern) | Dark brown skin Dark hair Dark brown eyes | Golden Terracotta Cocoa |
| African | Dark skin Black hair Dark eyes | Beige-brown |
Lip tattoo - watercolor technique
3D technology
This is a lip tattoo that is performed using several shades at the same time. This promotes the play of light and shadow, so the lips look as natural as possible. You can also darken the corners of your lips in this way, add a highlight in the middle, and add relief and volume to the surface. The current trend is a red lip contour and a slight gradient lip lightening. This technique refreshes the face and makes it younger.
Using this technique, you can create both the effect of painted lips and imitate the application of transparent gloss.
Natural lip tattoo
- For lucky girls whose lip contour shape does not need correction, natural tattooing is suitable.
- For tattooing, a color is selected that is as close to natural as possible. Permanent makeup is performed without applying contour, which promotes a natural and natural look.
- After the procedure, the lips become brighter and more expressive.
Natural lip makeup
Who is suitable for permanent lip makeup?
those wishing to correct the shape (fuzzy outline, drooping corners, asymmetry);
those who have a cosmetic defect in the form of Fordyce granules (white fatty spots);
if the natural color of the lips is pale or uneven, there is pigmentation;
those who want their lips to look defined and well-groomed, as well as more voluminous without injections.
In general, the procedure is intended not only to correct natural characteristics (leveling out deficiencies), but also allows you to make your face more well-groomed and fresh..
Ombre lip tattoo
Ombre is the newest technique in the world of permanent makeup. Be careful when choosing a tattoo artist. This technique requires professionalism and a sense of color.
Ombre tattooing is performed in one color scheme of different shades. The color of the lips smoothly transitions from the dark contour to the light middle. This effect visually enlarges the lips, emphasizing their fullness.
Ombre technique - before and after
Ombre tattoo
Preparation
Despite the fact that the quality of work directly depends on the competence of the artist, the success of permanent makeup lies in mutual cooperation - both on the part of the specialist and the client. The most important step is preparing for lip tattooing. If you follow the rules, the effect will last a long time.
A few days before the permanent makeup session you need to:
stop visiting the solarium; do not use decorative cosmetics, especially long-lasting ones; refuse to visit the bathhouse, sauna, swimming pool; treat your lips with chapstick or Vaseline several times a day to prevent drying (especially in the cold season); in the absence of contraindications, you can start a course of prophylactic administration of Acyclovir (or other medicine for herpes), finishing it 2 days after the work done; the day before the procedure, exclude hot foods and drinks, spicy, fried, fatty foods; alcohol, caffeine, other energy drinks and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (they are directly related to blood rheology); smoking.
Photo BEFORE the procedure
Features that I wanted to correct : slight asymmetry, drooping corners of the lips, unclear contour (especially in places near the corners), a small amount of Fordyce granules, a little noticeable when smiling. Also the lip color is uneven.
How to choose a color for lip tattoo: palette
When choosing a color for a tattoo, remember that this color will be with you for a long time. Don’t rush to bright shades - after a while you may get bored with them, and besides, you will need to adjust your entire wardrobe and accessories to match the color of your lips.
It is best to choose a natural, discreet shade. An experienced master who knows the science of color will definitely help you make a choice, recognizing your skin type, and will tell you how to properly care for your tattoo so as not to cause color changes.
If the color you see on your lips is different from what you chose, do not rush to panic - after healing, the brightness will become less. But the final color deformation can occur for several reasons:
- Bad equipment
- Poor quality pigments (Taiwan, for example)
- The color is wrong for your face type
- The puncture is too deep
Tattoo pigment color
Colors used
This point is second in importance after determining the desired technique. Remember that the created make-up will be constantly present on your face for many months, so take the selection of shades seriously.
If just a couple of years ago ladies opted for rich colors, then due to trends towards naturalness, nude undertones have become popular. A nude make-up will allow the fashionista to make various changes to her look, because if desired, any lipstick will fit perfectly over a natural tattoo.
Advice! Do not forget that the selected color scheme should be in harmony with the color type of appearance. Thus, an experienced master will offer samples from a cold palette to a fair-skinned blonde with green or grayish-blue eyes, and from a warm palette to a brown-haired woman with a chocolate tan.
And finally, we note that the choice of tint pigments depends entirely on the chosen technique. Thus, it is better to do contouring in a tone close to the original one, shading – one or two positions darker, and 3D make-up requires a large number of shades.
Rich palette of shades
How long does lip tattoo last?
Even the master won’t give you the exact answer to this question. In each case, the duration of the effect is individual, it is influenced by:
- Age - the older you are, the longer the tattoo lasts, this is due to the speed of metabolic processes in the body
- Color – rich tones last longer
- Skin type - the oilier the skin, the faster the pigment fades
- External factors - weather, care, decorative or medicinal cosmetics
The average “life” of a tattoo is about 2 years. Over time, the colors fade or disappear completely, so it is necessary to carry out correction once every 1.5-2 years. Each time the makeup lasts longer.
Lip tattoo correction
When not to do the procedure
It is worth noting that before applying permanent lip makeup, you should familiarize yourself with the contraindications:
- Benign and malignant tumors.
- Diabetes.
- Blood clotting disorder.
- Epilepsy or fever.
- The presence of any inflammatory processes, fungus.
- Mental disorder.
- Allergy to any drug used in this procedure.
- Period of pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Hypertension.
- Kidney failure.
How long does lip tattoo take to heal?
We can talk about complete healing in about 15-30 days. You will go through the following steps:
- The first 6-7 hours - swelling of the lips is observed
- 1-2 days - lips become wet. In this case, blot your lips with a napkin or cotton pad soaked in chlorhexidine (you can use a miramistin solution). Do not rub under any circumstances
- 5-6 days - formation of crusts on the lips. Do not soak, peel or rub them. The crusts promote healing of the lips and will peel off on their own, having fulfilled their function.
- 10-14 days - appearance of a film (secondary crust)
Lip healing after tattooing
Why do you need powder lip coating?
Powder coating of lips (a photo of the result will help you understand what the procedure gives) is most often performed for decorative purposes. The technique helps give lips freshness and visual volume, making them more beautiful and vibrant. Also, powder spraying saves the girl from daily use of decorative cosmetics for her lips - since it gives the impression that her lips are already painted.
In addition, powder spraying is suitable for:
- the presence of minor defects on the lips (scars, cicatrices) - tattooing will help to disguise them;
- slight lip asymmetry;
- too pale lip shade (or if a woman doesn’t like the shade of her lips).
Sometimes after the introduction (or removal) of Botox, hyaluronic acid or other injections in the lip area, irregularities and bumps appear on the skin, which can be completely or partially masked with powder spraying. However, in this case, at least 1 month must pass after the injection, and the lips must be completely healed.
You can also resort to powder spraying during maternity leave - when there is no time to constantly apply decorative cosmetics or use special care products. To perform the procedure, it is necessary to stop breastfeeding for at least 1 month (therefore, women come for the procedure after the end of the lactation period). Middle-aged and elderly women are also advised to apply powder to their lips to restore their color.
With age, the skin of the lips loses their natural color, and the lips themselves lose volume, and nanospraying will help make the lip area more expressive. Powder spraying of lips (it is recommended to look at photos of the result on different women - young and old, in order to understand how nanospraying looks on different faces), also called “Watercolor spraying” and “Nanospraying”, involves the use of nude shades and applying them to the skin with small strokes in different directions.
Because of this, there are no bright boundaries of pigment on the lips, and therefore the result of the tattoo looks as natural as possible. Nanospraying is suitable for women of all ages, as it helps correct almost all lip defects.
Lip tattoo after healing: before and after photos
Immediately after tattooing, the permanent looks very bright. Don't worry, the saturation will decrease after healing.
Lip tattoo: healing process Lip tattoo: before and after
After complete healing, it becomes clear whether the tattoo requires correction.
Lip tattoo: before the procedure, healing, final result
When to make a correction
As a rule, correction of permanent lip makeup is carried out 1-1.5 months after the procedure.
- After such a period of time, the result of the work will be quite clearly visible and if there are small defects, they can be corrected, as well as the shade of the selected color can be adjusted.
- Then correction should be carried out approximately every 1-2 years, depending on how quickly the pigment fades.
It is worth noting that the price for permanent lip makeup and correction differs significantly, so you should not save on it so that the result is aesthetically attractive and your lips always have a well-groomed appearance.
Contraindications for lip tattooing
Since tattooing is a serious intervention in the body, there are a number of contraindications for this procedure:
- Minority
- Colds
- Herpes. Before going to the specialist, you should treat
- Pregnancy and lactation
- Moles or birthmarks in the tattoo area
- Diseases of the cardiovascular system
- Diseases of the circulatory system
- Oncological diseases
- HIV and AIDS
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
Possible complications
The most common consequence of tattooing is the development of herpes in the lip area, caused by numerous damage to the skin with a needle and a decrease in local immunity. To do this, cosmetologists advise starting to drink Acyclovir before the tattoo session and drinking the drug for a few more days after.
Also, a complication of powder spraying can be infection associated with several factors:
- unprofessionalism of a cosmetologist;
- insufficiently thorough sterilization of instruments, skin and hands of the cosmetologist, poor sanitary conditions in the cosmetology office;
- the presence of a hidden infection in the body.
Very rarely, after the powder spraying procedure, girls experience severe swelling and large crusts appear. Typically, side effects are mild and go away quickly. If pain occurs and the swelling and crusting do not go away for more than 7 days, you should immediately consult a doctor.
Is it worth getting a lip tattoo?
Beautiful lips are a woman’s dignity. Each woman makes her own choice about what she is willing to do for the sake of beauty. Permanent makeup allows you to feel confident and not reach for the mirror after drinking coffee or eating an apple.
Lip tattooing will provide brightness to pale lips, add volume to thin lips and correct uneven contours. In general, lip tattooing has many advantages:
- Changing the shape of the lips
- Saving time and money on makeup
- Good appearance regardless of weather and circumstances
However, think before you decide to have the procedure, be prepared to face some disadvantages of the procedure:
- Soreness
- Healing
- Need for correction
- Unsuccessful result (distortion of shape, color, etc.)
- Expensive and painful tattoo removal
Kinds
Permanent tattooing of eyes and lips comes in a variety of types and purposes. Sometimes it is done to always be in shape and save time on applying makeup; in some cases, these techniques are used to correct natural imperfections or hide scars.
Watercolor lip tattoo
There are the following types of lip tattoos::
- Drawing the outline . This is the most popular permanent makeup. Here only the outer line is outlined, and the inner space is not filled. Thanks to this approach, you can be ready to apply makeup at any time, while still looking “made up.” The technique is practical, but can be a hassle if you want to try a new lipstick color;
- 3D tattooing is suitable for changing the volume of the lips - they visually become larger, while the shades are corrected. A very convenient option for those who have this part of their face that is naturally expressionless. Here the contour is painted, and the folds are drawn with dark strokes, after which the master shades it with a lighter shade. Due to this work, the lips visually look more sensual;
- Shading or monochrome . Very similar to eyebrow tattooing, except for the place of use and palette. The work is done with a wide needle-brush (relatively thin needle for contour). The outline is drawn according to the client's wishes. The pigment is driven under the skin evenly over the entire area of the lips, the folds must be worked out to achieve the effect of uniform shading;
- Pigmentation . This is probably the most natural version of tattooing, which involves correction of lip color. Sometimes they are too light relative to the skin of the face, which is why they look faded and even age. You can get rid of this problem by regularly using lipsticks and glosses, or simply do permanent makeup;
- Watercolor . A special feature of the procedure is the filigree work of the master. This is the most natural type of tattoo; it looks very natural due to a special application technique. Pigment is driven into the folds with thin small strokes, but, unlike 3D, the work is done with only one color, without transition;
- Ombre . The newest, and currently popular, type of lip tattoo. It can only be performed by a professional master, since the work requires not only clear movements, but also the master’s experience as a color corrector. The ombre technique involves gradual lightening from the contour to the middle of the folds. If you choose the right contour shades and transition lines, your lips will immediately become visually enlarged, they will become plumper and more stylish.
Is it painful to get a lip tattoo? Yes, that’s why the doctor always offers anesthesia before the session. These can be injections - they are more effective (injected into the gums) or lidocaine-based ointments. If you choose Emla and other anesthetics as pain relief, the tattooing process will be more unpleasant than painful. If there are injections, then you won’t even feel anything.
Average price for tattoo: ombre for lips – 300 USD. e., watercolor – 150, pigmentation – 120, correction – $50.
Video: instructions on how to do lip tattooing
