Lip tattoo

When I first started out in semi-permanent makeup, I really didn’t understand why someone would want to get a lip tattoo. I mean why would you always want to have on the same colour day after day? Well, that was a long time ago, and boy have I learned a lot with age. I worked as a makeup trainer with Mac Cosmetics for over 18 years, and it was only when I got older (a lot older) that I realised ‘I don’t want to be spending all my time on my makeup every day’. I just wanted to look like a better version of myself and spend the littlest amount of time doing so.
A lip tattoo does not heal to a bold colour

What I also didn’t realise was that just because you get a lip tattoo, does not mean it’s going to be a bold colour. Semi-permanent lips are meant to give you a natural boost to your own lip colour so you can wear just a gloss or chapstick and look like you have a natural lip colour on. When you go out at night or want to put a little more makeup on, you can wear whatever colour you’d like on top of it. I love that you have that option.

So what happens when you get a lip tattoo?

The lips are a completely different type of skin in comparison to our eyebrows and eyelids. As with all semi-permanent procedures, this is a 2-3 step process. It will not be complete on your first treatment. Your lips will look really bright and bold straight after for about 1-2 weeks (depending on how your body heals) They will most likely swell which is also normal but this can be easily treated with a cold-press.