Semi-permanent tattoo treatment can change your lip color after an appointment.

Although semi-permanent cosmetic tattoos can produce natural effects, their appeal is obvious. If you are the person who puts on makeup on the reg, the treatment may save you a few hours, which you may spend on applying the product or going to a pharmacy or a trip to Sephora.

You may be familiar with eyebrow micro-blades, but what about lip blush? As the name suggests, this process can give your lips a semi-permanent color that can withstand all the conversation, eating, and kissing you want to participate in.

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"The lipstick is a semi-permanent tattoo, which means it can only last for one and a half years," said Luljeta Nikqi, a cosmetic tattoo artist and beautician who provides lipstick at the Leslie Gerstman Medical Beauty Salon.

It is different from the lip tattoo technique that reached its peak in the 90s. "The [lip red] method is much softer," said Paula Ocot-Pereira, a cosmetic tattoo artist who provides lip red at the Evolve Med Spa in Montclair, New Jersey. "It has no rough edges. In the past, you usually had a very hard [imitating the lines of a lip liner], or the color would be very pure, which would result in a very lipstick-like appearance. This is actually the opposite— —It creates a very soft, pure color.” Ocot-Pereira said, tattoo artists can use this technique to create the slightest color, or if you want something more eye-catching, they can here Create on the basis of. The method of using lipstick is different from that of lip tattoos in the 90s. "It is not completely obscured like a tattoo; it is pixelated," Nikqi explained. Essentially, experts call for the use of tools to create pixels or illegible points to prevent paint from looking rough on your lips.

Blush can not only temporarily change the color of the lips, it can also add clarity to the border in the process. "[Lip Red] does make your lips look a little bigger, because most people's natural lip color gets lighter closer to the edge," Nikqi said. She said that if clients have scars on their lips and they do not have a clear Cupid bow, she can use tattoos to construct this upper part of the lips. She added that other clients requested that the pointed Cupid's bow be made rounder, and vice versa. (Related: Scalp Microblading is the latest "It" treatment for hair loss)

Before making an appointment, your tattoo artist should talk to you about the color you want to achieve. "I tell many of my customers to bring the lipstick they wear every day," Nikqi said. "And I usually try to match my color with the lipstick they bring me."

Your tattoo artist should also take into account the background color of your skin in order to explain what can and cannot be achieved with lip tattoos during your consultation. For example, "Sometimes when people come in, their lips have a very brown undertone, or maybe a very purple undertone," Ocot-Pereira said. "So, in that situation, if someone says,'Hey, I want a red lipstick,' or,'I want a red lipstick,' it's really not the best choice, because if Your background color is blue, so if you paint red on it, it will heal and look like purple."

Once the shade and shape are determined and agreed, your tattoo artist will first apply a numbing cream (may cause some slight discomfort) and use a lip pencil to outline the natural lines of the lips. Then, they will start “using a tattoo machine and very thin needles to implant pigment into the lips,” Ocot-Pereira said. According to HelloGiggles, on average, treatment often takes about one and a half hours. Nikqi said that although some people are completely satisfied with the results of an appointment, many people choose to have makeup treatment five weeks after the initial treatment.

"In the second course of treatment, we can perfect any areas that may be lighter," Ocot-Pereira said. "If the customer wants, let's say, be bolder in color, the second meeting is where we really connect everything and perfect it."

As with any tattoo, there is a predictable healing process after a red lipstick. Nikqi said: "You will indeed be swollen very badly on the day of treatment, so I tried to warn everyone'make sure you don't have any plans afterwards.'" He added that your lips may also feel tight and dehydrated after treatment. "You just need to continue to moisturize them." This is also true in the next stage of the lipstick healing process, which unfortunately involves some shedding.

Ocot-Pereira said: “When any type of pigment is implanted into the skin, there will always be a turnaround time. All the surface skin you open will scab and fall off.” According to Nikqi, you can use a lip balm to keep your skin moisturized, but This stage is inevitable and will last about a week. (Related: Why you should use lip oil instead of lip balm)

Ocot-Pereira says you won’t appreciate the final result until about 30 to 45 days. "Once all the scabs have fallen off, there will be a waxy coat covering the lips [this] makes [color] look very faded," she said. "About a month later, the layer of my tattoo will surface. That's when your color blooms."

FYI, this treatment may cause cold sores. "If you have a history of cold sores, even if only once, it is strongly recommended that you obtain an antiviral prescription, such as Valtrex, from your attending doctor and take it three days before and after three days," Ocot-Pereira said. "When you tattoo on lips that are prone to cold sores, you can bring any dormant cold sores back to life. Taking antiviral drugs will definitely help minimize this." Tattoos can harm the skin and damage the skin Barrier function, which leads to dormant virus infection.

And lipstick is not cheap. According to Nikqi, the typical cost of a lipstick tattoo varies by location, but in a city like New York City, you may have to pay approximately US$1,000 for initial treatment and approximately US$500 for touch-up costs.

But don't just search the Internet for the lowest possible price (you know the saying-you get what you pay for). Instead, before and after the photo, focus on the lipstick of the beauty tattoo artist. "Make sure that the restored work looks very good, and they are dealing with a variety of different lip colors," Ocot-Pereira said. "For example, someone may have only experienced one type of lip color, which is [not your own]." It is worth a try because the results are irreversible, even though they are temporary. "The result often looks natural, but if someone absolutely hates it, they can only wait for it to subside," Ocot-Pereira said. (Reminder: it will last for a year and a half.) "There is actually no technique to remove the pigment on the lips because the skin is very rich in blood vessels," she explained.

If you find a beauty tattoo artist who is good at dyeing lips, you can look forward to a few months of zero-effort lip color. Even if you always feel that you are naked, without stains, colored balm, etc., it may just inspire you to say goodbye to lip makeup.