How to make a lip tattoo? Tattoo lip contour, with feathering, natural, ombre, watercolor: before and after photo

Representatives of the fair sex strive for beauty, like no other. There are many opportunities to improve your appearance, correct or emphasize natural beauty. Women are increasingly doing cosmetic tattooing - someone to adjust, someone for convenience. All about lip tattoo read in the article.

The history of the birth of permanent make-up is rooted in the deep past. Women of different peoples and tribes put tattoos on their faces to indicate their marital status, social status or to attract men. Over time, the art of tattoos has evolved into that permanent make-up, as we know it.

Do it mainly to adjust the shape of the eyes, face, lips. Moreover, the spent means and discomfort justify the result. Lip tattoo will allow you to save time for make-up, and also look fresh and attractive in any situation.

Lip tattoo: contour

• Contoured tattoo is intended for women who have a beautiful lip shape from nature, perhaps with slightly blurred contours. Looks like an ordinary cosmetic pencil
• Before carrying out the procedure, you can ask not only to outline the data from the nature of the lip contours, but also to step out slightly beyond them. This will visually increase the lips and make them more plump
• Faced with the choice of color, choose the closest to the natural color shade. In this case, you can use any color of pencils and lipsticks when applying makeup, and in case of his absence you will look natural
• In the opposite case, you are threatened with the effect of the eaten lipstick, moreover, if the tone of the contour is incorrectly chosen, you will be doomed to constantly use the sameshade of cosmetic for lips

Lip tattoo - outline

Lip tattoo with feather, photo

Important: Does not suit the owner of thin lips, conceals the volume.

Suitable for girls with uneven or blurred lip contours, helps to correct the natural line. You can choose a tone that is as close to the natural as possible, which will make the lips fuller. When choosing a tone other than natural, you can choose a partial or full shading.

• Partial feathering( one-third of the surface of the lips)
  Choose this type of tattoo for asymmetry of lips, uneven contour. You can choose a color similar to the natural one or choose a different tone. If you want to preserve the natural look - you will also like partial feathering

Lip contour - feathering

Partial feathering

• Full feathering
  If you want to completely change the color of your lips - you will be able to tattoo using the full feathering method. You can choose one color of the contour and feathering or different tones, between which there will be a smooth transition

Tip: Before visiting the master, choose the color that you want to see on the lips. Bring along the selected contour pencil and lipstick.

Full feathering

Lip tattoo with feathering

Watercolor tattoo technique for lips

It differs in the absence of a contour. It is carried out by introducing a soft colored pigment and its feathering on the entire surface of the lips. If you want to achieve the effect of natural color when correcting the shape of the lips - choose the watercolor technique.

With the right selection of color pigment, the lips look painted with glitter or colorless balm.

Suitable absolutely for everyone, and the correct color selection will help the table with the definition of your type of appearance:

Skin Type	Distinctive features	Distinctive features	Celtic	Light skin Light hair( including red) Blue, green eyes	Delicate pink shades( + scarlet)
Nordic	Light skin Light, light brown, chestnut hair Blond eyes	Coral Caramel Cherry Scarlet
Dark European	Slightly dark-skinned Light brown, chestnut hair Gray, gray-green, brown eyes	Bronze Golden Beige Ocher
Southhe European	Swarthy skin dark hair Brown eyes	Warm colors 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

Natural lip tattoo

• To the happy girls, whose lip contour form is not wellis in correction, natural tattoo
• is suitable. For tattooing, the color that is closest to the natural is selected. Permanent make-up without contouring that promotes natural and natural appearance
• After the procedure the lips acquire brightness and expressiveness

Natural make-up of lips

Tattoo of lips ombre

Ombre is the youngest technique in the world of permanent make-up. Be wary of the choice of a tattoo artist. This technique requires professionalism and a sense of color.

Tattoo ombre is performed in one color range of different shades. The color of the lips smoothly passes from the dark outline to the light middle. This effect visually increases the lips, emphasizing their completeness.

Technique ombre - before and after

Tattoo ombre

How to choose a color for tattoo lips?

When choosing a color for tattooing, remember that this color will be with you for a long time. Do not rush into bright shades - after a while they can bore you, besides it will be necessary all your wardrobe, accessories to adjust to the color of the lips.

It is best to choose a natural, discreet shade. An experienced master who knows the science of coloring will help you to make a choice, recognizing your skin type, and will tell you how to properly care for the tattoo, so as not to cause discoloration.

If the color that you see on the lips differs from what you choose, do not rush to panic - after healing, the brightness becomes smaller. But the final color deformation can occur for several reasons:

• Bad equipment
• Poor pigments( Taiwan, for example)
• Color is incorrectly matched to your face type
• Too deep puncture

Pigment color for tattooing

How much does tattooing of lips last?

Exactly this question will not give you even a master. In each case, the duration of the effect is individual, it is affected by:

• Age - the older, the longer the tattoo lasts, this is due to the rate of metabolic processes in the body.
• . Color - saturated tone to last longer.
• . Skin type - the fatter skin, the faster the pigment diffuses
• . Externalfactors - weather, care, decorative or therapeutic cosmetics

Average indicator of "life" tattoo - about 2 years. Over time, colors fade or disappear completely, so it is necessary to carry out a correction every 1.5-2 years. With each time, make-up lasts longer.

Lip tattoo correction

How does lip tattoo heal?

You can talk about complete healing in about 15-30 days. You will pass the following stages:

• The first 6-7 hours - there is edema of the lips
• 1-2 days - the lips become wet. In this case, blot your lips with a napkin or a cotton disc moistened with chlorhexidine( you can use myramistine solution).Do not rub the
• for 5-6 days - the formation of crusts on the lips. Do not soak, do not rip off or rub them. Crusts promote the healing of the lips and peel independently by performing its function
• 10-14 days - the appearance of the film( secondary crust)

Tongue healing after tattooing

Tattooing of the lips after healing, photos before and after

Immediately after the tattoo, the permanent looks very bright. Do not worry, after healing, the saturation will be less.

Lip tattooing: healing process

Lip tattooing: before and after

After complete healing it becomes clear whether tattoo correction is required.

Lip tattoo: before the procedure, healing, final result

Lip Care after tattooing

After tattoo for safe healing of the lips, follow these recommendations:

1. Avoid getting water on the lips.
2. Refrain from using decorative cosmetics
3. Moisturize lips( Cream "Bepanten", ointment "Acyclovir", etc.)
4. Try to limit exposure to cold and hot temperatures
5. Do not sunbathe, do not visit the sauna

Video: Pros and cons of lip tattooing

Contraindications for tattooinglips

Because tattooing is a serious interference in the body, there are a number of contraindications for this procedure:

1. Juvenile
2. Colds
3. Herpes. Before going to the master you should treat
4. Pregnancy and lactation
5. Birthmarks or birthmarks in the field of tattooing
6. Diseases of the cardiovascular system
7. Diseases of the circulatory system
8. Oncological diseases
9. HIV and AIDS
10. Diabetes mellitus
11. Epilepsy

Is it worth it to do lip tattooing?

Beautiful lips - this is the dignity of a woman. Every woman makes a choice on her own, which she is ready to go for beauty. Permanent make-up allows you to feel confident and do not reach for a mirror after drinking coffee or eating an apple.

Lip tattoo will provide brightness to the pale lips, add a thin volume and correct the uneven contour. In general, lip tattoo has many advantages:

• Lip shape change
• Saving time and funds for make-up
• Good appearance regardless of weather and circumstances

However, think before deciding on the procedure, be prepared to face some disadvantages of the procedure:

• Soreness
• Healing
• Need for correction
• Unsuccessful result( distortion of shape, color, etc.)
• Costly and painful removal of tattooing

Video: How is lip tattoo done?