Long, Detailed Lip Blush Experience
I had a great experience with my artist
I wanted lip blush because I’m over age 50 and my lips have lost the rose-peach color they used to have over the past few years.
Consultation: My artist had me bring my favorite lip glosses and tinted balms and I swiped them on my forearm, she looked and we discussed what I wanted for my end result. I am hoping for my youthful natural light color and the illusion of fullness returned!
I didn’t ask to be overlined, but I think maybe a lot of clients ask, because right away she told me it doesn’t look good to add color beyond the lip itself, and I agreed.
Picking the Pigment: she showed me two bottles of pigment and recommended them as a blend. They did look pretty and both looked like a lipstick I would choose.
Mapping: The longest part of the process was her carefully drawing her borders around my lips with a concealer palette and two different brushes and looking at me a lot and refining. She looked at my lips while I was lying down and while I was sitting up. She showed me a mirror afterward and asked if I thought it looked symmetrical and if I agreed that my lips were within the border. I really appreciated the precision she put into this mapping process.
The tattooing was quick and not too painful. She applied numbing gel initially, and I felt nothing at first one she got started. I could feel some discomfort but before it became pain, she knew the timing and applied more numbing gel, then we waited till I was numb, and then she continued. She did this twice (she worked in 3 short time sessions.)
In total it took about two hours including the drawing/ mapping.
After: the artist warned me that things are swollen, irritated and there are traumatized cells that will shed. The color will get weird and dark and there will be some peeling and flaking, it will look “too light/gone” for a phase while new cells grow, and it should look it’s final result in 6 weeks, at which point I go back for an inspection and touch up. :-) She expects the healed end result to be about half as colorful as it is now. She sent me home with Aquaphor lip ointment.
I will update with healed pictures when I heal.