Mistakes in permanent lip makeup

I like working with lips because I love transforming their shape. It's a field for creativity — I can show the client how their lips will transform beyond recognition.

My specialties are the lifting effect and my own vision of color. When I see a client, I immediately understand what I want to see as the result on their lips.

For the past two years, clients have almost completely trusted me with the choice of color. I offer them several options and describe the features of each. Often, I prefer colors that will be comfortable 24/7.

First, I recommend looking at which shades of lipsticks and pencils are currently popular. We look at decorative cosmetics on websites, social networks of clients of different ages. We make a conclusion — which shades are popular among a certain category.

You can visit makeup artists to train your eye and see which shades they use. Be careful here: most shades are too decorative for us, some have effects that we cannot replicate on the lips. Train your eye — this way you'll understand what suits each type.

That would be ICONIC NUDE, ANTIQUE RED, and the third is hard to choose between RASPBERRY and WATERMELON. Lately, WATERMELON is my big love, I'm ready to work with it 24/7.

Well, let's get started! The first lips — beautiful work, good color placement. I would make small changes to the Cupid's bow, the shade matches the skin tone, granules are covered — all is well.

The second work — I have no complaints about the shade choice. I do have complaints about the construction of the shape, the trauma of the stroke, the unevenness, and the unproductiveness of the color saturation.

I recommend the master to work on productivity and hand positioning — the hand is positioned incorrectly. It gives an unproductive stroke, the master works with the whole hand, not with the fingers.

The third work — it's the source of my dreams. I've been trying to find a model with such lips for several years.

When we work with pigmentation, we don't make a clear shape. Working with these lips will take several procedures: 1st procedure — a quick pass with a triple needle. I have two options for colors — 1 is safer: CORALLIEN. The 2nd option — classic red, NEGLIGEE
white, 1-2 passes without a clear shape along the pigmentation border.

Then we meet for correction — we see how it has healed, add some shades. We take the Itten circle and start neutralizing.

For some reason, no one says that if the lips darken after the procedure — it's normal. It's one of the stages of healing — after which the desired color will emerge.

The next work (4) — let's start with the shape. Here we have the makings of great shape formation, the master feels the proportions. There is something to work on, but it's not all as bad as it might seem at first glance. I would recommend the author of the work to practice drawing shapes.

You can practice on relatives, clients, but it is necessary to photograph and analyze mistakes in the photos.
For a beginner master, the color saturation of the lower lip is not bad. It is necessary to make more movements and not be afraid to stretch the lips. The main thing is not to stretch them over the teeth, otherwise, it will be painful, unattractive, and traumatic.

But there are problems with the color saturation of the upper lip because the epidermis is stained. Pigment accidentally got somewhere, so don't expect beautiful and neat healing. I recommend practicing color saturation.

It is also unclear here, is there a reaction to anesthesia in the photo or is the color saturation so traumatic? If it's color saturation, isolate yourself with latex until we find you! If it's just a reaction to anesthesia, use less anesthesia and don't harden the lips.

The next work (5) — insanely beautiful color saturation and color, all dense. I don't like the arch here, it's even, but it looks disharmonious — too deep a recession for such lush shape formation.

I have nothing to complain about the lower lip.

Swelling is our body's reaction to injury. We touch a person with a needle for an extended period — it's normal for swelling to occur, but it's important to differentiate between types of swelling.

If it's just a slight puffiness, then all is well, but if the swelling is accompanied by an abundant exudation of serous fluid and blood dew — that's not normal.

Even vascular and empty lips can be colored without significant swelling. Filler attracts moisture, but that doesn't mean we'll get large swellings. If we make a productive stroke, color quickly, and do not inflict unnecessary trauma — all will be well.

For dessert, we have an interesting case. If we encounter such lips in our office, we must take 'before' and 'after' photos. This is an excellent client case that will showcase you as a professional in the eyes of clients.

Here I would consider several options: FUCHSIA + NEGLIGEE, or FUCHSIA + NUDE. Also, you can add a bit of RASPBERRY to the mix to give the color some vibrancy. Or take RASPBERRY + NUDE and RASPBERRY + NEGLIGEE. When working with such lips, it's important to understand that you should not expect a clear contour; pigmentation won't allow it.

My choice leans towards RASPBERRY + NUDE, there are Fordyce spots here, which are quite different in color, and the combo of pigments would cover this nuance. I would spot add my personal favorite — ANTIQUE RED — it beautifully covers herpes scars and hides Fordyce spots.
On such lips, we don't fuss about the contour because it won't be visible.

Many make a mistake: once they draw the contour — it doesn't appear, twice they draw the contour — it doesn't appear, and after healing, you get a thick 'grandmotherly' contour.

The only option to draw the contour here with ANTIQUE RED is to apply anesthesia and wait a little longer on the contour.

It seems to me that there is already permanent makeup on these lips. If that's the case — the color is beautiful, but it's a bit too dense on the lower lip. If there's no old permanent makeup here, I would work with WATERMELON — it would nicely enliven the lips and soften any paleness. As for the contour, it would integrate perfectly to refine the lips. I wish you more clients with such lips!

If anyone has questions about the analyses, or if you recognized your work among them — feel free to write in the chat, or to me personally, and I will give you a more detailed consultation on your work.