Lip Blushing: What You Need To Know

In recent years, searches for lip blushing iIncrease 130% according to Yelp's 2022 Beauty Trend Forecastthe, lip blushing has become a hot topic in permanent makeup and has garnered a lot of attention on social media such as ins and tiktok. Not only does it enhance your natural lip color and optimize lip shape, but it also allows you to keep your makeup routine as quick and low-maintenance as possible, and will not damage the makeup due to swimming, sweating and other problems.

If you are also interested in lip blushing, keep reading below and Charme Princesse will take you through everything you need to know before your first appointment.

What Is Lip Blushing?

Lip Blushing is a semi-permanent cosmetic tattoo procedure that can enhance the color and shape of your lips by depositing natural pigments into your lips. A good lip blush tattoos is not to replace lipstick, but to maintain a natural good look at any time, like the color of your own lips. Lip blushing can correct asymmetrical lip shapes, making them look more balanced and symmetrical. Permanent Makeup Artist can also add definition to the edges of lips to minimize the appearance of fine lines and give you a fresh, youthful look.

How long does lip blushing last?

The best maintenance time is between 2-3 years, but results may vary from person to person. Color retention depends on your health, lifestyle and proper post-care, including exfoliation, moisturizing and protecting your lips from sun exposure. In addition to this, lip blushing only implants pigment under the surface of the skin, the pigment is easily metabolized and excreted from the body, and the natural pigment itself does not last as long as the usual chemical pigments, so the best results can be maintained later by small refresh of color every 2-3 years.

Who is lip blushing not suited to?

• People with skin diseases, infectious diseases, allergic constitutions, and scar constitutions;
• People with inflammation of the lips;
• Those who are pregnant, nursing, or undergoing chemotherapy or medical care
• Those who have high expectations for lip tattooing or abnormal mental state;
• Girls under the age of 18

How Does a Lip Blushing Procedure Go?

1. The Lip Blushing procedure does not take long, it takes approximately 2.5 hours to complete from start to finish.

2. Before the procedure begins, the artist applies a topical numbing cream to the entire lip to keep it comfortable and to control bleeding and swelling.

3. After the numbing, artistsketches the lip shape using a bright colored lip liner, once the shape is drawn then begins the tattooing process.

4. During the lip blushing procedure, the artist implants the pigment into the first layer of the skin with a cosmetic tattoo machineand a single-use sterile PMU needl The whole process is known as ‘pixelating,’ which consists of thousands of microdots of pigment placed across the skin to create a layer of coverage and color, the more layers add and the tighter the pixels, the deeper and more saturated the color becomes.

5. Once the color deposit is complete, artist will clean the lips and apply a thin coat of a healing balm.

Is lip blushing painful?

The lips are a sensitive area of the body and like most tattoo procedures, there will be some pain, but as mentioned above, most technicians will use a numbing cream to ease the pain during the process. 

How to Prepare for a Lip Blushing Session?

• Avoid alcohol and caffeine 24 hours prior to your appointment.
• Suspend the use of beauty products containing vitamin C serum or retinoids.
• Exfoliate your lips the day before and use an emollient cream or moisturizer to help keep the surface of your lips smooth and fresh on the day of your appointment.

What's the aftercare process?

The healing process of lip blushing takes about 5 to 10 days. Side effects such as swelling and redness may occur during the healing process and you can use soothing aftercare cream to apply to your lips daily for one week. Do not apply lipstick on top of the lip blushing while it is healing, as this may risk infection. Avoid intense workouts and sun exposure during this time, too. By the end of the first week, the lips will scab, and the scabs will fall off. (Whatever you do, don’t pick or peel them.) If you need, your provider will conduct a second session in 6 to 10 weeks to touch up the color.

We also cover more complete aftercare Instructions in our blog here.

How to find a professional permanent-makeup artist?

Before you decide to go for a lip blushing, you should do lots of homework. Make sure your artist passed health inspection and is licensed by your local health/licensing board. Look at plenty of before and after pictures of cosmetic-tattoo artists’ work, ask questions, and make sure you feel comfortable with them before committing to any procedure. Lip blushing should be performed at a skin care facility or medical office only.