Permanent Makeup
Our permanent makeup services enhance your natural beauty with effortless elegance. From lip blush that adds a subtle tint to your lips to expertly applied eyeliner for a polished look, our skilled specialist uses advanced techniques to ensure long-lasting results. Enjoy the convenience of waking up with beautifully defined features and simplify your beauty routine with our tailored permanent makeup options.
Permanent Makeup Services Offered
Eyelash Enhancement
Eyeliner
Lip Blush
Full Lip Color
Lip Line
Skin Concerns
- Loss of hair and or pigment in treatment areas
Treatment Areas
- Eyelids
- Lips
- Body
What to Expect + Downtime
This information is not intended to alarm you. However, it is imperative that YOU FOLLOW THE STRICT AFTERCARE INSTRUCTIONS.
- Eyeliner: The skin around the eye may appear swollen and red due to the stretching and implantation of pigment into a sensitive area.
- Lip: will appear stronger in color and swollen. The main swelling will subside within a few hours as this is mainly due to the aesthetic applied. Swelling from the procedure will subside within 48 hours.
Before Your Appointment
Eyeliner and Eyelash Enhancement
Use BASIC soap and no moisturizers on the eye area for several days prior to your procedure. Consult your doctor and the permanent makeup technician before taking any medications prior to coming to your appointment.
- DO NOT wear contact lenses
- DO NOT tweeze, wax or have electrolysis or get sunburned for one week prior to treatment.
- Consult your doctor before taking any medication.
- DO NOT use aspirin or ibuprofen (Advil) for 2 weeks prior to treatment. Use Tylenol instead.
- Vitamins: you can take extra vitamins and calcium prior to your appointment to help healing and reduce swelling. Take Arnica beforehand, but, DO NOT take vitamin B.
- DO NOT take codeine prior to treatment.
Lip Blush, Full Lip Color, and Lip Liner
30 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE:
- Avoid Botox and fillers around the lip area.
- Avoid Glycolic acid, chemical peels, and laser treatments on the face
- Avoid Retinols and anti-aging creams eg. Retin
2 WEEKS BEFORE PROCEDURE:
- Avoid all facials, bleaching treatments, or waxings around the lip area
- Avoid extensive sun exposure and sunburn on the face
1 WEEK BEFORE PROCEDURE:
- Avoid Motrin, Advil, Ibuprofen, Naproxen (Tylenol/Acetaminophen is ok to consume)
- Avoid fish oils, DHA supplements, cayenne supplements, turmeric, vitamin e, niacin (or anything that can cause blood thinning)
- Avoid marijuana and smoking
***If any of the above are taken for medical purposes, please consult with your physician.
- Keep your lips well hydrated with a good lip balm
- If you have ever had a cold sore, been prone to any type of cold sores (herpes simplex virus) or you may have the herpes simplex virus that lies dormant in your system, this procedure could cause an outbreak. It is best to consult with your doctor and upon your doctor’s recommendation, take doctor-prescribed medication such as Acyclovir, Zovirax, or Valtrex before and after the lip procedure to help prevent or lessen the severity of an outbreak.
1-3 DAYS BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE:
- Avoid alcohol (especially red wine)
- Avoid coffee or tea (1/2 cup is ok, drink decaffeinated) or excessive amounts of caffeine
- Gently exfoliate your lips 2 days prior to your procedure, 2x/day (you could use sugar and coconut oil mixture for a natural exfoliate)
- Stay hydrated and drink plenty of water (the first sign of dehydration is dry lips)
DAY OF PROCEDURE:
- Avoid intense physical activity (light yoga and walking are ok)
- You can wear your normal makeup on the day of your procedure
- It’s encouraged to bring your favorite lipsticks and/or lip liners with you to your appointment or photos of lip shapes and colors you prefer
After Your Appointment
Post Eyeliner and Eyelash Enhancement Care Instructions
- The eyes can be iced with cool packs to reduce inflammation; a barrier should be used such as Vaseline to avoid keeping the eyes wet. The cool packs should not be applied for any more than twenty minutes at a time and a twenty minute break in between.
- Cold packs to the procedure area can be used for the first 24 hours.
- You should massage eyes with cotton balls and cool water for the first 24 hours to remove any blood and to avoid scabbing.
- No makeup for 7-14 days until the eyeliner is 100% healed.
- If any ink does collect in the corner of the eye, it can be removed by wetting a Qtip and rolling the pigment out.
- A thin coat of Vaseline should be kept on the eyes 24 hours a day for 7-14 days.
- Take Advil or Tylenol as necessary for discomfort.
- If eyeliner procedure is done, a new container of mascara is a MUST to prevent infection.
- You may shower on the day following the procedure as usual.
- DO NOT go into sun or swimming pool for two weeks. When you do go into the sun use an SPF 45 to protect your face.
- DO NOT pick scabs or color will be lost.
You can expect swelling, redness, bruising and bloodshot eyes following eyeliner procedure. Treated area should be surface healed within 5 —7 days however some individuals may take longer. When you leave today, the color may be a shade too dark, and in 3 to 5 days it will look too light. In a week to 10 days following your treatment the color will begin to show more.
Post Lip Enhancement Care Instructions
Immediately following the procedure:
- I will give you a lip moisturizer to use for 7 days. Only use this on your lips and gently apply with a clean q-tip a very light layer as needed for 7 days to help moisturize. Only a very thin layer is needed to allow the lip skin to breathe.
- I will give you damp gauze to gently dab your lips to remove any lymph fluid every hour for 5 hours after the appointment ONLY for the first day. This is a very important step because if this mostly clear, yellowish fluid is not removed, it can cause scabbing, and more scabbing means less retention of the pigment. Don’t be alarmed if a little pigment comes off onto the gauze. That is from the lymph fluid and completely normal.
- If you should experience swelling, an ice pack may be applied using a thin protective barrier such as a paper towel. Icing is most effective in the first 24 hours following the procedure.
- If your lips are really sore or swollen, you can take a pain reliever or anti-inflammatory medication like Advil or a more natural alternative like arnica pills.
Within 21 days, lips go through 3 phases:
- 1st phase “looks too dark”: About 3 days with chapping (day 1-3)
- 2nd phase “looks too light”: Frosty and loss of color (days 4-13)
- 3rd phase “looks just right”: Blooming (days 14-21)
Just relax and be patient. It’s a process!
Day 1: Swelling, tender, heavy thick lipstick with a reddish brick color
Day 2: Slight swelling, reddish and tender with a slightly metallic flavor
Day 3: Less swelling, thicker texture, sore, hot feeling with an orange color effect
Day 4: Exfoliation/Peeling begins causing very chapped lips
Day 5: Very chapped lips but almost finished with the chapping stage
Day 6: A soft, rich color begins to appear
Day 7-13: Lip color disappears and the “frosty” stage begins as a white-ish, lighter haze on the lips
Day 14: Color slowly and gradually develops from within each day until day 21 or about 3 weeks post-procedure
Day 21: Healing is complete. The true color is revealed as you see it. Your lips will remain a bit dry for 1-2 months. Use a good quality lip balm (with SPF of course)!
Important Rules During Healing and Aftercare:
- Avoid touching lips with fingers
- Change your face masks frequently
- Avoid toothpaste on lips and use gentle dental care during the healing process
- Blot with a tissue, don’t rub during healing
- Drink through a straw until the peeling is complete
- To avoid infection, do not kiss until the scabs have completely come off
- No conventional lipstick be worn during the healing process nor any petroleum products
- Gently apply with a clean q-tip a very light layer of aftercare gel several times a day during the healing process to help moisturize. A very thin layer is used to allow the lip skin to breathe.
- Use a clean, dark pillowcase to prevent possible ink stains, and try to sleep on your back as much as possible
- Be careful when putting on or taking off clothes over the head
- Use medication if necessary for cold sores
- Do not pick or peel your lip skin
- Stay out of direct sun exposure. Once healed, use a chapstick with SPF to help prevent loss of color
- No smoking until fully healed
- No soaps or alpha hydroxy until fully healed
- Do not evaluate lip results until 21 days after the procedure
- The color of the lips you leave the appointment with is not your final color (It can fade up to 40-50%)
- The final color will be soft and natural
- Perfecting/follow-up touch-up appointments should take place 6-8 weeks following the initial lip procedure (Dark lip neutralization can take 8+ weeks to fully heal)