Will it look like lipstick?
No. Lip blush sits inside the lip tissue as a soft wash, not a layer on top. It reads as your own lips looking healthier, not as product. If you want bold lipstick colour, lip blush will disappoint you.
Your lip colour, on a warmer key. Not a new lip colour, not a lipstick, not a plump.
Lip blush is a soft, full-lip pigment wash with a gently defined border. It gives you the healthy-lip-you-just-bit colour — the one that shows up in photos without makeup. It is not a lipstick replacement. It will not make pale lips bold, it will not add volume, and it will not behave like a tint you can layer over.
Be honest with yourself about the heal cycle. The first 24 hours your lips will look 30 to 40 percent darker and more saturated than the final result. By week two the colour has softened, by week four it has settled, and by week six we know exactly what touch-up, if any, you need. Expect mild swelling for 48 hours and tenderness for three to five days. Lips are more sensitive than brows, the pain is a real step up, and we use topical numbing throughout.
Colour selection happens in consultation before we start. We match to your natural lip tone and warm it one or two steps — we do not change it. Results last roughly 18 to 30 months depending on your skin, sun exposure, and how often you exfoliate. A 6-week touch-up is part of getting a clean healed result, not an upsell.
Skip these for a cleaner result and fewer retouches.
No. Lip blush sits inside the lip tissue as a soft wash, not a layer on top. It reads as your own lips looking healthier, not as product. If you want bold lipstick colour, lip blush will disappoint you.
Honestly, more. Lips have denser nerve endings and the area swells faster. We numb throughout the appointment, but expect a real step up from a brow session. Tenderness lasts three to five days.
Your lips form a thin protective layer over the pigment in the first week, which hides about 30 to 40 percent of the initial intensity. What you see at day 1 is not what you keep. The final colour shows at week four to six.
Yes, in almost every case. Lips heal unevenly and the touch-up is where we balance patchiness, reinforce weak spots, and settle the final colour. We price the initial session to include this reality, but the touch-up itself is a separate short appointment.
No, and a cold sore outbreak during healing can distort the pigment and delay recovery. If you have any history of cold sores, you must use prophylactic antivirals. If you have an active outbreak, we postpone.