Lip Services

Lip blushing is about the color of your lips.  Similar to lipstick, blushing changes the color of your lips.  It can also help with any imperfections or discolorations.

• Lasts 1-2 years after the 8-week touchup.
• Save time by reducing your daily makeup routine.
• Smudge-proof. Doesn't run, sweat, kiss, coffee cup, mask, or Florida humidity off.
• Uniform color across the lips.
• Shaping.
• Discoloration correction.
• Fuller, healthier, and a more youthful look.
• Beautiful.
• Professional makeup look.
• Adjust lightness or darkness of lips.

Expect 2-3 hours.

Varies greatly, depending on your skin.  Permanent makeup fades over time.  Typically expect to get an 8 weeks touchup after they are done healing, then a refresh touchup every 1-2 years.  Lips tend to not last as long as brows or eyeliner.

Depends.  We use numbing cream, but lips are sensitive so you are more likely to feel discomfort than with brows or eyeliner.

Yes. You should expect to get an 8-week touchup because your lips will likely heal light or like the pigment didn't take the first time. After your 8-week touchup, you should expect to get a refresh touchup every 1-2 years.

Wrong expectations are a big reason for client dissatisfaction.  It is important to have the right expectations when you get permanent makeup.   Permanent makeup is a process and you should not expect your brows to be perfect after the first procedure.  

1) You should expect to get a 8-week touchup because:

- Permanent makeup usually heals light to very light the first session.  Sometimes it looks like it didn't take.  Don't worry.  The 8-week  touchup usually has better results.

- You may need color and shape correction.

- It is difficult to tell how a client's lips will heal the first time. There are a wide variety of results that can happen for each client.  Your friend's lips may have healed perfectly, but your results can be very different.

- Touchups help extend the life of the lip blushing and the time until the next refresh touchup.

2) After your 8-week touchup, you should expect to get a refresh touchup every 1-2 years because pigments are designed to fade over time, which is nice because it allows you to make some changes as your style changes.

Tips for getting the best results:

1) Stick with the process.  It may take 1 or more touchups to get the results you want.

2)  Communicate clearly with the tech about what you are looking for.  You know what style you like and that needs to be communicated to the tech.  Techs see a lot of clients and everybody has an idea of what they like and what is beautiful.

3) Use best practices for the aftercare, including cleaning your lips after eating, using the Vaseline we provide, minimizing the sun, and no swimming for a couple weeks.

4) Be patient. Wait for the 8 weeks of healing to finish.  You may think that you are healed before the 8 weeks, but changes are still happening with the healing of the skin and the setting of the color.

Usually we don't have student artists doing lips.  Our classes mostly focus on brows.

We have 12 lip colors and we can blend colors if you want a different shade.

 The healing time is 8 weeks for each session.  Expect to get an 8-week touchup because the first procedure will likely heal light.  The touchup also has an 8 week healing time so total healing time is typically 16 weeks.

No. We don't do lip fillers such as botox.  We just do permanent makeup.

Yes, but you need to wait at least 6 weeks to let the filler settle; otherwise, you will lose a lot of color.

Yes, but you should wait at least 4 weeks.

It is better to do fillers after doing permanent makeup.

Yes.  Expect your lips to be swollen for a couple days and ice them to keep the swelling to a minimum?

No kissing for about a week.  Keep them clean and free of any possible bacteria.

Fever blisters or cold cores (Herpes Simplex I) -  If you have a history of fever blisters, cold sores, or are a carrier of the Herpes Simplex Virus, we recommend that you do not do lip blushing because there is a good chance that the procedure will cause a cold sore outbreak which can be very painful for 1-3 weeks.  If you decide to do the procedure, we recommend taking an antiviral, such as Zovirax or Valtrex, 3-5 days before the procedure to minimize the  outbreak.  Please contact us at 727-213-8811 if you have an questions.

Pregnant or nursing - If you are pregnant or nursing, we do not allow you to do permanent makeup.

Blood Thinners and Anticoagulents  - If you are on blood thinners, it is advised that clients check with your physician before the procedure due to possible bleeding issues as this could cause issues with placement of pigment and the healing process.  Also, be aware that permanent makeup is less likely to work with clients on blood thinners because the pigment often gets pushed out quickly.

• Avoid swimming, excessive sweating, and kissing, 
• Avoid drinking hot liquids, such as coffee, or eating anything spicy. The heat increase the blood flow to your lips.  If you have to drink coffee, use a straw.  In fact, it is best to use a straw for any drinks for at least a week so that you can keep your lips clean.
• Avoid anything that might contain bacteria for a couple weeks.  Keep the lips clean.
• Do not use lipstick or lip makeup for a couple weeks.  Makeup contain bacteria.

• If you have a history of cold sores, take an anti-viral med a few days before the procedure.  Lip procedures tend to trigger outbreak of cold cores if you have any history at all with cold sores.
• It is recommended to not drink coffee or alcohol a day before the procedure.