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A Long Process of Adjustments but but Got There in the End
My lip blush didn't turn out quite as well as I was hoping.
I think this was partly due to the skill of the person doing it and partly to the general limitations of the procedure.
I had two sessions. At the start of the first session I said that I had read that the colour should not go outside of the natural lip line as that will look bad. The practitioner said it would be fine to go just outside the lip line and that's what everybody asks for. I trusted her (which turned out to be a mistake).
For the first session I chose quite a pale colour and didn't see much difference. For the second session I chose a much stronger colour. With the more obvious colour, I realised various issues:
1. The colour just outside my lip line was appearing stronger and darker than the colour on my lip (I've since read that it's common for the colour to take differently on the different types of skin.) This meant that the outer edge of the lip colour looked very strong and hard, and not good at all. (I ended up having two sessions of saline remove. Details below).
2. When I was wearing full make up the strong hard colour around the edge looked ok and was balanced by the rest of my make-up. But on a completely bare face, it looked so overwhelming and over-the-top and really bad and fake. Something to think about if you're having this done - do you want it to look natural even with a bare face? If so, let the practitioner know this.
3. My lips had always been slightly asymmetrical. When I put on lipstick I correct for the asymmetry but the lip blush followed the natural shape of my lips and the strong colour highlighted the asymmetry and looked silly.
4. Many 'before and after' photos you see online are from immediately after the colour is tattooed on, when the lips are covered in vaseline and slightly swollen. When the lips are not swollen and have no gloss on them, the colour can look a bit dry and cake-y.
--- Saline removal ---
If you're not happy with the results of your lip blush you can get the colour faded or removed with a technique called saline removal. I had two sessions of this, done by a different practitioner, to fade the hard dark edge of my lip colour.
I now have an appearance which is what I had been hoping for in the beginning, where the outer edge is softer and more blurry.
--- Things I like about the lip blush ---
Now sometimes I just put on some lip gloss where I would have previously worn make up on my very pale lips.
I like that if my lipstick wears off through out the day (or from kissing!) my lips still look coloured.
Ultimately the procedure has been worth it but only after spending extra money and go through extra discomfort and downtime to get the saline removal sessions.
I think this was partly due to the skill of the person doing it and partly to the general limitations of the procedure.
I had two sessions. At the start of the first session I said that I had read that the colour should not go outside of the natural lip line as that will look bad. The practitioner said it would be fine to go just outside the lip line and that's what everybody asks for. I trusted her (which turned out to be a mistake).
For the first session I chose quite a pale colour and didn't see much difference. For the second session I chose a much stronger colour. With the more obvious colour, I realised various issues:
1. The colour just outside my lip line was appearing stronger and darker than the colour on my lip (I've since read that it's common for the colour to take differently on the different types of skin.) This meant that the outer edge of the lip colour looked very strong and hard, and not good at all. (I ended up having two sessions of saline remove. Details below).
2. When I was wearing full make up the strong hard colour around the edge looked ok and was balanced by the rest of my make-up. But on a completely bare face, it looked so overwhelming and over-the-top and really bad and fake. Something to think about if you're having this done - do you want it to look natural even with a bare face? If so, let the practitioner know this.
3. My lips had always been slightly asymmetrical. When I put on lipstick I correct for the asymmetry but the lip blush followed the natural shape of my lips and the strong colour highlighted the asymmetry and looked silly.
4. Many 'before and after' photos you see online are from immediately after the colour is tattooed on, when the lips are covered in vaseline and slightly swollen. When the lips are not swollen and have no gloss on them, the colour can look a bit dry and cake-y.
--- Saline removal ---
If you're not happy with the results of your lip blush you can get the colour faded or removed with a technique called saline removal. I had two sessions of this, done by a different practitioner, to fade the hard dark edge of my lip colour.
I now have an appearance which is what I had been hoping for in the beginning, where the outer edge is softer and more blurry.
--- Things I like about the lip blush ---
Now sometimes I just put on some lip gloss where I would have previously worn make up on my very pale lips.
I like that if my lipstick wears off through out the day (or from kissing!) my lips still look coloured.
Ultimately the procedure has been worth it but only after spending extra money and go through extra discomfort and downtime to get the saline removal sessions.