What is lipstick, this semi-permanent makeup technique everyone is talking about?

If you go out on the internet for a while, you must have seen videos or articles being talked about blushing lips. This technique that is an evolved version of the semi-permanent tattoo of the 90s-2000s, allows both to give a more intense color to the lips, to specify the contour but also to give more volume. How ? Thanks to a minimally invasive procedure called micro-pigmentation. Inspired by dermopigmentation, practiced 20 years ago, micropigmentation allows to inject bioabsorbable mineral pigments using a tiny needle in the heart of the mouth after having previously drawn the contour of the lips to adapt to each person.

A method that takes between 1h and 1h30 to be performed by a called specialist dermograph (yes, like the tattoo machine). You should know that an optimal result is achieved only after two sessions (with bearable pain) spaced 28 to 30 days apart.

Flawless results for one or two years

If over time, the result ends up fading, blushing the lips It still lasts between one and two years. It all depends on your skin type, the care you dedicate to your mouth and the color of the semi-permanent tattoo you have chosen. However, it remains possible revive the tattoo by going through the micropigmentation box once a year … The advantage? Is that this way, the color does not turn purple or red under the skin after a few months or a few years, and you don’t even have time to get tired!

Micropigmentation warning

Since this is a semi-permanent tattoo that involves the injection of colored pigments, micropigmentation involves risks. Allergies firstbecause colored pigments cause more allergies than black ones. However, according to the Eczema Foundation, “The regulation of the composition of tattoo inks at European level has begun. In the future it could make it possible to limit this type of complication and to better advise a customer in the event of a known allergy to a component “.

Beyond an allergic reaction, this procedure can also be not recommended for pregnant or breastfeeding women, but not only ! Sandra Kaabi, semi-permanent make-up professional and manager of the SK Beauty salon in Lyon, confided in Elle.fr as for herpes problems that can be encountered with the lip redness technique:

“It can trigger herpes in clients who are prone to it, so it is advisable to have treatment before D-Day.”

We are informed.

Want to know what this technique does? We found some photos on Instagram that may or may not make you want to take the plunge, the decision remains yours!

Image credits for one: @Luca De Massis for Pexels.