• Any medication with blood thinning effect

• Caffeine & alcohol intake 24 hours prior to procedure

• Retinol, stop it five days prior and after

• Botox or fillers (six weeks)

• Facials one week prior

• Strong chemical skin treatments (six weeks)

• Sunburn (until skin/lips have healed)

• Tanning (one week)

• Direct sun exposure

• Swimming in pool or ocean

• Any type of tanning

• Excessive sweating

• Sauna or strong steam

• Any product getting to lips

• Spicy food

• Makeup on lips

• Rubbing lips

• Facials and massages (avoid during the first six weeks)

• Fillers and Botox (avoid during the first six weeks)

·      Color Perfection Touchup (must be done six or seven weeks after initial session and no longer than after the twelfth week). As with all artistic semi-permanent makeup creations, a touchup will be needed in order to see the desired results. The touchup can be performed six weeks after the main procedure, NOT BEFORE. Our skin renews its living cycle every 30 days; however, the lips’ skin lacks sebaceous glans, sweat gland and hair follicles which make that area more sensitive than other parts of the face. If any invasive treatment is done during the first 45 days of healing, the results will be altered, and skin might get damaged.

. Yearly Touchup recommended to maintain the freshness of color and shape of your lips.

A semi-permanent makeup procedure, just like any other permanent makeup services, needs to go through a healing time before seeing results. The healing process takes 45 days, and it is divided in four stages.

During the first stage, lips will be darker than desired color.

During the second stage, lips will most likely scab.

Through the third stage, the pigments will fade a little; this is normal.

When the lips get to the fourth part of the healing process, (5-6 weeks after) the pigment will return and settle, and the result will be visible. Lips will be about 40-50% lighter than initial color. Same healing time applies for touchups.

• Anyone with normal and healthy skin

• Anyone over 18 years of age

• Anyone who desires to enhance the natural shape and color of their lips

Individuals with the following conditions:

• Previous Microblading or similar work, such as, Ombre, Shading, Microshading performed by another artist

• Extremely sensitive skin

• Skin constantly exposed to the sun

• Swimmers

• Undergoing Accutane treatment

• Undergoing chemotherapy

• Hyperpigmentation

• Autoimmune diseases

• Any type of infection

• Local infection

• Taking antibiotics

• Leukemia

• Serious heart disease

• Acne skin

• AHA in the last two weeks

• Retinol in the last two weeks

• Laser or Chemical peel in the last six weeks

• Dermatitis, hematoma, and skin ulcers

• Psoriasis

• Eczema

• Skin healing problems

• Moles or birthmarks on brows area

• Keloids

• Hypertrophic scars on brows

• Herpes, either history of or active

• Hepatitis

• HIV

• Epilepsy

• Sarcomas

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Anemia

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Glaucoma

• Thrombophilia

• Diabetes, needs doctor’s approval

• Fertility treatments

• Allergies to latex, nickel, anesthetics (lidocaine) and iron oxide.

• Use of alcohol, cigarettes and other recreational drugs

• Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Have any questions? Email me at carla@masterpiecebeautyacademy.com

• Swelling of lips which should disappear in 24-48 hours

• Cold sores. Regardless of the person having contracted the herpes simple virus type 1.