Individuals whose natural lip color is a dark flesh tone or a deep brown are not candidates for
cosmetic lip enhancement. We cannot tattoo dark skin lighter and no amount of colored
tattoo pigment can cover dark areas in the lips. We also cannot introduce light or bright
“lipstick inspired” colors into dark skin and achieve a satisfactory result.

• Pregnant women need to wait until 6 weeks after the birth of the child for any tattoo
  procedure. There is no known contraindications for women who are breastfeeding.
• If you have an “active” auto-immune disorder, you must wait until you are in remission.
• You will need to wait 48 hrs before or after BOTOX around the mouth.
• You will need to wait 1 week after fillers in the lips.

MEDICAL LIP RESTORATION – (For Individuals of Color)
In some instances, we can add missing brown tones into just the lip-line to reshape or re-
define the edges of your mouth. However, we cannot tattoo brown lip color into the interior
portion of the lips if you have vitiligo or white or pink spots. The loss of pigment in the interior
of the lip is generally an auto-immune or genetic pre-disposition and tattoo pigment does not
hold well in these areas for any length of time.
Permanent lip color will last approximately 18 months to 3 years before fading.

Have you ever had cold sores or fever blisters in your lifetime?

If you have ever had cold sores in your lifetime, we recommend you get a prescription for
an (anti-viral) medication such as VALTREX or ZOVIRAX prior to your procedure. Lip
Tattooing, cosmetic or medical can activate the dormant virus in your body. Your doctor
will usually provide a dosage of 1 -gram a day for 7 to 10 days to suppress an unwelcome
outbreak of cold sores during the healing process. Please get one refill in the event you
need or want a touch-up.

You will need to start taking the medication a minimum of 3 to 5 days ahead of your
procedure and continue until the medication is gone.

Models that have or are undergoing any of the following:

• Have previous Permanent Makeup
• Pregnant or nursing
• Diabetic
• Undergoing Chemotherapy (consult your doctor)
• Viral infections and/or diseases
• Epilepsy
• Pacemaker or major heart problems
• Organ transplant
• Skin irritations or Psoriasis near the treated area (rashes, sunburn, acne, etc.)
• Sick (cold, flu, etc.)
• Botox in the past 2 weeks

• Do not exercise the day of the procedure or following your procedure for 48 hours.
• Do not tan or have a sunburned face.
• Do not take Aspirin, Niacin, Vitamin E, Fish Oil or IBUprofen 24 hours before the procedure.
• No alcohol or caffeine 2 days before the procedure.
• No waxing, tweezing, or tinting 2 days before the procedure.
• No Electrolysis 6 days before the procedure. (Do not resume any method of hair removal for at least two weeks.)
• No Eyelash tinting or curling 48 hours before, or two weeks after the procedure.
• Do not wear eyelash extensions, or eyelash strips for 1 week prior or during the day of eyeliner procedure.
• If you use Latisse, stop using Latisse 2 weeks before your procedure.
• Do not wear contact lenses during or immediately following your eyeliner procedure. Remember to bring your glasses. You may resume wearing your contact lenses as soon as your eyes return to their pre-tattooed condition. Generally after 24 hours if you follow aftercare properly.

• Immediately following your procedure there is a crucial 10 DAY INK SETTLING PERIOD: This means NO HEAVY SWEATING, no water, cleansers, creams, makeup or any other products on the treated area for 10 days. Avoid sleeping on your face for the first 10 days.
• 3-4 hours after your procedure, clean the treated area with the sterile water vial and cotton gauze that we provide you. Squeeze out the excess water from cotton ball, pad or gauze so that they are not saturated before wiping off any ointment or lymph fluids.
• DO NOT rub, pick or scratch the treated area. Let any scabbing or dry skin exfoliate naturally. Picking can cause scarring.
• Avoid direct sun exposure or tanning for 3-4 weeks after the procedure.
• NO facials, botox, chemical treatments and microdermabrasion for 4 weeks. On or close to the treated area.

Long term care

• Use a good sunscreen, sun exposure will fade your permanent cosmetics.
• If you are planning a chemical peel, laser procedure or an MRI scan, please inform the technician of your permanent cosmetics.
• The use of Retin­A/Tretinoin or any other rapid skin exfoliation products used regularly on the forehead area will cause the permanent makeup to the eyebrow area to fade prematurely.
• The use of chemical peels and acid peels regularly on the forehead region can also cause eyebrow tattoos to fade prematurely.