Lip Neutralization in Rockaway, NJ

• Keep your lips well moisturized every day
• No aggressive lip exfoliation
• No recent filler or Botox until the waiting period is up
• Tell me if you have a history of cold sores

The day of: clean lips, no makeup. No cuts, deep cracks, scabs or irritation. No active cold sore. No unusual swelling or sensitivity. Come well hydrated and skip alcohol beforehand.

Lips need more attention than brows. The first ten days are the whole result.

• Keep them moisturized. Use the medicated balm every time your lips start to feel dry, roughly every 30 minutes at first.
• Clean them 3 times a day with an alcohol-free wipe or cotton with filtered water.
• Do not touch, scratch or pull. Flaking skin comes off on its own. If you need to touch your lips, wash your hands first. Only the aftercare product I give you, in a thin layer.
• First 24 hours: no alcohol. For 7 to 10 days: no lip makeup, no kissing while the lip is sensitive or open, no spicy, acidic or very hot food if it stings, no exfoliation, no acids or retinoids, no pools, hot tubs, saunas or steam rooms, no intense sweating, no direct sun, and no other cosmetic procedures on your lips until they have fully recovered.

We use numbing cream, and most clients tell me afterward that it was nothing like what they expected. If you’re especially sensitive to pain you may find it uncomfortable at moments, but it isn’t unbearable.

This is the fear I hear most, and it’s a fair one. It comes down to two things: the design and the color. I measure the shape to your face instead of applying one template to everyone, and I mix your pigment for your undertone.

Lip neutralization lasts 2 to 4 years and lip blush 4 to 5 years. Your aftercare during the first ten days affects this more than anything else.

There are a lot of people working without a license out of their homes around here. I don’t judge them, I started out too, and that’s usually where you are when you’re learning. What I can tell you is that a real part of my work is fixing permanent makeup done somewhere cheaper. Removal is expensive and slow. The price difference buys you a licensed, insured artist, pigments and needles I chose on quality rather than cost, a design built for your face, and someone who actually listens to what you want before touching your skin.

Book a consultation. It’s free, there’s no obligation, and I’ll show you what each technique would look like on you and answer everything. Plenty of people come in for that and book weeks later. Consultations are normally in the studio. If you’re coming from further out (Elizabeth, Fort Lee, North Bergen, West New York) we can do it by video instead.