Lip Blushing

Lip blushing is a cosmetic tattoo of the lips that enhances the beauty of the natural lip color, improving the shape of the lips, and giving definition and the illusion of fullness. Using custom colors for each client, the healed result is a soft, flushed color.

Learn More About Lip Blushing

Lip blushing is just one of the semi-permanent cosmetic tattooing options available at Forever Valentine Beauty. By depositing micro-fine pigment into the lips using ultra-fine needles, cosmetic artists can give your lips a rich, lively tint that lasts through happy hour (and months beyond)!

Before your appointment, learn more about lip-blushing aftercare.

Preparing For Your Lip Blushing Appointment in Philadelphia

  • No alcohol or caffeine for 24 hours 

  • No blood thinners

  • You can’t be pregnant

  • No antibiotics 2 months prior 

  • If you have a scar on your lip, send a photo before your appointment

  • If you ever had a cold sore, shingles, or herpes simplex for your safety you must take

  • Valtrex before the procedure, during the procedure, and 7 days after your lip procedure. 

  • No Botox and fillers 1 month before or after your lip procedure.

  • Moisturize and exfoliate lips before your appointment

  • Do not come in If your lips are dry, chapped, or split open on the day of your appointment. If you have any of these,  please reschedule.

  • Lip procedure can only change the color of the lips not alter the natural shape.

  • Take out any lip piercings on the day of your appointment.

  • Touch-ups are recommended every 2-3 years to prevent fading.

Lip Blushing AfterCare 

  • Your lips will appear very dark and bright, but will gain a more tinted natural look once they are healed!

  • Please refrain from exercising for at least 5 days after your service.

  • Starting on day 1, please use sterile water and cotton gauze to wipe the affected area. Keep your lips moist at all times, Aquifer or A+D ointment is recommended!

  • By day 4 most of the peeling should be completed. Your lips will feel dry and chapped, keep moisturized!

  • After the scabs come off, the color will appear soft and almost β€˜frosty’ looking but the color will come back little by little every day for 28 days. Keep moisturized!

  • Do not pick, peel, or scratch your scabs, and no makeup until the scabs are gone!

  • Avoid spicy foods or direct contact with foods and drinks for the next 2 days. Use a straw when drinking liquids!