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Close-up of lip pigmentation with a Permanent Makeup device

LIP
TECHNIQUES

From sheer colour to clear definition.

Which technique
is right for you?

The effect of lip pigmentation is not determined by colour alone. Just as important is how sheer or more evenly the colour is built, how clearly the contour is defined and whether the intensity is deliberately varied within the lips.

 

Which technique is right for you depends on your natural lip colour, your lip shape, the existing pigmentation and the effect you want to achieve.

 

Baby Lips, Aquarelle / Powder Lips, Sensual Lips and Ombré Lips use these possibilities in different ways.

Three colour effects

Four techniques. Different degrees of sheerness, definition and colour gradient.

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Soft Colour Effect

Baby Lips & Aquarelle / Powder Lips

 

Colour is built softly and evenly. Depending on the technique, the effect can be very sheer and fresh or slightly more intense.

02

Definition

Sensual Lips

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Colour and contour are built more evenly and deliberately. The result is more clearly defined and expressive without changing the natural shape of the lips.

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03

Colour Gradient

Ombré Lips

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The colour intensity is built in graduated layers within the lips. This can emphasise contour and depth more clearly while keeping the transition soft.

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Close-up of naturally pigmented lips

Soft Colour Effect

When colour should support the natural lip rather than take centre stage.

A subtle lip pigmentation builds colour softly and with control. The aim is not to create a strongly defined contour, but to support your natural lip tone so that the result looks fresh, balanced and effortless.

 

How sheer or more evenly the colour is built depends on the technique chosen and the effect you want.

A Delicate Wash of Colour with Baby Lips

 

With Baby Lips, colour is built up very sheerly and blended finely into your natural lip tone. The contour remains soft, with the focus on a fresh, subtle colour effect.

 

This gently enhances your natural lip colour without making the pigmentation look obvious or made-up.

Baby Lips – very sheer lip pigmentation with a natural colour effect.
Aquarelle / Powder Lips – softly blended lip pigmentation in a natural rose tone.

Aquarelle Lips / Powder Lips – Softly Blended Colour

 

Aquarelle and Powder Lips use a softly built, even wash of pigment. The colour is blended without a hard lip outline and can range from very sheer to slightly more intense.

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This can harmonise your natural lip colour and visually balance small variations in tone.

DEFINITION

When contour and colour can take on a more defined presence.

With a more defined lip pigmentation, colour and contour are developed more deliberately. The aim is not to change the natural shape of the lips, but to bring out their existing form more clearly and build a more even colour effect.

 

How pronounced the result appears depends on your natural lip colour, your contour and the level of intensity you want.

Sensual Lips – More Definition and a Clearer Contour

 

With Sensual Lips, the lip contour is defined more clearly and combined with evenly built colour. This gives the shape and colour distribution greater clarity and presence without changing the natural shape of the lips.​

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This technique is particularly suitable if you would like more contour and a more visible, yet still harmonious colour effect.

Sensual Lips – even lip pigmentation with a more defined contour.

COLOUR GRADIENT

When intensity is deliberately graduated within the lips.

With a graduated colour effect, intensity is deliberately varied within the lips. The contour and individual areas can be emphasised more strongly, while the colour becomes softer towards the centre of the lips.

 

This creates greater visual depth without making the lips look harshly outlined.

Ombré Lips – lip pigmentation with a graduated colour effect and soft contour.

Ombré Lips – Graduated Colour Intensity

 

With Ombré Lips, the colour intensity is deliberately graduated. The contour and lip surface blend softly into one another, creating greater visual depth and definition.

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Depending on the effect you want, the gradient can be very subtle or more pronounced.

Which colour effect is right for you?

From sheer colour to defined contours and softly graduated effects.

01

Soft Colour Effect

 

Baby Lips & Aquarelle / Powder Lips

 

Here, your natural lip colour remains an essential part of the result. Baby Lips is particularly sheer and subtle, while Aquarelle / Powder Lips builds colour more evenly across the lips.

 

Both techniques avoid a strongly defined contour and are suitable when the colour effect should remain soft and natural.

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Definition

 

Sensual Lips

 

With Sensual Lips, colour and contour are brought forward more deliberately. The lips appear more clearly defined and the colour effect more present, without changing their natural shape.

 

This technique is suitable if you would like more expression and a more visible, yet still harmonious pigmentation.

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Colour Gradient

 

Ombré Lips

 

With Ombré Lips, the colour intensity is deliberately graduated within the lips. This creates greater visual depth and a more sculpted colour effect.

 

The gradient remains soft while allowing individual areas to be emphasised more clearly.

Your Starting Point Matters, Too

Not every colour effect can be planned independently of your natural lips.

The most suitable technique is not determined by the desired effect alone. Your natural lip colour, existing contour, distribution of natural pigmentation and lip shape all influence how pigment is taken up and how the healed result will appear.

 

Very pale or unevenly pigmented lips require a different approach to colour build-up than lips with an already even natural tone. Technique, shade and intensity are therefore always tailored to your individual starting point.

FAQ

Close-up of naturally pigmented lips

Personal Consultation on
Lip Techniques​

The right technique cannot be chosen from reference images alone. I look closely at your natural lip colour, contour and starting point, and discuss with you which pigmentation and level of intensity best suit the result you want.

 

If you would like more time to discuss this beforehand, you can book a separate personal consultation at the studio.

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