Eyelid art tattoo: makeup artist tips when choosing a color

Not so long ago, permanent make-up of the eyelids was limited only to the inter-eyelash contour and the classic arrow. But the fashion in decorative make-up in a timely manner leaves an imprint on the desires and preferences of the clients of permanent make-up salons, and more and more often it is the clients who give bold ideas to the masters in an effort to remain beautiful in any situation.

Masters of permanent makeup have reached the level of professionalism to perform complex color transitions, convey subtle nuances of shades. Makeup that is complex in terms of color is called art permanent make-up (art tattoo). Its application can include not only the function of decorative decoration of the face. Very often, this type of tattoo becomes the only possible solution for correcting poor-quality permanent makeup made earlier.

When art tattoo is preferable

Sometimes masters encounter such mistakes in their practice that are difficult or even impossible to correct. They do not disappear without a trace even with the help of a laser. For example, very uneven hands, which I already tried to fix using skin tone pigments. In such cases, the master often in his work is guided by already drawn lines and tries to initially camouflage them with various shading and applying shadows.

Also, art-tattoo of the eyelids perfectly solves the issue of camouflaging unaesthetic scars after blepharoplasty of the eyelids. Small classic arrows and tattooing of the inter-eyelash zone are indispensable here. And art tattooing can not only hide scars, but also correct the shape of the eyes, which often decreases after blepharoplasty.

A permanent make-up master who uses art tattoo techniques in his work must be a real artist or, at least, a professional make-up artist. Combining techniques, he must be able to control the density of pigment overlay, perform shading and maintain softness, or, conversely, the contrast of color transitions.

When performing tattooing in this technique, any color combinations of permanent makeup pigments are used, but they must match the color of the eyes and the type of appearance of the client. You should be very careful with colored pigments. As a rule, they are dense in structure, since they contain quite large amounts of titanium dioxide (which, as you know, is very difficult to remove, especially in the eyelid area). In addition, over time, colored pigments can become brighter. With this in mind, masters reduce the density of pigments by diluting them with the original thinner (diluent). If suddenly there is no diluent at hand, then you can use sterile water for injection. The darkest (dark brown or black) should be the base of the shading (the inter-ciliary contour and the exit of a small arrow). With the help of a properly constructed base, the shape of the eye is created and corrected.

A sketch for a tattoo of the eyelids with color shading is created in two stages: first, it is recommended to apply makeup - the way the client wants to see it in the final version, and then clearly draw the boundaries of the color transition with a special surgical marker. You need to start staining with the darkest shade of the color, through the transitional shades, the last to apply the lightest shade.

"Colored mother of pearl" (author - Elena Nikora)

The choice of color for art eyelid tattoo

Professional make-up artists and permanent make-up masters with extensive experience advise choosing shades that emphasize the natural color of the eyes. So, blue eyes will emphasize the warm brown and taupe colors of the area above the eyelashes. For green eyes, it is preferable to use brown eyeliner, warm gray-brown, dark purple, purple colors. Brown eyes require rich brown, dark gray, brown-gray, lilac colors in the area above the eyelashes, and gray eyes require a combination of dark gray, dark brown eyeliner and dark gray, cold brown, lilac shades.

Art tattooing is exactly the case when a repeated procedure (tattoo correction) will be required and even, perhaps, more than one. However, the effect of art tattoo cannot be overestimated!

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