Lip Light or "light kayal": PM technique for increasing lip volume

Beautiful plump lips are still in trend! To achieve those desirable lips, some use fillers , while others turn to permanent makeup to improve the shape and add some volume. Now light kajal is becoming more and more popular - the most natural lip tattoo, which makes it possible to visually change the natural volume and expressiveness of the lips without resorting to the help of plastic surgeons.

Masters of permanent make-up are partly artists. It was from the artists that they borrowed this method - the play of shades of color, thanks to which the effect of lip enlargement is achieved. Different colors manage to correctly place accents to give volume to the lips. And if you lighten not only the contour, but also small areas in the middle of the lips, they will be even more lush and sexy due to the wet highlights playing on them, creating additional volume.

Important touch

Lip light, or light kayal, cannot be called an independent tattooing technique; rather, it is a finishing touch that visually increases the volume of the lips, gives them expressiveness and clarity, highlighting the outer contour. Such a procedure can be carried out independently, but still, applying kajal is best combined with other types of lip tattooing - contour, watercolor, etc. In this case, upon completion of the main stage of tattooing, a slight highlighting of the contour is carried out. To do this, the master must draw a pigment line along the outer border of the lips with a tone lighter than the natural complexion, and then gently shade it with strokes of different lengths, leveling the border between his own skin and the light contour.

The lip light technique has its own subtleties, which you should definitely pay attention to before tattooing:

• only if the lips have a regular, clear contour by nature, and the natural pigment is sufficiently saturated and uniform, light kayal is acceptable as an independent permanent makeup - otherwise, all irregularities and roughness can only be made more noticeable;
• Combining the basic technique of tattooing with the lip light technique, the master must first make sure that the work is done flawlessly, that the contour of the lips is drawn perfectly evenly, symmetrically and clearly. If this condition is not observed, along with the effect of plump lips, all existing shortcomings will appear;
• correct application of light pigment requires the highest professionalism and sufficient experience of the master who uses this effect in his practice;
• to create plump lips, a pigment is selected that would correspond with the main phototype of appearance. In order for the tattoo to look harmonious, it is necessary that the transition from the natural skin color to a lighter contour be as smooth and discreet as possible. It is not necessary to repeat that the master should understand the principle of operation of pigments for tattooing. Most paints contain iron oxide, due to which, over time, the shade acquires a greenish or bluish tint, therefore, choosing one or another pigment, you must be sure of the predictability and perfect engraftment of the shade, as well as the impeccable result of the tattoo at the end;
• if your client has already come to you with a lip tattoo, and now she just wants to add volume to her lips with the help of a light kayala, make sure that the previous make-up was done with high quality.
• light kajal is a wonderful way for visual rejuvenation.