Man and permanent makeup: important aspects of work

The number of men who are regular customers of beauty salons is steadily growing. Following this trend, there are more procedures on the market that are adapted to the needs of the male audience. In particular, the offer of permanent make-up services is expanding. However, in order for the offer to be effective, and for male clients to come to you again and again, it is necessary to adjust the procedure to suit their characteristics.

What can be a reason for a man to apply to a permanent makeup studio? Most often, a permanent makeup master is asked to camouflage scars, make less noticeable a bald spot or a part of the head (face) on which hair does not grow, visually correct the chin line. However, in recent years, it is also the need to look young, fit and imposing, which at one time led men to fitness centers and beauty salons. What is important to consider when working with a male face?

Features of the male permanent

The main requirement for permanent makeup for men is naturalness. Working with men, masters carry out the so-called natural pigmentation. Depending on the appearance of the client, skin tone, eye and hair color, pigments are selected for the procedures. In no case do they draw a contour on the lips and eyebrows - the design of the lips must immediately be done using the shading technique, and in the eyebrow area, imitate natural hair growth using a thin and natural drawing of hairs of natural color. To cope with such a difficult task, the master needs a deep knowledge of pigmentation techniques and the theory of pigment selection.

It should be borne in mind that not all pigments become less intense during the healing process - this depends on many factors, such as the brand of paint, the skin's own pigmentation. Strokes when working should be soft.

In addition, in the case of men, subsequent correction is even more necessary than when working with women, since natural pigmentation is a more complex technique than decorative. To avoid mistakes in choosing a color scheme, it is better to carry out several consecutive procedures (up to three sessions), during which the master will gradually create the required color picture. The number of passes (i.e. staining of one zone) during one procedure varies - depending on the pigmented zone - from three to five.

Men's permanent makeup should be performed with a fairly thin (for example, single-pronged) needle, which can be used to create a natural and clear pattern. In addition, light shading with such a needle will be thinner than with any other combination of needles.

Eyebrow shading

If the existing eyebrows correspond to the desired shape, then only single-growing hairs outside the working area are removed, thereby fixing the contour. Using the fine shading technique, the appropriate pigment (or a combination of them) is applied to achieve a natural volume effect. Since the work must ultimately look completely natural, one procedure is usually not enough to achieve the desired result. If the shape and density of the eyebrows do not correspond to the desired one, the master, without drawing a contour, makes up for the lack of hairline in the right places by thinly drawing individual hairs (of course, corresponding to male ones, thicker and denser than female ones). In addition, to enhance the density, using the technique of fine shading, draws thin hairs in the growth zones of the client's own hair. As a result, permanent makeup is performed over the entire area of the eyebrows: only where the client has his own hairs, thin ones are drawn, and where there are none, thick ones. And again, in accordance with the fine shading technique, to create more volume, the master uses not one pigment, but two, applying a second, lighter shade, next to and on top of the base one. The technique of fine shading is very natural: it focuses on the actual growth of eyebrow hairs, and if the eyebrows are missing for some reason, then on the degree of expressiveness of the face or its type.

Pigmentation of the inter-ciliary contour

Permanent make-up of the eyelids is usually performed in one procedure and involves only sealing the inter-ciliary contour and drawing the line of the upper eyelid. As a rule, masters use a dark, not too cold brown pigment, which is introduced during one session (three to five passes). Correction is usually not required here. You should pay attention to how a thin line is drawn in the inter-ciliary contour - repeated movements of the needle "back and forth" should not lead to its thickening. The thinner the line, the more natural the work looks. Pigmentation of the inter-ciliary contour effectively emphasizes and “opens” the eyes, and it is this type of permanent eyelid makeup that is more preferred and often used by men. The main technical rule here is not to go beyond the ciliary contour and not to draw a line beyond the outer corner of the eye. Sometimes it makes sense to also draw an arrow of the upper eyelid: with light pigmentation, it gives the eyes more volume. But even here it is necessary to work without leaving the eyelash growth zone. This method can be used if the client's eyelashes are short and sparse.

Lip correction

In the area of the lips, the master works using the shading technique to obtain a single color scheme and a translucent natural effect. For this, a wider needle is used, for example, a three-pronged one (preferably a contour one). The master makes uniform stroke movements from the edge of the lip contour perpendicularly downwards and then returns upward to the contour (for men, it should by no means be sharp). When shading, make no more than two or three passes. This helps to ensure uniform coloration of the entire area and excellent pigment absorption with exceptionally low lymph flow (which reduces the healing and recovery process of the skin). The color of the selected paint should be as close as possible to the color of the client's lips so that it can be nuanced with a secondary pigment. When determining the base pigment, one should first of all avoid mixed red-brown or intense red and pink tones and use pure, natural red tones that create a picture of good blood supply to the lips. After two or three passes, the degree of intensity of the base (base) can be considered sufficient. Then, with the help of a secondary pigment, the drawing is made more natural, while at the same time giving the lips exactly the color that the client would like to have.