Working with a male face, or Why does he need permanent makeup?

Not so long ago, men's concern for appearance was expressed mainly in the use of men's accessories and traditional skin care products. Today, men should no longer be considered as potential, but as real clients of permanent makeup studios. At the same time, salon owners, cosmetologists and PM masters argue that male clients require special attention, they represent a certain target group, in order to attract which it is necessary to take into account its features.

Why do men need permanent makeup?

Most often, men come to the PM salon for medical or aesthetic reasons, including: hair loss, vitiligo, correction of scar tissue, skin dyschromia, etc. The second most important reason for applying for a tattoo is the desire to look young, to hide some manifestations of age-related changes in the face.

What nuances should the PM master take into account when working with a male face?

Most importantly, permanent makeup for men should look absolutely natural, without the possibility of recognizing its presence on a man's face. This result can be achieved using the soft hatching technique, working with muted pigments of natural shades, the complete absence of contouring and too bright lines.

To do this, the master must thoroughly know the pigmentation techniques (remember that the natural pigmentation technique is much more complicated than the decorative one), as well as the theory of pigment selection. Often the choice of color is not limited to one shade, but a base plus a secondary pigment is used to create the necessary color nuance. In order to avoid mistakes in coloring, it is worth carrying out several procedures (3-4), which will allow the master to bring the color palette to perfection.

For male PM, it is recommended to choose a fairly thin needle. In this case, you can create both a natural and clear pattern, as well as a light shading, which will be thinner than with any other combination of needles.

Permanent for men

There are 4 main types of permanent makeup that are used for men.

Tricopigmentation is a popular procedure not only among men, but also among women. Allows you to mask the partial or complete absence of hair, camouflage bald patches, creating the illusion of hair.

The main indications for head tattooing are scars on the scalp, visual defects after hair transplant procedures, partial or complete baldness, dyschromia.

Correction of the shape of the eyebrows is a procedure that can not only give expressiveness to the look, but also make the face as a whole more harmonious. PM eyebrows can be offered to men if the shape does not match the desired one, there are scars in the eyebrow area, the density of the eyebrows is insufficient or there are bald patches.

For PM eyebrows, masters recommend choosing a shading technique, creating the effect of natural volume using one or more pigments. When working, it is necessary to focus on the actual growth of hairs, then permanent makeup will look as natural and harmonious as possible.

Eyelid tattoo ( interciliary tattoo ) is a procedure that involves creating a denser contour of the eyelashes and drawing an arrow on the upper eyelid. Men apply for PM eyelids to fill the voids in the lash line, make the eyelashes thicker, and the look more expressive. During the procedure, it is important for the masters to monitor how the line is drawn in the inter-ciliary contour so that repeated movements of the needle “back and forth” do not eventually lead to its thickening. The thinner the line, the more natural the tattoo will look.

The main technical rule: the line should not go beyond the ciliary contour, and a perfect taboo is going beyond the outer corner of the eye. If the client's eyelashes are short and sparse, it makes sense to draw the arrow of the upper eyelid, which will give the eyes more volume. But even here it is necessary to work without leaving the eyelash growth zone.

Male lip PM is recommended when you need to give your lips a natural shade, make the contour clearer, and mask scars.

It is necessary to work in the technique of shading , which makes it possible to achieve a single color range and a natural effect. To blend the pigment, you can use wider needles, and carry out uniform shading perpendicularly from the outer edge of the lips to the inner one, and vice versa. It is important to bring the color of the pigment as close as possible to the color of the client's lips, the secondary pigment can add color nuances, as well as make the lips more natural.

In the male PM of the lips, it is desirable to avoid red-brown colors, as well as intense red and pink palettes. It is better to give preference to natural and pure shades of red, with which you can create the impression of lips with a normal blood supply.