Your lips lose definition and colour from your thirties onward, and the border blurs before the colour fades. Lip blush corrects both, using specialised pigments matched to your natural lip colour to rebuild the line, even the tone and create the appearance of fuller lips without filler. The finish works with your natural beauty rather than sitting on top of it like lipstick.
Patch test before treatment
Touch-up included in the £350
Fades softly over time
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Lip Blush Price
/120 min
Included
Detail
Consultation and patch test
Colour matched to your natural lip tone
Initial treatment
2 hours
Touch-up session
4 to 8 weeks later, once healing completes
Lip blushing across Northampton runs from around £150 to £250 for the initial treatment, with the touch-up and later colour boosts charged separately from about £120. Both sessions are included here, which is where the difference in headline price sits.
Colour boosts after the first year are quoted separately, since how fast the pigment fades depends on your skin type, sun exposure and lifestyle. Most clients book their boost alongside another treatment at the salon rather than as a standalone visit.
Lip blush triggers cold sore flare-ups in clients who are prone to them, because the treatment irritates the lip tissue where the virus sits dormant.
Tell Saadia at your consultation if you have ever had one. Antiviral medication started a few days before your appointment prevents the flare-up, and a cold sore breaking out mid-heal affects how the pigment settles.
Nobody asks this question often enough, and it is the single most common avoidable problem with lip tattooing.
Lips heal faster than most people expect, though the colour takes weeks to settle properly.
Days 1 to 2. Swelling and tenderness, with the colour looking considerably darker and more intense than the final result. Swelling reduces within 24 to 48 hours.
Days 3 to 7. Flaking begins as the surface heals. Do not pick it. The pigment underneath is still settling and pulling flakes off takes colour with them.
Days 7 to 14. Surface healing completes and the colour looks patchy or faded. This stage worries people and it is normal.
Weeks 4 to 6. The pigment settles and the colour softens to its true tone, roughly half the intensity of day one.
Weeks 4 to 8. Your touch-up appointment fills anything that healed unevenly and adjusts the depth of colour.
Proper aftercare is crucial in ensuring your lip blush results are beautiful and long-lasting. Keep your lips clean and dry for the first 24 hours after treatment, then apply the soothing balm provided as often as your lips feel tight or dry. This helps maintain softness and promotes healing.
Avoid spicy foods, hot drinks, and acidic substances while your lips are healing to prevent irritation. Refrain from swimming, using saunas, or engaging in heavy exercise for at least a week to reduce the risk of infection and pigment fading. Keep all makeup off your lips until the flaking process has fully finished.
Sun exposure is the biggest factor in fading lip blush pigment quickly. Once your lips have healed, applying a daily SPF lip balm is essential for protecting the colour and enhancing the longevity of your permanent makeup treatment. Following these aftercare steps will help you enjoy soft, beautiful lips that enhance your natural beauty for up to 3 years.
Lip blushing in Northamptonshire costs between £150 and £250 for the initial treatment at most salons, with touch-ups charged separately. Lip blush here is £350 covering both the initial treatment and the touch-up session.
Lip blush lasts one to three years depending on skin type, sun exposure and lifestyle. A colour boost every one to two years keeps the tone fresh, and results fade gradually rather than disappearing.
Numbing cream is applied before treatment and most clients stay comfortable throughout, describing the sensation as scratching or vibrating. So no pain is felt. Lips are more sensitive than brows, and any tenderness afterwards settles within 48 hours.
Lip blushing is safe when carried out by a qualified professional using hypoallergenic pigments and single-use needles. Side effects including infection, scarring and allergic reaction are rare, and a patch test before treatment rules out a pigment reaction.
Initial healing takes 7 to 14 days for the surface, with the pigment settling fully over 4 to 6 weeks. Flaking runs through days 3 to 7 and the colour looks faded around day 10 before the true tone comes through.
Lip blush removes lip liner and lipstick from your morning routine entirely, which is around 5 minutes daily. The colour is already there when you wake up, and it stays put through eating, drinking and the working day.
Lip blush creates the illusion of fuller lips by rebuilding the border and adding colour to the outer edge, without adding volume. Filler adds actual volume. Many clients book lip blush first to see whether definition alone achieves the goal.
Yes, and it is included in the £350. The touch-up falls 4 to 8 weeks after your first appointment, once healing completes, and it fills any areas that healed unevenly.
Lip blush corrects uneven borders and improves symmetry by rebuilding the line where it has blurred or where the two sides sit differently. Saadia draws the corrected shape on and adjusts it with you before any pigment goes in.
