Before & After Care
Your complete guide to a beautiful heal, from preparing for your appointment to protecting your results through every phase.
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What to Do & Avoid
Preparing properly helps your artist achieve the best possible result from the very first session.
Come with clean, bare brows. No makeup on or around the brow area. Avoid blood thinners for 48 hours before, as they increase bleeding and affect pigment retention.
- Arrive with clean skin, no brow makeup
- Have a light meal before. Sessions are up to 2 hours
- Stay hydrated in the days leading up
- Arrive 15 minutes early to complete intake forms
- Get a good night's sleep the night before
- Alcohol or caffeine 24 hours before (coffee, energy drinks, pre-workout)
- Aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil, or vitamin E 48 hours before
- Retinol or exfoliants near brows 2 weeks before
- Sun exposure or tanning beds 2 weeks before
- Brow tinting, waxing, or threading 2 weeks before
- Facials, chemical peels, or laser 4 weeks before
- Botox or filler near the brow area 4 weeks before
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What to Do & Avoid
The first 10 days are critical. These steps protect your pigment and ensure the best healed result.
Keep your brows completely dry for 10 days. No swimming, no steam rooms, no excessive sweating, no rain contact directly on brows. You can wash your face, just avoid getting the brow area wet.
- Apply healing ointment in a thin layer, 2× daily
- Sleep on a clean silk or satin pillowcase
- Gently pat dry immediately if water splashes on brows
- Let any flaking fall off naturally on its own
- Keep hair out of the brow area while healing
- Stay out of direct sunlight
- Swimming, steam rooms, or saunas for 10 days
- Exercise or sweating for 7–10 days
- Touching, picking, or scratching the area
- Makeup on or near brows for 10 days
- Sunbathing or tanning beds
- Retinol, acids, or exfoliants near brows
- Facials, chemical peels, or laser for 4 weeks
- Botox or filler injections near the brow area for 4 weeks
Brow Healing Phases
Every phase is completely normal. Trust the process. Your true result appears around week 6.
Day 1–3
Brows look darker and bolder than the final result. Some redness around the area is normal.
Day 4–7
Flaking begins. Do NOT pick. Let skin shed naturally to protect the pigment underneath.
Day 7–14
Brows look barely visible. This is normal. Pigment is settling under the skin. It comes back.
Day 14–28
Color resurfaces and softens. The true shape and tone begin to emerge.
Week 6–8
Your brows are fully healed. This is your true result. Time to book your touch-up!
Note: Results may vary. Healing timelines depend on individual skin type, lifestyle, and aftercare. Some clients heal faster or slower than shown. Following your after care instructions is essential for the best possible healed result.
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What to Do & Avoid
Well-hydrated lips hold pigment better. A little preparation goes a long way toward a beautiful result.
Moisturize your lips daily for 3 days before. Apply a balm morning and night. Hydrated lips absorb pigment more evenly and retain color longer.
- Apply lip balm morning and night for 3 days before
- Come with clean, bare lips. No lipstick or gloss
- Have a light meal before. Sessions are up to 2 hours
- Arrive 15 minutes early to complete intake forms
- If you have a history of cold sores, contact us. An antiviral is recommended starting 3 days before
- Alcohol or caffeine 24 hours before (coffee, energy drinks, pre-workout)
- Aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil, or vitamin E 48 hours before
- Lip fillers 4 weeks before
- Botox near the mouth area 4 weeks before
- Chemical peels or laser near lips 4 weeks before
- Lip waxing or threading 2 weeks before
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What to Do & Avoid
Lip healing requires extra attention to what you eat, drink, and apply. These steps ensure the best color result.
Keep lips moisturized at all times. Apply your healing balm every 1–2 hours, especially the first 5 days. Dry lips lose pigment. This is the most critical step for lasting color.
- Apply healing balm every 1–2 hours, keep lips moist
- Drink through a straw for the first 5 days
- Eat soft, room-temperature foods the first week
- Sleep slightly elevated the first night to reduce swelling
- Stay out of direct sunlight while healing
- Use SPF lip balm once fully healed
- Spicy, salty, or acidic foods for the first week
- Kissing or oral contact for 2 weeks
- Smoking or tobacco products during healing
- Submerging lips in water for the first 5 days
- Picking or peeling flaking skin
- Lipstick or lip products for 10 days
- Whitening toothpaste for 2 weeks
Lip Healing Phases
Lip healing moves quickly. The faded ghost phase is temporary. Full color returns by week 3–4.
Day 1–2
Lips look very pigmented and may feel slightly swollen. Color appears much deeper than the final result.
Day 3–5
Lips begin to peel and look uneven or patchy. Do not pick. Let skin shed naturally.
Day 5–10
Lips look very faded or barely there. Pigment is settling under the skin surface and will return.
Day 10–21
Color begins to resurface gradually. The true shade starts brightening and evening out.
Week 3–4
Your lip blush is fully healed. The final color and shape are now visible.
Note: Results may vary. Healing timelines depend on individual skin type, lifestyle, and aftercare. Some clients heal faster or slower than shown. Following your after care instructions is essential for the best possible healed result.
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