Every woman dreams of looking good. Self-care takes time, which is usually not enough. The modern world offers a lot of cosmetic procedures that allow you to look good for a much longer time without the daily spending of personal time on high-quality makeup.
Permanent make-up or tattooing is one of the most pressing and serious cosmetic procedures for color correction of the shape of lips, eyebrows, eyelids. It consists in injecting a pigment of a certain color into the upper layer of the skin (about 1 mm) using a special needle. This procedure allows you to correct and brighten the shape of the lips, eyebrows, eyes.
Permanent make-up is carried out exclusively in salons by good specialists. The result lasts for several years. Therefore, before the introduction of the pigment, be sure to use a pencil for the permanent makeup contour.
What are the permanent makeup pencils used for?
Its main purpose is to create a sketch of an eyebrow, lips or arrows in order to facilitate the process of contouring permanent make-up and perform it as accurately and professionally as possible.
It is important to know that permanent makeup lasts for 3-5 years.... And the created or desired shape of the eyebrows (lips) may not work. Therefore, in order to eliminate errors, a specialist preliminarily draws a contour of future changes with a pencil.
It is best to use a tattoo or permanent pencil for these purposes. If you don't like the result, then the created contour can be easily washed off with a special tool and draw a new shape.
In addition, such a pencil can be used at home for self-adjusting the shape of the lips and eyebrows, to emphasize the expressiveness of the eyes, which will allow you to make permanent makeup and abandon the painful procedure.
The makeup created with waterproof pencils is indispensable during a trip to the sea, it will not spread or smear during and after bathing.
Features of a contour pencil
Its main feature is that due to its properties, a pencil for drawing sketches can become a full-fledged replacement for permanent makeup. The effect of its application is almost the same. But such makeup lasts much less.
Advantages of a permanent pencil over conventional cosmetic pencils
A pencil for a permanent makeup contour or a permanent makeup pencil has a number of advantages:
- Convenient to use, easy to apply.
- Self-sharpening by turning the cap.
- Waterproof (does not flow even under anesthesia).
- Resistant to all weather conditions.
- Hypoallergenic.
- Economical (due to its durability, it is consumed insignificantly and can last a long time).
Long-lasting pencil color palette
The range of colors is varied: from black and all dark shades for eyebrows and eyes, to various bright colors (orange, red, blue, etc.) for lips and arrows. There is even a white pencil that can be used to create unusual makeup to help make your eyes look bigger and more expressive.
It is important to remember that the chosen shade must be in harmony with the color of the skin and hair, and also coincide with the pigments used for permanent makeup.
How to use a contour pencil in eyebrow makeup
To make the eyebrows look flawless longer, instead of the usual cosmetic pencil, it is better to use a tattoo or permanent pencil.
- It must be carefully sharpened. The lead should not be too sharp, otherwise it may damage the skin. A thick rod, on the other hand, will create an ugly bold outline that ruins all of your makeup.
- Before applying eyebrow makeup or drawing a contour using a permanent or tattoo pencil, it is necessary to clean and thoroughly degrease oily skin to create a clearer and more even pattern.
- To get a better quality drawing, the pencil should be used after applying foundation and powder.
Application technique:
- Comb your eyebrows.
- Draw the contour in the direction of hair growth, making light strokes... In no case should you draw a continuous line and press hard on the pencil. Otherwise, the eyebrows will turn out to be sloppy.
- Brush eyebrows to shape.
Is it possible to use a pencil for eye makeup
The skin of the eyelids is the most sensitive, so permanent eye makeup seems to be the most painful. Using a permanent pencil for the outline is the best solution in this situation. With its help, you can draw high-quality arrows and bring your eyes with guaranteed long-term durability of this makeup.
Before applying the arrows, carefully prepare the eyelids for the procedure.
If the skin is oily, then you can use powder as a base. Then try to draw arrows symmetrically or carefully draw your eyes. A wide palette of shades allows you to use not only black or brown, but also bright colors and shades.
Lip liner
As with anything else, the permanent makeup contour pencil can be used at home to create the desired lip shape and volume.
The main task is to choose the right shade and create a clear outline on your own. After applying makeup, its durability is ensured for a long time.
If during the procedure an uneven pattern turned out or the selected color turned out to be unsuitable, then the pencil can be removed using a special tool and the makeup can be repeated again.
The color will fade gradually and evenlywithout smearing and crumbling in parts, which will allow you not to worry about the appearance of your lips for a long time.
Technique for using a contour pencil:
- It is necessary to thoroughly cleanse and polish the lips with a scrub, then apply cream to moisturize.
- Apply a make-up base using foundation or powder to remove the clear separation of the skin tone with the future contour.
- Define the border of the lips and lighten it with a highlighter to make it look more natural.
- The contour must be drawn with a sharpened, soft pencil.by performing dashed movements. You should start with the upper lip. The middle is drawn first, then the side areas.
- The contour must be carefully shaded.... Otherwise, there is a risk of getting vulgar makeup.
- After that, you can safely use lipstick or lip gloss, following the rules for applying high-quality makeup.
Popular brands of sketching pencils
Long-Time-Liner - specialized pencils for the contour used in the creation of permanent makeup. They have a sharp lead that can be easily sharpened using the sharpener included in the kit.
The palette of this pencil is presented in 16 bright colors that correspond to the pigments of the same brand for permanent make-up.The pencil lead is tested by dermatologists, it is free of allergens, carcinogens and other harmful and dangerous components.
Swiss Color - Swiss pencils with a quality guarantee. They are in demand in expensive salons. Easy to apply and absolutely safe in contact with skin.
Biotek - manufactured in Italy. Comes with a permanent makeup pigment. Therefore, when creating a contour with such a pencil, you can determine the appropriate color. The lead has a high-quality composition, which guarantees durability for a sufficiently long time, without changing the color and outline.
Goochie (Goochie) - Korean-made permanent pencil for creating sketches before makeup or tattooing. Water repellent.
Also firms Posh, Pupa, Ardell, Biotouch, Flormar, etc. produce contour pencils for sketching.
How long does makeup last?
Please note that the pencils used for the contour (sketch) of permanent makeup are characterized by increased durability, which is determined by a special water-repellent composition.
Pencil pigments adhere well to the skin and can last up to 2-3 weeks when used instead of a regular cosmetic pencil. To prolong the durability of such makeup, cosmetologists advise to apply it before bedtime, so that at this time the pigments can penetrate deeper into the skin and better fix in it.
Where to buy a pencil, its price
Those who decide on permanent make-up have a question: where can you buy cosmetics to create it. Any specialized beauty salon has all consumables.
If you want to buy them yourself or buy only a pencil to create a sketch, so that you can use it at home to draw a contour or completely replace permanent makeup, then you can order cosmetic products through an online store. There they are immediately divided by purpose (for eyebrows or lips), colors and shades.
Waterproof or permanent makeup pencils can also be purchased at major beauty salons.
The price of such pencils fluctuates in a fairly wide range (from 100 rubles to several thousand). It depends on its quality and manufacturer.
The cheapest sketching pencils look like regular cosmetic pencils and do not come with a sharpener. An expensive pencil, as a rule, is self-sharpening, more durable, has a high quality guarantee, a lot of recommendations and reviews.
Thus, in order to to create high-quality makeup and remain beautiful for a long time, you do not have to resort to the services of salon masters and agree to a painful and serious procedure. A good contour pencil will help you create a beautiful image at no extra cost and achieve the durability of permanent makeup at home.
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I somehow made permanent eyebrow makeup from an unverified master.The consequences were not very good, to put it mildly .. Not only did the appearance leave much to be desired, but also my eyebrows began to crumble ... I can not now fight myself and go to another master. But in my arsenal there were a couple of pencils for tattooing. I draw myself. Completely satisfied and no consequences.