'I love Charlotte Tilbury's Pillow Talk lipstick so much I tattoed my lips the same colour'

Head of quality Zoe tries retired the celeb-loved articulator blush tattoo attraction – and shares her results aft asking to aftermath up with 'Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk'-tinted lips

if you haven’t stumbled crossed the buzz astir 'lip blush' I’m guessing you’re not spending overmuch clip connected Instagram. The tattoo make-up attraction is having its infinitesimal close now. Celebs similar I'm A Celeb's Tulisa and societal media sensation Chloe Morello showing disconnected their semi-permanently tinted lips, and their results are gorgeous.

I’ve been flirting with the thought of trying this attraction ever since I heard astir it a mates of years ago. But it wasn’t until 2 months agone erstwhile I reached retired to Karen Betts– semi-permanent make-up specialists – to instrumentality the plunge aft seeing Chloe's articulator translation with them. My request? I wanted them to make a shadiness precisely similar Charlotte Tilbury's Pillow Talk Medium Lipstick, £29 – my everlastingly favourite articulator product.

First of all, what precisely is articulator blushing?

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If you’re caller to the conception of articulator blushing, here’s the lowdown: it’s each astir having a customized pigment semi-permanently applied to your lips with a needle. Sounds intense, right? But don’t worry, numbing pick is utilized to minimise immoderate discomfort, and the full process takes astir 2 hours. That includes the clip it takes for your practitioner to cautiously outline your lips and capable them successful with your dreamy caller colour.

I wanted that cleanable rosy neutral that goes with each make-up oregon bare tegument – thing astir 2 shades darker than my earthy articulator colour, and thing excessively bold that I’d get bushed of seeing each day. Spoiler: Karen, who did my lips herself, perfectly nailed it. She whipped up the cleanable Pillow Talk-esque shadiness conscionable for me.

Did it hurt?

I cognize what you’re truly funny astir – did it hurt? Honestly, it wasn’t atrocious astatine all. I’d complaint it possibly a 4/10 connected the ouch scale. The archetypal walk earlier the numbness truly sets successful is simply a tiny spot scratchy and sore, but I didn't request to instrumentality immoderate breaks. It besides takes astir 90 minutes successful full to bash 2 passes connected the precocious and little lips.

Post-treatment, there’s a small swelling for astir 24 hours, and past your lips volition peel earlier they afloat heal. Heads up: the colour you permission the session with isn’t the 1 you’ll extremity up with – that takes astir a week oregon 2 to settle. Your lips volition besides spell done a 'frost' signifier wherever they look paler earlier settling connected your last shade.

The result

My last effect was a gorgeous Pillow Talk Medium shade that looked truthful earthy and beauteous – precisely what I asked for. I had a top-up league (included successful the price) a period connected from my archetypal treatment, and that 2nd 1 truly helped to get the shadiness to the nonstop code I wanted. Now, 8 weeks connected from my archetypal session, my lips are afloat healed and looking fabulous. It’s similar I’m wearing Pillow Talk 24/7, and I’m obsessed.

My friends support asking maine what lipstick I’m wearing, and it’s specified a flex to casually say, “Oh, conscionable a small gloss.”

The cost

The treatment, including the archetypal league and a follow-up top-up astir six weeks later, costs from £695 astatine Karen Betts. It's an investment, but arsenic a regular lipstick wearer, I’ve done the maths. One £27 lipstick adds up erstwhile you’re buying it connected repeat. This tattoo pigment lasts solidly up to 2 years earlier you’ll request different league (though a touch-up each 12-18 months is recommended), truthful it feels similar a beauteous bully woody to me.

For articulator blush appointments astatine Karen Betts, and for details connected different semi-permanent make-up treatments, spot here.