Cosmetic Tattooing

• Swelling can be normal, especially for lip blush tattoo and eyeliner enhancement

• Intense colour immediately after treatment ink fades by 20%-40% so it will feel intense for the first week

• Dryness/flaking after day 4-10, this is why planning when you get your initial tattoo is extremely important. You need to be able to follow the aftercare perfectly (eg. not wearing makeup for the correct amount of time) See the after section for more timeframes around each area.

• Some ink will fall out post the first treatment, this is why a touch up treatment is required

• The tones of ink will change, so don’t worry if your results are not exactly correct in the beginning. We precisely match your undertone and it fades and settles to the correct colour

• Results lasts between 18-24 months depending the skin type and how well they are looked after. All touch up appointments must be within 4-12 weeks and no later, or a full appointment will be needed

• Must not have any medical conditions.

• Must not have Haemophilia, Heart condition, or Trichotillomania (scar tissue problems)

• Must not be taking any blood thinners or other medication. Please disclose any with us + allergies (Contraceptive pill, mental health medication and supplements are fine.)

• Not taking any Accutane, Doxycycline, or using Isotretinoin. (Any prescribed Retinoids) If you have been on this in the last 12 months please let us know prior to making a booking.

• No Botox or Dermal Filler in the last 4 weeks.

• Must not be pregnant or breastfeeding.

• Must not be immune-compromised. Some diabetic conditions can receive a Doctor's sign off to, approval however, the healing process can be doubled in time.

• No active Cold sores. If you get cold sores, you must disclose this on your medical form. *Note: If you’re prone to them, go to the pharmacy & get some antiviral tablets to take before and after lip tattoo, as it can stimulate them.

• No alcohol or caffeine for 24 hours beforehand. (This can cause movement of the eyes throughout tattooing). Alcohol also thins the blood/makes your bruise or swell more. Please do not drink 24 hours before and after your appointment

• Cancer. Must not be being treated for cancer currently. We however would love to tattoo you once your treatment is over and with Doctor's sign off.

• Diabetics, generally heal a lot slower. If the condition is controlled, diabetics may go ahead with a cosmetic tattooing procedure, but need to be prepared for a longer healing period. You must have a Doctor's sign off to go ahead.

• No skincare products containing vitamin A, C. AHA's, BHA's (any form of exfoliants) - for 1 week before treatment. Please send email us photos of any products you're unsure about using.

• No prior history of keloid scarring.

• Fish oil, please stop 2 weeksprior to your tattoo appointment.

• No prescription Retinol for 4 weeks prior to your appointment.

• No sunburn in the treatment area.

• We need to be careful around active dermatitis, psoriasis or eczema in the area being directly treated. Excessively dehydrated skin may not hold ink well, if you have exceptional dry areas of skin, please book a consultation first. This will allow us to help get your skin be at it's healthiest, which ensures the ink and new tattoo will hold it's colour.

If you have any further questions regarding this, please email us (bellleamourstudio@gmail.com) or book a complimentary consultation. If it regarding medications, please know the date you started the medication, the end date of the script, and the dosage (mg's) you are on. This is so we can give you a timeframe of when you can have treatment.

• Keep the area dry for 7 - 10 days, no water, no swimming/saunas.

• Applying the aftercare balm every hour for 5-7 days is vital, for even healing of the ink. You will be given this on the day. It is important to keep the area clean and not use your fingers to apply to cream. You will be given everything you need in your aftercare bag.

• Never pick any peeling skin/flaking colour off. Picking any flaking skin may knock out the ink prematurely. This may result in the new tattoo not healing evenly.

• No sweating for 5 days. This includes exercise if it is going to make you sweat. Sweating will open up your pores and can risk colour not healing consistently, which can result in patchy ink and risk infection.

• Avoid AHA/BHA acids, peels, facials, or vitamin A's as they can lighten your tattoo. This includes glycolic, lactic, salicylic, citric, mandelic acid(s) or Retinol/Vitamin A's.

• No exfoliating around or near the area for 2 - 4 weeks.

• Avoid any facials for 2 weeks.

• No injectables near the area for 4 weeks.

• No makeup on the tattooed area for 1 week. *Important* Please throw out old eyeliners, mascara, lip liners as reusing these old products on fresh skin can cause infection.

• Avoid excessive sun exposure for 10 days. Wear SPF and even a cap to cover all new tattooed areas if you’re going to be outdoors for the first 10 days.

• Touch up's. This must be done no sooner than 5 weeks post treatment. - This must be completed no longer than 13 weeks post initial appointment.

Brow Tattoo:

• Feather brow tattoo (Microblading tattoo) = normally $599, now $350

• Ombre` brow tattoo = normally $599, now $350

• Powder brow tattoo = normally $559, now $350

• Combination brow tattoo = normally $599, now $350

Lip Tattoo:

• Lip Blush = normally $550, now $350

Eyeliner tattoo:

• Lash line enhancement = normally $499, now $325

TOUCH UP APPOINTMENTS

• Touch up's (our work must be 6-12 weeks post initial appointment) = $99

If you are unsure what to book for, have any questions, or have exisiting tattoo in the area, please book in for a free consultation with us prior to treatment.

Using Microblading to create beautiful hair strokes, this technique mimics natural hairs, resulting in a soft look that people often can’t detect as cosmetic tattooing.

Within the popular Combination Brows technique, microblading is often done through the front sectionof the brows. Ombré brows also utilises microblading techniques through the middle and tails of the brow for more colour saturation.

Ideal for:

• Anyone wanting a natural look, fuller brows, anyone wanting to wear less makeup.

• This gives a very natural result or is great for a younger skin type with already full brows that just want to fill minor gaps.

• Adding into combination techniques through the front of the brow

This technique is not suited to ageing skin types. If you have mature skin or gaps in the brows, please book for Combination Brow as this will fill gaps and give you a natural result.

Ombré brows give a more filled in look. The tails appear darker, with the colour fading toward the beginning of the brow for more of a pencilled in or makeup type look. While still mainintaing a soft look through the front of the brow, this treatment will have you saying goodbye to makeup! Wake up feeling put together, every morning.

Ideal for:

• Anyone who fills their brows in daily

• Gappy brows

• All skin types

• Anyone who wants a gradient of colour throughout the brows

Powder Brows is the technique with the most amount of colour used during tattooing. It uses the Ombré technique, with less of a natural gradient through the front of the brow. This results in a beautiful saturation of colour from the front of the brow, all the way to the tail.

Ideal for:

• Anyone wanting a full look

• Anyone who wants to wake up with a full brow every daily

• Anyone who wears makeup often

• Anyone that likes a dramatic brow

• All skin types

This is the most common technique of brow tattooing. With a mixture of feather brow techniques through the front of the brows, to create hair-like strokes, the brow is finished with Ombré techniques through the arch and tail of the brow.

Ideal for:

• All skin types

• Anyone can have this technique, which is why it is the most popular.

Touch up sessions $99 and must be booked within 4-12 weeks post initial appointment. All cosmetic tattooing fades by 40-50% from the initial colour immediately after the session, so touch up sessions will always be necessary.

Touch up appointments need to be booked 4-12 weeks after your initial tattoo session.

Previous tattoo from another artist:

Please book a free consultation to discuss this, as whether we can treat the area will depend on the quality of existing tattoo.

Some work can be covered, worked on, and even colour corrected or neutralised, but in some cases previous tattoo will to be removed with saline or laser tattoo removal prior to treatment.

Cosmetic tattoo does fade and change colour over time. If you like the shape of a tattoo but not the colour it’s faded to, we can fix this. If the tattoo throws blue/grey or pink/salmon we can colour correct this.