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 1. Do you see any changes ahead for lip colors?
  2. Is it inevitable that my black pigment will eventually turn blue?
  3. Why does my color look like that in the bottle?

Do you see any changes ahead for lip colors?

No doubt you are aware of the change in trend concerning the new look for lips.  Max Factor, Revlon and Estee Lauder are among the many cosmetic companies featuring brighter, clearer, back to basic lipstick tones.  It is about time!  For those of us who dread the client’s demand for brown, wine, or other dark lip colors, the inevitable change is on the way.

Not only has the new technician found difficulty in pre-determining the outcome of the basic lip procedure when using dark pigment, most of us question the amount of warm additives necessary to achieve a balance in tone of the finished product.  No one “warming” product has been able to give 100% guaranteed results with all dark lip procedures.

It looks as though this may not present as much of a problem in the future if my guess is correct.  Revlon has presented six new reds to the market for spring, ranging from “fire engine” to “Cherry”.   Cleo Colors has already filled many requests for colors that have been #1 sellers in the past.  Blue Red (with just enough blue to keep it true red), Rose and Coral are again climbing to the top of the list as best sellers.

We at Cleo Colors will not waste any time responding to this inevitable change in consumer needs.  Industry testing is already under way and we project that our new shades with be available to the market shortly.  Speaking from experience, brighter is better and I look forward to again working with color that renders no surprises.

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Is it inevitable that my black pigment will eventually turn blue?   

Sorry ladies, it is the nature of the beast!  Technicians always asks for a black that can be guaranteed not turn blue.  What they do not seem to understand is that the undertone of all black is blue!  Sad but true!  This is not only true with India ink; it is also true of Iron Dioxide. It is not only how the color black relates to skin, it is also true of any other type of surface or medium.  Think what happens to black hair dye, over time.  What about those black jeans you washed 100 times?  Blue undertones!  With the exposure to ultra violet light, and other types of abuse, all colors fade. 

  What can YOU do to prolong the inevitable, when working with black?  #1:  Get your pigment a little deeper into the dermis, which will help your color last a little longer and slow the process of bluing.  #2:  Insist that your client use sunscreen daily.  Stress the importance of protection from the KILLER, UV Ray. #3:  Keep any product, meant to exfoliate skin, even moisturizer or night cream, away from your brows, liner or lips!

  My feelings about “ blue black”?  So what!   20% of my income is a result of reworking old cosmetic procedures.  If it fades in five or ten years, we as technicians have a ready made clientele.

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Why does my color look like that in the bottle?

A technician called the other day to say that her “True Taupe” was green! “That’s funny”, I said.  There is nothing green in the bottle!  After making a test swatch on her hand, of the color, she realized it was not the color that the bottle had indicated.  This is true with all permanent make up colors.  Some plastics stain with one or more ingredients.  Some plastics have a built in opalescence the will pull to the cool side when viewing a full bottle.  Clear glass would give you a more accurate color from outside the bottle but the less glass in your work area, the better.

  It is a good practice to test, with a smudge, any new color before purchasing.  Suppliers encourage your understanding of the formulation of their product.  Packaging can fool you.  The truth is, a plastic bottle is only a container.  As long as it has a full and complete label, as to the content, packaging has little to do with the outcome of your procedure.

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