Lip liner tattoo contouring for philtrum shortening(?)

[Vajra-]

obviously these are foids and we don't need the cherry red permanent lipstick look but you get the idea
Seems to be reasonably well-known in Korea.
Lip blush tattoo for changing your coloring isn't super obscure, but I don't see a lot of people talking about how you can also change the whole shape of your lip and shorten the apparent size of your philtrum.
For fellow philtrumcels who lowkey need a lip lift but maybe don't want to risk the complications, this seems like a decent cope. Lip lift is legit but scarring results are a total dice roll. This also arguably gives you more nuanced control with your results. I'm sure it can't substitute more than a few mm without looking off though.

Along with the lips, they can also shade around your philtrum to give it more contrast and kinda have the illusion of shortening. If you've ever applied chapstick or vaseline to the philtrum then you'll know what I'm talking about.

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Anyone get this shit? The one thing I'm worried about is the fact it's only semi-permanent, and with that, supposedly the fading can be an unnatural color like gray/brown rather than skin tone/pink.

 

[LackEmpathyTherefor]

I feel like it would look so obviously fake from a short-mediul distance

 

[tony10]

Cool concept, similar to microblading in eyebrows for perception of higher density

 

[Vajra-]

I feel like it would look so obviously fake from a short-mediul distance

Quite possibly but I guess it wouldn’t be any more or less obvious than regular makeup-based lip liner right?

 

[tweaqo]

Looks fucking awful. Just get Lip lift

 

[Vajra-]

Looks fucking awful. Just get Lip lift

Just get a permanent scar under your nose and develop a gummy smile

 

[tweaqo]

Just get a permanent scar under your nose and develop a gummy smile

Yeah that’s not how it works lol.

 

[Vajra-]

Yeah that’s not how it works lol.

It's exactly how a (bullhorn) lip lift works my nigga, I don't know what to tell you.

 

[tweaqo]

It's exactly how a (bullhorn) lip lift works my nigga, I don't know what to tell you.

Yeah obviously a scar is possible but there are more and more treatments in order to remove scars.

Also u only get lip incompetence if you do a too aggressive lift.

It’s worth it if you have a giga long philtrum.