Cosmetic tattoo is reading a face.
Brows, lips, and correction work — by Keshia, in Bedford.
services
Three things, done well.
I do brow tattoo, lip tattoo, and correction work. I don't do liner. I don't do scalp pigmentation. I don't do anything I haven't trained extensively in.
Some practitioners spread thin across every service in the category. I've stayed narrow on purpose. The work I do, I've been doing for years, on hundreds of faces.
Brow tattoo
Powder, ombré, or combination brows — depending on what suits your skin and the look you want. The process takes around two and a half hours for the first appointment, with a touch-up four to six weeks later. Results last one to three years before needing a colour refresh.
Most clients come to me because they're tired of pencilling brows in every day. Some come because their natural brows have thinned with age, illness, or over-plucking decades ago. Some have always had sparse brows and want them filled in for the first time.
duration
2.5 hours, plus touch-up
lasts
1–3 years
from
$750
Lip tattoo
Colour and definition tattooed into the lips — natural enough that you can wear it daily, layered enough that it carries you through the day without lipstick. Two and a half to three hours for the first appointment, with a touch-up four to six weeks later. Lasts two to four years.
Lip tattoo is good for thinning, fading, asymmetry, or simply not wanting to apply lipstick every morning. We talk about colour at the consultation — most clients land somewhere in their natural lip tone, slightly enhanced. Bright reds and dramatic shifts are possible but rarely what people actually want once they've thought about it.
duration
2.5–3 hours, plus touch-up
lasts
2–4 years
from
$850
Correction
Cosmetic tattoo work that's been done by someone else and didn't go right. Wrong shape, wrong colour, ash tones turning the brows grey-green over time, asymmetry that wasn't there to start with.
This is some of the hardest work in cosmetic tattoo, because you're not starting with a blank face — you're working with what's already there. I cover with a warm copper to neutralise the ash tones, reshape where the previous work went off, and bring the brows back to something that actually suits you.
Most correction work takes three to four sessions. It costs more than fresh brow tattoo because it takes more time and more skill. But the alternative — laser removal, then waiting six months, then starting from scratch — is harder, more expensive, and more painful. Correction is usually the right answer.
duration
3–4 sessions
range
$900–$1,400
consultation
Required first
bo's story
Bo had been considering cosmetic tattoo for a year before she got sick.
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“I could just book that in and go and reclaim my brows.”
— Bo, brow and lip tattoo client
By the time her doctors cleared her after chemo and radiation, she'd lost half her brows. She booked the first appointment she could get.
the process
Before anything gets tattooed.
Every cosmetic tattoo client starts with a consultation. Twenty minutes for simpler work. Up to an hour for correction or anything more complex.
We talk about what you want, what's realistic, and whether tattoo is even the right next step for you. Sometimes I'll suggest waiting and starting with brow shaping for a few months first, to get a clearer picture of your natural shape before committing to anything permanent. Sometimes we'll book the appointment that day.
There's no pressure either way. I don't sell into anything. The consultation is free.
On the day.
Allow two and a half to three hours, depending on the service. The first hour is mapping — measuring, marking, and drawing the shape with pencil so you can see it before any tattoo work begins. We don't move forward until you're happy with what's drawn on. If we need to redraw three times, we redraw three times.
Then numbing cream, which takes around twenty minutes to take effect. Most clients describe the actual tattoo work as uncomfortable rather than painful — pressure rather than sharpness.
Once we're done, your brows or lips will look darker and more defined than the final result. They settle over the next two weeks. We talk about aftercare before you leave, and you'll get a written copy.
The next two weeks.
Cosmetic tattoo heals in stages. The first three days, the colour looks intense — darker, sharper, a little raised. Days four to seven, the surface starts to flake naturally and lightens significantly, sometimes by half. Days eight to fourteen, the colour comes back as the deeper layer of pigment settles into the skin.
I tell every client this in advance because the lightening phase worries people who haven't been warned. Around day seven, your brows or lips will look much paler than what we agreed on. By day fourteen, they're back. The four-to-six-week touch-up is for any small adjustments.
During healing: keep the area clean, use the aftercare ointment, no swimming or saunas for two weeks, no heavy sweating for a week, no makeup over the area for ten days. Sleep on your back if you can.
What it costs.
Brow tattoo starts at $750 and includes the first appointment plus the four-to-six-week touch-up.
Lip tattoo starts at $850, also including the touch-up.
Correction work is quoted after consultation because the price depends on what's already there. Most clients pay between $900 and $1,400 across three sessions.
Annual colour refreshes are about half the original price. Aftercare ointment is included with every appointment.
Cosmetic tattoo isn't for everyone.
Some people shouldn't do this work, and I'd rather tell you up front than have you book something that won't suit you. Cosmetic tattoo isn't a good fit if:
- You're pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You have very oily skin and want crisp definition — pigment migrates faster on oily skin and the result will look softer than the work shows.
- You're on Accutane or have been within the last six months.
- You've had recent injectables or filler in the brow or lip area — wait six weeks.
- You're looking for a dramatic look. The work I do is meant to look like you on a good day, not someone else.
from clients i've tattooed
From clients I've tattooed.
★★★★★
“I had ombre powder brow tattoos done. Keshia is so easy going & makes you feel at ease. She was very thorough in her mapping, & making sure the shape & colour of the brows was suited to me.”
★★★★★
“From the initial free consultation I felt a warm welcome and I feel like I have been going to Keshia for years. Thank you for my amazing brows I love them.”
★★★★★
“She has tattooed both my eyebrows and lips and I receive compliments on them all the time. She is the only person I trust, because her attention to detail is second to none.”
book
Most people book a consultation first.
If you've made it this far, you've likely been thinking about it for a while. The next step is the consultation. Twenty minutes to an hour, free, no pressure to book anything afterwards.