COURSE 02 · LIP BLUSH & LIP TATTOOING · FOREST HILL
Our lip tattoo course is hands-on, face-to-face training in lip blush and lip tattooing in Forest Hill, Melbourne. You learn in a small class taught directly by Olha Po, a licensed cosmetic tattoo artist who has worked professionally since 2016.
Lips aren’t brows. The skin is softer, the colour shifts more as it heals, and the shape has to suit a moving face. That’s why the course spends real time on mapping, colour theory and pigment choice before you move on to technique.
A common misconception is that learning cosmetic tattooing is just about running a machine and following a design. On lips, the planning and judgement matter just as much as the hand.
STEP — LIP MAPPING
Reading the natural lip line, checking symmetry and planning a shape that suits the client’s face, rather than forcing a template.
STEP — COLOUR THEORY
How natural lip tone, undertones and healing affect the colour you see, and why a shade in the bottle can look different on the lip.
STEP — PIGMENT CHOICE
Choosing and adjusting pigment for lip blush and fuller lip tattooing, and explaining realistic colour expectations to clients.
STEP — SKIN & HYGIENE
Setting up a clean workspace, handling single-use materials and looking after delicate lip skin before and during the procedure.
STEP — TECHNIQUE PRACTICE
Practising hand position, depth control and even, soft shading under close guidance, with feedback as you go.
STEP — AFTERCARE
What clients need to know after a lip procedure, and how to explain healing clearly and responsibly.
Illustrative beauty portrait only. Not student work or a treatment result.
WHO IT SUITS
You don’t need previous tattoo experience to start learning. We begin with the foundations: lip anatomy, mapping, colour and hygiene, so technique has something solid to build on. If you’re unsure where to begin, read Learning Cosmetic Tattooing: Where to Start.
If you already work in beauty or perform brow tattooing, the course helps you add lip blush and lip tattooing, or improve how you work on lips. You may also want to look at the Eyebrow Tattoo Course or the Cosmetic Tattoo Course Package.
LIPS | BROWS
If you’ve trained on brows, or plan to, much of the method feels familiar: measure first, then work. On lips, the shape, the colour and the hand all ask for different judgement. Here is how the lip course approaches each one, next to brow work.
ON LIPS
Shape planning. You read the natural lip line and check symmetry, then plan a shape that suits a mouth that moves when the client talks and smiles.
Colour. You work with natural lip tone and undertones, and learn why colour on lips can shift more as it heals.
Technique. You practise soft, even shading on softer, more delicate skin, for both lip blush and fuller lip tattooing.
ON BROWS
Shape planning. You measure the face and map the brow for symmetry before any pre-draw.
Colour. You choose pigment to suit the client’s hair and skin undertone, and learn how it can settle over time.
Technique. You build hand control for powder and ombre shading. Microblading strokes are taught separately. See the Eyebrow Tattoo Course.
BEFORE YOU ENROL
This is practical skills training, not a university degree or a government-accredited qualification. Read the full Course Information & Student Responsibilities and our Booking, Payment & Course Terms before you book.
Completion. Finishing the course doesn’t guarantee employment, income, independent professional competency or regulatory approval to practise. What a completion certificate means.
Risk. Lip tattooing is a practical procedure that carries risks. It must be performed with appropriate training, hygiene and safety precautions.
Your responsibilities. Before offering treatments commercially, you’re responsible for meeting any applicable business registration, insurance, infection control and local regulatory requirements.
Booking. Deposits, cancellation and refund conditions are set out in our terms, subject to Australian Consumer Law.
Tell us about your experience and what you’d like to learn, and we’ll help you work out whether the lip course, the Eyeliner Tattoo Course or another of our courses suits you best. Training takes place face-to-face in Forest Hill, Melbourne.
