Elle Hive

Time for myself.

Something I’m very good at recommending to everyone else… and not always so good at doing myself.

A quiet spa day, switching off, slowing down and doing absolutely nothing productive for a few hours.

Sometimes that’s exactly what’s needed. 🤍

Classic eyeliner — definition that doesn’t need to look dramatic.

Permanent eyeliner can be as subtle as you want it to be. Here, the goal was simply to enhance the lash line, give the eyes more definition and create that effortlessly polished look without relying on eyeliner every morning.

The shape and thickness are always tailored to the individual eye — because permanent makeup should complement your features, not overpower them.

Fresh 👄

Thank you 💔

The best brows are the ones that don’t immediately look “done.”

My beautiful client showing off her fully healed ombré brows in her own photo.

The goal here wasn’t to completely change her brows, but to work with what she naturally had — adding fullness, definition and a more polished shape, while keeping the finished result soft and flattering.

This is why I love showing healed work. Fresh brows are only the beginning — the healed result is what really matters.

From colour choice to the finished treatment — every lip blush is completely bespoke.

First, we choose the colour. With so many beautiful shades available, pigment selection is based on the client’s natural lip tone, skin undertone and, most importantly, how she wants her lips to look once healed.

Next comes the pre-draw. I carefully sketch the proposed shape directly onto the lips so my client can see exactly what we are going to create. We can adjust and perfect it together, and I only begin the treatment once the client has fully approved the shape.

And finally — immediately after lip blush. The colour is fresh, vibrant and much stronger at this stage. As the lips heal, it will soften considerably into a more natural, wearable shade.

A beautiful lip blush result isn’t just about adding colour. It’s about choosing the right colour, perfecting the shape and creating something specifically for you.

Fuller-looking lips don’t always mean more filler.

This beautiful client is in her 70s and came to me feeling that her lips still looked too small, despite having dermal filler in the past. Her previous aesthetic practitioner had correctly advised that adding more filler wasn’t the answer.

And this is exactly where lip blush can make such a difference.

As we age, the natural colour of our lips can gradually fade, particularly around the borders. When that definition is lost, the lips can visually appear smaller and less defined — even when there is already adequate volume present.

Rather than continuing to add volume, we used lip blush to restore the appearance of her natural lip shape, bring back definition and introduce a beautiful, healthy-looking colour.

The result? Lips that appear more defined, balanced and fuller without adding more filler.

Sometimes the answer isn’t to add more. It’s to restore what has gradually been lost.

Lip blush is not about creating a new lip shape — it’s about enhancing the natural lip tissue that is already there.

Permanent makeup journey.
3D lip technique