BB Glow Contour Facial

 BB Glow Contour Facial

Permanent versions of our favorite makeup products have been so popular in the past few years! The permanent makeup industry is thriving, and it’s constantly developing and perfecting new methods for giving you your perfect makeup look in its long-lasting, waterproof version.

Hence, BB glow. A treatment equally hyped up and bashed, this PMU/microneedling crossover is a very sought-after treatment despite those who warn against its adverse effects. A treatment intended to replace foundation, estheticians took it a step further and came up with BB glow contouring.

What Is BB Glow Contouring?

BB glow contouring is an all-in-1 treatment that will give you long-lasting foundation, concealer, blush and contour by inserting skin-tone tinted serums into the skin. Since the color goes into the skin rather than on top of it, it can’t be removed or washed off.

You won’t get maximum coverage, though. Think of the treatment as perfecting your complexion from within – your skin will be evened out, and clever color placement will give you the illusion of perfectly contoured features. In terms of color opacity, the BB glow contouring has a similar finish to a BB cream – hence its name.

How Is It Done?

BB glow contouring uses the technique of microneedling, but with a twist.

Tinted serums in the shades you normally use for foundation and contouring are injected into the skin by creating tiny little channels with an electric micro/nano needling machine. The machine looks like a pen which has a tip made up of several needles. The needles go in and out, and as the machine is moved back and forth over the face, the serum is absorbed.

It’s important to understand that this is not a one-and-done treatment. You will need several sessions to build up the color.

Cleaning

Your skin is thoroughly cleaned of all the makeup, skincare and sebum residues. As the skin will be broken, the face needs

Exfoliating Gel

To increase the absorption of the serums, the tech will do a quick chemical peel. An exfoliating gel is applied to the whole face and left on for up to 5 minutes, depending on how sensitive your skin is. After that, it’s cleaned off.

Neutralizing Solution

A solution that will stop the effects of the chemical peel is applied onto the skin.

The Needling

Your face is covered in tiny drops of tinted serums of various colors.

• Where you’d normally put concealer, a light shade is applied.
• The edges of your forehead towards the hairline and the lower edge of your jawbone are covered with a darker shade, and so are the sides of your nose – this plays the role of contouring.
• Your cheekbones are covered with rosy drops.
• The spaces between are covered with a shade 1-2 tones lighter than your natural complexion – this replaces foundation.

A micro/nano needling machine is then moved across your face in circular motions, creating tiny punctures and allowing the serums to enter the skin. The serums are kind of mixed together along the way, so the colors will bleed into one another for a natural, blended look.

The tech will probably do more than one pass.

Nourishing Mask

Finally, the serum residues are cleaned off, and a soothing, nourishing mask is applied.