Eyeliner and Lip Procedures
Eyeliner and lip questions test regional anatomy, eye safety, herpes risk, and color planning. These procedures carry higher risk than brows because the eye and lip mucosa are delicate and vascular.
Core rules
For eyeliner, know the lid margin, lash line, conjunctiva, and cornea. Use eye-safe pigments and never place topical anesthetic on the cornea; protect the eye and work away from the globe. Avoid treating active blepharitis, styes, or eye infection. For lips, respect the vermilion border and avoid overfilling beyond natural anatomy. Ask about cold sores: a history of herpes simplex is common, and many protocols use antiviral prophylaxis; active lesions are a contraindication. Coordinate with recent lip fillers according to your protocol. Choose lip pigment with undertone correction in mind, because lips may heal cooler.
Worked example
A lip-blush client reports a cold sore last month but has no lesion today. Reasoning: history suggests reactivation risk; follow your protocol for antiviral prophylaxis and confirm the client is lesion-free. If a lesion appears, stop and defer.
Traps
Using brow pigment near the eye; numbing the eye surface; treating over an active cold sore; overfilling the lip border; ignoring filler timing; promising a precise healed eyeliner width.