A tattoo is an extension of your style, a personal picture that tells your story. Style director Louise Hilsz shares a range of skincare that is putting the gloss back on her ink.
Electric Ink Tattoo Care
From simple lines to bold splashes of watercolour, even mini pet faces, tattoo trends have never been so colourful. While the skill of the artist is paramount, what makes your ink unique is the way it looks years after the artwork is done. Enter the first vegan-friendly range of skincare, specifically designed to groom your tattoo - Electric Ink Tattoo Care. Louise Hilsz rates the range.
What is it?
There are three products in the range, including a moisturiser, oil and vibrancy serum. Each loaded with a blend of medicinal and exotic natural ingredients.
What's in it?
The leaf sap from a South African flowering plant, (called Bulbine frutescens) that boosts the natural collagen production in the skin. White lupin seed extract improves the firmness while nourishing oils including Inca Inchi seed found in the Amazon and virgin coconut, work to nourish and protect the skin. Finally, vitamin C protects against UV damage, which is often the cause of the ink fading, combined those ingredients also offer up a gorgeous tropical fragrance.
The verdict?
A picture speaks a thousand words and as you can see from the before and after shot below, after two weeks my pet portrait (of my beloved dog Pinky) is looking better than ever - I am hooked.
Electric Ink Daily Moisturiser, $35.
The scent of this lotion is gorgeous, it has a subtle tropical scent, which compared to other tattoo-specific products I have used in the past, it's a nice change from that nasty chemical-type smell. It feels great, absorbs in seconds and leaves my skin feeling hydrated, all day.
Electric Ink Defining Body Oil, $35.
This is the game-changer product in the range for me. Not only does it smell heavenly, it's not greasy, just instantly glossy once on the skin. You only need a small amount, and the moment you apply it, the colour of the tattoo looks revived.
Electric Ink Vibrancy Serum, $40.
Containing the most potent ingredients in the range, the oils and plant extracts once blended with an amino acid, work like a skin conditioner, to balance the pH level in the skin, (apparently when skin is balanced at pH of 5.5 it's healthy and looks good). This product works hard to revive an aged-looking tattoo, and give it back the vibrancy it once had. I use this serum weekly before bed as an extra hydrating boost.
