Yearly Touch-Up
Yearly Touch-Up refreshes faded permanent makeup pigment on brows, lips, or eyeliner, typically scheduled about 12 months after your original procedure.
Keeping the work where it was
Touch-ups & Maintenance in Wilmington, MA & Salem, NH
Adriana’s Permanent Makeup distinguishes two very different appointments: the perfecting session, included free 6 to 8 weeks after every original procedure, and the Yearly Touch-Up, a separate paid visit about 12 months later that starts at $300 for brows, lips, or eyeliner.
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When Does Permanent Makeup Need a Touch-Up?
Permanent makeup fades gradually and most clients schedule a touch-up about 12 months after their original session. A Yearly Touch-Up refreshes faded pigment on brows, lips or eyeliner starting at $300, and costs less than repeating the full original treatment.
Common questions about touch-ups
Touch-ups is priced from $300, confirmed at the $50 consultation, which is credited toward your service if you book it. Every other service is published openly, from $250 to $850, on the price list, so you can see the range the studio works in before you book anything.
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The perfecting session exists for exactly that. It is scheduled 6 to 8 weeks after the first appointment, once the skin has healed, and it is included in the original price at no extra charge. Pigment settles differently on different skin, so the second pass is part of the procedure rather than a repair you pay for.
Most clients book a colour refresh every 12 to 24 months; how long the pigment itself lasts depends on the technique and your skin (each service page gives its own range). After that, a yearly touch-up refreshes the colour from $300, priced by how much pigment is left rather than at a flat rate. That is a separate visit from the perfecting session, which is included in the original price and happens in the first weeks.
Yes. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, being under 18, and current isotretinoin use are refused at both studios, with no exception. Blood thinners, autoimmune conditions and a history of keloid scarring need clearance from your doctor first. The full list is published in the contraindications guide before you book, not after.
Adriana Souza Santos has performed more than 5,000 procedures across 20+ years and trained over 300 students. She holds AAM Diamond Certified Trainer status and New Hampshire Body Artist licence 4283, valid through 18 July 2028, which you can verify yourself at the state’s public lookup rather than take on trust.
Perfecting Session or Yearly Touch-Up: What's the Difference?
The perfecting session and the Yearly Touch-Up are the two touch-up appointments at Adriana's, and clients confuse them constantly. The perfecting session is free and scheduled 6 to 8 weeks after your original procedure; the Yearly Touch-Up is a separate paid visit about 12 months out.
| Appointment | When | Cost | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perfecting session | 6–8 weeks after the original procedure | Included in the original price | Corrects patchy healing and fine-tunes color and shape |
| Yearly Touch-Up | About 12 months after the original procedure | From $300, priced by how much pigment remains | Refreshes pigment on brows, lips, or eyeliner that has genuinely faded |
Every original price already includes the perfecting session; the Yearly Touch-Up is the one that shows up as a separate charge, set at the appointment once your artist sees how much pigment remains.
How Do You Know When You Need a Yearly Touch-Up?
Most clients book a Yearly Touch-Up around the 12-month mark, once pigment has visibly softened, but the real signal is how much color remains rather than the calendar. Sun exposure, skincare products, skin type, and individual pigment retention all change how fast a given area fades.
Brows, lips, and eyeliner do not necessarily fade at the same rate, so one area needing a refresh doesn't mean the others do too. Waiting well past 12 months usually means more correction work, since more pigment has broken down; there's no fixed ceiling, but price rises with how much rebuilding is needed.
How Does a Touch-Up Appointment Work?
A Yearly Touch-Up starts with your artist assessing how much pigment remains, since that sets the final price. Numbing and application follow the original process, lighter where color has held up well. The perfecting session, by contrast, is scheduled automatically 6 to 8 weeks after the original procedure, correcting rather than refreshing color.
What Does the Yearly Touch-Up Price Include?
The Yearly Touch-Up starts at $300 and includes the pigment assessment, numbing, and the refresh procedure. The final price depends on how much pigment remains and how much work the area needs, assessed at the appointment, and it can be split into 4 interest-free payments with Cherry.
Who Should Not Book a Touch-Up, or Should Wait?
The same contraindications as any first-time procedure apply: pregnancy, breastfeeding, isotretinoin use, and being under 18 rule a touch-up out. An active skin condition on the area means postponing until it clears, detailed on the aftercare guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
The perfecting session is included in your original price and happens automatically 6 to 8 weeks after your first appointment, to correct patchy healing. The Yearly Touch-Up is a separate paid visit, roughly 12 months later, refreshing pigment once it has genuinely faded.
Yes. It is built into the original price of every brow, lip, and eyeliner procedure, so there is nothing extra to pay 6 to 8 weeks after your first appointment. It is not the same appointment as the paid Yearly Touch-Up.
A Yearly Touch-Up starts at $300, but the final price depends on how much pigment remains on the treated area, assessed at the appointment. There is no fixed ceiling; more faded areas cost more to refresh than areas with more pigment still visible.
Waiting longer usually means more pigment has broken down, which can mean more correction work and a higher price. There is no cutoff where a touch-up becomes impossible, but earlier ones are typically quicker and less expensive than overdue ones.
Yes, if more than one area needs a refresh at the same visit. Each area is assessed and priced individually starting at $300, since brows, lips, and eyeliner do not necessarily fade at the same rate, even on the very same client.
Possibly, if an area is left unattended for many years and most of the original pigment has faded away. Your artist tells you at the appointment whether a Yearly Touch-Up is enough or the area needs a fuller correction instead.
Explore More at Adriana's Permanent Makeup
Considering a first procedure instead? See eyebrows, lips, eyeliner, or the Brows + Lips Combo. Read the aftercare guide for what to expect. Both Wilmington, MA and Salem, NH offer the same touch-up pricing.
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Book Online Now Ask a Question FirstWhat Should You Check Before Booking Permanent Makeup Anywhere?
Six things are worth verifying with any permanent makeup artist before you book: their licence number, who trained them, what the price includes, whether a price is published at all, what they refuse to do, and whether the technique actually suits your skin.
| What to check | What to ask any artist | The answer here |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioner licence | Ask for the licence number and check it yourself with the state or the town, instead of taking a badge on a website at face value. | New Hampshire Body Artist licence 4283, valid through 18 July 2028 and searchable at the state’s own public lookup. Town of Salem BODA-10 and BODE-4. Body Art Practitioner licence from the Town of Wilmington Board of Health. |
| Who trained them | Ask who certified the artist, and whether that credential can be checked with the body that issued it. | AAM Diamond Certified Trainer, the American Academy of Micropigmentation’s highest level of instructor recognition. |
| What the price includes | Ask whether the perfecting session is included or billed later. This is where quoted prices most often stop matching the final bill. | The perfecting session, 6 to 8 weeks after the appointment, is included in every original price. The yearly touch-up, from $300, is a separate visit about 12 months later. |
| Whether the price is published at all | The consultation costs $50, credited toward the service. A studio that will not name a range before seeing you is not comparable to one that will. | All 13 services are published with their prices, from $250 to $850, on the price list. |
| When they say no | Ask what would make them refuse to perform the procedure. An artist who never refuses is a warning sign. | Pregnancy, breastfeeding, under 18 and isotretinoin are refused at both studios with no exception. The full list is in the contraindications guide, published before you book rather than after. |
| Whether the technique fits you | Ask which technique suits your skin type, and what they would recommend if this one does not. | Maintenance of existing permanent makeup, priced by how much pigment remains. This is settled at the consultation, in English or Portuguese. |
What Clients Say on Google
4.9 ★ from 220 Google reviews in Wilmington, MA · 4.3 ★ from 6 in Salem, NH
★★★★★
I have been to both locations and they are very clean and decorated beautifully. Adriana did a good job on my eyeliner and I would go back for other services. We went very conservative on the initial appt to make sure that I didn’t feel like it was too much. And added more on the touch up appt. I’m very excited to see how it heals but so far, it’s beautiful.
★★★★★
I was looking around for the BEST in permanent brows and I'm thankful I was referred to Adriana by a good friend who has amazing eyebrows (that I thought was natural :). I'm astonished by my NANO brows by Adriana. She gave me natural, full, symmetrical brows that complement my face shape and natural eyebrow color. My brows look so much better in pictures, and I dont need to fill in any parts with makeup anymore. Even though I think they are already perfect, I look forward to my second session touch-up with Adriana because from my first session, I saw that she is truly an expert with blessed hands and she'll KNOW what finishing touches I need. 10/10 experience and results.
★★★★★
Today I had my appointment for an eyebrow touch-up with Livy. This is the third time I've had my eyebrows done by her and as always, everything was very clean. She was very kind and professional, like the entire team that works there. I was very happy with the results of my eyebrows. Thank you, Livy, for my transformation.
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