Kathy Griffin tattoos her lips.Photo:Kathy Griffin/ Youtube
Kathy Griffin/ Youtube
Kathy Griffinwasn’t expecting how swollen she’d initially be after getting her lips tattooed.
The actress and comedian, 62, recently documented her experience getting her lips tattooed and her eyebrowsmicrobladedin aYouTubevideo. After getting her lips inked with a blush hue, the star spoke to PEOPLE about the experience, which initially left her lips bright red and swollen.
“I didn’t know it would be that bad,” Griffin tells PEOPLE of the swelling. “I could not stop laughing even though it was painful to laugh for about four days.”
She adds that her husband, marketing executiveRandy Bick, was “scared initially but thinks they look incredible!”
After seeing the results once the swelling went down, Griffin admits that her practitioner “nailed the color.”
“They did 90% in the first visit and I have one final tuneup in a few weeks,” she says of the process.
Kathy Griffin tattoos her lips.Kathy Griffin/ Youtube
Additionally, theSearch Partystar was pleased with getting her eyebrows microbladed.
Themicrobladingprocedure involves the permanent transfer of pigment under the skin to areas of the face such as the eyebrows and lips to enhance those features with a look similar to permanent makeup.
“I like this microblading thing,” Griffin says. “I had it done the first time about eight years ago and this is only the second time I have had it done.”
“Between the lip tattoo and the microblading, I can finally stand to look at myself in the mirror without any makeup on,” she quips.
Although she’s loving her new look, Griffin says she’s “not considering any permanent makeup or facial changes at this time.”
“Believe it or not, the one procedure I would be too afraid to get is a boob job,” she admits. “I heard they take your nipple off. I don’t need that aggravation!”
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Griffin also shared that her health has continued in a positive direction, havingrevealed her diagnosis with stage 1 lung cancerin 2021, despitehaving never smoked, and the subsequent surgery to removehalf her lungto treat the cancer.
After undergoingsurgery on her left vocal cordin May, Griffin says she’s “generally doing very well.”
“I’m still cancer free and I appreciate very much when people express support,” she tells PEOPLE. “I work out religiously five days a week with my power walks and Pilates and eat very well except for some cookie dough I had last night. Oops.”
“The secret to having so much fun is to eat as much cookie dough as you can. Just kidding. Don’t listen to me,” she teases. “I have always been, and will always continue to be, a bad influence.”
The actress previously told PEOPLE about the procedure and her recovery while referencing her infamous2017 incidentin which she posed for a photoshoot involving a bloodied replica offormer President Donald Trump’s head.
“I feel like I figuratively lost my comedic voice because of the Trump photo scandal. I literally lost my voice due to the cancer surgery and now I finally have my voice back,” Griffinsaidat the time. “I’m a grateful, naughty comedian again!”
source: people.com
