PRICE GUIDE · BEAUTY & GROOMING · 2026–2027
Cosmetic Tattoo cost in the UK
£150–£600 per treatment. Typically £250.
Cosmetic tattooing costs £150 to £600 a treatment, and about £250 is typical for brows or lip blush at mid-range studios. Treatment area, artist experience, whether the top-up is included and a big-city studio set the price.
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HOW MUCH IT COSTS
How much does a cosmetic tattoo cost in the UK?
| Low end | £150 | brows from a newer artist outside London |
|---|---|---|
| Typical | £250 | what most people pay |
| High end | £600 | corrective or eyeliner work in a London studio |
Locufy guide prices for 2026–2027. Updated 2026. A national range, not a quote — enter your town above for real prices from the salons, barbers and mobile stylists near you.
What moves the price
- Treatment area — brow tattooing, lip blush and eyeliner each carry a different cosmetic tattoo price
- Artist experience — a cosmetic tattoo artist with years of healed work charges more
- Top-up session — some studios include it and others add it to the bill
- City location — London and Manchester cosmetic tattoo studios charge more
- Correction of old work — toning down faded pigment costs more than a fresh treatment
- Machine or hand tool — digital shading takes longer than hand strokes on some areas
Hairdressing prices in the UK are up 26% over five years (ONS Consumer Price Inflation, Hairdressing and personal grooming establishments, to 2026 August). Five years ago a typical cosmetic tattoo would have cost about £250 — an estimate from today's guide price and that index, not a recorded price. Source: ONS MM23 D7EY →
WHAT YOU GET
What a cosmetic tattoo booking includes
Takes: About two to three hours for most first treatments. Not included: Laser removal, correction of another studio's work and later colour boosts cost extra.
WHAT PEOPLE BOOK
Common cosmetic tattoo treatments
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How to pay less
- Pick a cosmetic tattoo price that already includes the top-up session
- Have one cosmetic tattoo area done at a time rather than booking a package you do not need
- Look after healing skin so the cosmetic tattoo needs fewer colour boosts
Before you book
- Check the cosmetic tattoo studio is registered with the council in England and Wales
- Ask for a patch test using the pigment the cosmetic tattoo artist will use
- Mention cold sores, keloids, pregnancy or blood thinners before booking a cosmetic tattoo
- Look at healed photos in the artist's portfolio, not only freshly finished work
Cosmetic Tattoo cost: questions people ask
Usually £150 to £600, with about £250 for brows or lip blush at a mid-range studio. Eyeliner and corrections often cost more.
Most first sessions take two to three hours, including design and numbing. The top-up is shorter.
Yes. In England and Wales artists and premises register with the council for semi-permanent skin colouring and tattooing, and Greater London uses a special treatment licence. Scotland has its own skin piercing and tattooing licence.
The pigment fades over one to three years, so most people book a colour boost. Removal is possible but needs several laser or saline sessions.
Colour boosts after the first year, removal and correction work are separate.
They are Locufy guide prices for the UK from published UK permanent make-up cost guides. Ask the studio for its full price list.
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