Biotek is an Italian manufacturer of pigments for permanent makeup and micropigmentation. In the brand's palette, pigments are divided by zone: brows, lips and eyelids, and within each zone, by formula type and color temperature. For the artist this means the choice starts not with the shade name, but with which zone is being worked on and which undertone is needed during healing.
Bellini, Martini, Ibiza and their swatches side by side: warm, neutral and dark.
Biotek's fifteen brow shades are split into three lines by formula type and color temperature: the warm Hybrid Long Lasting and two neutral lines, Inorganic Creamy and Inorganic Liquid. The table below shows the line, the shade and the tone per the manufacturer's description.
| Line | Shade | Tone per manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Long Lasting (warm) | Bellini | warm extra dark brown |
| Hybrid Long Lasting (warm) | Margarita | warm brown |
| Hybrid Long Lasting (warm) | Mojito | warm dark brown |
| Hybrid Long Lasting (warm) | Pina Colada | warm light brown |
| Hybrid Long Lasting (warm) | Spritz | warm blonde |
| Inorganic Creamy (neutral) | Ibiza | neutral light brown, between dark blonde and light brown |
| Inorganic Creamy (neutral) | Milan | neutral dark brown, without extra warmth or ash |
| Inorganic Creamy (neutral) | Paris | neutral medium brown |
| Inorganic Creamy (neutral) | Venice | neutral deep dark brown |
| Inorganic Creamy (neutral) | Tokio | check the exact shade in the product photo on the card |
| Inorganic Liquid (neutral) | Cosmopolitan | neutral extra dark brown, almost black |
| Inorganic Liquid (neutral) | Martini | neutral dark brown |
| Inorganic Liquid (neutral) | Mimosa | neutral blonde |
| Inorganic Liquid (neutral) | Sex on the Beach | neutral medium brown |
| Inorganic Liquid (neutral) | Hugo | check the exact shade in the product photo on the card |
Bubble, Kelly, Fashion: from nude to berry, the drops show the color in its pure form.
Biotek's nineteen lip shades, per the manufacturer's description, are grouped by color character rather than by a single formula line: nude, bright saturated, warm coral-peach and red.
Nude and natural: Bubble (a balanced pink nude with a light warm note), Flower (a nude with a peach accent), Kelly (a natural nude with a peach note), Parfum (a natural cool pink nude), Passion (a biscuit-pink nude), Romantic (a warm brown nude) and Love (a calm mid pink for everyday).
Bright saturated: Bite (a bright saturated pink, hot pink), Fashion (a bright magenta), Rebel (a cool bright fuchsia), Super Model (a cool raspberry-pink), Lollipop (a deep burgundy, cherry with red wine), Bordeaux (a cool red bordeaux) and Glace (a cool brownish shade with full coverage).
Warm coral-peach: Casino (orange-peach, for dark lips), Daiquiri (a bright peach coral) and Summer (a bright coral with a pink note). Red: Dream (a bright strawberry-red) and Sexy (a fiery red, the classic red lipstick).
Two blacks side by side: Royal Black is cooler, Warm Black is warmer.
Royal Black and Warm Black are two Biotek pigments for graphic eyeliner and infra-last technique on the eyelids, and they differ in composition and behavior in the skin. Royal Black is built almost entirely on carbon black pigment: it is the deepest, truly black tone with no warm undertones, which over time tends to lighten into smoky gray. Warm Black combines carbon pigment with iron oxide colorants: the tone comes out warmer and keeps its black, rather than gray, color longer, but it needs a touch-up every 1-2 years.
Biotek's Hybrid Long Lasting is a blend of organic and inorganic pigment powders with an added component and polymerization, which, per the manufacturer's description, gives a visible result after the very first session. This line is warm in color temperature and comes in five brow shades. Inorganic Creamy and Inorganic Liquid are inorganic (mineral) pigments that differ from each other in texture: the creamy one is thicker and convenient for measured loading onto the tool, the liquid one flows more easily. Both lines are neutral in undertone.
The general principles for choosing a formula and undertone for a specific skin, regardless of brand, are covered in the article "How to choose a pigment for permanent makeup: formula, zone, undertone".
Biotek was founded in 1987 by Massimo Froio in Milan (Via R. Farneti, 8). Today the company is run by the second generation of the Froio family. Over almost 40 years the brand has reached more than 40 countries worldwide through a network of more than 100 distributors in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. Production is in Italy, and the catalog is certified to ISO 9001.
Biotek pigments at It's Beauty: Hybrid Long Lasting and Inorganic for brows, lip shades, Royal Black and Warm Black for eyelids. Italy, since 1987.
