Permanent Makeup Eyebrows

A doctor friend of mine told me that tattoos darken with age. I'm thinking about getting my eyebrows tattooed, but don't want dark eyebrows when my hair turns gray. Any thoughts?

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by Patricia1 in Arkansas

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Natural pigments lighten with time

If your esthetician or nurse uses natural pigments, they will actually lighten with time. In fact, permanent makeup is probably a misnomer. It is actually semi-permanent makeup, as it will fade sufficiently to require touch up in about 5 to 10 years.

Brow Permanent Makeup

Permanent makeup on the face typically fades with time. You can also ask the provider to use a lighter pigment and then have them retouched more frequently if you are worried about any darkening.

Permanent Eyelbrow Tattoos

"Permanent" may be a misnomer for permanent eyebrow tattoos. Depending on the pigment, the eyebrow tattoos tend to fade with time. If not done correctly they can also change color. DO NOT get BLACK tattoos for the eyebrows, they almost always turn to BLUE! Go to an experienced medical aesthetician or someone certified in permanent eyeline/tattooing and ask to see photos or even talk with other patients.

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Dawn.2 29 Mar 2013

Permanent cosmetics fade with time they do not darken but the color may change dependent upon the pigment used by the tech. I think you may be seeing faded color that has changed thus you imagine that to be "darker"

Tara2102 8 Sep 2012

I wouldn't worry. My permanent brown eyebrows faded to blue which will look great when I'm 80 and grey! Since I'm only 38 I'm looking for a new make-up artist to correct them. I have to fill them in again on my own now.

Stylishus 6 Jan 2013

Tara2102: Sorry to hear your brows have faded to blue. There must have been a lot of black in the original pigment used? brown when faded, will generally turn a salmon or pinkish tone. That said, definitely look for a professional in your area who specializes in color correction. It's worth it to have your brows looking fabulous again.

pcexperienced 5 Aug 2012

Hello. This is a common question women ask, what to do when the eyebrows turn grey?

First off, very few womens' eyebrows turn 100% gery, and they would be in their 80's! Most womens eyebrows do not turn all grey, they get a minimal salt and pepper look. Ask yourself, if my eyebrows were not done, what color pencil would I use.? 99% still use the same eyebrow pencil, they do not use grey.

Color selection- When you do permanent eyebrows, choose the color that you need now. Over the years the iron oxide color will fade and you will need to have them reapplied, so you can change the color somewhat at that time. Do not use black on eyebrows. If you need dark brows get a hershey broown or warm black brown.

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