“Permanent Tattoo for "Hair Challenged" Eyebrows - Australia ”
I am unfortunately eyebrow-hair challenged at the outer part of my eyebrows and had been drawing them on for many, many years (probably since i was 16) with my good ol' Rimmel eyebrow pencil ~ bless!. I was fine with drawing them on until i hit 27 and the idea of waking up every morning for the rest of my life and re-applying my eyebrows was truly a horrifying thought.
It was becoming time consuming and was inconvenient when i wanted to go swimming as they would come off in the water (even with the 'waterproof' pencil) So i decided to take the plunge and do it!
I was scared of the permanency but did my research and asked a million questions until i found the right cosmetic tattooist AND I have never looked back, it's been about 4 weeks scince i had it done and i love it!!!! It hurt like hell even with the numbing cream but i would do it again in a heart beat.
My tattoist was very patient with me, going through all the colours until i found one i liked and we worked on the shape of them for a good hour until i was happy :)
Took about 2 weeks for them to heal completely and about 3 weeks for the colour to calm (the colour comes out a lot darker when you first get them done).
Over all I am very happy.
This review is the subjective opinion of a RealSelf member and not of RealSelf, Inc.
You might be happy with the results of your cosmetic tattooing but if you experienced sever pain the technician had no idea what they were doing. I went to a lady in Melbourne and although the first pass was a little uncomfortable the rest of the procedure was completely pain free and I have a low pain threshold. The lady I saw said that she felt that it was not only important to have a good result but the whole experience should be a pleasant one, I thought what a total difference to the last place I went to. So its has me wondering what all these other technicians are doing wrong? My advice is look for a technician who is prepared to take their time with you and is not in a great hurry to pack the customers in. The most expensive ritzy places with plush furnishings are often not the best and you must avoid the cheapo places at all costs.