“Eyebrows and Eyeliner - Fort Lauderdale, FL”

Thank you Britt, I added a pic from day 2 and commented on colors etc.

Hi,
I had my permanent makeup done almost a year ago and did a lot of research prior to. I had it done at a place called Permanent Beauty in Rockville, MD. The owner, Teres Wright, was excellent. She explained that getting shots into the face for numbing is NOT advisable because injecting fluid under the skin causes the area to swell slightly and you run the risk of creating permanent makeup that is uneven: it looks perfect when its drawn on the slightly swollen skin but after the swelling from the injected fluid goes down, the makeup can be slightly off - that is really important if you are thinking of doing eyebrows. Anyway, she used topical numbing (she also works with a doctor) and I did not feel a thing on my eyebrows!! Seriously! The eyeliner felt a little itchy/tickly because I could still feel the vibration on my lids but it absolutely did not hurt. Teres also said that getting injections prior to the procedure will cause you to bruise a lot more after because of the fluid causing extra pressure under the skin. I believe her now because, I'm really sorry to say to you, but your bruising is really severe. Mine was nothing compared to that. My sister had it done about a month after me and she looked more like me also. I am fair with reddish blond hair and blue eyes and I do react kind of strongly to procedures but I am telling you: your bruising is bad. I thought I would add this comment so that people will look for technicians that do topical numbing as opposed to injections because I think the end result is a lot better; a much faster recovery! I'm sure your makeup will look beautiful after it heals - I LOVE mine - I just dont thing a lot of people have 4 or 5 days to hide out at home :(

Just a note people injecting the anesthesia is wrong any specialist who does this does not know what they are doing, in addition the bruising may be as a result, I just got mine done 2 weeks ago and did the touch up I did not have a single bruise. The work she did was nice on your eyes but it seems like it was just to hard on your eyes, it took me a half a day for my swelling to go down.

An added comment: There is NO reason that permanent makeup would hurt more than chidbirth!!!! Perhaps the tech's Topical numbing creme is past the expiration date on the package. Also, the tech may not have left the numbing creme on the skin for an adequate amount of time. I use 2 different topicals. One for the pre-deadening on top of the skin, and another once I perforate the skin. This second topical is a gel and it goes into the skin furthering the numbing effects. I've had clients fall asleep! Honestly, I have never had a client say that they felt much of anything other than pressure. It kind of goes to show you, not all Permanent Makeup artists are created equal!!!

Hi ladies. I got my eyebrows and eyeliner done at "Long Time Liner". All I got was topical anesthesia. I am fine as long as the technician leaves it on for a minimum of 15 min (the discomfort is minimal). I had a little bit of swelling on the eyelids for a couple of days but only I could notice them. No bruising whatsoever and the same goes for every other Long Time Liner client I have met. Over-I hope everything turned out okay. I was also a bit shocked to see your bruising. Looks like it was really painful. I don't think that should have happened. Cheers, Betty

I think the lady who did hers, did it with the wrong type of machine.

The procedure doesn't take that long too do and I would rather go a few minutes of discomfort than to look like that and have bruises. I went to work the following week and no one could notice that I had my eyes and lips done. That's too bad she was not informed properly that topical would have sufficed. And, I agree with the comment that is not even close to being that painful.

I want to be clear, I was given choices, I chose injections for pain. It worked for me. I have spoken to several people who said the pain was excrutiating with numbing crm and they all went to dift places. This was MY choice and I am thrilled at the outcome AND not feeling an ounce of pain. Otherwise, I would not have had the procedure. Again, I go Monday for my free touch up and again I have chosen injections. It works for me. There was no "wrong machine", a "person who was clueless", or any of that. This was a choice I was given, and I made and I was told the trade off for pain would be bruising. I was still ok and still am. Thanks.

And just a PS- I have read all of the blogs regarding this procedure in addition to speaking with several people. I am big on research. Pls read the blogs on pain and things going wrong. Trust me, I am thrilled at my choices. So many people who said the pain was "unbearable" with numbing creme prob would have loved the option of injections.

The pain was excruciating with numbing cream ill agree to that, i haaaated it! but what i meant about the wrong machine, is that is a medical one with a very fine needle, and there are others with thicker needles, that produce stronger deeper lines. Frankly I would like to try the injections, just to see if my lines could be a little bit thicker and stronger.

i just had numbing cream doing my eyliner 5 years ago, i really need to do it again and am thinking doing bith top and bottom eyeliner now.
it wasnt pleasent but i think i have a high pain treshold, i may have chosen to have pain injections if i was given the choice i could live with 10 days of bruising.

Ladies, I am a REGISTERED NURSE and a Permanent Makeup Artist.
I want to assure you that it is NOT necessary to use anything more than a topical anesthetic for ANY permanent cosmetic procedure.
REASONS:
1.having injections of lidocaine make the area swell, bruise, and DRASTICALLY affects the area from picking up pigment from the tattoo needle.
2. this causes the technician to have to repeatedly go back and forth over the site to get the area to become pigmented.
3. obviously this can cause MORE pain than necessary, and SWELLING and BRUISING.
4. I have NEVER seen anything NEAR the bruising you have had after an eyeliner procedure, it makes me think the tecnician was not skilled/knowledgeable in her art.....regardless of a doctor being there or not.


i did MY OWN eyeliner. I use the newest machine out there a digital, that literally glides over your skin w/ 99.9% minimal pain. I use a topical lidocaine solution, and it produced GREAT effects, I have to admit that I went back about 45 minutes later to add more pigment, and the lidocaine had worn off. but even so, i was able to tolerate it WITHOUT applying more. And believe me, my pain threshold is NOT high.
To have PAIN MEDS administered AND lidocaine injections before the procedure is CRAZY.
This is NOT plastic surgery!!!

Please respond if you guys have any questions. This whole thread/discussion makes me feel really bad for everyone who has fallen victim to these "bad jobs".

P.S. I went to work approx 5 hrs after doing my own eyeliner, with NO swelling, bruising, or problems.
Anyone that doesnt tell you the fact about using injections/skin not taking the pigment has NOT told you all of the facts.
SO if you are happy with bruising, and swelling, then so be it.