Permanent Makeup: Stories

Mary, so sorry you feel my comment is unfounded (not based on fact or sound evidence), it is my opinion as well as many highly regarded PMU Artists, that Hair strokes do not last. To my point, you say they will "last" with proper care, then why must your clients come back once a year? Perhaps saying you perform semi permanent brows would be a more apt description? Many Technicians (NOT saying you) describe their work as hair stroke, brush stroke and feather stroke but the work looks like they had stitches, staples or grass growing out of their foreheads. They got what their technician called “hair stroke eyebrows”, and yet had the proper powder fill been utilized the outcome would have been beautiful, and YES! Very natural. A combination of a fill using a wash with fine hairstrokes placed over the wash for a more dimensional look is also more desirable, and will most likely fade more evenly and prevent the "spottiness" that I see on clients coming to me for a more permanent brow. I perform tattoo removal so I see a lot of this. This is a direct quote from a well regarded PMU Artist and a member of the SPCP: "Hairstokes will always spread and soften. There is no way to stop that. The best I get is about a year, then they come back for a re-fresher and I add a few dark strokes over the faded base. Most PMU artists on this message board prefer to do a powder fill brow as it ages better than hairstrokes."
A soft powder fill has a lovely outcome and to say it looks like a sharpie marker is unfounded too. There are several techniques a PMU Artist may utilize to create natural brows. I too, have ONLY happy clients by utilizing the method I believe is the longest lasting. Even in traditional makeup we don't "paint" on hairstrokes but rather apply a powder or pencil that gives a natural soft look. For someone with hair albeit it sparse, hairstrokes may look fine because they act as a background for the sparsity (so does a powder fill), but when someone has No brow hair at all, I find them quite discerning to look at, and they fade into jagged blurry tails with no real definition or precision. That being said, if you have clients who sign up for yearly tattooing, and they understand how costly that is, then good for you, your repeat business must be booming! I usually won't see clients back for a touch up for more than 3 years unless they have special needs, or they tan a lot. But what makes all of us PMU Artists unique among our dedicated and loyal followers are our individual tried and true methods, our knowledge and technical expertise, listening to what each client wants as an individual, and the ability to deliver results. I am sure you fall into that category. Please don't feel the need to defend yourself, for it was YOU who got the rave review!

Is there a source for all of this information that you are stating? You say about 20% of clients with hair strokes turn into fuzzy spotted designs? Is this from personal experience or has there been a study done? Just curious. I guess I would just like to know where this info comes from. If that is the case then maybe I will go with a different technique next time. So far so good though as I am very happy with my results.

The hair stroke technique is definately a skill and if done properly the results do last and will require color refreshers yearly...worth it for a soft natural look. This technique is all I do and have done 1000's of eyebrows with excellent pigment retention.

looks great......please email me the phone and name of artist.

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