CosmeticInk

As a professional cosmetic tattoo artist I always do an extensive consultation with my clients. Yours should have told you that fading will be expected. All color fades.The sun is the biggest factor but also the condition of ones skin and the skill of your technician(a note to the flaking off experience) Body art fades slower because primary colors are used. In permanent makeup tertiary colors are used to mimic makeup. The lighter your color the sooner it will fade. As far as the scarring, your technician was not properly trained. Overworking the skin should never happen. The public needs to recognize as should those looking into learning permanent makeup, that this is a tattoo. It cannot be learned in 5 days.I am in hopes that Body Art type apprenticeships will someday soon be the norm for those looking to get into the trade. The public needs to be educated. Do your homework. Would you go to any cosmetic surgeon?, no. Ask allot of questions, look at photos of their "healed" work. Ask them if it is there's.Ask about the length of training and do they seek advanced training. Don't trust your face to just anyone.
Permanent Makeup can be beautiful and even undetectable, when done properly.
 

I am so sorry to hear about your experience. It sounds as if your technician was not properly trained and did a procedure beyond her scope of practice.Not only did she scar your skin, Pigment should never be used to lighten dark areas on the skin. You can darken lighter areas to blend but trying to "cover up" dark areas only create a mess. Same with technicians who try to use a light skin tone to cover ther boo-boo's. Learn from this persons mistake. NEVER let a technician use a skin tone color over existing permanent makeup,ever. Cosmetic Ink

I hope I am not too late in replying. I would make an apt to talk to her with your concerns before letting her work on you again. If your eyebrows are already undesirable, she can make it worse IF she is unskilled. One thing I cannot stress enough to consumers is "do your homework".Interview a few artists before choosing.Ask to look at their portfolio and look for detailed examples.Ask about their training.They should have many months of training not a few days. IYou cannot trust that all "technicians" have good training. There are a few reasons that your eyeliner did not stay.Mostly it is the technicians fault. Once in a great while we might get a client who's skin simply will not hold pigment. The tech should know how to use anesthetics properly through out, keeping the procedure tolerable. It takes a skilled tech to apply eyeliner well.It sounds as though she did not get a good stretch so the pigment could be deposited where it would stay. Were you expecting "feathered" eyebrows? What looks best IMO ,especially on mature skin is a soft powdered look. It ages well,and does not have that stamped-on look. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

I am so sorry to hear about your regrets and what you have been left with in getting permanent eyeliner. The industry is alot more educated,in some ways, than 20 yrs ago. If a tech is heavy handed on eyeliner and uses a carbon back in (can turn bluish over the years), you can bet your goin to get whats called migration,besides the poor placement of your liner. Many go into Permanent makeup trustin the tech knows what they are doing. Wtih careful selection and interviewing your choice of artist, you can have beautiful and tasteful makeup. One of the biggies for me as an artist is thinking about how the pigment ages with the skin. Most womens makeup styles will be much different in thier 20's than in thier 40's.A technician should never do any makeup that is unappropriate or extreem in style.

I am sorry to hear about your experiences. Really, Permanent makeup does not have to be painful. I am a Cosmetic Tattoo artist. Most of my lip clients fall asleep. Cant say that for eyeliner but certainly not pain, discomfort yes I mean heck, you have a needle around your eye right? There are alot of topicals with the right application that make PMU very tolerable. Stylishus is right, there are very few that are highly skilled. Not many take an apprenticship like a tattoo artist, but should. Its a cosmetic tattoo. There are many factors that go into this than just point and ink for sure. I hope all of your makeup turns out beautifully. It's worth it if you find the right artist.