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Permanent Makeup - a Big Mistake

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I had permanent makeup done about 2 years ago...

Regina PJanuary 14, 2009
$250
I had permanent makeup done about 2 years ago.  The person who did it had done a friend's brows, that were thick but just needed some fill in, and it looked great.
My brows were very thin, so she used a template brow and arched them over my natural brow line.  I was unsure about the shape and thought they looked too dark,  but she assured me they would look great in a few weeks.
Well, I now have a permanent angry/surprised look tattooed on my face.  I have to cover up the arched brow portion and pencil in along my natural brow line every busy morning just to look presentable.  It was the worst mistake I ever made to do this!!
Please be careful, don't do it if you're unsure, after all this is your FACE you're permanently tattooing.  I so wish I could go back in time change this!!!

Replies (15)

fate1499
January 20, 2009
Hi, I'm in Florida too. Just wondering if you know the name of the person who did your brows? I want to make sure I don't go to her. Thanks!
Cassandra Kennedy
January 23, 2009
Just looking around to get the feel of the procedure and how long does it take, how painful? Are there others out there that has had this done and what were there take on having this done.
Regina P
January 24, 2009
The person who did my brows came to the home of my friend to do them...of course I know now that it was a stupid idea to have them done this way! I wish I would have gone to a reputable salon. That's the advice I would give, make sure you are absolutely perfectly comfortable and happy with the shape and color that is drawn on before the tattoing.
Regina P
January 24, 2009
Cassandra, the procedure took almost 2 hours, I think. The pain was bad but not horrible for me, she put on a numbing cream beforehand. I also had eyeliner done, which unlike the brows has all but faded away after 2 years, and I remember that being more painful.
Maria M.
April 17, 2009
The same thing happened to me. I got my eyebrows done 2 1/2 years ago. The aesthetician said she had 18 years experience and had a "master's certification" in permanent makeup application. She worked at a swanky dayspa, so I thought I was doing the right thing. I also saw someone else's eyebrows that she had done and liked them. Mine turned out like you said yours did: too dark, angry and surprised-looking. She told me they would fade in a few weeks and not look so harsh. To me, they still look like they were drawn on with a Sharpie.
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