FAQ
FAQ
Here’s some answers to some of our most common questions.
THIS IS THE PROCESS OF INFUSING PIGMENT INTO THE SKIN TO SIMULATE THE APPEARANCE OF NATURAL HAIR. IT IS CONSIDERED A TATTOO, AND PERMANENT MAKEUP. ALTHOUGH IT IS CONSIDERED PERMANENT MAKEUP, IT FADES OVER TIME. TOUCHUPS ARE SUGGESTED ONCE A YEAR IN ORDER TO KEEP THE COLOR FRESH AND SHAPE PRECISE.
MICROBLADING IS MEANT TO BE A SUBTLE NATURAL ENHANCEMENT, AND TO CREATE FULLER MORE BEAUTIFUL BROWS. IT LOOKS MOST NATURAL ON CLIENTS WHO ALREADY HAVE SEMI FULL BROW HAIR, AND ARE WANTING TO PERFECT THEIR SHAPE. THE MORE HAIR YOU HAVE, THE MORE NATURAL IT WILL APPEAR.
MICROBLADING HEALS BEST ON YOUNG, HEALTHY, AND DRY/NORMAL SKIN.
OILY SKIN AND AGING/THIN SKIN IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR MICROBLADING. RESULTS WILL NOT HEAL AS WELL, OR LOOK AS NATURAL. IF YOU ARE IN THIS CATEGORY, YOU WOULD BE A BETTER CANDIDATE FOR THE COMBINATION OR OMBRE BROW.
THIS IS THE PROCESS OF INFUSING PIGMENT INTO THE LIPS TO CREATE PERFECTLY SHAPED, NATURAL PINK LIPS.
IT DOES NOT MAKE LIPS FULLER AS INJECTIONS WOULD, BUT THEY WILL LOOK SLIGHTLY BIGGER AS WE ENHANCE YOUR VERMILION BORDER.
PLEASE EXFOLIATE DAILY AND MOISTURIZE LIPS 1 WEEK PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT.
IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED COLD SORES IN THE PAST, YOU WILL NEED TO BE ON VALTREX BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT.
TWO SESSIONS ARE RECOMMENDED. $400 FOR THE FIRST SESSION AND $100 FOR THE SECOND SESSION!
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SCHEDULE YOUR TOUCHUP AT THE SAME TIME AS BOOKING YOUR INITIAL APPOINTMENT. APPOINTMENT CAN BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 4-8 WEEKS.
I REQUIRE 72 HOURS NOTICE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO YOUR APPOINTMENT.
WE ACCEPT ALL MAJOR FORMS OF PAYMENT
THIS IS THE PROCESS OF INFUSING PIGMENT INTO THE SKIN TO SIMULATE THE APPEARANCE OF FILLED IN BROWS. THIS IS PERFECT FOR CLIENTS WHO ARE PERFECTIONISTS!! COMBINATION BROW IS DONE WITH HAIR STROKES AT THE HEAD OF THE BROW, AND THEN THE REST FILLED IN. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL LOOK FOR ALL SKIN TYPES.
COSMETIC TATTOOING IS DESIGNED TO FADE OVER TIME. FACTORS SUCH AS SKIN TYPE, LIFESTYLE, AGE, METABOLISM, MEDICATIONS, AND PIGMENT COLOR AFFECT THE LONGEVITY OF THE TATTOO. THE SUN AND SOME KINDS OF LIGHTING (TANNING BEDS) CAN AFFECT THE RATE AT WHICH THESE PIGMENTS ARE BROKEN DOWN. TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BROWS FOLLOW THE AFTERCARE INSTRUCTIONS AND TOUCH-UP YOUR BROWS EVERY 12-18 MONTHS (AS NEEDED). TOUCH-UPS ARE NORMAL AND EXPECTED FOR PERMANENT COSMETICS.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT FINAL RESULTS VARY AND CANNOT BE GUARANTEED DUE TO THE NATURE OF SKIN AS IT HEALS. A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT IS RECOMMENDED AT 4-8 WEEKS WHERE WE CAN ASSESS YOUR PIGMENT RETENTION AND MAKE ANY CHANGES NECESSARY.*
OILY SKIN: INCREASED OIL PRODUCTION CAN CAUSE HAIRSTROKES TO BLUR AND HEAL LIGHTER AND POWDERY.
SMOKING: SMOKERS MAY NOTICE THAT THEIR SEMI-PERMANENT COSMETICS WILL FADE FASTER.
ANEMIA AND IRON DEFICIENCY: YOUR BODY WILL ABSORB THESE IRON BASED PIGMENTS MORE QUICKLY.
SUN EXPOSURE: INCREASED EXPOSURE TO THE SUN WILL CAUSE PREMATURE FADING. YOU WILL WANT TO USE A SPECIAL SUNSCREEN FOR YOUR SEMI-PERMANENT COSMETICS; I RECOMMEND COLOR GUARD. YOU CAN FIND IT ON AMAZON.
AGE AND METABOLISM. THE FASTER YOUR METABOLISM THE FASTER THE PIGMENT WILL FADE.
BLEEDING DURING THE PROCEDURE: EXCESSIVE BLEEDING DURING YOUR PROCEDURE WILL GREATLY AFFECT HOW YOUR BODY RETAINS PIGMENT. WHILE THIS IS NOT ENTIRELY IN OUR CONTROL, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU FOLLOW BEFORE CARE INSTRUCTIONS TO HELP MINIMIZE BLEEDING. THIS INCLUDES AVOIDING BLOOD THINNING MEDICATIONS, ALCOHOL, AND CAFFEINE 24 HOURS BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE.
TOPICAL 5% LIDOCAINE IS USED TO MAKE YOU COMFORTABLE DURING YOUR SEMI-PERMANENT COSMETIC PROCEDURE, HOWEVER PAIN TOLERANCE VARIES FROM CLIENT TO CLIENT. HAVING THE PROCEDURE DURING YOUR MENSTRUAL CYCLE MAY INCREASE YOUR SENSITIVITY.
PREGNANT/BREASTFEEDING
ARE CURRENTLY USING ACCUTANE OR HAVE USED ACCUTANE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR
HAVE A FRESHLY TANNED/SUNBURNED FACE
ARE ON BLOOD THINNING MEDICATIONS OR ANTIBIOTICS
HAVE ROSACEA
ARE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT
MUST BE OFF CHEMO OR RADIATION FOR 6 MONTHS
IF YOU HAVE REFERENCE PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BRING THESE TO YOUR APPOINTMENT. ALONG WITH THE PENCIL OR POWDER YOU ARE CURRENTLY USING.
IF YOU TINT YOUR BROWS YOU WILL WANT TO DO SO 72 HOURS BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT.
YOU MUST NOT USE RETIN-A NEAR THE BROW AREA 2 WEEKS BEFORE OR AFTER THE PROCEDURE.
YOU WILL NEED TO AVOID WATER FOR 7 -10 DAYS AFTER! THIS INCLUDES EXCESSIVE SWEATING, POOLS, LAKES, SALT WATER, AND EXTREME SUN EXPOSURE, SO PLAN YOUR VACATIONS ACCORDINGLY!
NO BOTOX, FILLERS, MICRODERMABRASION, CHEMICAL PEELS OR ANYTHING OF THE LIKE FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR PROCEDURE, AND ALSO TWO WEEKS AFTER.
FILL OUT A CONSENT FORM PRIOR TO YOUR APPOINTMENT
DOING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE BLEEDING DURING YOUR PROCEDURE AND WILL HINDER YOUR FINAL RESULT!!
DO NOT WORK OUT THE DAY OF YOUR APPOINTMENT.
YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE ANY MEDICATIONS THAT MAY THIN YOUR BLOOD (I.E. ASPIRIN, IBPROFEREN) 72 HOURS BEFORE OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR PROCEDURE.
DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL WITHIN 24 HOURS OF YOUR PROCEDURE.
AVOID CAFFEINE FOR 12 HOURS BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE. (CAFFEINE INCREASES BLOOD FLOW AND WILL EFFECT YOUR HEALED RESULTS).
IN THE HOURS FOLLOWING YOUR PROCEDURE YOUR BROWS WILL APPEAR MUCH DARKER AND BOLDER THAN IT WILL HEAL DUE TO OXIDATION IN THE SURFACE LAYER OF YOUR SKIN. YOUR BROWS COULD ALSO APPEAR WARMER IN COLOR. YOU MAY EXPERIENCE SOME REDNESS OR SWELLING AROUND THE TREATED AREA, THIS TYPICALLY DISAPPEARS WITHIN 48 HOURS.
AROUND DAY 3 YOU MAY NOTICE SOME FLAKING OR LIGHT SCABBING ON THE TREATED AREA, DO NOT PICK AT IT, DOING SO CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF PIGMENT IN THOSE AREAS. BROWS MAY APPEAR SPOTTY OR PATCHY UNTIL THE ENTIRE BROW HAS FINISHED HEALING. YOU MAY NOTICE THAT SOME AREAS MAY APPEAR VERY LIGHT OR EVEN TO HAVE LOST PIGMENT ENTIRELY AFTER THEY HAVE PEELED, THE EPIDERMIS WILL BE THICKER CAUSING MUTING, HIDING OR DIFFUSING OF PIGMENT UNDERNEATH. THE EPIDERMIS WILL NORMALIZE OVER THE NEXT 4-6 WEEKS AND SOFTENED PIGMENT SHOULD APPEAR MORE CLEARLY ON SURFACE OF THE SKIN.
AT 4-6 WEEKS YOUR BROWS WILL BE FULLY HEALED. WHATEVER PIGMENT THAT DOES NOT RETURN WILL BE ADDRESSED AT YOUR TOUCH UP APPOINTMENT OR IF YOU’D PREFER DARKER, BOLDER BROWS WE CAN ALWAYS ADD MORE COLOR OR DIMENSION DURING THAT APPOINTMENT!
*WASH MORNING AND NIGHT FOR 7 DAYS WITH GENTLE CLEANSER! WASH WITHIN 4 HOURS OF GETTING BROWS DONE. (MAKE SURE TO WASH OUTSIDE SHOWER. LOOK IN THE MIRROR WHILE WASHING SO YOU CAN MAKE SURE TO BE EXTRA GENTLE. ONLY WIPE GENTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF HAIR GROWTH, NO CIRCLES OR HARD RUBBING. WASH WILL WARM OR COOL WATER, AND PAT DRY WITH CLEAN PAPER TOWEL).
*KEEP DRY (BESIDES WASHING) UNTIL COMPLETELY HEALED. AKA NO SCABBING OR FLAKING LEFT! USUALLY 10 DAYS.
CLIENTS STILL NEED TO KEEP DRY IN THE SHOWER… STEAMY HOT SHOWERS WILL CAUSE THE PORES TO OPEN AND SCABS SOFTEN, SO TO BE CAUTIOUS, NO EXTRA STEAMY HOT SHOWERS!! AVOID THE WATER ESPECIALLY SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER RUNNING DOWN.. THAT’LL CAUSE COLOR DISCOLORATION!
NO EXCESSIVE SWEATING
NO SAUNA, HOT TUB, POOL, OCEAN, ETC.
*DO NOT PICK, RUB, OR SCRATCH SCABS! AVOID SLEEPING ON FACE.
*AVOID DIRECT SUN EXPOSURE FOR 2 WEEKS
*NO ANTI AGING OR ACNE PRODUCTS ON THEM EVER!! WILL CAUSE FADING VERY QUICKLY. THIS IS ANYTHING WITH CHEMICAL EXFOLLIANTS SUCH AS RETINOL, GLYCOLIC ACID,SALISYLIC ACID, ETC.
*BALM 3 TIMES DAILY WITH Q-TIP! IF CLIENT IS OILY, 2 TIMES DAILY. USE THE BALM UNTIL IT’S GONE, USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 10 DAYS OR MORE!
YES! ALL PERMANENT COSMETIC PROCEDURES REQUIRE 2 SESSIONS. DURING YOUR 4-8 WEEK FOLLOW-UP WE CAN ASSESS YOUR PIGMENT RETENTION AND MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED. THIS FOLLOW-UP ALSO INCREASES THE LONGEVITY OF YOUR SEMI-PERMANENT COSMETICS.
I DO NOT OFFER CONSULT APPOINTMENTS UNLESS INSISTED ON BY THE CLIENT, IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION OR CONCERN YOU ARE WELCOME TO EMAIL. I BOOK ENOUGH TIME TO DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS AND WANTS AT THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CORRECTION WORK OR HAVE HAD YOUR BROWS TATTOOED ELSEWHERE, YOU WILL NEED TO EMAIL ME A PHOTO BEFORE BOOKING. THIS WAY WE CAN SCHEDULE ADEQUATE TIME.
INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TAKE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 TO 3 HOURS. THIS INCLUDES THE DESIGNING PROCESS, NUMBING THE AREA, AND SEMI-PERMANENT COSMETICS PROCEDURE. FOLLOW-UP SESSIONS TAKE APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR.
I REQUIRE THAT ANYONE WHO HAS HAD THEIR BROWS TATTOOED PREVIOUSLY BY ANOTHER ARTIST EMAIL ME A PICTURE BEFORE BOOKING AN APPOINTMENT. THIS WAY WE CAN DISCUSS PRICE, YOUR OPTIONS AND SCHEDULE SUFFICIENT TIME. ANY CLIENT COMING TO ME FROM A DIFFERENT ARTIST IS CONSIDERED A NEW CLIENT, WITH FULL PRICES.