Saturday, January 8, 2011

Get the most "wow" from your permanent makeup

What are women asking about?

How can I get the most “wow” without ending up with a “botched-job”?

During personal consultations I get many questions just like that, it’s a safe place to ask. These are the questions that they may even be discussing with their friends and just don’t know where to begin.

What are men and women wanting to achieve? They want this to look like that or these lines to go away, they don’t want to erase everything… more often than not I hear “I look mad. Friends or family say I look tired. What can I do?”

My answer is usually permanent makeup for the lip and brow.
We have been educated in the signs of aging, lines, wrinkles, sun damage, thinning skin...

Many of us have dabbled in and/or maintain a schedule of injectibles like Radiesse, BOTOX@Cosmetic, and Juvederm. Personally, I really like the results.

As an artist using cosmetic tattooing I bring about a more youthful look because I can replace color that has naturally faded. Yes, as we age we loose color, we also get color that we don’t want, like brown spots and visible capillaries from the sun. Each of which distort our facial features.

Permanent makeup can restore definition in our eyebrows because loss of hair is loss of color. Using feather-like hair strokes of color I can create a natural looking brow that frames your eyes with a “brow-lift” effect. Eyebrows make a difference!

The other big “wow” --- the mouth, another area that shows the signs of aging. I don’t just add color to lips, I can redefine and correct the shape. The mouth goes as the upper lip goes. As we age it flattens out and curls under in some cases. Have you lost your lip? It happens. Restoring the contour of your lips begins with color and shape correction.

My recommendation is to add volume and fill lines after restoring color and shape. The doctor can be more specific treating the lines and loss of volume, giving you the best result because the color will define the area to be treated. The doctor’s treatment will be precise, combined to give you the best overall result.


Original article from Sarah Oliver, Licensed Esthetician