permanent make-up - eyebrows

[JustOneMoreGin]

Hello,

Has anyone had permanent make up recently, specifically their eyebrows?
I'm debating getting mine done but feel quite nervous about it. My eyebrows are overplucked and pretty dire TBH. I have tried 'growing them' but there's sparse areas where hair simply won't grow. I manage to make them look okay but I would love a permanent solution (I realise infills would be needed).

Can anyone recommend this type of treatment?

Thanks

[WickedWax]

I'm having mine done tomorrow afternoon, so I'll update when they're done.

[andadietcoke]

My sister has had her eyebrows and lips done. They look a bit 'dramatic' at first, but calm down, but in my opinion she looks a bit odd without other makeup on.

[DustBunnyFarmer]

I get why you'd have it done when you are young, but what happens when you get old and grey and wrinkly? Do you still have mousy/dark brows etc? With it being permanent, I'd imagine there are issues long term which may not yet be apparent as tattooed make-up is a recent thing.

[JavaSparrow]

I'm jumping on to follow answers.... I have "half" brows, in that they give up halfway through so I have no tails iyswim. I am sick of penciling them in daily to see they are gone by lunchtime. I had them dyed a few times, but by an over enthusiastic lady who liked black scouse brows. I am a fair brunette.

I REALLY want tattooed brows, but need recommendations, ideally within m25. I also thought they faded after a year or so, so I wanted someone else to answer Dust Bunny's question (great name BTW).

[WickedWax]

I had mine done this afternoon.

The lady I went to was great, I did loads of research before I chose her. She'd initially been recommended to me by a few of my clients and I loved all of their brows so I knew she was going to be good. She took a brief medical history and had a chat about which pictures on her Facebook page I particularly liked. She dabbed 3 different pigments/colours across my forehead to make sure she got a good match for my skintone, natural eyebrow colour and hair colour. She does every colour you could want from the lightest blonde thru to jet black and even grey. I've gone for a mid-brown. She pencilled the brows in first, took some measurements, pencilled a bit more, made a few tweaks to the shape which I asked for, covered them in numbing cream and then got started with the tattooing.

It was nowhere near as painful as I thought, in fact not painful at all. It took about 45 minutes of actual tattooing. It was a shock when I first sat up and looked in the mirror, but even now after a few hours, I've got used to them. Apparently they'll lose 20 to 30 percent of the colour, and I've got an another appointment in 4 weeks for a top up.

andadietcoke mine definitely look dramatic (to me) at the moment, and DH took his own life in his hands and told me he thinks they look great but will look even better when I put some make up on and I have to say I agree, so I know exactly what you mean about your sister.

Dust they're not permanent, they're semi-permanent. I was told today that they'll look great for a year, if I like them now then I'll definitely want them topping up in 18 months and in about 3 years, if I don't get them done any more, will have disappeared completely.

Java that's exactly why I got mine done. I thought I had decent brows but in photos, or from a certain angle or in bright sunlight, it looks like I've only got half a brow with no tail.

So if anyone is looking for someone in the Liverpool area that won't give you a scouse brow , then I'm happy to pass on her details.

[AldiQ7]

I know someone who has tattooed eyebrows (and eyeliner?!). She does wear quite a lot of make up anyway but her eyebrows just look like they have been drawn on with a brown felt tip pen and I imagine she would look very strange if she didn't wear the full face she wears every day.

[amy52]

I had my brows tattooed about 3 years ago. They started fading within a year and by 2 years had completely gone. Glad to say I was really happy to see the back of them. I hated them from the start, I had looked around and the person who did them came highly recommended, and had a great website with lots of testimonials. I explained I wanted tiny brush strokes that mimicked real eyebrows. She had lots of impressive photos of satisfied clients she had done this style for. Sadly when she did mine they were a blocked flat colour giving a very harsh look, not the soft natural look I expected. My advice would be to be very wary, you will be stuck with them for a long time and they are impossible to hide.

[Allbymyselfagain]

My mum has just had hers as an early birthday present. She said it didn't hurt but not they are thick brown (like caterpillars although my dad still didn't notice! ) and all scabby. She says they are constantly itchy and she is really struggling not to scratch them. The scabs have started to flake and I can see a beautiful more natural brown underneath but still looking like two patchy caterpillars atm. She needs to have the definition added in a month or so but she had very sparse 80's over plucked eyebrows and the shape already looks so much better.

So I would say go for it BUT don't plan anything important for a whil after

[yallahabibi]

My brows are really fair ( like Santa! ) so I worried that tattooing them would give a tabby cat effect. .Fortunately the lady I saw agreed and I didn't go ahead.
Instead I brush a little dark blonde hair colour through them one a month and get them threaded .

[Honkytonkgal]

I had mine done in October by Karen Betts on Harley Street, all the celebs go to her and she is supposedly one of the best. Paid extra (about £900) for Karen to do them herself as wanted the best possible result - they're on your face after all! Really hoped it would mean I could look better without makeup and be more low maintenance as my eyebrows are naturally very thin and I felt I looked really 'undone' without them pencilled in. Well, they looked alright for about 2 months. Now they have massively faded and one is much thinner and shorter than the other. I still have to pencil them in every day. My advice, DO NOT bother wasting your money! Just suck it up, go to Anastasia Beverley Hills and get an amazing brow product and a gel so they won't budge.

[ooarmehearties]

I have light red- blonde hair and asked for the lightest colour and a natural look with the feather strokes technique. I was very clear I didn't want the heavy brow that's fashionable atm. When its first done it looks too dark, but that's the pigment sitting on the top. You wait for it to flake off after religiously vaselining. It revealed a lovely shape and subtle colour which frames my face. I was so pleased I my eyelashes defined and my lips blushed. It is a subtle effect and looks natural. Make sure you do your research and are very clear about the effect you want.

[JustOneMoreGin]

Thanks all, really appreciate the honest replies. I'm now less convinced about getting them done after hearing your feedback.

I think a make-up lesson and good eyebrow product might be a better option. x

[burnishedsilver]

Something like Rapidbrow might be worth trying.

[WickedWax]

Well mine are itching like mad today, driving me crazy. And they've gone really dry and tiny scabs have started forming.

But underneath the scabs I can see they look good, I can see the tiny hair strokes and they've lost the block-brown look they had 2 days ago and I'm delighted with the overall shape and size.

I've smothered them in the lotion I was given and hope this bloody itching stops in the next day or so.

[juju610]

Omg so glad you put this post up I was thinking of going to that salon Emma hall for my eyebrows won't bother now thank you

[deb03]

Hi there I seen your post about semi permanent eyebrows with Karen Betts. you mentioned that they started to fade within two months. did you go for the top up initially or have you just let them fade out over the years. if so do they fade completely or leave a tint and how long did they take to fade more or less completely.