Have you had a cosmetic tatoo?

[PrettyCandles]

What was it like? Did it hurt? Did it work? Does it look like the real thing?

I once had wonderful thick black eyebrows, but have lost them. I'm contemplating the idea of getting them tatooed, but don't want to look like a mad woman who has over-plucked and tried to draw her eyebrows back on with eyeliner!

How do I find out about this sort of thing?

bump?

I have no experience of this at all, but having tattoos on your face is a big risk. What if you don't like it? Anyway, Black eyebrows are unlikely to suit you when you're 60 TBH.

I know there is some semi permanent eyebrow make up around, that would be less risky IMO. Haven't used that either though...

True, but that's part of what I need to find out. I imagine a tattoo would be more of a tinting than a painting-on, IYSWIM. Also, don't they fade after some years anyway?

What is semi-permanent eyebrow makeup?

I haven't but would love to
a friend of mine has had it and looks fab, sec and I'll get the name of the artist who did hers, she's quite famous apparently, brb

I'm sure it does look fab when it's just been done, but how does it look after 10, 20 or 30 years? Can you find out?

'tis horribly risky IMO. Obviously less so if you are done be a fantastic artist, but still. It's on your face...

it's Karen Betts, google her

Her work does look good!

my friend's been done about 6-7 years and it looks great.. very natural but makes her face alive without needing makeup, if that makes sense?

Thank you for that link. This is the first time I've ever seen someone else like me!

Yes, DeJaVous, it's on my face. Ususally I think I've come to terms with losing my eyebrows - but often enough I feel like a freak.

don't go to the same salon as this lady what ever you do

does makeup tattoos go scabby like normal tattoos??

sw!! arrrghhh!! I couldn't never go out like that!! bet she was gutted...

what about her makeup??

Evil women - don't try to scare me!

surely that's Geri Haliwell, SGK?

I am actually really interested, do they go scabby? Tattoos do (SGK rubs her new one) so am wondering if its the same, do you get a scabby mouth, for instance?

watch out you will look like mrs wildebeest

no its jackie Stallone! scary woman with very badly done makeup tattoos

OH MY GOD !! cd, her surgeon should surely be disbarred or whatver it is that happens to medics.. that is frightening! although i suppose, she asked to look like that.. bizarre..

My friend had her eyebrows done a few years ago - and yes it is a needle and it does hurt and bleed. Looks good though. But i wouldn't have anything like this near my eyes

Personally I'd be a too concerned about it being unchangeable, if I had made permanent my eyebrows as they were 10 years ago I'd be devastated now, fashions and styles change IYSWIM

A friend of mine has hers dyed about once a year (she is very fair) and that looks good and is only semi-perm

My friend had her eyebrows done a few years ago - and yes it is a needle and it does hurt and bleed. Looks good though. But i wouldn't have anything like this near my eyes

I'm trying to be a good sport here, but, TBH, I'm getting upset at the unpleasant pictures. Please stop posting things like this. I'm serious about this. Try shaving your eyebrows off and going on the school run - maybe you'll understand what this feels like for me!

if you do get it done, use someone reputable and well known and well established. do you have any eyebrow hair left that could be dyed?