Permanent Makeup Facts & What to Expect
1. The Day After
When your new makeup is completed it will initially appear too dark. This is
temporary. You are seeing pigment in both layers of your skin (epidermis and
dermis). The top layer of your skin sheds and renews itself every few days and
with this natural process the pigment in the top layer will peel off. This
initial dark look will not last. Only the color in the dermis (second layer of
skin) will be long-lasting. It is important for you to
be patient and let your skin heal.
2. Be patient and allow nature to work for you.
Permanent makeup is a layering process of carefully implanting microscopic
colors into the dermis. In cases of camouflaging scars and corrective makeup,
the goal can only be achieved through repeated applications and refinements to
the previous applications after healing.
Some clients want MORE makeup rather than LESS. But it is better to apply LESS makeup
than TOO MUCH. It's always easier to add than to remove
afterwards. A rule of
thumb is: eyebrows generally lose 20 percent of their original color application, eyeliner
lose 10 percent of the original color, and lip liner/lip color lose 20 percent
of the original color. Most of Chong's clients are very happy with their
eyebrows and eyeliner after the first application. Some clients may need to have
minor touchups. However, remember that a second application is typically
necessary on lip procedures
3. Healing
For the first 2-3 days following eyebrows and eyeliner
applications; and for the first 3-7 days following lip liner or lip color, you
will have swelling, redness and tenderness in the area of your newly applied
makeup. It is important to pamper your new makeup and keep a protective veil of
petroleum jelly over the affected area. This prevents scab-formation and drying,
which can lift out the newly implanted color. Wear sunglasses and sunscreen
when outside.
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