The permanent in permanent makeup is really kind of deceiving, which is why I have a tendency to call it cosmetic tattooing. I am visiting my family in Texas as I do every Christmas. Last year I did both my sister and my mother’s eyebrows. My sisters still looks great and I’ll do a touch-up while I’m here but she doesn’t really need it. My mom’s are still there but have faded and definitely need to be touched up. They were both done on the same day so what makes my sisters last a full year and my mom’s fade?

They both have the same skin type, both tan easily, use lotion and have pretty good complexions. The main difference is age. My sister is 44 and my mom is 77. My mothers skin is much thinner and far less pliable than my sisters. When the pigment is implanted into the skin, it is put into both the dermal and epidermal layers of the skin. Everyone looses a layer of skin every 24 hours (more or less) and as one ages the layers become thinner and less abundant. As the layers slough, the pigment moves closer to the surface. That means that gradually there will be less and less pigment remaining and it will appear to fade.

The good thing is that it’s easy to fix. We’ll be doing touch-ups before I leave and they’ll both be good to go. What it tells me is that everyone is different. My sister could probably go another 6 months to a year before she actually needs another touch up whereas my mom needed one probably about 3 or 4 months ago.

It also tells me that having regular touch-ups will keep more pigment in more epidermal layers. The more r layers that contain pigment the longer the tattoo will last and the more consistent it’s appearance will be. My own opinion is that allowing your eyebrows or eyeliner to fade makes the touch-up look more obvious. The whole idea is to keep it looking the same, you don’t want to have people noticing that anything was done. You just want to keep them wondering how you look so great day after day after day after day after day etc., etc., etc.

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Before turning to the healing arts, I enjoyed a 25 year career as a freelance graphic desiger and illustrator. I learned about cosmetic tattooing from my long-time friend and client Dr. Linda Dixon, a leader in the cosmetic tattooing industry. Producing marketing materials and especially filming and editing her technical videos gave me the chance to see all the procedure done frame by frame for years before I ever tried it myself.

As an artist the drawing part came easy and as an acupuncturist the needles never scared me. I see it more like drawing on a 3 dimensional canvas rather than applying makeup. It’s actually a pretty cool thing to do for someone.

Permanent makeup, otherwise known as micropigmentation, is a tattooing procedure implants pigment, which is microscopic particles of the minerals that make up a color, into the skin. In the hands of a skilled technician it’s the perfect way to recreate or enhance eyebrows, make the perfect eyeliner, and replace natural color into lips.

Cosmetic tattooing is a great way to enjoy the natural look of permanent eyebrows, eyeliner or lip color. You’ll wake up every day looking great, and never have to hassel with putting on your face or reapplying makeup as the day wears on. Plus, you can always add additional makeup if you want a more dramatic effect.

Whether you’re looking at cosmetic tattooing for the first time, or have had it done in the past and need a retouch, Flawless is the finest in the art of permanent makeup.

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If you’d like to schedule an appointment, please call George at 386-6763