"Permanent" Make-up?
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Printed Date: January/09/2009 at 4:51pm
Topic: "Permanent" Make-up?
Posted By: Guinastasia
Subject: "Permanent" Make-up?
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 7:25pm
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Anyone remember this from years ago? Basically, middle-aged to elderly women getting their faces permanently tattooed with make-up, so they didn't have to reaply? Just out of curiosity, does anyone ever come into a tattoo shop here and ask for it? (I saw a sign advertising it at a local salon and it gave me pause-I thought mostly this was done at dermatologists' offices?) ------------- Well I'm gonna get a tattoo of a BUTT, with a BUTT-shaped tattoo on it, and I'm gonna get it right on my BUTT. That would be cool. -Beavis |
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Posted By: CheeseStix
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 7:30pm
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We have it in a few places around here, not at any tattoo shops. Salons, spa's, etc. Dunno about any dermatologists.
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Posted By: AlecTrosex
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 7:59pm
| I know a few tattoo artists that do permanent make-up. Most male tattoo artists don't do this style of tattooing. |
Posted By: kcir
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 8:05pm
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most tattoo artists dont mess with cosmetic tattooing, simply because it's fashion. fashion changes daily, and tattoos don't. it's just not worth the hassle of having to explain to people that no, you can't change it, it's there for good. and fancy women are notoriously critical of their appearances, if you don't do EXACTLY what they have in their heads they'll rip yours off. we usually recommend those customers to a cosmetic tattooist.
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Posted By: danyellec
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 8:10pm
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I still see it, along with botox injections, in windows of really trashy beauty salons. They even go so far to advertise it on cardboard. My nan wanted to get it done, but I told her no. Apparently 'Lisa' from big brother in the UK has her eyeliner and eyebrows tattooed on? ------------- Shabbat shalom |
Posted By: fiesta
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 8:41pm
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usually these type of tattoos are done by a different type of tattoo artist. the tools are different from the normal tattoo machine and the ink is also different. we have a place where i live that is specific to make up tattoos. |
Posted By: metalbabe
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 9:12pm
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i can't help wonder how hygenic the people doing permanent makeup are.
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Posted By: Guinastasia
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 9:29pm
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Don't tattoos also tend to blur a bit over time, as one's body ages? While with regular tattoos, it's not as much of a problem, I can see this being a MAJOR one when it comes to make-up. That and trends change-I've read of women who had thick, 80s' style eyeliner done-only to look like complete idiots later. Plus your complexion changes over time, and you have to play around with different shades at times. (I would, however, have permanently manicured nails implanted, if I was ever offered the chance. Because my nails are terrible, and I can't file them worth a damn) ------------- Well I'm gonna get a tattoo of a BUTT, with a BUTT-shaped tattoo on it, and I'm gonna get it right on my BUTT. That would be cool. -Beavis |
Posted By: jim01
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 9:55pm
| one of the artist that has done some of my tattoos has tattooed a few eyebrows and a friend of mine who had cancer there eyebrows didn't grow back so they had them tattooed back on. |
Posted By: BrandonV
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 10:11pm
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I have met alot of tattoo artists both male and female that do cosmetic tattooing. I would say that atleast out here a good percentage of tattoo shops offer cosmetic make up they just don't really advertise it. The last three shops I have worked for have all had an artist that was trained in cosmetic tattooing. ------------- Piercings By Brandon @ Fillmore Tattoo www.myspace.com/brandonvermillion www.fillmoretattoo.com |
Posted By: tangerinee
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 10:19pm
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The one thing that bothers me about getting permanent makeup, especially eyeliner is that your body changes.
So over the years, what may look great on your eyes now may look really haggard and sloppy later in life.
But other than that, it's a nice idea and probably adds an extra 5-10 minutes sleeping in time in the morning. :D
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Posted By: Ashleigh
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 10:52pm
I know this woman that got the bright blue eye liner done in the 80s (brown eyes) and has to cover it up every morning with black liner....so it really didn't serve it's purpose then...
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Posted By: belle
Date Posted: September/03/2008 at 11:44pm
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my friends mum got her aeroloa (sp) tattooed after having her breast removed and later reconstructed from cancer....she was so funny, she came into the salon where i worked at, it was a late nite thursday so we were really busy and she was like...CHECK THIS OUT!! really loud, and then asked folk in the salon if they liked it!! so pround of her new boobie. ------------- http://www.bodymod.org/profiles/profile~ID~55295.aspx">  |
Posted By: Guinastasia
Date Posted: September/04/2008 at 3:33pm
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Well, as far as correcting coloration after having had cancer and/or some other disfiguring disease, I can't say I'd blame them-I'd do the same in their footsteps. And I don't blame those who have it done, per se. Just some of the idiotic advertisements.
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Posted By: kcir
Date Posted: September/04/2008 at 4:05pm
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guin...do you actually have mods or are you here to poke fun of those of us who do? a cosmetic tattoo artist is still a body modification artist and deserves the same amount of respect that a piercer/tattoo artist should receive. granted, not all places that do it are respectable, but the places that do it right are no less skilled in their craft than any other artisan.
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Posted By: Guinastasia
Date Posted: September/04/2008 at 4:42pm
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I regret if I gave that impression. My concern was more about the flashy ads, "We now do permanent make-up!" than it was about actual professional cosmetic tattoo artists. It looked the same as "Spring special-Free Pedicure with Manicure!" type signs. MY impression from the sign was that they care more about getting business than actually informing customers of all that was involved. That's all. We cool? (Mostly, I came here to get advice on a troublesome nose-piercing) ETA: I DO think the reconstructive aspect part is pretty damned cool. EATA: Seriously, I really, REALLY do not want anyone to think I was making fun of them, or being snotty. :( ------------- Well I'm gonna get a tattoo of a BUTT, with a BUTT-shaped tattoo on it, and I'm gonna get it right on my BUTT. That would be cool. -Beavis |
Posted By: Yika
Date Posted: September/04/2008 at 5:16pm
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ok here goes you have to go to make-up school and there they will provide another class that will let you do permanent make-up. yes the is a different machine and ink because the fact that it is right by your eye and you dont want ink to infect your eye. also yes most men want do it because it is a girly thing but most female tattoo artist will do it if they have the training; but yes most of the time you will only find it offered in spa's or richy salons( higher class) |
Posted By: Guinastasia
Date Posted: September/05/2008 at 6:39am
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That makes sense. I was curious as to whether or not women come into your friendly neighborhood tattoo parlors and ask for it. And as I said, it sounds like a good idea in theory-in practice, not so much. ------------- Well I'm gonna get a tattoo of a BUTT, with a BUTT-shaped tattoo on it, and I'm gonna get it right on my BUTT. That would be cool. -Beavis |
Posted By: you-fail-me
Date Posted: September/05/2008 at 7:05am
| There's a lady who had her eyebrows tattooed by my boss, she had them done at a beauty salon at first and they were apparently really wonky. |
Posted By: Lina9
Date Posted: September/05/2008 at 11:10am
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I think that in advertising, cosmetic tattooing is pretty much like traditional tattooing, some of it is advertised by people who may not be the best and just want to get clients into the shop/office, while some is done by very qualified people who do great work.
Where I live, it gets offered in a number or settings, from regular tattoo shops (where as far as I can tell, there's always a female staff member who specializes in cosmetic work), to beauty salon/spa settings, to doctor's offices (usually dermatologists or plastic surgeons). The best way to find someone who does good work is by word-of-mouth, and by checking out what they themselves do to themselves aesthetically, just like with traditional work. If your cosmetic tattooist has harsh, trendy makeup, she's more likely to apply it to a customer.
A friend of mine with alopecia had eyebrows tattooed on. I think they look pretty natural, but because the effect is subtle, the ink does fade and needs touch-ups about every third year.
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