PERMANENT COSMETICS
WHAT IS PERMANENT COSMETICS?
Permanent Cosmetics is a specialized service offering everyone the opportunity to look their best all the time. Permanent Cosmetics (micropigmentation) is the art of implanting color into your skin. Specialized equipment allows the Professional to place color into the layer of your skin known as the dermis. When a procedure is completed, the color will appear darker than the final result. The pigment is placed into your skin as a liquid and then will dry as a powder, which will allow it room to shrink and lighten.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM PERMANENT COSMETICS?
EVERYONE, from the young to the elderly can benefit from Permanent Cosmetics. Many people choose Permanent Cosmetics because of their active lifestyle and they do not have the time to commit to applying conventional cosmetics. It is especially beneficial to people who can’t wear conventional cosmetics due to allergies and skin sensitivities. Active people who want to look their best for activities such as swimming, hiking, biking, tennis, aerobics, and those who don't want to worry about "sweating off" or reapplying cosmetics choose Permanent Cosmetics. Permanent Cosmetics is ideal for the vision impaired, and others with motor impairments such as Arthritis, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, stroke survivors, and those with unsteady hands. Imagine knowing when you wake up you look your best and having the freedom to work, play, swim or shower without even having to check the mirror!
HOW LONG WILL IT LAST?
Technically, Permanent Cosmetics procedures are considered permanent because the color is implanted into the skin and cannot be washed off. Skin is always changing and there are many things that attribute to how long the Permanent Cosmetics last. Fading can and often occurs requiring color re-enhancement. Color can fade due to many factors, including over-exposure to the sun, a person’s own body chemistry, and the degree of care taken to maintain the work. The degree of “permanency” varies with each individual. “Touch up” (color re-enhancement) appointments may be appropriate every few years to keep your Permanent Cosmetics looking its best.
DOES THE PROCEDURE HURT?
There is a wide range of topical anesthetics that have been developed especially for Permanent Cosmetics. These creams and gels are applied to the desired area before and during the procedure to assure the most comfortable experience possible. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being minimal discomfort, you will usually be somewhere between a 0-3.
WILL I REALLY LOOK LIKE MYSELF AFTERWARDS?
Absolutely! Think about waking up and not having to “put on your face” or worry your makeup is smudged or smeared throughout the day and night. Permanent Cosmetics gives back what time has taken away and saves you precious time you would normally spend struggling to draw eyeliner or eyebrows on straight and evenly.
