What is the purpose of permanent makeup? 

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Good question! There are multiple purposes for permanent makeup that are becoming rapidly relevant to the climate of our beauty industry. Women who draw in their eyebrows on a daily basis, don't like to leave the house without eyeliner on, or feel no look is complete without their lips lined will find an investment in permanent makeup most profitable. If you are constantly using an eyebrow pencil to fill in your brows or recreate your brows completely, then getting permanent makeup for your eyebrows will make your life more convenient and will allow a professional to give you the look you strive to achieve while also helping to give your face more symmetry. The ultimate purpose of permanent makeup, arguably, would be to provide yourself with a non-invasive, pick-me-up procedure that will help you to achieve an improved look that is both natural and doesn't require surgery. In short, permanent makeup will make you look and feel more beautiful and be such a natural change that your friends might have a hard time placing what exactly it is that has you looking especially good today. Links to Seung's before and after work are provided in the Gallery tab, please check these out and see for yourself how wonderful and natural her work is. 

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What is the microblading and powder technique? 

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We specialize in both of these permanent makeup techniques at our studio.

 

We make both techniques look very natural, the type you choose just depends on the style you are going for. 

 

Microblading has become a huge trend because it creates the look of individual hair strokes. Using a very controlled instrument, the technician uses individual lines of ink to mimic strokes of hair. 

 

The powder technique is the traditional technique and it achieves a look similar to the full brow achieved with brow makeup. 

 

When you come in for your consultation, you and the technician can decide on which path is best for you based on the look you desire, your lifestyle, and skin type. 

 

 

What is the process? 

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Okay so, as a whole, the process includes a consultation, the procedure itself, and (for the majority of clients), a 8-weeks touch-up appointment. 

 

For the most part, our clients book their consultation and procedure in the same appointment. However, if you are not 100% sure you want to do permanent makeup, maybe you have a lot of questions still and would like to get a feel for what the appointment would be like--it is totally fine to book your consultation separately and come in for your procedure on a different day.

 

During the consultation, we get to know your skin type, tone, and what colors will work best for you based on color theory. Seung will draw on the ideal eyebrow shape for you, often after measuring the dimensions of your face and taking into consideration any goals you express coming into the appointment. 

 

She will take a few photos of you so that you can analyze the look in more than a mirror. Once you guys make any necessary adjustments and decide on a final look, then the procedure can begin! 

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How much does it cost? 

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Permanent makeup costs 750 USD for brows, 900 for full lip blushes, 650 for basic top + bottom eyeliner, and 600 for full face microneedling, while targeting individual scars/wrinkles is 250 for one zone (such as the forehead). We also offer financing through Cherry for those that are interested. 

 

How long does the appointment take? 

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If you book the consultation and procedure together, the appointment can take anywhere from 2 to 2 and a half hours. 

 

A consultation booked by itself reserves 30 minutes. 

 

Will I need a 8-weeks touch-up? 

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Most likely, yes. We say this because the vast majority of clients do. However! There are a select few that have a type of skin that is really great for retaining ink and they follow the aftercare instructions and voila! No need for a touchup! 

 

That being said, it takes your skin a full 6 to 8 weeks to completely heal. (This does not mean you will need to be in hiding for six weeks! No, most of our clients can walk out of their appointment ready to face the world.) During this six-weeks time, your body tries to repair the area of your face that it thinks has been damaged (by the needle). As this happens, it is extremely natural and almost inevitable that you will lose color.

 

Post procedure, your brow color will look its darkest in the first two days. It begins to soften and fade into its natural color as time goes on. You will typically know what your finished results look like at the 3- to 4-week mark. We absolutely cannot touch your skin with a needle until the eight weeks is over; even if you feel healed, your upper dermis is not ready. 

 

The ultimate goal is to retain as much ink as possible. For this reason, when you come in for your appointment, we will go over the aftercare instructions with you in detail. (This involves avoiding working out/sweating during the first 10 days post procedure, staying out of the sun, etc.) Your body's oils are already pushing the ink out of your pores--we must minimize this as much as we can. 

 

As you lose color during your healing process, you can decide exactly what you want to achieve during your touch-up appointment. This waiting period is good for you. You can, like we said, decide what you want to add to or leave the same and your skin has actually become renewed and healthier. As you heal, your brain is actually triggered to send collagen to the damaged area and thus, when you come in for your touch-up, your skin is thicker and ideal for retaining ink. 

 

After we see clients for their six-weeks touchup, we don't see them again for a year, two years, three years--whenever they decide it's time to come back in and revamp. 

 

Will the procedure be painful?

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Yes and no. Depending on the individual, the feeling can be described anywhere from mild discomfort to painful. This really depends on your pain threshold, but for the most part, the level of discomfort is not a problem for our clients. 

 

We do numb the area of your face that we are working on. Sometimes we have doctors and plastic surgeons, or people who just feel that they would prefer the benefits of going all natural, that request not to be numbed. So they do the whole procedure without being numbed and are completely fine--if that helps put the pain levels in perspective for you. However, yes, the large majority of our clients choose to be numbed before. We have had several people say it feels similar to getting your brows threaded or tweezed. 

 

Can we make my eyebrows completely even and will I still have to use regular brow makeup? 

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While we can draw on your eyebrows evenly, it is very hard to make your eyebrows 100% symmetrical. This depends a lot on your facial muscles. The goal is to make your eyebrows as symmetrical as possible, but also as natural as possible. For the most part, our natural eyebrow lines and muscles are not symmetrical. 

 

As for using eyebrow makeup, while you don't have to, you most definitely can still use eyebrow makeup to add to or enhance your look.

 

If I'm tattooing my face, will it look fake or overdone? 

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If you go to the wrong place, maybe. At Tashi Brow Studio, however, we value natural looks and therefore pride ourselves on how natural our results are. We measure the dimensions of your face during your consultation so that we can find the ideal shape for you as an individual and we pick the color of ink based on Seung's knowledge of color theory and analysis of your hair and skin tone. 

 

We value natural looks so much, that we will only continue past the consultation and into the procedure with you if we feel confident about the look that you want. If we don't feel the look you would love to have fits your bone structure or the dimensions of your face, we may ask that you sleep on it to think it over or refer you to another studio. 

 

Please go to Seung's Before & After galleries (links provided in the left-hand side panel of this page) and see for yourself how beautiful and natural the results of permanent makeup at Tashi Brow and Skin Studio are. Seung is known as one of the best for a reason. Her work looks extremely natural and stunning. She has mastered the hair-stroke (also known as micro-blading, hyper-realistic, or 3D brows) technique, which utilizes a small needle to place thin amounts of ink onto the skin. 

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What is a good age to start with permanent makeup? 

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You have to be 18 years old to do permanent makeup. If you are under 18, you can receive permanent makeup services with a legal guardian present. Tashi Brow Studio emphasizes self-confidence and self-empowerment above all. So, for younger ones seeking the benefits of permanent makeup, we prefer that they have made this decision for themselves and that they truly feel that they would be happier with different-looking eyebrows. This is not plastic surgery. Wishing to correct poor waxing jobs from the past, over-plucking, or eyebrows that are naturally thin/arch-less, is not harmful to your body or self-esteem. 

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What can I hope to walk away with after investing in permanent makeup? 

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Confidence.  As the old adage goes, you can't be happy with anyone else if you're not happy with yourself.  Tashi Brow Studio is all about loving you. Sure, true happiness is multi-faceted and can't just be achieved through a permanent makeup procedure (or maybe it can, Seung is pretty awesome!), but permanent makeup can fall under one of the categories that happiness encompasses: self-love!  You want to feel put together? You want to have some extra time in the mornings and not have to fuss so much over your look? Eyebrows compliment your face.  They help create a look of symmetry.  Seung's clients tell her all the time that they get compliments on their eyebrows.  But that is not what people initially notice. They see your face and notice you look great, but--what is it that's different? Good eyebrows are such a wonderful asset and can really revamp your look without being distracting.  Or they can be bold and demand everyone's attention like, bam!  And that's great too. (Think Cara Delevingne, Brooke Shields, Lily Collins.  Your look is ultimately up to you.  Changing your eyebrows with permanent makeup revamps your look in a very natural and classy way. Remember: Tashi Brow Studio caters to the individual.  Seung will measure your face, assess your face shape, and design brows that best complement you.  

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Do you offer any other services? 

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Absolutely! One of my favorite treatments right now is called microneedling, and most people haven't even heard of it before. Microneedling is fast, minimally invasive, and can achieve amazing results. It requires no pigment and no surgery, and is wonderful at reducing wrinkles, stretch marks, hyperpigmentation, scar tissue, and post-acne scarring, while also improving skin texture and reducing the size of your pores. Best part? It's all natural - no fillers required! If you are interested in learning more about microneedling, you can click here. I also offer something called Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) which is ideal for those with thinning hair. To find out what SMP can do for you and your confidence, check out my secondary page here.  And finally, for those who have survived breast cancer, I also offer 3D Areola Tattooing!

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