Cosmetic tattoos are gaining popularity by the day. So here's everything you need
to know about my tryst with semi-permanent makeup.
Hi I'm Dr. Geeta Fazalbhoy, a Founding member of Skin & You Clinic and today we're going to talk
about semi-permanent makeup
Semi-permanent makeup is a simple non-surgical treatment that inserts semi
permanent tattoo pigments into specific areas of your face. Now that sounds kind
of scary I'll admit but it's completely safe and very effective. We use it to
enhance eyebrows, eyeliner, eye lashes and lips and after just a single procedure
you can enjoy stunning smudge free makeup that will last for 12 to 18
months. We also use this treatment to camouflage scars and burns, vitiligo,
serious pigmentation issues but we'll look at this from a cosmetic perspective in
this video.
If you can't leave your house without shaping your eyebrows or if you
want to balance out the shape of both your brows you'll love this treatment so
toss those eyebrow pencils aside. No more brow battles for you!
We have Saachi with us, she has very sparse eyebrows but she desires a
natural look as of now I have makeup on my eyebrows but naturally I have very
sparse eyebrows. It takes me anywhere between 10 to 15 minutes every morning
for me to fill in and shape my eyebrows and it's become a very tedious process.
I've tried so many things from castor oil to coconut oil that friends and
family have recommended to me but nothing seems to have worked so far.
So Saachi do you have a family history of thyroid. I don't really have a history of
thyroid in my family but I think genetics has a very big part to play in
this. Both my mother and grandmother have very scanty eyebrows and that's why I am
super excited to get this procedure done
We will measure the brows using a skin calliper. We take the gap between the two brows.
We then measure from the medial part of the brow to the highest point on
the brow and then from the highest point to the lateral part of the brow.
This is done to give symmetry to both the brows and freeze on the final eyebrow look.
Pigment is then etched in the brows
Saachi's right brow is thicker than the left. Also her brow on the left is
shorter on the tail-end than the right brow. We will correct both these asymmetries.
Since Saachi wants a flared brow look, I have put in a few small hair strokes in
the highest point in both the right and the left brow.
Before the treatment I had very sparse and light brows with a lot of gaps
between my brow hair. The semi permanent makeup took about two hours to get done
with. Dr. Geeta started off by applying a local anaesthetic to my brows which was
left on for about an hour after which the microblading process actually began.
Microblading is essentially like getting a tattoo for your eyebrows but
only one that is temporary and lasts for about six to eight months. I have one
other tattoo that I got few years ago that in my opinion wasn't as painful so
going into this procedure I believe I wasn't as prepared for the pain I was
about to face as I should have been. Comparing getting inked on my arm to my
face was probably where I went wrong. Your face has the most sensitive skin
compared to other body parts especially around the mouth and the eye area. So for
those that want to get this procedure done
I'd say only do it if it's absolutely necessary. If you have scanty brows like
I do then you should probably give this procedure a shot, but also at the same
time remember the pain that comes along with it. But on the other hand if you
have fuller brows with just a few sparse gaps in between them then just opt for
a brow pencil or a brow powder. Post the treatment once the local anaesthetic
began to wear off there was a slight soreness and pain in my eyebrow area
which lasted for almost about two to three days even after that. I could not
wet my brows for 72 hours and for about 10 days post the treatment I could not
wear any makeup in that region. As told by Dr. Geeta the scabs from the microblading
process had started to peel off by the first week. By the end of the
second week the scabs had completely gone
the ink in my eyebrows had lightened by about 20 to 30 percent. After two weeks I
had my second sitting with the doctor where anything that needed to be fixed
was done and any gaps that were missed during the first sitting were filled in.
The recovery process for the second treatment was also the same and this is
what my brows look like now.
Bear in mind that the state-of-art procedure is designed only to enhance your natural look
and not completely change your look.
I hope you found this video informative and if you have any more queries do
leave them in the comments below and we'll try and respond to as many as
possible. Thanks for watching and until next time stay tuned stay Glamrs!