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HOW TO CARE FOR NEW PERMANENT MAKEUP
Keep it clean keep it moist, and it will heal without scabbing. 40-60% of the pigment will disappear from the time it’s implanted until it heals in. In about a month you can see what’s going to be left. We generally do a touch-up at that time, which is included in the price. You would never want someone to put in so much that you don’t need a touch up because it will look uneven or splotchy, or worse, it will be a big blob of color.
HOW TO FIND A GOOD PROVIDER
Artistic ability should be #1 when choosing a permanent makeup technician. All the training in the world won’t replace artistic ability. Ask to see before/after photos, such as a book with photographs. Also ask if the practitioner does any needle work, painting, watercolors, or other art work that he or she can show you. This can help you to evaluate their artistic ability, their sense of color, proportion and balance. If they are not visual artists, perhaps they have a background as a makeup artist, which is another good marker. After all, if someone cannot paint on a canvas and/or they are not an experienced makeup artist, would you want them to paint your skin permanently?
Further, beyond asking to view their work (making sure the photos are recent and that they are photos of that specific technician’s clients), ask to speak with two or three of their clients.
CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING
According to Pacific Tattoo of San Francisco, CA: "There is no true certification available. There is at this time no nationally recognized certification or licensing of permanent makeup artists. There is no industry-wide, non-partisan, non-profit certification of any kind. All certifications are granted either by a "school," usually lasting a matter of days, where someone has paid a fee, or by a larger group which also charges a fee for taking an "exam." Artists who advertise that they are certified may not know that their certification has no meaning outside of that school."
Therefore, the only permanent cosmetic “certification” usually given is a certificate from the school the technician attended. There are private organizations which provide certification for a price to carry the name and 'title.' But these are private companies. And even then, a certificate or license doesn't mean that a given technician is as artistic and as skilled as you would like, it means they took a test and understood the basics well enough to pass that test. Therefore, the focus should be on knowing how much experience the technician has and their artistic ability. Because there are no national standards for training and experience to do permanent makeup, this creates a Caveat Emptor—buyer-beware. Although permanent makeup is not as invasive as a facelift it is your face and it is *permanent*. Therefore, choose your technician wisely.
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