The modern rhythm of life has an unusually high pace, and it sometimes happens that women find it difficult to keep track of themselves along with their daily responsibilities. Any representative of the fair sex - from a housewife to a business woman - wants to look her best, regardless of the situation and time of day. The main weapon in these women is makeup. Properly applied, it is able to instantly transform the face, make a person younger, hide flaws and highlight advantages.
However, not always a woman manages to put on makeup properly and on time. And this is just the tip of the iceberg, brought down from the eternal lack of time and the shortcomings of conventional decorative cosmetics. That is why the best way out of the situation for any girl or woman will be such a procedure as permanent makeup. Today, this is perhaps the only way to look bright, stylish and natural at any time and under any circumstances.
What is permanent eye makeup , photos, types of techniques, their difference from each other, the resistance of tattooing - this article will tell about all this.
What it is?
One of the most popular tattooing procedures for women is permanent eye makeup. And no wonder - after all, it is this part of the face that attracts the most attention of surrounding people and interlocutors.
Permanent eye makeup differs from tattooing of other areas of the body by a less deep penetration of a needle with paint under the skin. This is due to the fact that the skin in the eye area is more tender and easily exposed to various kinds of injuries.
Unlike a regular tattoo, the needle of the device penetrates under the skin to a depth of from half to 1 millimeter, while simultaneously introducing a coloring pigment there. It is worth noting that it is with eye tattoo that no anesthetics are used, so for the sake of beauty you will have to suffer a little.
Pros of Permanent Eye Makeup
This procedure, of course, has many positive aspects. Otherwise, such a large number of women would never have decided on permanent eye makeup. Reviews of positive content left by clients who have already completed a tattooing session only confirm the following advantages of this cosmetic procedure:
- Makeup is always bright, even without extraneous makeup on the face.
- Tattooing is not washed off with water, does not spread from the heat, no weather conditions affect its quality.
- The time spent on fees is reduced several times - if you have a permanent, you don’t have to stand for hours in front of the mirror, applying makeup.
- Natural tattooing is universal, but if desired, it is easy to turn it into an evening one, adding only a certain amount of decorative means.
- The ability to correct facial features without surgery is a hallmark that permanent eye makeup has. Photos once again confirm this.
Types of Eye Tattooing
Today in beauty salons do the following types of tattooing:
- inter-ciliary permanent eye makeup;
- drawing of decorative arrows;
- tattoo in the form of decorative shading.
Each of the methods is good in its own way, but it should be remembered that for each type of face a separate option (or combination) is selected that can adjust the features and highlight the virtues that a woman has.
The master who will carry out the procedure will help to choose the right type of permanent for the eyes. He will take into account all the wishes of the client, discuss with her the possibility of using one or another technique and reduce all actions to the most positive result.
Permanent Eye Makeup
The main purpose of inter-ciliary drawing is to visually make the eyelashes thicker and thereby give expressiveness to the look. As the name implies, this tattoo is performed along the line of eyelash growth with the obligatory shading of the space between them.
Permanent eye-to-eye inter-eye makeup (a photo of this application technique is presented below) is performed mainly with the use of black or thick brown pigment. Due to the resulting line on the eyelid, the eye seems to open wide, more is being done. Inter-cessial permanent is suitable for those who do not have the desire and time for a thorough drawing of the eyelid line. It looks quite natural, does not attract attention and at the same time allows you to create the appearance of thick eyelashes. The technique is considered basic and can easily be supplemented with other cosmetics, allowing you to create a wide variety of images.
Inter-ciliary drawing takes very little time and is the easiest among all eye tattooing techniques. The space is filled with point motions on both the upper and lower eyelids.
Arrow Tattoo
Especially popular lately among women of all ages is this permanent eye makeup. Arrows go to almost everyone, and can be drawn on both the lower and upper eyelids.
This element as a way of decorating the eyes asks to depict, according to statistics, every second representative of the fair sex, resorting to the services of tattoo artists. The differences are only in the length and width of the arrows.
Most often, classic black color is used, however, the so-called glamorous variations are also acceptable - fully colored arrows or combinations of two or more shades. Execution depends entirely on the wishes of the woman and the degree of qualification of the master.
Permanent makeup of the eyes of the lower eyelid using arrows is less common, as it can make the crease slightly saggy. And if there are even slight bruises and bags under the eyes, the face will generally take an unhealthy look. In any case, the specialist in tattooing before the procedure will consult in detail about any properties of the arrows and help you choose the most successful option.
Eyelid shading
Permanent eye makeup with feathering is the most spectacular, bright and at the same time time-consuming type of tattooing. It looks good both on young girls and on mature women.
You can create the appearance of shadows, as in the first two versions, on the lower and upper eyelids. As a rule, this technique involves a combination of arrows and shading itself. Colors can be used completely different. The most important thing is to decide for yourself what exactly you want to see in the mirror: natural makeup or a brighter and more catchy design.
How to do permanent eye makeup
Regardless of which technique was chosen, permanent eye tattooing is performed according to a single algorithm:
- First of all, the master listens to the client and takes note of everything that she would like to see later on her face. After this, the specialist offers the woman his vision of her future image, and together they come to the final result.
- The next step is the initial drawing of the sketch. It is performed directly on the face with the use of a cosmetic pencil. Regardless of which type of tattoo is selected, permanent eye makeup with feathering or arrows, absolutely all elements are drawn. If necessary, the sketch is adjusted.
- After the drawing is approved, the client is laid on the couch, and the tattoo session itself begins. The first punctures of a special needle outline the contour, then the area begins to shade.
- If there is a particularly severe pain, local anesthesia can be used. However, it should be noted that in the vast majority of women who underwent permanent eye makeup, reviews leave without mentioning the use of painkillers. Some even claim to fall asleep during the procedure. However, opinions differ, and it depends entirely on the individual pain threshold.
- After the application of the pigment comes to an end, a special antiseptic agent is applied to the treated area, which contributes to the speedy healing of micro-wounds. It also forms a crust, which for several days will protect the fresh pigment.
2 hours - the average amount of time it takes for the master to draw a shape and do permanent eye makeup. Reviews of the experts in the field of tattoo themselves indicate that a quality procedure can in no way take less than 1.5 hours. At the same time, the experience of the master himself plays a significant role.
Permanent Makeup
One of the questions that excites women who have decided on a tattoo more than others concerns how long does permanent eye makeup last? In other words: is the result of the money spent worth it?
On average, permanent eye makeup lasts on the skin from 8 to 10 years. However, many factors influence its durability at the same time:
- Skin type (the fatter it is, the faster the tattoo will fade).
- Pigment color (dark tones last much longer than light).
- Age (in young girls, the permanent fades faster, as their skin renews more often and more intensively).
- The work of the immune system (the body removes paint, which is, in fact, a foreign substance).
- Time spent in the sun or in a solarium (under the influence of sunlight, the pigment is destroyed more actively than usual).
- Mechanical impact (cosmetic procedures, peels, cleansing, promoting skin renewal).
Regardless of where you did permanent makeup: under the eyes or on the upper eyelids, for the best permanent tattoo, it is periodically recommended to carry out correction.
Makeup correction
Tattoo renewal is carried out approximately once a year - the shape of the makeup and its color are refreshed. This procedure is not mandatory, but desirable. However, it should be remembered that refresh significantly affects how much permanent eye makeup lasts.
Often in the first procedure, a lighter pigment is used during application. If it subsequently appears to the client too pale, with the help of correction it is easy for him to add saturation.
Since the skin of each woman is updated with different intensities, the correction of permanent eye makeup may not be required at all, or it may be required only after a significant amount of time.
In addition to color, the correction procedure can always correct the shape, finish the elements, fix minor imperfections.
Permanent Makeup Care
Any tattoo - permanent makeup of the eyes of the lower eyelid with shading, arrows or inter-eyelash pigmentation - is microtrauma of the skin, so at the end of the session, the treated surface will be covered with a crust. In this regard, the first rule for the care of a permanent states: in no case should you pick it up and carefully treat it with antiseptic and healing agents. The crust comes off within a week on its own.
To speed up the healing process, as well as to avoid inflammatory processes and ensure the maximum result, cosmetologists are strongly advised to adhere to the following rules:
- when edema occurs, use antiallergenic medications;
- if at the end of the procedure the discomfort does not go away, you can use painkillers;
- so that the crust “disperses” faster, it is soaked with a cotton pad or cloth moistened with a chlorhexidine solution;
- within a day after the session, any liquid should be avoided on the treated skin;
- after washing, the eyes are blotted with neat movements, they can not be rubbed in any case;
- before the crust completely disappears, it is not recommended to visit a solarium, sauna, bathhouse, pool, expose your eyes to direct sunlight;
- procedures involving steaming and any treatment of pigmented eyelids should also be avoided.
Burning eyelids is another unpleasant consequence that sometimes accompanies permanent eye makeup. Customer reviews say that this phenomenon is extremely rare, but it causes a lot of inconvenience. To get rid of discomfort, you can drip special drops into your eyes or lay hydrocortisone ointment.
The final result of the procedure after complete healing will depend on how carefully the conditions for caring for permanent eye make-up are met.
Contraindications
Before you go to the eye tattoo procedure, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with some contraindications. In no case should you do it if you have:
- Diabetes mellitus.
- Low blood coagulability.
- Acute chronic and inflammatory diseases.
- Keloid scars.
- Oncological diseases.
- Diseases of the psyche.
- Epilepsy
In addition to these cases, permanent makeup is contraindicated during:
- Periods of high blood pressure.
- Pregnancy and lactation.
- Allergic rashes.
- Exacerbations of herpes.
- Menses.
- Alcohol or drug intoxication.
- Conjunctivitis.
If any operations on the eyes or face were carried out before the permanent makeup session, a visit to the cosmetology office for the purpose of tattooing is possible only six months after the surgery.
It is impossible to hide one or another factor from the master, in the presence of which permanent makeup can not be done. This applies primarily to the health of the client, and not the result.