Unfortunately, not everyone can receive permanent cosmetics. If any of the following apply to you, please click the square for more information.
AM I A CANDIDATE?
PREGNANT / BREASTFEEDING
For the safety of you and your baby, we can’t work on you while you’re pregnant! We also cannot work on you while you’re breastfeeding because hormonal changes will greatly affect your pigment retention. It’s best to wait! We suggest giving your body a few months to normalize post – nursing. You are more than welcome to pre-book your appointment if you know when you’ll be done!
AUTO IMMUNE DISORDERS
Autoimmune disorders can cause challenges to permanent makeup results. Due to the body’s immune system being in a compromised state, we want to ensure we will not cause harm to you during the procedure or while healing. Unfortunately, results can be unpredictable depending on the type of disorder.
TAN / SUNBURN
UV rays are your skin’s worst enemy! We absolutely will not work on guests who are tan or sunburned. Why? Not only is the skin in a damaged state, but we simply cannot read your true skin tone. What this means in permanent cosmetics is your results may appear blurry under the skin, change in color, fade prematurely, or not retain at all.
KELOIDS / HYPERTROPIC SCARRING
Unfortunately, if you are prone to developing keloids / hypertrophic scars, we must avoid permanent cosmetics. We certainly would never want to run the risk of creating a raised scar on your face! Keloids are simply an overproduction of collagen during the body’s healing process.
BLOOD THINNERS / BLEEDING DISORDERS
If you are currently taking blood-thinning medication or have a bleeding disorder, you are not a candidate for permanent cosmetics. Simply put, the more your skin bleeds during a procedure, the less pigment retention you will have. Due to the increased blood flow, your pigment stands a high chance of healing very ash in color, or not retaining at all.
ANTI- AGING / ANTI- ACNE PRODUCT USE
The use of anti-aging and anti-acne medication prior to a permanent cosmetics appointment causes extreme cell renewal and therefore leaves the skin too sensitive to work on. Stopping use at least one month prior to your service is okay. However, the use of these products after receiving your tattoo will cause rapid fading and potential color change.
RECENT BOTOX
Because Botox, Dysport, Xeomin or any wrinkle relaxer can adjust the lift in your brow, we suggest letting your results wear off before you see us for a brow appointment. We want to ensure any symmetry adjustments that need to be made are natural, not from injections. You’re free to resume Botox or the like once you’re healed from both brow treatments!
CHEMOTHERAPY
Our company takes great pride in serving cancer fighters! Because your health is our greatest concern, you must be 6 months post-chemo / radiation treatment. If you are considering permanent makeup before beginning your treatment, we would love to see you! Just give yourself enough time (8-12 weeks) to ensure you can squeeze in both appointments before you begin your cancer treatment.
OILY / EXTREMELY OILY SKIN
Regretfully, oily to severely oily skin does not retain well in permanent makeup procedures. Microblading / hair stroked looks are not an option, however, fully shaded techniques such as ombre powder brows are possible! Oily skin will always fade faster, so this is also important to note if you choose to move forward.
THIN / MATURE SKIN
As professionals, it is our responsibility to ensure the best possible outcomes for our clients. Very thin or mature skin runs a greater risk of increased bleeding, blurred results or poor retention. Microblading / hair strokes techniques are not advised for eyebrows, however, fully shaded techniques such as ombre powder brows are possible!
LASER TREATMENTS / RESURFACING / FACIALS
Similarly to anti-aging ingredients, facial resurfacing of any kind will change the quality of your skin. Strong laser treatments, chemical peels, and resurfacing treatments have the potential to prevent pigment from retaining at all, or causing very blurred, cool results.
PLEASE NOTE:
If you are diabetic, have thyroid issues, regularly tan, have trichotillomania, use retinol products or the like regularly, have oily skin and/or large pores, or visit the gym 4+ days a week and still wish to proceed:
You will be required to sign an addendum to your waiver acknowledging these situations are contraindications to permanent makeup and your results may appear blurry under the skin, change in color, fade prematurely, or not retain at all.
we WILL REQUIRE A DOCTOR'S NOTE IF:
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You are recently in remission of cancer
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You have any history of melanoma
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You suffer from auto immune diseases (understanding your results cannot be guaranteed) and want to proceed with the service
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You are under a physicians care for your heart, seizures, any other medical conditions requiring medications that cannot be stopped