9 Reasons For Having Permanent Makeup

Choosing to have Permanent Makeup is a very personal decision and needs to be made with great thought and research. There are a number of factors to consider before deciding to have permanent makeup, including health, skin tone, lifestyle, sun exposure and expectations. In turn there are a number of reasons why people choose to have permanent makeup. Hear what 9 ladies had to say about their reasons:

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“I HAD NO BROWS…”

…left since the “over plucking” curse struck me in my teens. Pencilling them in scared me in case it smudged and having them tinted every 3 weeks was such a chore that often I would forget to have them done. Permanent Makeup was the best option for me and I absolutely love them.”

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“I WAS DIAGNOSED…

…with Cancer 2 years ago and as a result of the invasive chemotherapy I lost most of my hair, including my brows. I thought dealing with hair loss would be the hardest part, but actually losing my brows felt like I’d lost my identity. I was not even aware of permanent makeup or that I could even have it done. It was only after a colleague mentioned it that I looked into it and decided to go for it. As soon as I had them done it honestly felt as though I had my face back again!”

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“I HAVE NEVER HAD A LOT OF HAIR…

…in my brows and even before the “brow fever” erupted I have always been so self-conscious about them. I used to get them tinted but it still looked obvious that there was not a lot of hair there. I doubt anyone else noticed, but it was my issue and it did not matter what anyone else said. It took a lot of courage to get permanent makeup done but the difference in me and my self-esteem is amazing! No one would ever know that I have had permanent makeup done as they look so natural.”

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“I WAS SPENDING A FORTUNE…

on brow grooming including tinting and waxing and although permanent makeup is an initial cost, it meant I no longer would need to make appointments every 3 weeks for grooming.”

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“I HAVE BEEN PENCILLING MY BROWS IN FOR YEARS…

As time went on I started applying the pencil more and more until eventually they resembled slugs! They started looking really fake and I hated that. But in my mind I had to have them as dark as possible and if I did not pencil them in, I looked (in my mind) weird. I knew permanent makeup was the only way I could break my brow obsession and get back to natural looking brows.  It took me a few days to get used to them after permanent makeup but I am not so glad I had them done.”

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“IT NOW ONLY TAKES ME 15 MINUTES…

…to do my makeup as opposed to 30 minutes. My brows would take me 15 minutes per day to groom, which does not sound a lot but when you’re trying to tame 3 small children as well as get ready for work each morning  it really is a long time!”

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“I NEVER USED TO SPEND ANY TIME ON MY BROWS…

Then about 5 years ago I starting noticing brows were everywhere on social media and so I started plucking, waxing and pencilling mine in as I thought they had to look a certain way. In the end I actually lost focus of what my brows were meant to look like and had no idea what shape they should be or what suited me. Permanent Makeup saved me!”

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“I JUST WANTED NICE BROWS…

…and could not be bothered to do them myself so I saved up and treated myself! The end”

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“I’M IN MY 70’S SO I HAVE VERY LITTLE BROW LEFT…

…I blame it on the age! I have my hair done every month but whenever I look in the mirror I home in on my brows. They always let me down. My daughter had permanent makeup done and persuaded me to go for it. And I am so glad I did. Everyone at my yoga class loves them and has asked where I got them done.”