What truly distinguishes Lana's work is her revolutionary "whole face" approach. While other permanent makeup artists focus solely on creating lasting color, Lana goes far beyond. She views permanent makeup as a tool to enhance your overall facial aesthetics, with a keen focus on correcting asymmetry and achieving natural-looking beauty.
The Limitations of Traditional Methods
Many eyebrow artists rely on measuring tools and the so-called "Golden Ratio" to design eyebrows. However, this approach ignores a fundamental truth: human faces are inherently asymmetrical.
Facial asymmetry: Our skulls, eyebrow bones, and even eye shapes are often uneven.
Dynamic movement: The position of our eyebrows changes constantly due to facial muscle control, expressions, and even our posture.
Relying on rigid measurements fails to account for these nuances, often resulting in eyebrows that look unnatural, uneven, or even age the face.
Lana's Ambidextrous Artistry
Lana possesses a rare gift: ambidexterity. This allows her to draw your left eyebrow with her right hand and your right eyebrow with her left, maintaining a consistent frontal perspective and achieving exceptional symmetry. This, combined with her deep understanding of facial anatomy and aesthetics, enables her to create eyebrows that truly complement your unique features.
Beyond Expectations
Lana doesn't simply fulfill your requests; she elevates them. She takes the time to analyze your facial structure, understand your desired outcome, and then uses her expertise to design eyebrows that exceed your expectations. This personalized approach is why Lana's appointments typically take longer than average – she dedicates herself to crafting the perfect brows for you.
Many permanent makeup technicians rely on measuring tools and the "Golden Ratio" to design eyebrows. However, this approach is fundamentally flawed for two key reasons:
Facial Asymmetry: Human faces are naturally asymmetrical. Measuring a 3D face with 1D tools ignores this reality and often results in eyebrows that accentuate imbalances rather than correcting them.
Optical Illusions: Eyebrows play a crucial role in facial perception. Their position, shape, and color interact with light and shadow to create optical illusions that affect how we perceive the entire face. Traditional measuring methods fail to account for these complex visual effects.
The "Golden Ratio" Myth
The "Golden Ratio" for eyebrows is a marketing ploy, not a scientific principle. It's a rigid concept that disregards the unique characteristics of each individual's face. True artistry lies in the ability to freehand design eyebrows that harmonize with the overall facial structure, not conform to arbitrary measurements.
The Problem with Online Portfolios
Don't be fooled by heavily filtered and edited photos in online portfolios. Many technicians showcase only side views or close-ups, which hide asymmetries and don't reflect how the eyebrows will look in real life.
The Truth About Microblading
Despite the hype, microblading often leads to uneven results, skin damage, and a shorter lifespan compared to other techniques like Soft Tap powdering. Lana has seen countless clients seeking correction for poorly executed microblading, reinforcing her belief that it's a flawed method.
Lana's Approach: Artistry Over Measurement
Lana's "whole face" approach transcends the limitations of measuring tools and the "Golden Ratio." She understands the complexities of facial asymmetry and optical illusions, using her artistic eye and ambidextrous skills to create eyebrows that enhance your natural beauty.
Choose Wisely
Permanent makeup is a long-term commitment. Do your research, choose a skilled artist who prioritizes artistry over measurement, and opt for techniques like Soft Tap powdering for superior and safe results.
Chicago Permanent Makeup by Lana Schluter RN, BSN is a highly specialized, award‑winning permanent cosmetics practice owned and operated by a professional registered nurse with more than 14 years of dedicated experience. Recognized as Chicago’s #1 Permanent Makeup and Microblading Correction Expert, Lana combines advanced medical training with exceptional artistic talent to deliver results that are natural, balanced, and uniquely tailored to each client.
Lana is known for her revolutionary ambidextrous free‑hand eyebrow design, a technique that allows her to create unparalleled symmetry without relying on measuring tools, mapping devices, or the misleading “Golden Ratio.” Her signature approach focuses on the whole face—facial structure, bone anatomy, natural asymmetry, and optical perception—to design eyebrows that enhance beauty, restore harmony, and elevate confidence.
A nationally recognized expert, Lana has been honored with the Chicago Permanent Makeup Business Award (2015–2024) and featured on ABC 7 News and Voyage Magazine, where she was named Chicago’s Hidden Gem. Clients from across the country seek her expertise in color correction, Soft Tap (Japanese hand‑tool) tattooing, and complex permanent makeup repair, especially after unsuccessful microblading performed elsewhere.
Unlike high‑volume salons, Lana provides a private, hospital‑grade environment with meticulous safety standards, one‑client‑per‑day scheduling, and a level of precision unmatched in the industry. Her Soft Tap technique is gentle, long‑lasting, and ideal for mature skin, blondes, clients with facial asymmetry, and anyone seeking natural‑looking, multidimensional eyebrows without the risks of microblading.
At Chicago Permanent Makeup by Lana Schluter RN, BSN, every appointment is a personalized, transformative experience—rooted in medical expertise, artistic mastery, and an unwavering commitment to quality over quantity.
Leading expert in permanent makeup design, application and correction.
Many clients travel thousands of miles to have their permanent makeup done or corrected by Lana
Lana is ambidextrous. She has rare and unique ability to use both hands equally well when drawing her client's eyebrows. For example, she uses her right hand to design and draw client's left eyebrow and her left hand to create and draw client's right eyebrow.
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Graduated with high honors ( Magna Cum Laude) from Loyola University of Chicago with Bachelors Degree in Nursing 1994-1999 Chicago, Illinois
Professional Registered Nurse. Lana spent many years working in inpatient and outpatient oncology, radiation oncology, stem cell transplant, acute medical- surgical inpatient medical detox and substance abuse, inpatient psych and outpatient day surgery and triage from 1999 until 2011
Graduated from School of Art with major in Sculpture; Minsk, Russia, 1985-1987
Graduated from School of Music #1; Minsk, Russia, 1980-1984
over 10 years experience in permanent makeup industry, which she thinks is not nearly as important as her genuine talent and unique ability to envision the outcome of her work almost immediately after she meets someone new.
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Rated #1 Rated #1 in Chicago for her artistically unique style and creative approach, Lana Schluter RN, BSN is a world-class expert in permanent and semi-permanent makeup application and correction. She has helped hundreds of clients from all over the country by correcting some of the worst permanent makeup mistakes n Chicago for her artistically unique style and creative approach.
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While microblading has gained popularity, Lana strongly advises against it. Here's why:
Short-lived results: Microblading fades quickly, often requiring touch-ups every 6–12 months.
Painful and potentially damaging: The process can be quite painful and may cause scarring or damage to hair follicles.
Limited longevity: After a few touch-ups, the fine lines of microblading tend to blur, resulting in a less natural look.
Lana prefers the Soft Tap (Tebori) technique, a traditional Japanese method that offers numerous advantages:
Gentle and safe: Soft Tap is less painful and gentler on the skin, minimizing the risk of scarring.
Natural-looking results: The technique creates soft, powdery brows that mimic the appearance of natural hair.
Long-lasting: Soft Tap results can last 2–3 years with proper care.
Versatile: It's suitable for all skin types.
When considering permanent makeup for your eyebrows, it's crucial to understand the pros and cons of different techniques. Lana's expertise and commitment to client satisfaction have led her to embrace Soft Tap as the safest and most effective method for achieving beautiful, natural-looking eyebrows.
Say NO to thick eyebrows tattoo. Btw, microblading is a tattoo, Trust me with this one - just say NO!
Say NO to microblading or any other type of hair drawing technique, unless you wish to end-up with big, uneven and patchy looking eyebrows as they fade, and they do fade very fast but never completely.
Regardless of what your technician is telling you, microbladed eyebrows will never fade away completely, and it will be very difficult for you to trace them to maintain your eyebrow's shape since faded microbladed eyebrows look very patchy, spread out and ambiguous. With all of that you will simply lose your outline and will not know exactly where to pencil, tweeze and trim your eyebrows to maintain their original shape. To make things worse, your technician also will not be able to consistently maintain the same eyebrows shape, therefore, your eyebrows' shape will change and spread out in different directions after each color boost.
Say YES to a thinner and well-defined Soft tap powder filled eyebrows. i
t is a lot better to have a more solid and evenly fading eyebrows that client can see and maintain by coloring over it with the eyebrow pencil, that having a microbleed undefined patchy mess that when faded looks like a dirty dusty skin mixed with customer's own eyebrows hair that impossible to maintain or to see exactly where to tweeze since there is no clear outline to follow
Say NO to all the eyebrow measuring tools, face measuring devices, and eyebrow mapping techniques!!!!!!!!!!
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but none of these methods work because our faces are not symmetrical.
Using them results in unflattering and uneven eyebrows. The "golden ratio" concept is simply a marketing tactic designed to sell useless makeup products and train permanent makeup technicians who lack the talent or vision to design their client's eyebrows free-hand. These strange measuring tools and techniques are only suitable for paint-by-number kits. It's best to rely on experienced and skilled artists who can create beautiful, natural-looking eyebrows free-hand without measuring tools.
Soft tap is by far way superior to microblading !!!!!!!!!!!
With the sudden popularity of microblading and an explosion in its mass production by inexperienced technicians, many customers are led to believe that microblading is not a tattoo process. Permanent cosmetics, micropigmentation, dermal implantation, microblading/microstroking, eyebrow embroidery, and long-lasting makeup are all different names for the same procedure – cosmetic tattooing. Whenever color is placed into the skin with any device, it is a tattoo process as defined by the medical community and state government regulators. They recently rewrote tattooing regulations clarifying that “microblading,” in which a practitioner uses fine needles and pigment to create eyebrow hairs, is tattooing and not an aesthetic or cosmetic practice.
Many practitioners promote microblading or eyebrow embroidery as a semi-permanent process, claiming the color only reaches the epidermal (outer) layer of the skin. However, a careful review of basic skin anatomy and physiology reveals this is not true. By definition and tattoo industry standards, color is implanted into the dermis of the skin. If pigment particles do not reach the dermis, they will disappear during the skin's healing phase and normal cell regeneration at the epidermal level. Pigments do fade over time, but this does not make the process semi-permanent. It is impossible to predict how much pigment will fade and how long it will take with any measure of consistency or reliability.
The biggest mistake when shopping for permanent makeup via the microblading technique is to base the search primarily on photos of microbladed eyebrows taken immediately after the procedure, assuming this is how their eyebrows will heal. Most permanent makeup technicians and salons do not display the results of their work after it has healed. None of those real-looking eyebrows still look "real" or even the same after one month when they are fully healed.
What most consumers do not realize is that permanent and semi-permanent makeup does not heal the same as regular body tattoos because, in permanent and semi-permanent makeup, we use pigment, not ink. Due to its different chemical structure, pigment heals blurry and more powder-like. Therefore, the same sharp-looking hairs you see immediately after your eyebrows are microbladed are actually just thin paper cuts in your skin and not an actual tattoo. Once those thin paper cuts heal, they no longer look delicate or thin. With microblading, there is no way to predict how much pigment will remain in your skin and how exactly it will look after it heals. Most heal like a shadow, patchy, or mostly disappear, needing multiple reapplications only to fade into very patchy-looking eyebrows 6 to 7 months later.
So why is microblading suddenly so popular? It is nothing more than a trendy money-making machine. Anyone can learn it by attending a 3-day course and then turn around and make money by teaching others. It doesn't require any special tattooing skills or expensive tattoo equipment. Most importantly, it is very easy to sell to unsuspecting customers who think this is how their eyebrows will look when they heal in a few weeks. To further contribute to public confusion, many of those "happy and satisfied" customers immediately after their procedure go to Yelp to write raving reviews about how they just had their eyebrows microbladed and how natural they look. Then, later on, their eyebrows fully heal. All those "real" looking sharp hair strokes "turn into a pumpkin after the ball." Once all the tiny paper-cut scratches heal in 10–15 days, they will either turn into a shadow or, in many cases, simply disappear. Most of those customers never follow up on their earlier impulsive and premature review with an update on fully healed eyebrows since most people feel embarrassed and disappointed. In rare cases where customers do follow up and post photos of their healed eyebrows, those photos are almost always too dark, blurry, taken too far, or the customers had so much of their own eyebrow hair that anything, even a black sharpie, would make their eyebrows look natural.
My biggest concern with microblading in the long run is the formation of permanent scarring and the destruction of clients' eyebrow hair follicles due to frequent and multiple skin slicing, cutting, and scratching touch-ups required by the microblading technique. At this time, microblading is still relatively new in the United States, and it is too early to see its long-lasting complications. However, something tells me that many of today's biggest fans of microblading will soon begin to notice that with each touch-up they lose more of their own eyebrow hair, and with each touch-up, their skin loses its original elasticity, resulting in hair strokes no longer healing or looking the same. Due to the formation of scar tissue, they will experience less color retention and more pain that is impossible to numb or keep numb.
When shopping for permanent makeup, try to be as realistic as possible and look for photos of healed microbladed eyebrows showing people who do not have any of their own eyebrow hair to get a better picture of what to expect. What most microblading technicians don't tell you is that they recently received their training either online or by attending a 2 to 3-day class taught by someone who also just recently learned how to microblade. Microblading is primarily the only method they know.
The solution is to find an experienced permanent makeup practitioner with at least 7 years of full-time permanent makeup experience who can utilize a Soft tap permanent makeup application technique instead of microblading. A talented and experienced permanent makeup artist will work with their customers to determine which technique would work best for their skin.
FAQ: What technique do I use to tattoo eyebrows?
Answer:
I use a modified Japanese hand-tool technique, aka "Soft tap" technique, to tattoo eyebrows.
I use a permanent makeup machine technique to tattoo eyeliner and lips
FAQ: So what is the difference between microblading and soft tap techniques?
Answer:
Less Painful: Less painful and cause less bleeding than microblading.
Healing Time: Heals faster, with the crust coming off in 5 to 6 days.
Color Absorption: More color is absorbed by the skin, lasting 2 to 3.5 years after 2 sessions.
Predictable Results: Results are more predictable and look soft and natural after healing.
Suitability: Looks good with or without existing eyebrow hair; suitable for blondes, brunettes and clients with oily skin
No Scarring: Multiple sessions do not leave scars, unlike microblading where skin is scratched.
Predictable Shape and Design: Eyebrow shape and design are much more predictable with Soft-Tap.
Color Adjustment: The color is more predictable and easily adjustable; will cover and correct existing eyebrow scars.
Time and Precision: Takes much more time and requires more effort and precision from the technician.
Manual Application: Done by hand and pigment is tapped into the skin.
Immediate Appearance: Looks dark and solid immediately after the procedure.
Healed Appearance: Heals soft and natural-looking with some areas lighter and some darker, creating a natural, multidimensional look. Appears 25% to 50% lighter after healing.
Sessions and Healing: Most require two sessions. Takes only 1 week to heal.
Minimal Swelling and Bleeding: Causes very little swelling and bleeding.
No Hair Loss or Scars: Does not cause scars or eyebrow hair loss.
Longevity: With proper care, lasts 2 to 3 years.
Color Correction: Can repair and correct eyebrow tattoo color.
Method: The pigment is scratched into the skin, leaves scars and damages existing eyebrows hair follicles.
Results: Not predictable and may look very different after fully healed. Most require three sessions
Suitability: Not for clients with oily skin or those who want light eyebrows.
Appearance After Procedure: Looks very swollen. Takes 2 to 3 weeks to heal. Increased bleeding during the procedure.
Longevity: Lasts only 3 to 6 months.
Effects on Skin and Hair: Can cause damage to existing eyebrow hair follicles, scars, and skin damage. Very painful.
Color Stability: Will not correct microbladed eyebrows color if they fade to blue or purple. Color might look good immediately after the procedure, but almost disappears after fully healed.
Healed Appearance: Hair stroke lines do not look as sharp and delicate as immediately after the procedure, and do not blend in with existing hair like initially. After fully healed, clients with very little to no hair might look like their eyebrows are made of randomly painted hair sticks.
Color Predictability: Not easily adjustable; color heals cooler than Soft Tap, resulting in bluish-purplish hair strokes.
Coverage: Will not cover eyebrow scars. Tattooing an exact thin or medium shape is more difficult compared to Soft Tap.
Quality vs. Quantity
Personally, I prefer to use a manual modified Japanese hand-tool technique, also known as "Soft Tap," to tattoo eyebrows. This is the only way to achieve consistent, predictable, desirable, and precise results while creating multidimensional, beautiful, natural-looking eyebrows without surprises or mistakes. The manual hand-tool technique is gentler on the client's skin, can cover existing eyebrow scars, does not create new scars, can make existing scars less visible, and can even stimulate new hair growth. When done manually, eyebrows heal faster, swell less, are less prone to bleeding and infection, and look soft and natural almost immediately after the procedure.
So if the manual technique is the best, why doesn't every permanent makeup technician use it? The answer is simple: money. It's another classic example of service providers not acting in their clients' best interests. Although the manual hand tool technique is far superior to the tattoo gun's hair stroke technique, most permanent makeup technicians don't use it because it takes four times longer to tattoo by hand than with a tattoo gun. Most permanent makeup practitioners value quantity over quality. Most will book less than 1.5 hours for a client's first permanent eyebrow tattooing appointment and less than one hour for their second follow-up appointment.
I book 4 to 5 hours for a client's first eyebrow procedure appointment and 4 hours for their second follow-up appointment. You're probably wondering why it can take 4 to 7 hours to tattoo a client's eyebrows, so here is my average first appointment time breakdown:
Discussion of client's needs and expectations: 30 minutes and up
Choosing the right color: Mixing a wide variety of eyebrow colors and testing them on the client until we find a perfect mix. I do not stop mixing colors until we find the one that isn't just okay—it has to be perfect! This can take anywhere from 30 minutes to sometimes over 2 hours, depending on how soon we find what we are looking for and when the client is completely happy and confident with their choice.
Eyebrow design: This is the most important part of our appointment. It can easily take 2 to 4 hours, as we usually draw many eyebrow shapes and designs until we find the perfect one. We don't stop drawing until it is perfect.
Numbing the eyebrow area: 15 to 30 minutes
Manually tattooing client's eyebrows: 1.5 to 2.5 hours
End of procedure: Taking pictures, going over home care instructions, and gathering the client's home care supplies, including everything they will need to take care of their eyebrows—20 to 30 minutes.
While most permanent makeup technicians do not stop tattooing if their clients are in pain, I frequently stop to re-numb the area to keep my clients pain-free throughout the procedure, which adds another 45 minutes to 1 hour to my tattooing time.
Just in case you're wondering what usually happens at the "drive-through" permanent makeup salons when a client isn't finished within their 1.5-hour appointment time frame, here's the scoop. These places "really know" how to treat their clients! The unfortunate client who isn't done in the 1.5-hour time frame will be labeled as difficult, needy, and picky, blamed for wasting too much time on drawing and choosing the shape and color of their new eyebrows (more than 15 minutes). The technician will rush, and the client will end up with uneven and unflattering eyebrows they absolutely hate. This client will then go home and cry every time they see themselves in the mirror, spending hours and days on the internet looking for tattoo removal information, too embarrassed to go anywhere, not even to work! It's always the same story I hear repeatedly from clients whose eyebrows I have repaired.
By the way, I forgot to mention that most permanent makeup technicians do not mix and choose colors since they don't want to waste their valuable time and pigments on such "unimportant and time-consuming" tasks. They will simply pull one single color and tattoo it without even trying it on the client's skin.
So, as you shop for permanent makeup, keep all the above information in mind and remember that cheaper is not better because you might end up paying 10 times more for correction if it's even correctable. Also, keep in mind that it is very hard to find someone who is good at correcting permanent makeup since many clients come to me from all over the United States once a month for many months until we are done correcting their eyebrows.
My main goals are quality, safety, and beauty. I always do what's best for my client, even if it takes me more time and work.
Based on my experience, eyebrows done with the tattoo gun's hair stroke technique do not look natural. They look fake, especially on clients who have no eyebrow hair to hide the "hair sticks" that some call "hair strokes." Real eyebrow hair does not grow in such perfect sequence, all starting at the same level and in the same perfect direction under the same perfect angle! Plus, we are not supposed to see individual eyebrow hair unless the person's eyebrows are sparse.
Another big reason why the hair stroke technique can never look like real hair is that in the permanent makeup industry, we do not use ink; we use pigment, which is made of much larger particles than ink. It is impossible to draw thin hairlines with pigment because the pigment is too thick.
Facial skin is much thinner than the rest of our body, so when ink is used to tattoo the most delicate parts of the face (eyebrows, eyes, and lips), it is more likely to migrate (spread under the skin, which is called ink migration). Ink migration looks like a bruise and is NOT repairable! Google "ink migration photos," and you will understand exactly what I mean. This is why the best and most reputable permanent makeup practices in the US only use the best quality, expensive, and thick pigments made in the USA. They NEVER use ink or cheap, low-quality ink-like pigments. I personally like pigments made by "Kolorsource," whose president and owner is American Medical Doctor Linda Dixon MD. All of their pigments are top quality, tested for safety, and made in the USA. In short, good quality pigments are much thicker than ink, so the possibility of them migrating is very slim to none. However, many poor-quality pigments are made by unknown or foreign companies that are very thin and just as bad as ink. I cannot stress enough the importance of educating yourself about permanent makeup before trusting your face to just anyone! Keep in mind that the tattooing industry is not really regulated by anyone! Just because someone has a tattoo license does not mean they are good at what they do. A tattoo license is not issued to one person, it is issued for the whole tattoo facility regardless of who works there, as long as they are over 18, to show the public that the facility was inspected by the Department of Health and found to be clean! That is all! The FDA does not regulate the tattoo industry's ink or pigment, any more than they regulate candies. If someone is telling you that their pigments or inks are FDA-approved – run! A tattoo parlor or a permanent makeup salon can pretty much use whatever they want. They can make their own ink or pigment, or they can buy it from China, Mexico, India, Taiwan, Africa, anywhere they can get it cheap. So do you know what is being implanted under your skin? Good question – write it down and make sure to ask your tattoo artist.
So, let's say your face was destroyed with horrible-looking eyebrows, totally uneven and migrated eyeliner, blue or black lips, and scars all over your eyebrows, eyes, and lips. Can you sue them? The answer is sure you can sue anyone for anything, but will you win? Sorry, but you will not win because, in case you didn't know it – tattooing is art and you can't sue an artist for bad art, no more than you can sue Picasso and Dali because you don't like their somewhat strange art. When it comes to art, there is no right or wrong, good or bad. As far as scars go – sorry again, do you recall signing any consent forms? Do you remember what was written on those consent forms? Oh, so you weren't given any consent forms to sign? Well, guess where your permanent makeup technician is now? Let us take some geography lessons and see what would be the furthest country on the map!
Sorry, we got off the subject here. Let's go back to the pigment versus ink discussion. A good quality pigment is much thicker than ink, so as a result, it can never imitate human hair because it cannot make the line thin enough to look like real hair! When done with pigment using the hair stroke technique, eyebrows will always look like either a bunch of thick sticks, or if the strokes were tattooed too thin with pigment, they will nearly disappear in about 1 to 2 weeks after the procedure. This is the main reason why most permanent makeup technicians who advertise a hair stroke technique don't like to display photos of healed eyebrows in their portfolios. Notice that most of the "after" photos in their portfolios were taken immediately after the procedure and not after they healed, since healed eyebrows will look nothing like they did immediately after the procedure. A hair stroke technique is too unpredictable and inconsistent and cannot guarantee the expected results, since the exact shape, hair location, and length cannot be planned ahead of time; it is pretty much created during the actual tattooing process.
Here at "Chicago Permanent Makeup by Lana Schluter RN, BSN " we value quality above quantity. We have many high-profile clients, many of whom are also well-known public figures. They need to look good not only in person but also on TV as well as in front of the camera. Many of our clients are actors and models whose work and income depend on how they look. Clients choose us not because we offer competitive prices and not because our services are on sale; they choose us because they are not willing to take any chances with their faces. They know that here they will receive consistent, high-quality, personalized, custom work with high attention to every detail. They also know that here they will never be rushed, like they would be at any other permanent makeup salon.
Cosmetic Tattoos are currently available everywhere and are not regulated. Anyone can take one day class and call themselves a permanent makeup expert on the very next day.
Don't pay much attention to portfolio that display most of their photos of immediately after and from the side view, upside down view or one eyebrow at the time in HD. Obviously they have something to hide since they can not show you the frontal centered view photos. Most likely those eyebrows are not even, or they do not compliment /fit client's faces.
No one will ever examine your eyebrows one by one under the microscope, from the side or upside down, however, everyone will notice if your eyebrows are not even or if they do not make your face look better, younger or more symmetrical.
Say no to big and bushy caterpillar eyebrows — they make most women look masculine and harsh, just like thin eyebrows make a man look more feminine.
Pigment, not ink, is being used. Warning -many microbladers are starting to use body tattoo ink. Ask what product do they use. Do not buy into "European " products myth, since there is no way to know for sure where, by whom and from what was it made. If something were to happen in terms of infection or allergic reaction, you would not know who to go after because it was not made by a well-known company here in the US.
Sterile (not reusable) needles are being used
Large selection of good quality pigments made by reputable company with up-to-date expiration date.
Up-to-date tattoo license (not the same thing as beautician, aesthetician or any other State issued license)
Technician's verifiable experience of at least 5 years
Many authentic, unfiltered unedited images on Instagram of healed work in frontal view only (do not fall for the side view trick)
Look for photos of healed permanent makeup, not immediately after the procedure photos since permanent makeup, unlike regular tattoo, does not heal or look the same as it does immediately after the procedure Avoid businesses that mostly or only display photos taken immediately after, especially when it comes to microblading. For more information, click on "FYI microblading vs soft tap" page.
Make sure most of the technician's portfolio is showing frontal view well centered photos of after their work is healed, to provide evidence of good and even design.
Office disinfection practice in between customer's appointments. Many do not clean their office nor do they disinfect everything they touch during the procedure
Client's medical history should be reviewed before scheduling that client for the procedure
Because permanent makeup is art, you must consider your technician's aesthetic and cultural preferences.
Will your technician be able to correct their work if they made a mistake ? Most will not have the experience, training or tools to correct permanent makeup and might leave permanent scars by trying to remove it by tattooing salt, saline and acid,
All permanent makeup artists in Illinois are required to have a tattoo license/permit. The absence of a tattoo license may indicate that the technician is not in compliance with sanitation, sterilization, and hygiene rules established by the Department of Public Health. A tattoo license is different from a general beauty salon license.
Always ask your technician if they have a current tattoo license that lists the correct business location. Don't assume a technician is properly licensed just because they work in a professional setting such as a doctor's office, beauty salon, or medical spa.
In Illinois, it is illegal to perform permanent makeup services in a private residence or any location without a valid tattoo license. Even a doctor's office must have a tattoo license if permanent makeup procedures are performed by someone other than a licensed physician (MD).
By law, both the tattoo license and the Blood-borne Pathogens Certificate must be clearly displayed in the business where clients can easily see them. Both the license and certificate must be renewed annually.
Many permanent makeup technicians, including those working in beauty salons, medical spas, and doctor's offices, do not have a required tattoo license. In many cases, these technicians are not actual employees of the businesses where they practice. They may be renting space, which means those businesses do not have legal or financial responsibility for the technician's actions
Done at the nail shop or hair salon out in the open with dust and hair flying in the air right into your open wound, disregarding your safety! None of them are legal and would never be licensed by the Department of Health!
Your technician is working for someone else or renting a room at the beauty salon, spa, medical spa, doctor's office. They will have very little to almost no experience.
Permanent makeup done at the regular body tattoo parlor or vice versa regular body tattoo is offered at the permanent makeup salon.
Absence of tattoo license issued by the Department of Health.
No allergy test is offered 1 week prior to tattoo procedure.
Your medical history information is not collected, no consent forms were signed, no home care instructions were given.
No one asked you if you ever had cold sores prior to scheduling you for a lip line or full lip procedure. BIG RED FLAG, this one!
Technician offered to come to you or someone else's home (non-office settings.)
Out-of-town traveling technician (from different country or state) that is not there on the regular basis, using the same specific office that licensed by State's Department of Health.
Overbooked technician who is unable to take their time to listen to customer and who can't spend at least 1 hr or more on choosing/mixing the right color and shape, until the customer is completely satisfied with their choice without being rushed to start with tattoo procedure.
Technician that does not offer a wide variety of high-quality pigment colors.
Most colors being offered look too bright, and none of them look natural.
Technician that uses a stencil to make "one fit all" eyebrows without considering their client's facial shape and structure.
Technician that recommended using black pigment for eyebrow's or eyeliner, or bright red/burgundy colored lipstick on Caucasian client -BIG RED FLAG this one!
Always check and write down where and who makes pigments, along with expiration dates. Make sure that the pigment and not ink is being used. Ink is OK for body tattoo, but it is not acceptable for facial tattoo use.
The technician does not open a sterilized needle in front of you. Technician who does not wash their hands before they put gloves on. Gloves are not changed after the technician had to leave the room or touch something other than the client or equipment used during the procedure.
Listed above are just a few of many warning signs to be concerned about.
So who can you trust with your face?
Over the last 10 years the demand for permanent makeup services had tripled, which unfortunately triggered an explosion in numbers of self-appointed permanent makeup "experts" who after merely attending a 3 day microblading class, some offered only online, went back to their beauty shops and salons to practice their "craft" on unsuspecting victims. As a result, more and more people are now desperately seeking for permanent makeup removal and correction services. More clients than ever before are contacting me with the photos of unevenly microbladed eyebrows, uneven and migrated eyeliners and uneven and blue lip liners. Please, please do your face a favor and do plenty of research before allowing anyone to touch it. Verify all the facts before you sign up for something so permanent and practically not removable. Yes, it is not removable! Permanent and semi-permanent makeup is a tattoo, regardless of whether it was microbladed or implanted manually or with the tattoo gun. Make no mistake, it is a tattoo and once it is implanted under your skin it is not completely nor easily, if at all, removable.
Regardless of what your technician, their salon or their website are telling you, do your own research. Every day, I see more and more inexperienced permanent makeup technicians and businesses pushing their websites to the top of the Google search pages via paid advertisement and paid search engine optimization thanks to their webmasters and computer technology guys, which unfortunately has nothing to do with their permanent makeup tattooing experience or quality of their work. They all sound very reputable, and they all sound like they have tons of experience, and yet in reality they are neither. Many do not have a required tattoo license. Every facility in Illinois and in most other states where tattooing is being performed must have a tattoo license issued for that specific facility, with their address written on that license. Microblading is classified as tattoo, therefore, every facility where microblading is being done must have a tattoo and body art license issued by Illinois Department of health and posted yearly on their wall issued for that facility with that facility's address. It can not be just any other license such as for example salon, beautician or aesthetician, doctor, nurse or clinic license.
Try to avoid going to any newly opened (under 3 years) microblading "mass production" permanent makeup salons, since their main purpose is not to benefit their clients but to quickly get in on the microblading trend and to make as much money as possible. I predict that most of them will be out of business, as soon as their customers start getting permanent scars and permanently lose their real eyebrows hair from constant scratching and cutting of their skin.
OK let's go back to our discussion on learning how to choose the best, the safest, most talented and experienced permanent makeup technician. Let's say you are trying to do online research and every permanent makeup website is telling you that they have many years of permanent makeup experience and this and that and blah blah blah... Well, is it true? It is very simple to check - Google their name, Google their technician's name. See what info you can find online and how far back does their record and the record of their permanent makeup work goes. Check out their Facebook page to see how far back their permanent makeup pictures and posts go. Note that I did not say to check how far back their general beauty service posts and photos go on their Facebook page. I specifically mentioned their permanent makeup work pictures? Are they telling you that they had been doing permanent makeup for many years, but they don't have any record of online presence beyond 2015? No permanent makeup Facebook posts older than 2015? Big red flag ! Are all their google and yelp reviews, including yelp's not recommended reviews written within last 2 to 3 years, with nothing older than 2015 - an even bigger red flag. Make sure to look for the permanent makeup and not for the other salon services related reviews. Ask to see the photos of their clients' full faces taken centered and while they are not smiling with their eyes open, because this is the only way you can tell if someone's eyebrows are asymmetrical. Ask for to see the photos of their work after it is fully healed, since none of those microbladed eyebrows ever look the same after they heal. While the hair lines look nice and crispy immediately after the microblading, they never do heal that way. And last, but not least during the initial consultation ask your technician to draw your eyebrows and see if they use any sort of measuring techniques or devices then run and don't look back because you will end up with the eyebrows that, instead of complimenting your face, it will make your eyes look too close, nose look too big or too long and already long face look even longer, narrow eyebrow bone look narrower, deviated nose look even more deviated and asymmetrical and overall make the whole face look more asymmetrical than ever before. That is what traditional eyebrows measuring does- it underlines all the imperfections that people wish they could hide.
It could be you in that chair .....
My dear customers,
Thank you for your interest in my services. I’m sorry, but at this time I am unable to accept new clients. I truly appreciate your understanding and support.
If you are considering having your eyebrows tattooed or microbladed, the most important thing is to hire someone truly talented to do it! So, how do you know who is talented and who isn't? Here's how: do not trust anyone who designs their customers' eyebrows using an eyebrow measuring "Golden Ratio" rule or any other kind of facial measuring device or mapping technique.
Key Points:
Facial Asymmetry: Measuring does not work because our faces are not symmetrical.
Optical Illusion: It doesn't consider the effect of light and optical illusion. To test this, have someone take your picture and compare your mirror reflection with that photo.
Design Approach:
Free-hand Design: Eyebrows should always be drawn and designed free-hand without any tools or the mythological "Golden Ratio" rule.
Marketing Myth: The "Golden Ratio" rule is just a marketing myth, a utopian concept invented to sell eyebrow products and services and to train makeup artists and permanent makeup technicians who lack talent and vision to design eyebrows free-hand.
For information about prices and services, please scroll down. For all other questions, text 847-877-6119 (text for the fastest response) or email to lanaschluter@rcn.com.
Quality vs Quantity
Over the last few years, I have noticed a dramatic increase in the demand for permanent makeup services, which has triggered an explosion in the number of self-appointed permanent makeup "experts." These individuals, after merely attending a 3-day microblading class—some offered only online—return to their beauty shops and salons to practice their "craft" on unsuspecting victims. They have spread permanent makeup misinformation all over the web, along with thousands of filtered, misleading photos on Instagram.
As a result, more and more people are now desperately seeking permanent makeup removal and correction services. More clients than ever before are contacting me with photos of unevenly microbladed eyebrows, uneven and migrated eyeliners, and uneven and blue lip liners. Please, please do your face a favor and do plenty of research before allowing anyone to touch it. Verify all the facts before you sign up for something so permanent and practically not removable. Yes, it is not removable! Regardless of whether it was microbladed, implanted manually, or with a tattoo gun. Regardless of what your technician or their website tells you, semi-permanent and permanent makeup are both the same thing—a tattoo. Once it is implanted into your skin, it is not completely nor easily, if at all, removable.
Invest some time in doing very thorough research! Check your technician's Facebook page to see how far back their permanent makeup pictures and posts go. Check their Google and Yelp accounts to see how far back their permanent makeup reviews date. Make sure that their reviews are written for permanent makeup services and not for some other unrelated salon or beauty services like facials or regular makeup. Look for face-forward and full-face view photos of their clients, taken while they are not smiling with their eyes open, because this is the only way you can tell if someone's eyebrows are asymmetrical. Look for a blurry background in their photos—it is usually a sign of Photoshop. Ask to see photos of their work only after their client's permanent makeup is fully healed, since none of those microbladed eyebrows look the same one month after they are fully healed. While microbladed hairlines look nice and crispy immediately after the procedure, they never heal that way.
During the initial consultation, ask your technician to draw your eyebrows to see if they use any sort of measuring techniques or devices. If they do—run and don't look back, before you end up with weird-looking asymmetrical eyebrow tattoos.
My goal is to provide a top-quality, low-quantity, safe, and dependable permanent makeup service. Clients are guaranteed to have beautiful and lasting results. My prices, although they might be higher than average, directly reflect the top-quality, low-quantity, unique custom work done by an expert with rare and unusual talent and the ability to see people's faces and immediately know how to position or reposition their eyebrows to make them look better and correct their facial features and symmetry.
Getting permanent makeup is a serious decision, one that should not be taken lightly, since many permanent makeup mistakes are not reversible. A permanent eyeliner tattoo is a moderately complicated procedure requiring a tremendous amount of precision, responsibility, and concentration. It is also harmful to the technician's vision since they have to wear 10x magnification lenses for 2 to 3 hours non-stop for perfect and flawless eyeliner.
Similarly, when tattooing eyebrows, I do it by hand using a manual tattooing technique, also known as Soft Tap or powdering tattooing technique, originating in Japan and also known as the Tebori tattooing technique. When done via the Soft Tap technique, eyebrows last longer and heal faster than with the microblading technique. The main reason why most microbladed eyebrows only last from 6 months to 1 year is that the microblading technique is ineffective and cannot implant enough color to achieve sufficient color saturation. When very little pigment is implanted via microblading, the eyebrows might look great immediately after the procedure, but they will be almost completely gone in a few weeks once they are fully healed.
It takes a lot more time and effort to do custom, high-quality, low-quantity personalized permanent makeup work, which limits me in terms of how many clients I can see per day since every procedure takes at least 3 to 4 hours plus an additional two hours to clean up, disinfect, and document after each client. I take post-procedure office clean-up and disinfection very seriously, since cutting corners in this area can result in serious cross-contamination and blood-borne infections. Therefore, I choose to do all the clean-up myself to ensure my customer's complete safety. As a result, I am limited to seeing only one client a day.
My goal is to provide top quality and safety in a sterile medical office environment. Here's what sets my services apart:
Complete privacy and unlimited time with each client: I dedicate my full attention to each client, ensuring a personalized and unhurried experience.
Custom free-hand design and color mix: I create unique eyebrow designs and custom-blend pigments to perfectly complement your features.
Manual Japanese tattooing technique (Soft Tap): This gentle technique, using a specialized hand tool, promotes faster healing and safer results.
Private office: You'll enjoy a one-on-one experience in a private setting.
Meticulous medical cleanup: I personally perform a complete office cleanup and sterilization after each client, ensuring the highest level of safety.
Detailed record-keeping: I maintain a written record of each client's procedure, including their custom pigment formula.
Exclusive use of disposable supplies: All needles, pigments, and protective barriers are single-use and discarded after each client.
Top-quality, USA-made pigments: I use sterile, medical-grade pigments that are allergy-tested and MRI-safe.
Extensive experience: I have over 10 years of experience in permanent makeup, working with time-tested pigments and topical numbing creams.
Licensed and insured: I am a licensed and insured professional, providing you with peace of mind.
Medical background: I am a Registered Nurse (BSN) with over 10 years of experience in various medical specialties, including oncology, med-surge, and bone marrow transplant.
Warning: Permanent makeup is an invasive procedure with potential risks. Unfortunately, the industry is largely unregulated. Many practitioners have minimal training and qualifications. Do your research and choose a provider with a proven track record of safety and expertise.
Soft and natural eyebrows, via unique Japanese Soft Tap technique that last 2–3 years, unlike microbladed eyebrows that only last 3 to 6 months.
I strongly advise against microblading. It often fades quickly, can cause skin and hair follicle damage, and may lead to scarring. Microblading requires frequent touch-ups and, after several sessions, can result in a solid, unnatural look. I prefer the manual Japanese tattooing technique known as Soft Tap. This method uses a specialized hand tool that allows for more precise pigment placement with less trauma to the skin. In my experience, Soft Tap is the safest and most effective method for eyebrow tattooing. It heals faster, lasts longer, and creates a natural-looking result without causing scars.
Unlike most microbladed eyebrows that require a color boost every 3 to 6 months, eyebrows created with my Soft Tap technique typically last 2 to 3 years with proper sun protection. I recommend getting a color boost every 2 to 3 years to maintain optimal results. Waiting longer may require multiple sessions to restore the vibrancy of the color.
Permanent Soft Tap Powder Eyebrows - 1st Session - $750
This initial session takes approximately 4 hours. It includes:
Personalized service: I provide custom work with unlimited time to ensure your eyebrows are perfectly designed and applied.
Free home care kit:
24-hour post-procedure support: I'm available to answer any questions or concerns you may have after your appointment.
All new permanent makeup is done in two sessions, spaced 1 to 3 months apart (see second session information below). Please do not wait longer than 3 months between sessions, as the color will fade and change, making it more challenging to achieve optimal results. The procedure is not considered complete after one single session.
What makes my service unique:
Custom free-hand design and manual Japanese tattooing technique: I use a specialized hand tool and the Soft Tap method, which is considered the safest and most effective technique in the permanent makeup industry. This technique requires specialized training and supplies, which is why most technicians don't offer it.
Unhurried appointments: Unlike many other providers who rush clients through appointments, I dedicate ample time to ensure meticulous application and attention to detail.
Strict hygiene and safety protocols: I maintain a private office and perform a thorough medical-grade cleanup and sterilization after each client, minimizing the risk of cross-contamination.
Important Considerations:
The permanent makeup industry is alarmingly unregulated. Many technicians lack proper training, licensing, and hygiene standards, putting clients at risk of serious infections like Hepatitis C and HIV.
It's crucial to choose a provider with extensive experience, a commitment to safety, and a proven track record. I am a Registered Nurse with over 10 years of experience in various medical specialties, and I adhere to the highest standards of hygiene and safety
Permanent Eyebrows - 2nd Follow-Up Session (for existing clients only)
This session should be scheduled 1 to 3 months after your initial procedure.
Appointment Time: 2 to 4 hours (custom work with unlimited time in a sterile and private medical office environment)
Includes:
Free home care kit
24-hour post-procedure support
Pricing ( 1 to 3 months after initial session):
1 hour: $250
2 hours: $350
3 hours: $450
4 hours: $550
Pricing (more than 3 months after initial session) -$550
Why choose my follow-up service?
Personalized attention: I provide custom work with unlimited time to ensure your eyebrows are perfected to your satisfaction.
Relaxing environment: You'll enjoy a private and sterile medical office setting for your follow-up session.
Thorough aftercare: You'll receive a complimentary home care kit and 24-hour post-procedure support.
Important Note: Many other providers rush clients through their follow-up appointments, limiting the time available for adjustments and refinements. I believe in taking the necessary time to achieve the best possible results.
The price of your second session depends on several factors, including:
Amount of work needed
Time required
Eyebrow thickness
Color darkness
Degree of facial and eyebrow asymmetry
IMPORTANT! Permanent eyebrows for male clients should only be done if they have enough of their own, evenly distributed eyebrow hair to add dimension and avoid unnatural-looking eyebrows.
Permanent eyebrows should not be done if the male client does not have some evenly distributed eyebrow hair to avoid an unnatural look.
Unlike female eyebrows, permanent eyebrows for men must always be designed with strategic imperfection to make them look completely natural, undetectable, and to enhance their masculine facial features.
Under no circumstances should permanent makeup for men look detectable. It's better not to have eyebrows than to have eyebrows that look like a tattoo or an eyebrow pencil.
Male clients must be very careful whom they choose to do their permanent eyebrow makeup since most technicians will not follow the “strategic imperfection” rule and may end up creating an even and too perfect, lifted, or rounded female eyebrow design.
Permanent Eyebrows for Men Information:
IMPORTANT! Permanent eyebrows for male clients should only be done if they have enough of their own, evenly distributed, eyebrow hair, to add 3rd dimension, and to avoid unnatural looking eyebrows.
My services are designed to provide top quality and safety, ensuring satisfaction even for the toughest critics. Unlike most permanent makeup technicians, I do not set a specific appointment time for each customer, so there's never a chance that we might run out of time. I don't need to rush because I see only one client a day.
Our Office Environment:
Used Exclusively for Permanent Makeup Only: My office is dedicated solely to permanent makeup to prevent cross-contamination and infection.
No Other Aesthetic Services: To keep the treatment area sterile, I don't offer any other aesthetic services and do not rent or share my office with other technicians.
No Training Sessions: I do not offer permanent makeup training in my office.
Complete Privacy and Confidentiality: No one is permitted to enter my office during and after the procedure to ensure customer safety and confidentiality.
Self-Cleaning for Safety: The office building cleaning crew is not allowed to enter or clean my office. I personally handle all cleaning, disinfecting, restocking, and procedure area preparation to prevent any possible spread of infection and ensure thorough disinfection.
Personalized Service
No Rushing: Customers are encouraged to take their time during the eyebrow design and drawing part of the appointment, which takes 1 to 2 hours. I do not start tattooing until customers are completely satisfied with their penciled eyebrow design.
Custom Design: Every customer's eyebrows are custom-designed to fit their individual facial features, personal style, and lifestyle. My work is not influenced by short-lived trends.
Commitment to Quality
High Standards: My goal is to provide top-quality, low-quantity, safe, and dependable permanent makeup services.
Expertise: My prices, although they might be higher than average, reflect the top-quality, unique custom work done by an expert with rare talent and the ability to enhance facial features and symmetry.
I work very hard to satisfy even the toughest and most demanding critics. If you have any questions or need further information, feel free to reach out
Factors Affecting Eyebrow Procedure Time
The time required for your eyebrow procedure can vary depending on several factors, including:
Eyebrow Design Complexity: Intricate designs and significant changes to shape or location require more time.
Facial Asymmetry: Addressing facial asymmetry or nasal deviation adds complexity to the design process.
Existing Eyebrows: The thickness, distribution, and shape of your existing eyebrows influence the design and application time.
Eye Shape and Position: Uneven eye shapes or positions may require adjustments to the eyebrow design for balance and harmony.
Facial Muscle Movement: Excessive facial muscle movement can make it challenging to achieve a precise and symmetrical design. Clients who have difficulty relaxing their facial muscles may require more time for the design process.
Why does this matter?
Many clients don't realize that their faces are naturally asymmetrical. Creating balanced and flattering eyebrows often involves correcting for these asymmetries, which requires careful design and meticulous application.
My goal is not only to enhance your appearance but also to create eyebrows that complement your unique facial features and address any asymmetries. This personalized approach takes time and cannot be achieved with simple eyebrow measuring techniques.
The Problem with Traditional Eyebrow Measuring
Traditional eyebrow measuring techniques, which rely on stencils and standardized measurements, can actually accentuate facial asymmetry. This is because they impose a symmetrical design onto an asymmetrical face, highlighting the imbalances rather than correcting them.
I take a different approach, using freehand design and careful observation to create eyebrows that harmonize with your unique features and create a balanced and natural look. This process requires more time but delivers superior results.
Eyebrow Tattoo Procedure: What You Get for Your Money
Comprehensive Service:
My eyebrow tattoo procedure typically takes 4 to 5 hours. This includes:
Procedure related health status screening: To ensure your safety and suitability for the procedure.
Meticulous planning and design: We'll spend ample time selecting the perfect color, mixing pigments, and designing your ideal eyebrow shape. Your active participation is encouraged throughout this process.
Personalized attention: You'll receive one-on-one care in a private, clean, and sterile modern office designed exclusively for permanent makeup application.
Premium Quality and Safety:
Top-quality pigments: I use the safest pigments available, made in the USA and tested for safety by a licensed medical doctor, Dr. Linda Dixon MD.
State-of-the-art equipment: I utilize the latest sterile equipment to ensure your safety and comfort.
Thorough aftercare: You'll receive detailed before-and-aftercare instructions, both verbally and in writing, plus a home care kit with ointment, Q-tips, and sterile gauze sponges.
Ongoing support: I provide 24-hour post-procedure support for any questions or concerns you may have.
Why Choose Me?
I dedicate significantly more time to each client than the industry average, especially during the crucial design phase. This ensures that your eyebrows are meticulously planned and customized to your unique features and preferences.
I also prioritize safety and hygiene, using only the highest quality pigments and equipment in a dedicated, sterile environment.
Industry Comparison:
Many permanent makeup technicians rush clients through their appointments, spending only 15 to 30 minutes on eyebrow design. This can lead to rushed applications, generic designs, and potentially unsatisfying results.
I believe in taking the necessary time to create eyebrows that are perfectly tailored to you, ensuring your comfort and confidence in the final outcome.
Allergy/sensitivity patch test - $150 (to schedule please visit "consultation online booking" page.
The Allergy Patch test, although it is optional, recommended for clients with history of multiple allergies.
The allergy and pigment sensitivity test is recommended to take place at least 1 week before the procedure. Most of our long distance and existing customers waive this option.
Please text or email me if you have any allergy concerns, I use safe and allergy tested brand of pigment called “Kolorsource,” so the chance of having an allergic reaction is very slim, especially if the client previously had permanent makeup or regular body tattoo.
Eyeliner Tattoo
Warning: Permanent makeup is technically an invasive and dangerous medical-surgical procedure that is completely unregulated and can be performed by anyone after merely one day of online training and certificate issued by anyone without any required credentials or verifiable work experience . Most permanent makeup trainers are good sales people and smooth talkers with hardly any permanent makeup experience. Unfortunately, dog groomers require more training and knowledge than a permanent makeup/ microblading trainers and technicians.
Please note that not everyone is a good candidate or medically capable to undergo this procedure. I will determine who is and who isn't and I will always pick safety over money ! I said “no” to many clients in the past due to their multiple medical problems and medications that could place them at risk for infection or bleeding.
I strongly suggest to treat this as a serious medical procedure, and to spend some time on doing thorough research, This is not a good time to rush or try to schedule the same or next day appointment!
Many permanent makeup establishments offer to do permanent eyeliner tattoos for very cheap, mostly because they don't have much experience, medical knowledge, or concern about their customers' safety or the quality of their work. They also carry very little responsibility or concern about the safety and well-being of their clients. They schedule appointments without preparing clients for the procedure, checking their health status, medications, and their ability to tolerate the eyeliner tattoo procedure.
Guess what will happen if, for some reason, you cannot tolerate the eyeliner tattoo procedure? They will take your money, even if they were unable to finish your permanent eyeliner procedure, and then they will blame you for not allowing them to finish their work. They will hardly numb your eyes because your comfort is not their priority since they don't have much time set aside for the eyeliner procedure because their next client is already waiting. Their hope is that you will not be able to tolerate the pain and discomfort of the eyeliner tattooing procedure, begging them to stop early. Because it was so uncomfortable and very painful, you will not return for your included free follow-up appointment. Bingo! Mission accomplished – you now have no money and no eyeliner.
Well, let's look at the bright side – at least you kept your vision and did not end up with horrible permanent eyeliner migration. So, what is permanent eyeliner migration? Google "permanent eyeliner migration" to find out. When eyeliner is not done properly, the pigment or ink can spread under the skin, making it look like a halo or more often like a bruise. The migrated eyeliner is practically not removable.
Seriously, I am not making this up! I always hear the same story from customers after their unsuccessful attempts to save money by having their eyeliner tattoo done somewhere else. Not to mention the danger of using poor quality pigments, numbing agents, and cheap tattoo machines which can backflow causing cross-contamination, spreading infection from one client to the next. Cheap tattoo machines wiggle too much, making it impossible to make a straight line. Poor quality ink – or expired pigment, most likely made in China, or even worse using body tattoo ink and/or the wrong needle that is too thick or too long, where the length of the needle cannot be adjusted. The result – color migration (spreading) under the skin, making it look like an unfixable bruise. Most clients will have to live with this for the rest of their lives.
Also, let's not forget the appointment that takes no more than 1 to 1.5 hours and not much cleaning or disinfecting after each client. There is a good reason why so many of my clients are doctors, attorneys, nurses, and teachers. They all understand how dangerous this procedure can be if it is not done by a responsible and experienced medical professional who can accurately check their client's health and medications ahead of time, and whose work will not only be artistically beautiful but also safe and top quality. Almost every day I receive photos of botched permanent eyeliners, eyebrows, and lips with requests to correct them because they are too thick, uneven, or migrated. Every one of those people tells me that if they only knew, they would have never selected a permanent makeup technician based on better price or closer location. Although the high price is not always an accurate predictor of someone's artistic abilities, it will at least be someplace safe.
For more information on how to select a permanent makeup technician, please visit the "Permanent Makeup Nightmares" page.
Making perfectly flawless permanent eyeliner is extremely difficult, eye-straining, and tiring. It is even more difficult to do it on someone who has uncontrolled anxiety, frequent panic attacks, eyes sensitive to touch, frequent need to use the bathroom, and those who are unable to lay flat on their back for extended periods.
Please do not schedule an eyeliner tattoo if you have sensitive eyes, very dry eyes, uncontrolled anxiety, or panic attacks, as you will not be able to tolerate it due to the inability to relax and not squeeze your eyes during the procedure.
If you frequently need to use the bathroom, more often than every 1.5 hours, you are not a good candidate for an eyeliner tattoo since you will be unable to open your eyes or get up for at least a few hours during the procedure. A trip to the bathroom during the eyeliner tattoo procedure can result in infection and poor pigment absorption.
Check with your doctor if you have diabetes, heart disease, glaucoma, or any other health problems, or problems with the eyes that are currently being treated.
Remove eyelash extensions and stop using Latisse at least 2 weeks before your eyeliner tattoo procedure
Eyeliner tattoo eye sensitivity self-test.
Can you touch your eyeball without blinking? If you can, then perhaps your eyes are not very sensitive, and you might be a good candidate for the permanent eyeliner procedure. If you are unable to touch your eyeball without blinking, then your eyes are very sensitive, and it will be very difficult for you to tolerate an eyeliner procedure.
Try another eye sensitivity test: put cold eye drops in your eyes without blinking.
People who wear contact lenses or eyelash extensions are usually able to tolerate an eyeliner tattoo procedure.
Eyeliner tattoo and what you get for your money
Beauty, Precision, Reliability, Safety: Work done by an expert.
Medical Knowledge: Very important, especially when tattooing an eyeliner. This is the main reason why many of my clients are doctors, nurses, attorneys, and teachers—they know how dangerous this procedure can be when done by someone with no medical knowledge.
Latest Technology: Digital tattoo machine made in Germany and designed specifically for permanent makeup use, with a safe adjustable length needle that protects clients from cross-contamination and guarantees consistency and line precision.
Safest Pigments: Available on today's market.
Professional Expertise: Beautiful, artistic, professional work done by a licensed and experienced Registered Nurse.
Comprehensive Procedure Explanation and Planning: Verbal and written pre- and post-care education.
Screening: Comprehensive procedure related screening of the client's current health status and medications (if they are on any).
Dedicated Appointment Time: Three to four hours one-on-one appointment.
Customized Design: Color and shape discussion and selection.
Effective Numbing: 25-minute eyelid numbing with a combination mix of short and long-acting topical anesthetics specifically made for the gentle and sensitive eye area with the same pH as human eyes: 7.0-7.4.
Post-Procedure Care: At the end of their procedure, each client is provided with detailed written and verbal post-procedure home care instructions and an eyeliner home care kit that contains individually wrapped sterile gauze, clean non-sterile gauze, hand sanitizer, q-tips, individually wrapped alcohol wipes, A&D ointment if the client chooses to use it instead of the recommended eye lubricant ointment.
24-Hour Post-Procedure Support: Phone support for any post-procedure questions or problems.
I ensure that every client receives the highest quality care and results, prioritizing their safety and satisfaction. If you have any more questions or need further information, feel free to ask!
Regular “non-cat” eyes style eyeliner (upper and lower eyelid) ........$750 (per session)
More than one session is needed for most eyeliner tattoos. Sorry, no free followup is included. The price is per session
“Non-Cat Eyes” style eyeliner, single upper or lower eyelid......$650 (per session)
More than one session is needed for most eyeliner tattoos. Sorry, no free followup is included. The price is per session
CAT-STYLE EYELINER IS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:
Cat-style eyeliner (upper and lower) ...........$850 — $950 (per session)
3 sessions most likely will be required to build the wings, thickness and darkness of a "cat eyes" style eyeliner tattoo
Sorry, no free followup in included. The price is per session.
— Price is sbject to change based on the level of difficulty
Cat-style eyeliner (upper only) ............. $800 per session.
Sorry, no free followup in included. The price is per session
2 to 3 sessions most likely will be required to build the eyeliner's wings and thicker and darker line
Permanent Lips tattoo (the same as lip-blush)
Very Important: Lips tattoo ( aka lip-blush) does not work for people with dark skin tone due to hyperpigmentation. Hyperpigmentation is skin darkening resulting from the overproduction of melanin in response to skin needling (skin tattooing). People with dark skin tones are prone to hyperpigmentation due to excessive melanin (pigment) production in response to skin needling, resulting in undesirable lip darkening after the lip tattooing procedure. No matter what pigment color is used, it will always heal dark brown or dark purple, never pink or red.
VERY IMPORTANT! Please, let me know in advance if you have a history of cold sores or TMJ.
Full Lips blush (lip line + full lip shading) tattoo).....$750 per session.
Sorry, no free followup in included. The lips tattoo price is per session
Most clients will require two and sometimes even three sessions, based on client's individual color absorption and retention..
The full lip tattoo is perfect for asymmetrical shaped lips, thin lips, discolored lips or lips with uneven border.
Irregular/asymmetrical Lips Shape Correction (lip line with full shading)...................$800 per session. Sorry, no free followup is included, the price is per session.
Lips tattoo will often require 2, and sometimes even 3 sessions, based on client's individual color absorption and retention
Permanent Lip Color: What You Get for Your Money
Comprehensive Procedure (4-5 hours):
Each session includes:
Health history screening: To ensure your safety and identify any potential contraindications.
Detailed procedure planning: This includes:
Custom color mixing using color theory to achieve your desired shade and prevent discoloration.
Careful planning of your new lip shape, considering your unique facial features and preferences.
Effective pain management: I prioritize your comfort and use effective numbing techniques throughout the procedure.
Comprehensive aftercare: You'll receive detailed home care instructions and a complimentary kit with sterile gauze, Q-tips, and A&D ointment to promote healing and prevent infection.
24-hour post-procedure support: I'm available to answer any questions or concerns you may have after your appointment.
Permanent lip color removal is not available
