Instructions

 (PMU STANDS FOR PERMANENT MAKEUP)

• STOP USING ANY SKIN THINNERS/CHEMICALS/LASERS (RETINOLS, VITAMIN A, GLYCOLIC ACIDS, EXFOLIATION, ANTI-AGING PRODUCTS) ON THE PMU AREA 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR APPOINTMENT. 
• ANY WAXING OR BROW SHAPING SHOULD BE DONE AT LEAST 2 DAYS BEFORE. 
• IF YOU TINT YOUR BROWS/LASHES, TINT AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE. 
• COSMETIC BOTOX OR FILLERS SHOULD BE DONE 3 WEEKS PRIOR OR 3 WEEKS AFTER.  
• DO NOT CONSUME ALCOHOL, CAFFEINE OR TAKE ANY BLOOD THINNERS (ASPIRIN, IBUPROFEN, NIACIN 48 HOURS BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE, THIS WILL CAUSE EXCESS BLEEDING AND MAY AFFECT YOUR RESULTS).
• YOU MAY COME IN WITH HOW YOU NORMALLY DRAW IN YOUR BROWS SO WE CAN SEE WHAT YOU ARE USED TO.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR CLIENTS WHO DESIRE A SPECIFIC BROW SHAPE. IF YOU ARE OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS, WE ARE HAPPY TO HELP DESIGN A CUSTOM BROW TO PERSONALLY SUIT YOU. 
• BRING A PICTURE OF YOUR EYELINER IF YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE, DON'T WEAR EYEMAKEUP TO THE APPOINTMENT. COME WITH CLEAN EYES.
• IF YOU HAVE A GO TO LIP COLOR, BRING YOUR PREFERED LIPSTICK TO THE APPOINTMENT SO WE CAN SEE IT FOR REFERENCE.  
• WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TATTOO OVER ANY BLEMISHES, SORES, AND MOLES IN OR AROUND THE PMU AREA. 
•  ​YOUR LIPS CANNOT BE DRY FOR THE APPOINTMENT.  IF THEY ARE DRY WE WILL NEED TO RESCHEDULE AND YOU WILL FORFEIT YOUR DEPOSIT.  YOU MAY EXFOLIATE 3 DAYS BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT TO REMOVE ANY DRY SKIN.  YOU CAN USE A LIP SCRUB OR CREATE YOUR OWN USING A LITTLE HONEY AND BROWN SUGAR.  FOR THE WEEK LEADING UP TO THE APPOINTMENT YOU MUST MOISTURIZE YOUR LIPS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE (I RECOMMEND USING AQUAPHOR).  
•  COLD SORES ARE A RISK OF LIP BLUSH TATTOO.  IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD A COLD SORE IN THE PAST- WE ADVISE YOU TO GO TO THE DOCTOR FOR AN ANTI-VIRAL MEDICATION PRIOR TO ANY LIP PROCEDURE, TO HELP AVOID AN OUTBREAK. USUALLY PEOPLE GET 20 VALTREX SO THEY CAN TAKE 2 PER DAY FOR 5 DAYS STARTING THE DAY BEFORE FOR EACH SESSION.
• EYELASH GROWTH SERUMS MAKE THE NUMBING CREAM NOT WORK. YOU MUST BE OFF THESE SERUMS FOR A MINIMUM OF 2 MONTHS BEFORE PMU EYELINING.

 IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FULL HEALING PERIOD TO ENSURE PROPER HEALING AND COLOR RETENTION. RESULTS WILL VARY FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS AND WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE YOUR RESULTS.

• NEVER TOUCH THE TREATED AREA WITHOUT WASHING YOUR HANDS FIRST.
• USE A GENTLE CLEANSER (LATHER IT UP IN YOUR HANDS) AND WASH YOUR PMU MORNING AND NIGHT EVERYDAY FOR 7-10 DAYS (OR AS INSTRUCTED BY YOUR ARTIST) UNTIL THE FLAKING HAS STOPPED.  
• MAKE SURE YOU BLOT THE COMPLETELY DRY WITH A CLEAN TOWEL AFTER WASHING.  ALLOW NO WATER TO COLLECT OR SIT IN THE PMU AREA.  
• APPLY THE OINTMENT PROVIDED TO YOUR PMU MORNING AND NIGHT.   A VERY SMALL AMOUNT (SIZE OF A PIECE OF RICE) TO EACH SIDE WITH CLEAN FINGERS.  
• LIPS NEED TO BE MOISTURIZED EVERY COUPLE HOURS WHILE HEALING.
• IF YOU USE TOO MUCH OINTMENT IT WILL CAUSE OINTMENT BLISTERS AND PULL COLOR.
• ALWYAS PAT OFF EXCESS POINTMENT SO IT IS THIN AND NOT NOTICIBLE.
• OILY SKIN TYPES MAY BE TOLD TO AVOID OINTMENT ALL TOGETHER AND ALLOW A DRY HEAL PROCESS FOR THE 7-10 DAYS. .

• DO NOT EXPECT YOUR PMU TO HEAL PERFECTLY AFTER THE FIRST SESSION. THIS IS USUALLLY A 2 STEP PROCESS. IT TAKES TIME.  BE PATIENT DURING YOUR HEALING PROCESS YOUR PMU WILL CHANGE AND APPEAR DIFFERENT FROM DAY TO DAY. 
• IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR PROCEDURE THE PMU WILL APPEAR DARKER AND MORE DEFINED AND THIS WILL LAST UP TO 4 WEEKS . YOUR PMU CAN APPEAR MORE SOLID, HAIR STROKES MAY SEEM TO DISAPPEAR AND IT MAY LOOK WET AND PAINTED ON. 
• AROUND DAYS 4-7 YOU WILL EXPERIENCE FLAKING AND YOUR PMU MAY LOOK DRY. DO NOT PICK YOUR PMU, LET ANY DRYNESS FALL OFF NATURALLY. IF FLAKES GETS PICKED OFF PREMATURELY MISSING PIGMENT WILL RESULT AND CAUSE PATCHY PMU WHICH CAN LEAD TO SCARRING. 
• YOUR PMU WILL TAKE UP TO 6-8 WEEKS TO FULLY HEAL INTERNALLY. WHEN THE FLAKING COMES OFF THE COLOR MAY SEEM FAINT THIS IS BECAUSE A FRESH LAYER OF SKIN HAS HEALED OVER THE PMU. GIVE YOURSELF 6-8 WEEKS AND THE PMU WILL BECOME CLEARER.  COLOUR WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE ON A DAILY BASIS UNTIL ALL HEALING IS COMPLETE AT THE 6-8 WEEK MARK. 
• NOT EVERYONES HAIRSTOKE BROWS CAN HEAL CLEAN AND CRISP. HAIRSTROKES FOR OILIER SKIN TYPES TEND TO HEAL MORE SOLID AND POWDERY WHILE DRIER SKIN TYPES TEND TO HEAL MORE CRISP AND DEFINED. ALSO FOR THOSE WHO BLEED MORE MAY TEND TO NEED MORE TOUCHUPS AS THE BLOOD PUSHES THE PIGMENT OUT WHILE WE TATTOO. 

• DO NOT EXPOSE THE TREATED AREA TO THE SUN DURING THE HEALING PROCESS.  UV RAYS CAN ALTER THE PIGMENT OF YOUR PMU.  AFTER YOU ARE HEALED SPF IS IMPORTANT FOR LONGEVITY.​
• DO NOT SWEAT FOR 14 DAYS. SWEAT CONTAINS SALT AND CAN INFECT AND PREMATURELY FADE YOUR PIGMENT. SALT IN THE SWEAT MAY ALSO ALTER THE COLOUR OF YOUR PMU.  LIGHT EXERCISE IS FINE. 
• DO NOT SPRAY OR SUBMERGE WATER DIRECTLY ONTO THE TREATED AREAS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS, YOU DO NOT WANT TO WASH OUT ANY PIGMENT.
• DO NOT USE VASELINE ON YOUR PMU.
• DO NOT USE ANY MAKEUP, CREAMS, EXFOLIANTS ON THE TREATED AREA FOR 10 DAYS. 
• DO NOT GO INTO SAUNA’S, POOLS, AND STEAM ROOMS.
• DO NOT GET MASSAGES OR FACIALS OR SKIN TREATMENTS DURING THE HEALING PROCESS.
• DO NOT GO TANNING WHEN HEALING AND IF YOU DO COVER YOUR PMU, UV RAYS CAN ALTER THE COLOUR OF YOUR PMU.
• DO NOT USE EXFOLIANTS,RETINOL ACIDS, OR AHA’S ON THE TREATMENT AREA.  IT WILL FADE YOUR RESULTS PREMATURELY.
• DO NOT USE LASER LIGHT THERAPY ON YOUR PMU. THIS CAN DARKEN, LIGHTEN, AND DISTORT THE PIGMENT.
• DO NOT DRINK DARK WINE OR HAVE DARK BERRIES AND JUICES WHILE YOUR LIPS ARE STILL HEALING. FINGER FOODS ARE BEST. WATER BOTTLES CAN HELP WITH DRINKING FLUIDS.

 ALLOW YOUR BROWS A MINIMUM OF 6-8 WEEKS TO HEAL BEFORE A FOLLOWUP VISIT. THIS GIVES YOU THE TIME TO DECIDE IF YOU DO OR DO NOT NEED THE FOLLOWUP APPOINTMENT. IT'S TAKES A FULL 6-8 WEEKS FOR THE COLOUR TO SETTLE. IT USUALLY LOOKS DARK THEN LIGHT THEN PERFECT.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BOOK YOUR FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS WITH IN 90 DAYS OF THE LAST VISIT. PLEASE KEEP THE HIGH DEMAND IN MIND. IF YOUR TATTOO COMES BACK TOO FADED ADDITIONAL CHARGES MAY APPLY.

• FOLLOW UPS ARE TYPICALLY DONE WITHIN THE FIRST 90 DAYS AFTER THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT.
• IF YOU HEAL PERFECTLY FROM 1 VISIT AND DO NOT DESIRE A 6-8 WEEK FOLLOWUP PLEASE LET US KNOW 1-2 WEEKS AHEAD OF TIME.
• THIS CAN BE A 2 (AND SOMETIMES EVEN 3) STEP PROCESS.
• THE FIRST SESSION IS USED TO BUILD SHAPE AND GAIN SYMMETRY.
• THE SECOND SESSION IS USED TO PERFECT THE DESIGN AND ADD DENSITY.
• THIS IS A PROCESS AND SOME CLIENTS MAY NEED MULTIPLE SESSIONS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DESIRED RESULT.  
• DO NOT EXPECT PERFECT RESULTS AFTER THE FIRST SESSION.
• DARKER SKIN AND OILY SKIN WOMEN, PERMANENT MAKEUP WILL NOT LOOK AS BOLD OR SHARP COMPARED TO LIGHTER, DRYER SKIN TYPE CLIENTS.
• SOME CLIENT’S SKIN MAY HAVE A HARDER TIME RETAINING PIGMENT AND MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SESSIONS.  

  THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF RESULTS AS EVERYONE’S RESULT WILL VARY DUE TO SKIN TYPE, LIFESTYLE AND THE INITIAL CARE AND LONGTERM CARE OF YOUR PMU.
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• USE AT LEAST SPF 50 TO PROTECT YOUR BROWS, SUN EXPOSURE WILL CAUSE FADING AND CAN ALTER THE COLOR OF YOUR TATTOO.
• DO NOT USE CHEMICAL EXFOLIANTS ON THE PMU, THIS WILL CAUSE THINGS TO FADE FASTER.
• DO NOT DO LASER YOUR PMU (IPL ETC), SOME LASERS MAY CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE INK.
• AS THE PIGMENT FADES THE DESIGN WILL GET FAINTER AND LESS DEFINED. 
• MAINTENANCE IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN DESIRED RESULTS. TOUCHUPS ARE DONE ON AVERAGE EVERY 9 - 24 MONTHS TO MAINTAIN YOUR COLOR. 
• HAIRSTROKE BROWS TYPICALLY LAST 1-3 YEARS.

 *FOR RETURNING CLIENTS*
​BEFORE YOU COME IN FOR YOUR FUTURE TOUCH UPS PLEASE TAKE THESE NOTES INTO CONSIDERATION...  THESE NOTES ARE INTENDED FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE COMPLETED YOUR INITIAL APPOINTMENT AND YOUR FOLLOW UP 6-8 WEEKS LATER...
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• IF YOU HAVE HAD MICROBLADING DONE, YOUR BROWS SHOULD BE FADED BY A MINIMUM OF 40% BEFORE YOU COME BACK IN FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.  WE ASK YOU TO SPACE YOUR ANNUAL TOUCH UPS APART BY A MINIMUM OF 12-18 MONTHS.
• MICROBLADED BROWS ARE LOW MAINTENANCE, NOT NO MAINTENANCE!  IT IS PERFECTLY FINE TO PERFECT THEM WITH A TOUCH OF MAKEUP.
• REPETITIVE TOUCH UPS WILL RESULT IN YOUR BROWS LOOKING LIKE A SOLID TATTOO.  IF THAT IS YOUR PREFERRED LOOK THAN A POWDER BROW IS BETTER FOR YOU.  IF YOUR GOAL IS TO SEE A HAIR STROKE LOOK, A LITTLE MAKEUP UNTIL YOUR BROWS HAVE FADED IS BETTER FOR YOU IN THE LONG RUN.
• YOUR SKIN UNDERGOES TRAUMA WITH EACH UNNECESSARY VISIT.
• FADED BROWS ALLOW FOR FRESH, CRISP RESULTS THE NEXT VISIT.  THIS WAS WE CAN KEEP MORE OF A REALISTIC LOOK EACH VISIT.
• IF WE FEEL YOUR BROWS HAVE NOT FADED ENOUGH YOU WILL BE SENT HOME.
• IF YOU ARE UNSURE IF YOU NEED A TOUCH UP, PLEASE E-MAIL NOR TEXT US A PHOTO OF YOUR CURRENT PMU WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW OUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION.
• IF YOU DO NOT CHECK IN BEFORE ONE YEAR HAS LAPSED WE CANNOT CONSIDER YOUR VISIT AN ANNUAL REFRESH