1. Good consultation - Understanding the situation and good communication.
- The first approach with your client is the most important. She needs to perceive you as a knowledgeable professional, so act with confidence.
- You need to have good communication with your client and must understand her expectations and emotional factors surrounding the permanent makeup procedure.
- If the case is a new permanent makeup procedure, you have the possibility to express your art easier, but if she already has one, you need to understand the situation and determine what you are able to do in order to get the best result.
- If you make a mistake and you have a good relationship with your client, any complication is easy to solve.
2. Selecting the right color according with your client's skin type
When selecting a color you need to :
- Evaluate your client’s skin type and skin color, the style of the person, the type of face, The SofTap color palette (cold, neutral and warm brown colors), and the effect to be achieved.
- If your client is blonde (skin type 2) and wants a blonde effect on her brows you should choose a neutral light brown color, if she is red hair (skin type 1) who wants a red effect on her brows, I recommend you use a warm tone. If your client is a brunette (skin type 4 or 5) who wants a chocolate effect choose a warm tone, but if she doesn’t want any red tint on her eyebrows, choose a dark neutral or cold tone.
- The color selection also depends on the texture you want to achieve. For individual hair strokes with either a microblading or SofTap technique you can choose a color that matches the natural eyebrow hair. If you want a shadow or compact effect on the eyebrows, you can select the tone according to the desired tone either lighter, darker or equal to the natural eyebrow hair color.
3. Tracing the eyebrow
When you want to design your client's eyebrows you need to balance her face shape with the eyebrow shape. Additionally the symmetry, the size and thickness need to be appropriate to her style, facial expressions and fashion.
4. And in a case like this one shown on the picture, follow this rule: don't do a new eyebrow if you haven't remove the old one. If you don't know how to do it, DO NOT do it.
As a permanent makeup professional, our reputation is the most important to keep and grow our clientele. We have to do everything to provide not only the best results and service, but to use the best products to ensure and guarantee the quality of our work.
Have you ever received a call from an angry client saying that their eyebrows changed color after a procedure?
As you may know, this can be common during the first month until the eyebrow heals completely. The color takes a while to adhere and reveal its true tone. But, what happens if the color changes color after 6 months?
This time the problem is with the color quality or your selection of color. (Tips on selecting a color)
I remember this happening to me when I started doing permanent makeup in 1994. Back then I was using a machine and different brands of limited quality pigments. I had to mix them with each other until finding the right combination for my patients. Which keep me guessing.
Then , in 1997 I found SofTap colors and everything changed. After more than 20 years of teaching and doing countless procedures with SofTap colors and technique, I have never received an angry call from a client after 6 months complaining for any kind of color change. On the contrary, I still have to this day, loyal clients from the 1990's.
So why are SofTap colors different? What makes them special?
- First of all, they are Hypoallergenic. They have been proven to not cause any allergic reactions. This is very important, you don't want to have a negative skin reaction to the application of pigment.
- With the right selection of colors, your clients will never experience a color change over time. Such as red or grey coloring. Since fading is a natural process, I recommend a touch up every 2 years to keep the color in good condition.
- They are thick and dense. Which avoids splattering and dryness. I want to highlight how important this is. Your color will last more. In my experience, a SofTap color can perform about 20 procedures. That is more than $6000 or more in potential revenue from just one color!
My favorite colors for eyebrow procedures are:
- For a client skin type 1 (red hair) who wants a red effect on her brows, I use Caramel or Milk Chocolate.
- For a client skin type 2 (light blonde hair) who wants a blonde effect on her brows I like to use Hazelnut or Fawn.
- For a client skin type 3 (medium or dark blonde hair) I use Cappuccino if she wants a dark blonde effect and I use Bordeaux if she want a chocolate effect.
- For a client skin type 4 or 5 I like to use Royal Fudge or German Chocolate if she wants a chocolate effect, but if she doesn’t want any red tint on her eyebrows, I prefer to use Expresso , Earth, Pecan Pie or Chocolate Eclair.
- For a client skin type 6 I like to use Chocolate Eclair or Cafe Ole.
I created BuyPermanentMakeup.com to make sure that my students and the permanent makeup professional community had the best experience, products and service, along with ongoing education and content.
I hope you will take this into consideration.
Talk soon,
Dr. Sandra Piedad Cardona
Email: Info@BuyPermanentMakeup.com - Phone: +1(510)423-3014
PS: I created BuyPermanentMakeup.com to make sure that my students and the permanent makeup professional community had the best experience, products and service, along with ongoing education and content.
- Needle tips, click to blue fish sticks or blue click sticks
- 100% disposable pens
- The way you use pens, click tips or cartridges to do procedures is completely up to you.
- We carrie Straight, Round, and
Curve (Microblading) Needles.
- Wide color palette of Softap pigments.
- Softap colors were tested in a Lab in Europe.
- They are hypoallergenic.
- Safe Colors for your clients.
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