What is Permanent Cosmetics?

What is permanent cosmetics?
Permanent cosmetics, also known as micropigmentation, is a permanent esthetics treatment that enhances your facial features and reduces your need to apply makeup each day.
Permanent cosmetics can be applied to the eyes, eyebrows and lips to provide clients with perfectly-shaped eyebrows, smudge-free lipstick and noticeable, well-defined eyes. The makeup application is done by a professionally-trained esthetician who will evaluate your skin and facial features to determine the best “look” for you. What this means, is that your permanent makeup application will look as natural as possible –as if you weren’t wearing any makeup at all!

What is Permanent Cosmetics Benefits?

Permanent cosmetics have a variety of benefits. In addition to making your daily makeup routine simpler, permanent makeup is perspiration proof and waterproof, making it ideal for athletes or for a day at the beach. It’s also a good choice for individuals with allergies or sensitivities to traditional makeup products, because they are hypo-allergenic. When applied to the lips, permanent makeup can also correct uneven lip shapes and minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Now that you know “what is permanent cosmetics?” you may be interested to know whether the process truly is permanent. The fact is that although permanent cosmetics is essentially a tattoo, it will fade slightly over time. This makes it necessary to have the treatment touched up every few years – particularly on the lips, which tends to fade more quickly than permanent eyeliner or eyebrow treatments. These makeup “refreshing” sessions are much quicker and much less expensive than the initial treatments, with usually costs anywhere between $400 and $800 depending on the treatment and the expertise of the professional esthetician.
Before you make an appointment for a permanent cosmetic treatment, it is important to select an esthetician that is well trained in applying permanent makeup. Make sure you check the esthetician’s credentials, view a portfolio of previous work and ask for referrals. After all, the success of your permanent makeup application depends on it.