Pre-Service Skin Care

General Care

• 12 months before your service, discontinue the use of Accutane.

• 4 - 6 weeks before your service, avoid chemical peels or any treatments that may cause abrasions.

• 2 - 3 weeks before your service, avoid all unprotected sun exposure.

• 2 weeks before your service, avoid sun exposure (including tanning beds) and sunless tanning cream or sprays on the area to be treated.

• 2 weeks before your service, avoid any injections in the treated area.

• 7 days before your service, discontinue the use of products with Retinol or Retin A.

• 5 - 7 days before your service avoid blood thinners (e.g., Aspirin, Motrin, Ibuprofen, etc.)

• 1 day before your service, avoid alcohol and caffeine.

Brows:

• 7 days before your service, avoid chemical treatments (tint, lamination, etc.).

• 3 - 5 days before your service, avoid waxing, threading, or tweezing brows if they are to be treated.

• The day of your procedure, you may fill in your eyebrows as you normally would so we can take into consideration the shape and color you desire

Eyeliner:

• 7 days before your service, avoid chemical treatments on lashes (tinting, perming, etc.).

• The day of your appointment, if you have had eye surgery in the last 12 months, please bring a doctor approval letter.

• The day of your appointment, do not wear contact lenses.

Lips:

• If you are prone to cold sores, herpes, or fever blisters, you may need an antiviral prescription. We recommend speaking with your physician to make a final decision.

Post-Service Skin Care

• Skin Cleansing: Do not let any water, lotion, soap, or makeup touch your eyebrow, waterline, or lip for 24 hours after your service. When washing with water, be sure to pat dry.

• Skin Care:

  • Brows: Clients should keep brows lightly glossed with A & D Ointment or Vaseline for 3 - 4 days.  

  • Eyeliner: Clients should use A & D Ointment or Vaseline around the treated area for 2-3 days following service. Clients should use a new mascara following service to avoid contamination.

  • Lips: Clients should sue a good lip balm following service.

• Clients should avoid the following:

  • Picking or scratching as it can pull off scabs prematurely and cause patchy results or scarring. 

  • Aerobic exercise or vigorous physical activity, tanning, exposure to UV/UVA Rays, and chlorine  within the first 2 weeks.

  • Chemical or laser treatments for at least 5 days after the service.

  • Retin-A or Glycolic Acid and peroxide on any areas during the healing process

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Reminder: Because this is a cosmetic tattoo process, with time, pigment may fade and color may change according to metabolism, skin type, medications, age, smoking, alcohol, sun exposure, Retin-A, and glycolic acids. Clients should allow at least 1 week, or 1 month for darker skin tones, for the actual color to reappear. During the healing process, the appearance may seem uneven and harsh to those not involved in the designing. Immediately after, color will appear too dark, this will eventually soften. Six days after, the color will generally appear to be too light. Ten days after, color will generally show more, in line with the original design. Note, touch-up maintenance work in the future is necessary to maintain a fresh appearance.