When we talk to people, the place we focus on the most is their eyes. We see so much out of them, but see so much when we look into them; it's why the eyes are known as the window to the soul. Given they have such an important job, is it such a bad thing to find ways to really make them sparkle and shine? Of course not.
When we are sick our eyes are dull. When we are healthy and feeling fabulous our eyes twinkle. With that in mind, I started to think about how I could give my eyes that extra sparkle. I'm was never very good at using eyeliner or doing eye makeup so it seemed pointless wearing eye makeup - and wearing it badly. When I got invited to Natural Enhancement to get permanent eye makeup done, I considered the benefits: perfect eyes every time, in no time at all. The idea seemed appealing to me and worth exploring.
The fear
I will be honest the idea of having a needle scraped across my eyelids for vanity purposes made me question myself. What was I doing? However, the eyebrow tattooing I had done by Andrew Stassi the owner of Smudge Free completely changed my face and the small procedure absolutely sky rocketed my confidence. I was sure that the eye makeup would do the same.
Yes - it's unpleasant. I'm not going to pretend someone tattooing your eyelids and lower lash line is fun. It's OK though - I was able to manage the discomfort and get through it.
The first lady I had it done with at Natural Enhancement didn't quite do the eyes how I expected. Now this is a real consideration with anything you get that's permanent. If you don't like it - it can have the opposite affect on your self-confidence. Unfortunately for me - I did not like the way the lower lash line was tattooed - it looked too unnatural. As all good companies should, I was invited back to get it corrected and that is when I met the eye expert Kim Balaskas.
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| Getting the perfect shape doesn't happen in one go |
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| It's a slow step by step process |
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| Slowly adding to the line and adjusting the shape |
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| Filling the line to enhance the shape of my eye |
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| And creating the perfect flick to shape the corner of the eye. |
Before the needle comes out
The numbing lotion goes on at the start of your appointment - it takes about 20 minutes for it to kick in. Then the shape is drawn on (this often takes the most time - see pics above ).
Then the tattooing is done straight afterward whilst your eyelids are numb.
I have a little video below of the tattooing process - apologies for the quality but this is the only one I was able to get with my eyes shut!
The correction process
For my correction/touch up Kim put me at great ease and even put extra numbing lotion on and allowed it to stay on my eyelids for longer so I could no longer feel them. She really
helped me and my nerves (in anticipation of the discomfort and it going wrong again).
A technician should move fast when tattooing your eyes and she/he will keep your eyelid held very taught. This prevents all the blinking and crazy eyeball movement. If the technician is experienced she will make you feel at ease and the process should be over quite quickly.
The result
I recommend seeing Kim. She was great for the touch up - I would have liked to have her for the original treatment. In actual fact, it was a pain free correction/top-up. Kim worked fast and managed to balance out my eyeliner make-up - she even made it look better than I expected.
My eyes itched and I did not look like my sparkly most fabulous self for a couple days. My eyelids were swollen and pink. The tattooing was very bright and obvious. After a week it settled and now all I can say is I love having the permanent eye makeup.
I didn't think I was an eye makeup person until Kim showed me how amazing my eyes could look. I would have never created the shape that Kim gave me, but now I love it. Everybody always compliments me on it too (see pic at top of page - this is 1 week afterward).
My secret weapons
- Andrew Stassi - North London (Crouch End) for my perfectly shaped eyebrows
- Kim Balaskas - North London (Muswell Hill) for my eyeliner
I have to say thanks to both of them I now have beautiful looking eyes that frame my face (and make me feel more beautiful). I was never a fan of my eyes and used to shy away from wearing eye makeup and drawing attention to them.
But let's be clear here ladies. - it wasn't my eyes that were the problem it was my confidence. I wouldn't have had this done to create self-confidence - only boost it. Confidence and beauty comes from within. Once I found my inner confidence I started using all these little beauty tricks to help boost my self-esteem that little bit further.
Eyeliner tattooing = time and money well spent.
When I look good I feel great - and when I feel great I feel empowered, I feel like I can take on the world! Watch out!
If you have any questions about the treatment (I haven't gone into detail) - feel free to ask me! Just add a comment below.
Stay fabulous ladies - and remember it's always about beauty on the inside first, beauty on the outside second.
Roberta x
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