Effects of Latisse on Permanent Eyeliner Procedures

When I wrote an article some time ago about not having an issue with tattooing eyeliner on Latisse users, it was very premature. It had just become popular and I wasn't faced, yet, with long-term users.

I am sure you will have noticed, by now, that those using Latisse for an extended period of time, bleed heavily. The reason for the excessive bleeding is due to the blood supply being drawn closer to the skin surface to promote growth in the eyelashes. 

I have had to pause many eyeliner procedures and apply pressure with a cotton swab soaked in Duration Ultra to stop the bleeding. The blood would also coagulate in the needle tube and would sometimes have to be rinsed before proceeding. It truly makes a simple procedure quite lengthy and difficult. 

I presently recommend my clients stop using Latisse for a minimum of 2-weeks, prior to having their permanent eyeliner procedure. 

I would love to hear any and all of your recommendations for your clients. We will be happy to publish them on The Beau Institute Face Book page. 

Warmly,
Rose Marie Beauchemin
President, Director of Education, The Beau Institute of Permanent and Corrective Cosmetics

Please Say NO to Cat Eye Tails!!!

I hope I don't make too many enemies with this blog but I feel compelled to write it. Every day, I receive from two to a dozen pics of eyeliner procedures, performed by practitioners in the trendy Marilyn Monroe style or the Cat Eye or the Retro Eye. These eyeliner procedures are applied as one might wear their over-the-counter makeup, extending out from the corner (canthus) of the eyesin a dramatic, sweeping tail. This is one style of eyeliner that simply should never be done, permanently! 

The corners of the eye, both inner and outer canthus, are points of migration. You may get away with a few but that Fitzpatrick 1 will come along and you will be sick if you see her migrate. This risk is greatly increased if you are using any form of carbon. Secondly, that tail is going to travel down and will require removal in the years to come. How soon? No one knows. It's all genetics. 

Women's eyes and mouths show age quite early. It generally begins with the eyebrows. As they move downward, the tails of the brows, where the skin is sometimes transparently thinner, push the outer corner of the eyes downward, as well. What you are tattooing today will not the same or look well in a few years. As a matter of fact, it can be disastrous. I have seen manystyles like this have to be excised by a plastic surgeon. However, this was many years ago, before practitioners realized, as faces maturefeatures drop downward. Practitioners soon came to learn that eyebrows that were tattooed too long or too low were longer and lower in just a few years. 

The WIDTH of an eyeliner is not an issue. I will accommodate any requested width, it just cannot extend past the outer canthus. I wear a very wide eyeliner, myself, that was tattooed, initially, 25 years ago. It still works because I didn't have it placed past the outer canthus of my eyes.

Please use discretion when younger clients request this trendy look. Explain to them that some things just do not translate well with permanent makeup and that this tail that she will love today will require removal up the road. How quickly? She would be gambling with her DNA. Also, inform her how nasty a removal would be in that area with no guarantee you will even be able to get it out. Swelling, hematomas and maybe even a black eye can result from removal. Please say NO!!!

The New Profit Center

"The New Profit Center"
by Rose Marie Beauchemin
Featured in December's Issue of "Natural Looking Permanent Makeup"

IF THE WOMAN SEATED BESIDE YOU ON THE AIRPLANE, looking fresh and natural, was wearing permanent makeup, would you be able to tell? Probably not! 

Permanent makeup can now be done to look so incredibly natural that it’s not detected, even in close proximity. 

For those who have it, it’s confidence building, liberating and life changing. Permanent makeup has become mainstream, and has the potential to be an enormous profit center for your business.



In this informative and educational article Rose Marie covers these topics: 

• THE MOST POPULAR TREATMENTS
• PERMANENT MAKEUP SELECTIONS BY SKIN TYPE/ETHNICITY 
• POTENTIAL AFTER EFFECTS
•  LONGEVITY OF PERMANENT MAKEUP
•  SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
•  ALLERGY PRECAUTIONS
•  IS PERMANENT MAKEUP THE RIGHT CAREER FOR YOU?
• CHOOSING A PARTNER
•  COST OF SERVICES

You can download and read this article by visiting our website - click here to go there now!

If you have any questions regarding permanent makeup procedures or permanent makeup training, please feel free to call our office: 888.763.2328

Warmly, 
Rose Marie

Your Success is Our Success!!!

My heart was filled with great joy and tremendous pride, seeing so many of Beau graduates at the SPCP Conference in Philadelphia.

 It felt like a Beau grand reunion and hearing about your successes in the permanent makeup profession just placed things over the top, for me. 

I believe it to be unanimous that Karen Betts's eyebrow class was brilliant and so incredibly educational. I loved every minute of it. Classes the second day were also exciting and so informative. For me, when I have the opportunity to just be able to attend classes, without manning a booth, I am thrilled. I love having the ability to see what my peers are doing and how they do it.  It is awe inspiring. 

 

I encourage all of Beau's graduates to attend the upcoming SPCP Conference, in Las Vegas, April 2015.  You will make new friends, learn new techniques and enjoy being with professionals from all over the world. 

Continuing education is a must - we are never finished learning!

I would have written sooner but I took a vacation with my family that I never dreamed was possible. I am so blessed and grateful for this gift. 

Warmly,

Rose Marie Beauchemin

Permanent Makeup Artists as well as Tattoo Artists, are working with plastic surgeons to create the realistic effects of 3-D areola tattooing

Permanent Makeup Artists as well as Tattoo Artists, are working with plastic surgeons to create the realistic effects of 3-D areola tattooing. Here, at Beau Institute, we offer this specialized training and prepare these artists to enter into this most rewarding extension of their career. 

 

                Why has the 3-D areola tattooing become more in demand? There are a few developments that have increased this demand. Most significant and disturbing is the growing number of breast cancers being diagnosed. It is staggering and the blessing is we are seeing so many lives saved by today's medicine. Another factor is the increased use of radiation. This often compromises the breast tissue and can prevent the option of a nipple graft. Also, many survivors just say they didn't want to go through another surgical procedure and simply opt for the 3-D areola tattoo. Many women feel a grafted nipple could show through their clothing if they were not wearing a bra. They enjoy going without a bra since they truly don't need one. Lastly, the reconstructive breast surgeons are seeking artists to accommodate their patients and compliment their skillful and beautiful surgeries. 

               Combined, these make for an exciting career, filled with gratification. Creating the 3-D effect, which includes mimicking Montgomery Glands and the creation and protrusion of a nipple is just an amazing effect. Our clients tell us they feel familiar, once again, and their breasts look so real and natural. They express to us how they feel more confident and more feminine.  

                Since we are a training institute, with ongoing classes, we DO NOT CHARGE FOR AREOLA TATTOOING. We also find many women that were reconstructed years ago just never completed their journey with areola tattooing. They had just had it and couldn't bring themselves to do one more thing. Insurance may have changed, surgeons have moved or retired and they would have to pay out-of-pocket for this procedure. It gives us great pleasure to be able to offer this completion at no charge.