permanent eyeliner

carnation · #1 07-02-2008, 11:04 PM

Has anybody had this done? My sister had it done and insists that one should only go to a dermatologist's office for it. What a time saver it would be.

aephi alum · #2 07-03-2008, 12:10 AM

Permanent makeup... ugh. Variety is the spice of life. How long does it take to pull out an eyeliner or eyeshadow? For me, that's a tiny bit of creativity - "hmm, I'm wearing green today - grey eyeliner or blue?" Can't do that if it's permanent.

honeychile · #3 07-03-2008, 12:14 AM

I would be all for it, if it were safer. You might want to read the last few posts on this thread. Color me frightened!

Thetagirl218 · #4 07-03-2008, 12:16 AM

I have a friend who had this done years ago when she was a teenager. Now she is married with kids, and hasn't had it updated in years, but it is still there...

KSUViolet06 · #5 07-03-2008, 12:31 AM

I've never had this done, but seriously, it takes less than a minute to put on eyeliner. Also, if it's permanent, you can't change the color.

WaterChild · #6 07-03-2008, 12:43 AM

I think it looks creepy.

Leslie Anne · #7 07-03-2008, 12:54 AM

I'd have it done very lightly if it was safe. A medication I'm on makes my hands shake (very annoying) so my eye makeup always turns out like crap.

#8 07-03-2008, 01:43 AM

I've been told by many people that I don't need to wear eyeliner. I don't have the patience to apply it on, so I don't even bother with it.

IMO, cosmetic tattoos are just plain scary.

SWTXBelle · #9 07-03-2008, 08:52 AM

Eyes + needles = NO

WinniBug · #10 07-03-2008, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I've never had this done, but seriously, it takes less than a minute to put on eyeliner. Also, if it's permanent, you can't change the color.

I've never worn eyeliner (can't seem to get it to look right)
But I'm going to play devil's advocate.

If it takes a minute to apply, and you apply it 5 mornings a week, reapply it 2 nights a week, for say, 50 weeks a year for 30 years, that's ... 175 hours you've spent applying eyeliner.

carnation · #11 07-03-2008, 10:24 AM

Besides the time thing, the women I know who've had it done are older ladies. They don't want to give up wearing it when the magnifying mirror doesn't help anymore.

honeychile · #12 07-03-2008, 11:48 AM

I think by the time one's over 35-40, you know what you like. If I didn't have keliods in my family, I'd have the eyeliner AND my lips done!

Of course, I have redhair and light skin - I can't get away without wearing makeup like darker women.

33girl · #13 07-03-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by carnation

Besides the time thing, the women I know who've had it done are older ladies. They don't want to give up wearing it when the magnifying mirror doesn't help anymore.

I figure by the time I get to that point, I'll have had my cataracts done (both parents had them so I'm next in line) and I'll be able to see tp put the makeup on.

ZTAngel · #14 07-03-2008, 12:00 PM

My husband's mother and sister had it done. It looks good - not too heavy but I think that's how they requested it be done. I personally wouldn't want to do it. I don't always want or feel the need to put on make up - like if I'm going to the grocery store, gym or pool. His sister was telling me that she always has to wear mascara now because her eyeliner looks funny if she wears it alone. I'd hate to be "forced" to wear mascara everyday.

scbelle · #15 07-03-2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

I think by the time one's over 35-40, you know what you like. If I didn't have keliods in my family, I'd have the eyeliner AND my lips done!

Of course, I have redhair and light skin - I can't get away without wearing makeup like darker women.

I had my lips done. It's awesome. It's a very natural color, a little more rose than my plain lips. I had it done here in Germany. Of course, when they say "permanent", they really mean 3-5 years. My lips are still ok, and I got them done 2 years ago. Of course, when I got it done, my lips were HUGE for the first couple of hours after application. Then they scabbed over slightly and healed. I'm not sure what having keloids in the family will do?? I am prone to keloids, but my lips turned out great. Maybe they use a different system in Europe. The needle is really fine...

I'm just too frightened to have a needle by my eye to do get eyeliner. It would be good for me if I could get over that... I suck at putting on eye makeup. I'd go to the girl who did my lips. She was great.